Lake Conty Press. PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY The trust thats given thee guard, and to thyself be just. ARROWTOWN, JUNE 26, 1919. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Lake County Press, Issue 2791, 26 June 1919, Page 4

Lake Conty Press. PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY The trust thats given thee guard, and to thyself be just. ARROWTOWN, JUNE 26, 1919. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The latest news regarding the Peace Treaty is that Germany is now prepared to sign unconditionally. A wireless message has been received ia Auatralia stating that the Peace Treaty has been signed.

A welcome-home social for Corporal J. K. Toll, Gunner C. C. Johnston, and Private H. Dagg will be held in the Athenuem Hall, Arrowtown, on Thursday evening next. A London message states that Sir Joseph Ward has arranged for a million of money for the Southland League's hydro-electric scheme on satisfactory terms, subject to the approval of the ratepayers.

Cadet Jack Stevenson, Arrowtown, is the wiuner this year of the Lady Godley Cup, which is presented for the best shot in the 42ud Company. The cup will be presented to Cadet Stevenson at the returned soldiers' social oa Thursday evening next. On Wednesday next Mr T. J. Cotter, auctioneer, Arrowtown, will hold a great clearing Bale of the furnishings of Mr Fiotop'a house recently purchased by Mr J. J. Mcßride. The collection ia a most varied one and an opportunity is offered of securing many household requirements.

On Wednesday evening, July 9th, another opportunity will be given householders in the Arrow, Oardrona and Pembroko school districts to elect school committees. No committees were elected in, these districts on the statutory date. The meetings will he held in the respective schoolhouses at 8 p.m. The annual meeting of the Lake County A and P. Society will be held in the Council Chambers, Arrowtown, on Saturday, July 5, at 2.30 p.m. The meeting is being held somewhat earlier this year than in previous years, so that ample time will be given to prepare for the annual show v which will, no doubt, be held this year. A sensatian was caused by a report that the German surrendered warships had been sunk at Scapa Flow. The German crew on board sunk forty-six out of seventy-two boats by opening the seacocks and hoisting the German ensign as the vessels snnk. They then swam ashore. The newspapers are aghast as the ships were in the custody of the British navy as trustees. Some light cruisers and destroyers were salvaged. The value of the ships sunk is estimated at .670,000,000. Mr Sam. Jenkins, coach-driver for Mr A. .Topp, met with a somewhat serious accident on Thursday last. He was driving a buggy and pair from the Crown Range saddle, where he had left some passengers, and, a short distance from the top, the horses took fright through a stone rolling down from the sidling, and got pace on. Mr Jenkins was thrown out, and was rendered unconscious for a time. When he came to he released the horses from the trap, which had gone off the road at a corner leading into Blue Gully. He then managed to reach his parents' home at Crown Terrace. He received a bad cut on the head, and one of his legs is badly bruised. He was attended to by Dt Watt, and is making satisfactory progress towards recovery. The horses escaped injury, but the trap is considerably damaged. Writing from the Southland Hospital to Mr J. Forbes, secretary of the local Soldiers' Reception Committee, Trooper William Reid, who went away from Arrowtown and returned invalided after being wounded at Gallipoli, says : " I wish you, on my behalf, to convey to the residents of Arrowtown and district my sincere thanks for the handsome medal which they were generous enough to present me with in recognition of my services with the N.Z.E.F. I assure you I will always treasure the medal as a token to remind me of the many happy days spent in Arrowtown. I hope to spend a holiday in good old Arrowtown when I am discharged from hospital, but which will not be for some time yet." The Lake County A. and P. Society, through it 3 president, Mr Leo Lee, is convening a meeting of farmers of the district for the purpose oi: discussing the desirability of forming a Rabbit Board, or Boards, in Lake County as urged by the Agricultural Department. It is held by responsible officers of the Department, that if such were established much cf the difficulty of combating the rabbit pest would be oveicome. i: nsidorable advantage would accrue from i he concert ed action, and financial assistance • ul.l he received from the Government t.mutdd the destruction of the farmer's '-Demy. As things are, the whole of the cost and responsibility falls upon the farmer himself.

" I was most sceptical about water-divin-ing," declared Mr T. 0. Fox, engineer of the Mirawar Borough Council, to a Dominion reporter, *' until we went out with Mr Clarke the other day. Now lam quite convinced that it is quite alright. I deliberately set traps for him without letting anyone know, but he beat me every time. Atone time I led him over an Bin main, where there wag nothing to show that the main was underneath, but as soon as he got over it his nerves began to jump is a most extraordinary manner. He located three of our four mains that way. It convinced me." A North Otago farmer struck a gold mine in a paddock of wheat he was fortunate enough to possess this season (says the Oamaru Mail). He had put in sixty acres, and from this area he reaped 80 bushels to the acre, his cheque for the wheat amounting to between J51.500 and £1,600. All farmers did not reap 80 bushels to the acre; but a great many obtained returns from wheat that it would have been impossible to obtain from any other that the man on the land has to turn his attention to.

