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Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 2644, 28 January 1908, Page 4

On page 3 appears the annual statemen of accnuuts of the Borough Council.

A dance will be held in the Garrison Hall this evening. Some 70 persons took advantage of the moonlight excursion up the lake last Tuesday evening. The Queenstown Brass Band accompanied the steamer and the music supplied by it helped considerably towards the enjoyment of the outing. Mr J. Hanan, M.P., paid a flying visit to the district last week, going to the Head of Lake and back on Wednesday. Like those of Messrs Laurenson and Mackenzie, his impressions are also good.

The bi-inonthly meeting of the Lake County Council is being held to-day. At a special meeting the half-yearly balance sheet for the period ending 30th Sept. was passed and the half-holiday was fixed for Wednesday. Full report next issue.

In Mr J. Wenkbeim's letter in last issue a mistake occurred in the phrase " Then there is the Cristol oj which even non-competent miners are confident that the lode is payable, etc." The word "non-competent" should read as "competent."

Stone's Otago and Southland directory for 1908 has just come to baud from the publishers. This compilation is quite up to its usual standard and, it is quite safe to say, more useful than ever. As a directory of the Otago and Southland provinces it has become a standard work and is now almost universally used. The wide range of information contained within its covers is such as to commend it to the commercial and professional as well as the working man. The names and addresses given in the alphabetical portion have again been carefully revised and the other iuformation has been obtained from official sources, the whole being brought up to the latest possible date. There are five maps knd plans contained in the directory and these have been specially prepared for the work. The compiling of the book has received very great attention and it is very neatly printed, well bound and of compact size. The price of the directory is 15s. The well-known Painless Dental Co., are back with us .'gain and will spend a week in this district. Anybody wanting dental aid should avail thtmsclves of this Company's up to-date method and skilful treatment.

The Wakatipu Mounted Rifles completed a very useful week's camp on Saturday last. On the latter day military fports were held on the Arrow Recreation Reserve These were well attended from all parts of the district. The events were all well contested and daring the day some splendid feats of horsemanship were exhibited.

The results of the scholarship examinations held on December 10 and 11 have been published. We are pleased to notice in the list of successful competitors the name of E. Fisher, Lower Shotover, who obtained third highest marks with 583 for the Boards' Scholarship valued at £3O, tenable for two years. In the list of those who obtain* d free places appears also the name of G. C. Salmond of the local school. The awards carries with them free tuition at the Southland High Schools.

The Garston Raoes take place on Friday, 31st io»t. Good entries have been received for the various events so that a good day's sport ia assured.

Offing probably to the dense smoke that was lurking about the atmosphere last Tuesday, the son had a blood-red appearance and seemed to change every mioute. Later on in the evening the moon had almost the identical appearance. Conaiderable attention was drawn to the phenomenon. We direct the attention of parents to the fact that the Arrow District High School will re-open on Monday, February 3rd. Pupils receive instructions in the higher branches of education and are prepared for the matriculation and civil service examinations. During the past year some excellent work waa done at the school, and the inspector's report was highly complimentary to the teaching staff The committee has gone to considerable trouble in arranging for the board and lodging of pupils from a distance at a small rate per we?k, and will be pleased to supply paiticu'a s to parents. There are no fees to pupils who have passed the sixth standard. The Church of England Sunday School picnic which took place at Bobs Cove last Thursday, proved, as anticipated, to be one of the pleasantest outings of this season. The p.a. Mountaineer took away some 300 merry souls from the town and in perfect weather. A large number came from Arrow and intermediate places. The Arrow folk were confined principally to the Sunday School teachers and scholars of Sc Paul's Anglic tn Church. The picturesque little picnicking spot was reached after a delightful trip of an hour and a half and after disembarking several willing hands set to work and got " billy" boiled and the refreshments laid out. After all had been satisfied young and old repaired to the sports greund where numerous running events, obstacle races, etc., and games were t,ot off and in this way a most pleasant afternoon was spent. The second meal was then partaken of, after which all embarked again and the return journey was made under most favourable circumstances. In addition to thanking the ladiei and gentlemen who assisted at the picnic a word is due to Captain Robertson and his men for the care they took of their precious charge and for the valuable assistance rendered in erecting swinge, etc. The Queenstown Brass Band accompained the steamer and the music provided added materially to the en joyment of the outing. While on tbe matter of picnio it is not out of place to suggest that better facilities are necessary for handling the steamer in the Cove. If a small jetty could be provided it would be a wise thing for the Railway Department to put in a few mooring posts. Mr H. Isl<p, boot and shoe importer, 104 George St., Dunedin, notifies that his repre sentative, Mr Geo., Scott, will maki his periodical visit to Queenstown on the 31st of this month. He will open up a superior and up-to-date lot of samples in Eichardts sample rooms. Mr Islip's stocks of footwear are very complete and the quality is right and has stood the test in all weathers. Local people will have an opportunity of choosing from Mr Islip's varied town selection and at town prices with freight added on.

