Lake County Press. PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY Arrowtown, July 24, 1919. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Lake County Press, Issue 2795, 24 July 1919, Page 4

Lake County Press. PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY Arrowtown, July 24, 1919. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

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♦ An ordinary meeting of the Lake County Council will be held at Queenstown on Wednesday. 6th August. At Queenstown on Wednesday next Mr T. J. Cotter will hold an auction sale of furniture and effects on account of Mr P. J. Green. For particulars see advt. Heavy rain set in on Monday morning and continued throughout the day. Tues-' day was showery, but the weather cleared iu the evening, and hard frost has again set in.

The average life of a large airship is estimated at three years, which makes them more expensive by far than steamships. Felton, an Australian, has challenged Barr/ to row for the world's championship on the Putney-Mortlake course in September. Both the N.Z. Racing Conference and the Country Clubs' Association have decided in favour of the double-betting machine on the course, so as to eliminate the bookmaker. In our report last week of the welcomehome social at Gibbston for Private J. Kinross and Qunner C. C. Johnston, we omitted the name of Mrs Scott from the list of those who contributed songs. In returning thanks at the social tendered him at Gibbston Private James Kinross gratefully acknowledged the monthly parcel he had received while on active service from the Arrow Presbyterian Church congregation. An alteration is announced in this issue of the running of the Head of Lake steamer. From Thursday next, 3lst inst, the steamer from Queenstown to Head of Lake and back will run on Thursdays instead of Fridays. A football match was played at Queenstown on Monday between teams representing Arrow and motor drivers (combined) and Queenstown. It rained continuouoly during the match, which resulted in a draw —no score on either side. Mr Jno. Forbes, secretary of the Soldiers' Reception Committee, acknowledges receipt of the following donations for the Soldiers' Medal Fund :—Mr C. Callaghan £1 Is ;Mr J. Butel (Mill), 10s; collected at fanoydress sooial by the organ-grinder 3/6. On Saturday evening Mr H. Tomkies generously extended an invitation to all the children of the district to be present at the pictures in the Atheneum Hall. Needless to say, the invitation was largely availed of, and at the conclusion of the entertainment, Mr Tomkies was accorded three hearty cheers. The 0.8. E. is apparently not highly thought of even in official cirles. The Dunedin Returned Soldiers' Association recently wrote to the Acting Prime Minster forwarding a copy of a resolution which asked that the 0.8, E. be made subservient to all decorations won in the field. Sir James Allen has replied (says the Dunedin Times) stating that it is intention to bring the matter before his Excellency the Governor-General. The social held at Gibbston on Friday of last week to welcome home Privates J. Kinross, A. Joblin, and Gunner C. C. Johnston was the final of these gatherings, as all the Gibbston boys are now home. At the conclusion of the social mentioned, Mr Joseph Miller, who presided, thanked the whole of the Gibbston people for the way they had worked together for the success of the various socials held duringg the past four years. He specially thanked the Rev. J. Rattray for his assistance, and for attending all these functions since his arrival in the district. Mr Miller said that as Private Joblin had been unable to be present with them that evening, his medal would be forwarded him. A cure that is sure—" NAZOL." Sends coughs and colds packing in double-quick time Easy to take Mr Herman Stitch, an American court reporter, is the latest Pitman writer to create a world's record for high speed in shorthand, by writing under most rigorous rules at the rate of 300 words a minute for five consecutive minutes, A considerable amount of gold prospecting is now going on in valleys and gullies adjacent to the Thames. Most of the work is done on single-handed claims, and the results appear promising. One miner working in Waiotahi Creek area secured 121b of picked stone, which was crushed for a yield of 26ozs of melted gold. The reaaon the New Zealand shooting men at Home were disqualified for using the Ross rifle is explained by the following regulation, which is drawn up in connection with the Bisley conditions :—" In service rifles competitions the use of the British service rifle is obligatory upon all competitors, except British overseas troops armed with other than the British service rifles, and except foreign competitors." The New Zealanders, not being armed with the Ross rifle, were not entitled to use it. Interesting details are available in reference to the operation of clause 35 of the Expeditionary Force Act, popularly known as the " family shirker" clause. When it was announced that the clause was to come into operation the Defence Department was flooded with the names of alleged " family shirkers." Investigation showed that more than 80 per cent of the allegations were without foundation. The number called up under the section was 2876, and of these 1347 were drawn in ordinary ballots before the cases were dealt with. Of the remaining 1529 those actually taken into camp totalled 800, and of these 669 embarked, 65 were not traced, and 104 volunteered before clause 35 notices were served. The fact that registrars of elector* thoughout this Dominion have received instructions tojpush on the rolls makes it assured that the General Election will be held before the close of the present year. It is not generally known that the Electoral Boundaries Commission of 1917 knocked out the Grey electorate at present represented by Mr H. Holland, and formerly by Mr P. C. Webb. Selwyu and Otago Central have also gone in the South Island, while Taumarunni has been eliminated in the North Island, and four new electorates created. There are Roskill (between Grey Lynn and Parnell), Rotorua, (between Waikato and Bay of Plenty), Waitomo (between Stratford and Raglan), and Manawatu (between Rangitikei and Palmerston North). The number of electorates is the same—namely, 80—bat the North Island has gained three at the expense of the South Island. Mrs J. T. Bruce, of Gibbston, Otago, writes to the Surrey Herald, correcting the impression which seems to have got abroad here (says the London correspondent of the Otago Daily Times) that the English wives of New Zealand soldiers are not welcomed in the dominion. Mrs Bruce, who arrived by the Athenic, says :" We were welcomed in by some hundreds of children in a decorated steamer. Then civilians came out and shouted 'Welcome to New Zealand, English wives and children.' On Thursday morning we were drawn alongside of the wharf and were greeted by hundreds of people with hands. As we disembarked cars were waiting at the wharf gates, and we were driven through crowds waiting people who cheered the wives and soldiers and pelted them with flowers and rice. Coming from Lyttelton port to the south, at every station crowds were waiting to welcome us with fruit and refreshments. lam sure no wives had such a welcome from the population as we had. 1 thought this would interest the girls who are returning with their husbands to New Zealand. They can be assured of a hearty welcome from all," Changeable weather produces colds. They are quiokly relieved by " NAZOL" This remedy is equally effieaoious for young, old. or middle-aged persons