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Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 2279, 22 September 1899, Page 2

Presbyterian services on Sunday next : Rev J. Kilpatrict at Arrowtown, 11 a.m. y Frankton, 3 p.m. ; Queenstown, 7 p.m. ; aud tho Rev R. Blair at Gibbston, 11 a.m., and Macetown, 7 p.m. Church of England services for Sunday next:—ll a.m., H.C., Queenstown ; 7 p.m. evensong, Queenstown and Arrowtown. Mr Andrew Fraser, member for Greenstone riding in the Lake County Council, intimates that he does not intend to seek re-election at the forthcoming election. His constituents will regret to learn this, as Mr Fraser has during his term of office, proved a good honest representative. Next meeting of the County Council on Monday, 25th instant. The trout-netting and fishing season for Lakes District will open on the Ist of next month. The fact of all the netting licenses for the Queenstown division being unfortunately in the hands of one person will possibly be instrumental in a larger number of fishing licenses being taken out. Mr and Mrs O'Meara left Queenstown last Wednesday for a well-earned month's holiday in the North Island. The Very Rev. Dean Mackay has been on a visit to Queenstown during the last week for the purpose of recruiting his health. We are sure bis many friends in the district would be glad to see him. Dean Mackay left rather reluctautly by this morning's steamer. He has been the quest of the Rev. Father O'Duunell. We are sure we voice the sentiments of all hit, old friends when we wish Dean Mackay a speedy recovery. Last evening a short but very enjoyable impromptu entertainment was given in the school in his honor by the pupils of St. Catherine's, assisted by a few of the ex pupils. We have received from the Government Printer the Report on the Marine Commission. It is a bulky volume containing 380 pages indepeudant of some 42 lithographed documents produced at the euquiry. The year book has also come to hand from the Government printer. Rabbits are still coming in for the freezing works, although getting beautifully less—so Mr Gardner, one of our local agents, informs us, and if any reliance can be placed on the veracity of trappers and the season were to last another three months, bunny would be about as extinct as the moa—more especially wheu, as we hear, one ruuholder is giving three-pence a-head for every rabbit killed ; this, aud another threepence from the buyer is certainly considerable inducement to continue the raid. That ruuholder, however, is not only liberal but wise, for it is acknowledged by experts that e\ery female rabbit killed now—just at the beginning of the breeding season—is equal to the destruction of what would have been its progeny few months hence, namely 100 rabbits. One rabbiter on Saturday solemnly informed Mr Gardner, that the day before he had killed the last rabbit on a certain run and had made arrangements for operations on fresh pastures. Auother rabbiter told Mr Gardner a similar story, saying that the distinguished rodent was a black rab v >it. We have been requested to call the attention of our readers to the fact that the Salvation Army is now in the midst of its annual Self-Penial Appeal. The effort is being made largely in support of the very extensive missionary work of the Army, and apart from the personal self-denial of its members and friends, appeals are being distributed containing statistics of the work in all countries where the Army is at work, including Japan, Iceland, Guiana, Matabeleland, Finland, Italy, Java, Ac. Such work as the Army is doing needs but little recommends, tion from us. We are certain that the colonies will not be behind in their practical sympathy with the effort now being made. Mr Warden M'Carthy narrowly escaped a serious accident on Sunday while crossing the Cardrona creek in flood. One of the hind wheels of his trap went all to pieces, and it was only by a long pull and a strong pull by a good horse that the rest of his vehicle was dragged on to terrafirma, without further mishap. The Rev. Mr Vey, who was a passenger by the Tarawera from Melbourne, arrived at Queenstown by Saturday night's boat. We understand the rev. geutleman has received au appointment as curat* to the Rev Mr Mitchell, Anglican vicar for the Wakatipu district. It is said that seme person a few days ago endeavoured to put into circulation a report that a six-ounce nugget of gold had been found by a respected Head of the Lake resident in the Dart River, a few miles above the Dart Dredging Co.'s claim, and alto that a two-ounce nugget had been picked up in the Bucklerborn. Very little rough gold has ever been found iu the Dart, although it possibly exists n< ar the sources of that river. Rough samples of gold of a fine quality are, however, of frequent occurrence in the Bucklerbum Creek, near Gleiiorchy. The Magistrate's Court, Quciist mn. was occupied this morning with by-law cases. Mr T. Bell, inspector of nuisances, was the informant in five cases of horses being allowsd to wander within the borough. All the persons charged pleaded guilty and were each fined 10s and 7s costs. One parly maintained tint the inspector was too strict, and that his instructions from the Council w ere that he should ar e his discretion and only bring into Court flagrant cases of violation of the by-laws. In the present instance ahf<« the horses were wandering in an out-of-way place where few pc-ple went. Mr M 'Cartby, S.M., however, considered that the Inspector was bound by the by-laws, and if people were all have a certain amount of latitude the l-y laws mitiht »s well be put aside. With reference to the reduction in tine fer such cases as the ones before the Court, the Magistrate considered that if Is was decided on people would take advantage of same and yet cheap grazing. He, however, intended to keep the fine up so that it would he expensive for people to allow ihehr cattle to wander. The marriage of Mr .I. Budge, Stock In-sp-ctoi. Queenstown, to Miss M'Culloch | took place at Maheno last Wednesday week at the residence of the biide's parents. Mr and Mrs Budge arrived by last Saturday night's steamer. Wo wish the happy couple every prosperity in their future career.