The local newspaper, the ' Telegraph,' says the legal practitioners of Napier object to Mr Cutten being replaced as stipendiary magistrate for Hawke's Bay by Mr M'Carthy, and are, it is understood, making strong representations to the Government to tha ffect, t The Gisborne master butchers intend to issue their accounts weekly. The accounts will be made up on Saturday nights, and issued on Mondays. Ihe customers will be given till the following Wednesday to pay. In view of obtaining cash weekly a general reduction of £d per lb is made. "What does voltage mean?" asked a seeker after knowledge at a meeting in Gore on a recent evening. "Three drops of water and 48 drops of Dewars," came the reply from the pit. One of the sights of Christchurch is the weeping willows on the Avon. At Exhibition time guides to the sights of the city used to point to the willows remarking that the reason for their weeping so gracefully was owing to the fact of their having originally come from slips taken from the grave of Napoleon at St. Helena. A London correspondent of the ' Otago Daily Times' confirms the fact, in recording the death of Mr John Tinline, who came to the colony in 1850, thus:-"The ship requiring water, put into St. Helena. Mr Tinline took several weeping willow slips from trees round Napoleon's grave, and kept them alive dtiring the voyage by sticking them into potatoes. He planted them at Nelson, New Zealand, and there are some wonderfully fine trees growing there. I believe one or two of the original slips still exist. The pretty Avon River at Christchurch is planted with willows from this source; also the Yarra River at Melbonrne, Victoria. Indeed, I believe I am correct in saying that all the weeping willows throughout New Zealand came from the supply. " Harvesting operations are not devoid of interesting episodes. The latest hails from Feilding, where a farmer was so delighted in getting his hay saved in fioe weather that he presented the young men with a few gallons of sparkling ale. It was greatly appreciated. So overcome, however, were those who partook that on the following morning the farmer on going out into the fields was surprised to see his men shaking the hay-seed out of their necks, while the horses were quietly feeding at the hay stack with the harness of yesterday still on. " Next time I turn on beer," said the farmer to the Dominion representative, " I will take the precaution to deal it out myself.

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The Press is approached on many occasions by persons with a request to " keep their ° names out of the paper," the said persons generally having come in conflict with the majesty of the law. In some cases this course is followed, but in others it is deemed advisable not to do so. The best way for those who have a desire to "keep their names out of the paper" is to keep out out of trouble.—' Winton Record.' The Rev. Duncan Rankin, who has been curate at Balfour and Riversdale for the past three years, has been appointed to the Wyndham-Fortrose parish in succession to the Rev. Mr Blathwayt, now at Balclutha. Mr Rankio wag entertained at a social in the Balfour Town Hall and presented with a purse of sovereigns. Between the villages of Hindlebank and Jegenstors, in the canton of Berne, a ' e netery, dating back to 300 or 400 yean 8.C., has just been discovered. Perfect Digestion Means Perfect Health.

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A Gisborne resident has invented a new patent sheep-race for dipping purposes. The patent is on the lines of an endless belt, working on rollers, and covered transversely with wooden battens close together. The belt rans on a downward slope to the dip, and when once the sheep get on the slope their own weieht keeps the belt revolving, and brings the others down behind them. The race is so narrow that only one sheep can enter at a time, and a few turns of a handle starts the whole apparatus. After that it is only necessary for a man to stand by at the handle to regulate the machine's speed and prevent mishaps. Mrs Hemnley Burnet, hair and skin specialist, 46 George St., Ounedin, has an alteration of advertisment in this issue concerning her hair restorer and tonic, snow cream for the skin, Goitre Cure, etc. All the remedies are claimed to be most effectual. St Jacob's oil oonqaers pain. See advertisement re children and doctors bills. Mr P. M. Joss, Thomson Beatties' traveller, will open up his goods in Moßrides sample room on the 31st and four following days. Wanted, a trapper. Poisoners wanted for Coronet Peak Station.