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Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 1583, 1 April 1887, Page 2

We notice that, at the last teachers' examination, the following candidates were amongst the successful < ne3: —Class D —David Percy, Queenstown Main School, and Class E—W. Gilchrist, Low er Shotover. The first-named gentleman is too young to hold a full certificate. Wc hear that some local sports made an early start this morning for a day's shooting. It is as well to remeniher, however, that the open season has not heen gazetted, and until that is done those killing game aie liaMe to be prosecuted. Between 30 and 40 witnesses, in County Council larceny and embezzlement cases, left for Dnnedin this afternoon in the Ben Lomond steamer. Altogether we hear there are nearly 50 witnesses. " A pietty penny" these cases will cost the country, and people naturally ask what necessity fir witnesses in all the cases when it is stated that if two or three convictions are obtained the rest will be allowed to drop. The ordinary meeting of the Queenstown Main School Committee was held on Monday eveninsr, when it was decided to give no extra holidays during the present festive season beyond those on Good Friday and Easter Monday. The meeting was adjourned for a week, when applications will he considered for the position of schoolmistress, rendered vacant by the resignation of Miss Todd. At the last Assessment Court for the Borough, there was only one objection—that of H. N. Firth —the valuation of a number of sections, totalling up to 44s for rates. The objection was allowed, and rates reduced to 245. As this includes a numW of vacant sections which were reduced onehalf in rateable value, the decision rather seriously effects the hard and fast rule hitherto adopted of placing a certain fixed figure on such properties. With a view, we suppose, of getting their names 1 on the County electoral rolls, there has bhen quite a rush of persons fir miners' rights. Mr Firth, of the Warden's Court, informs us that during Wednesday and yesterday (the last day), over 60 miners' rights were issued from the Queenstown office alone. According to appearances the next County rolls will be unusually long ones. It is reported that an epidemic in the form of a cancer or bloody flux in the head exists amongst the cattle in a certain portion of this district. A cow, the first victim of the disease, has at last been destroyed. The cattle of two neighboring farmers —in the one case two and in the other five cows—are known to be also suffering. The matter is one for the police authorities to look after. A large ami attentive congregation attended the Wetdeyan service on Sunday morning, on the occasion of Mr Blight's farewell sermon. The reverend gentleman alluded in feeling terms to the hearty co-operation received from members of the church and others during his short stay of some eiijht months, and expressed regret at having to leave the district. He also spoke of the very satisfactory proiireos made since the initiation of the mission in the Wakatipu. The Rev. Mr Rothwell, Mr Blight's successor, will enter on his duties on Sunday week. M. O'Meara, auctioneer, reports, for the month ending 31st March, having sold on 26th, at Hayes Lake, the property known as Hocht's paddock, containing about nine acres of land, at £l7 per acre; also, on the 29th, sections9and 13, block IV., Queenstown, with house and stable erected thereon, for £lls. Several small parcels of barley sold privately from 3s Id to 3s 31, f.o.b. at Frankton, sacks weighed in. The auctioneer wishes to draw attention to the forthcoming sale of household furniture, et'., on the 16th instant.

Mr E. Aldridge, general blacksmith of this town,

has lately removed into new premises opposite his old shop. The building is a very commodious and well-ventilated one. about 50ft. by 30ft., and the shop well arrauged. There are two forges in it—fitted with water blasts—and a crane to suspend materials. A larger crane, however, is to be erected, by which Mr Aldridge says he will be enabled to do the heaviest work turned out of any np-conntry shop of the kind. At the back of the main building is a store-room for blacksmith and wheelwrights' stores, a coal shed, etc., and in the yard a large cast-iron tiring plate. Altogetherthe establishment is very compact and complete, and reflects credit on the enterprising owner. Moral Turpitude.— Blame attaches itself to a jury of intelligent men when they condemn a man for crinre whose moral nature has been perverted by indigestion, diseased liver ami kidneys. A thoughtful judge may well consider whether society would l>e better served by ordering a bottle of American Co.'s Hop Bitters for the unfortunate in the dock instead of vears of penal servitude. Read During the six day's racing at Napier, over £22,000 were passed through the totalisation This shows that the public paid the jockey club £2200 for the bare piivilige of betting on the various events.

The Bruce Herald commenting on some of the remarks made at Mr Dalrymple's meeting at Sloan's Theatre, Invercargill, says:—Railway companies throughout the world have long ago discovered that cheap fares and freights mean increased dividends to shareholders; it is when railways are run by Government departments that the public advantage and inconvenience have to be sacrificed to political emergencies, departmental stupiditv, or fear of possible loss. It was shown in an able article published years ago in one of the Reviews that the English companies could afford to convey passengers any distance for about the same charge as halfounce letters, and we should not be surprised if at some day, not so very far distant, it will not be possible to travel from one end of the island to the other, or any intermediate distance, for a penny third-class, 2d second, and 3d first. A Good Account.—'"To sum it up, six long years of bed-ridden sickness and suffering, costing £4O a year, total £240, all of which was stopped by three bottles of American Co.'s Hop Bitters taken by my wife, who has done her own housework for a year since without the loss of a day, and I want everybody to know it for their benefit." —John Weeks, Butler. Find

The three reasons which a woman'presented for objecting to a preacher were striking. She said that in the first place, he read his sermon; in the second, he did not read it well; and in the third place, it was not worth reading.