There being a large number of small schools scattered throughout the western Distiict, mostly in charge of uncertificated teachers, the Southland Board of Education has recommended the Minister to appoint two organising teachers at £340 to -£oßo a year, with travelling expenses. If the recommendation is adopted, one of the organising teachers will have his headquarters -in Riverton, and will supervise twenty small schools. The other one will be stationed at Lumsden. The famous London publishing house of John Murray recently celebrated its 150 th anniversary. The present head of the house is John Murray 4th, who, folio winy the example of his fathei and grandfather, has twice declined the offer of a peerage, believing that he enjoys more distinction as the fourth cf a world-famous dynaaty of a great publishing house thin he would were he to conceal the name of his forebears under some modern title. The common feeling that it wis a pity the Allies had not pushed on into Germany when the enemy was on the run, instead of agreeing to an armistice, was referred to by Chaplain-Captain Lopdoll in a lecture at Wyndham (says the Herald). Sacrifices were justified, he said, when the Hun was pushing ; but to continue attacking would have meant further losses of British lives. "So I am not put out. We'll get all we want without the sacrifice of probably J'IU.OUO Jives." And the man who wished tie war continued anotuer fortnight should l..»ve b(:on there to share in the personal risk of sacrifice.

A highly-honourable action (states the Milton paper), and one worthy of record, is reported on the part of the parents of the young man Keen, who was sentenoed last week for the Milton Post Office burglary. From their hard-earned savings of years Mr and Mrs Keen have repaid to the Government every penny between the sums stolen and that found after their son's arrest. The amount thus paid totalled over £6O. " A man who refuses to pay a dootor's bill is dead to all sense of shame," said Mr S. L. P. Free, S.M., in the Carterton"Magistrate's Court last week. "It is quite different from a storekeeper's standpoint. He could say he would only sell his goods for cash, but if a doctor refused to attend a siok person unless he was paid in advance, he would be described as an inhuman monster. Therefore a man is morally bound to pay a doctor's account, and it is a disgrace to anyone not so doing." One acre of land properly cultivated will produce more than enough fodder to keep a cow in full milk the year through ; whereas there are only a few picked localities where a cow to the acre can be kept in milk for even five months of the year on grazing alone. One acre of cultivation for each cow in most dairy herds will enable the owner to get an average yearly return from them of fully JCIO per head in cream alone; and with the sales from pigs and calves this will be increased by a further thirty per cent.—Farmers' Union Advocate The Orepuki shale produced a good quan' tity of paraffin wax, which was a valuable product (stated Dr Maclaurin, Government Analyst, to the Industries Committee, according to the New Zealand Times) j but there was too much sulphur in the oil. He understood that that was one of the main reasons why the works were not carried on. Experiments were now being made with a view to finding commercial methods of eliminating sulphur. Before anything was done by way of subsidy, he thought that research investigation was necessary. "In my opinion," says Professor Ewart, of Edinburgh University, " the time will come when the fancy sheep-breeder will have to return to the primitive breed of sheep for stamina, and it would be a dire misfortune if such primitive breeds were not available." A small flock of Soayß—a primitive breed—was purchased some time ago by the University ; the sheep have a primitive longing for freedom ; they can jump a ten-foot fence, as well as creep and climb, so are Bcaicely adapted for ordinary farms.

" Going far?" asked the chatty little man of"the man in the corner. " Oh, no, only to Scotland," replied the other, who hated talking to strangers, and wished to nip this one in the bud. " I am a commercial traveller. My age is forty-six. I am married. My name is Henry Bigfeet. I have a son nineteen. He is in the Eleventh Clampshires. My father died last July. He was on the Stock Exchange. My mother is still living. I have a neice with red hair. Our charlady's name is Mrs Smuggs. Is there anything else?" The chatty little man smiled affably. " What oil do you use for your tongue?" he inquired slowly.

" There has been much discussion of the reform of the liquor traffic," said Mr J. F. Munnings, a visiting architect at the Townplanning Conference, " and one feels that there would be less talk of doing away with the thing if some intelligent study were given to means whereby it might be improved, and something done to rid it of its present dangers. The idea of introducing cafes with music, and other interests open to the public gaze may perhaps be considered fantastic as far as New Zealand towns are concerned, but it is one worthy of study, and perhaps if state control comes into force cafes as places of amusement, entertainment and recreation would suggest a means of giving material expression thereto."

The honesty of a boy who suddenly came into possession of £7O was illustrated at the Lyric Theatre, Auckland, the other evening. The little fellow, who had been sitting in the stalls enjoying the entertainment, had his attention attracted by a purse lying close handy. He immediately concluded that some person had dropped it, and without bothering to ascertain its contents he acquainted the manager of the theatre of his find. The purs», on being opened, was found to contain notes to the value of £7O. The owner, a woman, returned a few minutes later, and was naturally pleased to find that it was safe in the hands of the boy, who immediately came forward and handed it over. For his honesty (says the Star) the boy was handed a halfcrown. The profit to be made by poultry farming in these days when such excellent prices are being paid for eggs was revealed in a statement made by Mr Nixon, of Auckland, who acted as judge at the Onehunga's Poultry Club's annual show last week. The Auckland Star states that Mr Nixon cited tho case of a duck farmer at Avondale, whose sales of duck eggs were averaging jB3 per day. From this sum M had to be deducted for food, the net profit being £2. He found that where one-third of the feed given to ducks comprised "green" feed very satisfactory laying results were obtained. Duck eggs at present are selling as high as 3d each. " When lights burn low" where sweet babe sleeps, While grateful mother vigil keeps, Watching it brejthing calm and free, Her pet tbat the morn shall see—0, vrhat relief and joy is known, Whon croup is foiled and overthrown ; What gratitude and pure, Evoked by Woods' Great Peppermint Cure.