Lake Wakatip Mail QUEENSTOWN, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 1920

Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 3404, 14 September 1920, Page 4

Lake Wakatip Mail QUEENSTOWN, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 1920

The annual meeting of the Wakatipu Bowlting Cliub will be held in the Council Chambers thf.is evening at <S o'clock. Mem be :6 and inteuiti-tn.tr members .lie ito attend-

After the brightness. of Sunday, residents were somewhat- surpis'd to wake up to dizz'ing rain and generally bleak conditions on McMTday morning. Showers fell intermittently throughout the greater part ot the day, being ac com pan, Led by a strong southerly wind- This latter gave -indiicatiiont of the weather's taking up quickly again, and to-day ,-s line, though coildThe annual meeting of the Lake County Jockey Club will be held in the Council Chambers to-morrow week at 3 p.m. Mr II- Upsdaie, collector for the Cemetery Committee, Hishcs- to acknowledge having received th' .sum ot £1 from Mr A- Mayne, late or Queenstown, for the Cemetery improvement fundThe public are reminded of the Missouri Assembly to be held in the Garrison Hall on Friday next, at 8 p.m. Dancing will commence at this hour interspersed with musical monologues', digger duets, etc. The fine spring weather has set everyone gardening, and many householders are preparing for the early mowing of potatoes. Lennie and Sons 1 , Invereangill.. make a specialty ol seed potatoes, and they will be pleased to quote for any quantities of the uiumeious varieties which they advertise in this issue. The linn in question also prepared to supply Hie best strains! ot vegetable and llower seeds.

The next ordinary meeting ol the Lake Council wtill be held in the Coun cil Chambers to-morrow week. The secretary of the Next-of-kin Medal fund wishes to acknowledge a donation of £1 from Mrs Jas. Da vies for the FundYet another launch has been added to; t(.i\e flotilla of thiis class ot craft on Lake Wakatipu. On Saiiurday even in? last Mr Jno. Thompson, proprietor of Eureka House, brought a fine launch across the lake from KingstonThe launch, which ".is strongly built of all heart timber and sound as a bell, was purchased by Mr Thompson at Uiverton, and the late owner. Mr Beer, brought her round, under her own power, to B'ruff. whence she was transported over the railway to the lake side. The kittle vsiseit has proved herself a splendid sea boat, having done the trap to Stewart Island several times, al.o to the SoundsShe has been largely employ d in -thefishing trade. Her length as fii>lt C'in and l>eam Bft ♦an; her engine is a Frisco Standard, Bh-p. Mr Thompson, who has purchased the launch for his son. Jack, intends to make some structural alterations -n order to fit it. for toumst traffic on the lake. We commend Mr Thompson on his enterprise and trust he wall be sue-, ce.s.sful in lws ventureThe dtnim'.mg of the glass windi screens on motor cars du ing misty weather has proved dangerous on occasions on account o.t the drover not being able .to obtain clear view of what is ahead- An Ash burton motoiast recommends a sovereign remedy winch he elainus both, simple and effective. To keep the wind-screen comparative ly clear all that need be done is to cut an onion :n half and rub on the glass. An elderly man named John MacLeod, was brought, before Messrs DF- Sutherland and M. J. Gavin, J.P.s. at the local courthouse on Friday night charged with vagrancy. It appears that' he had walked here from Clyde, which he left three days previously, and had no means of supportHe was 'sentenced to 1 day.-' impii-on-inent in InvercargiU gaoi-

An advertiser has a furn,.tshe-d cottage in Qucenstown to letMiller and Co- announce that they have landed a shipment of beautrful China of all ktmds- It is no,t too early now to buy X'mas presentsMi' W- H. Nelson has a good variety of electric torches on hand just now at prices that should suit evervliody- A torch is essential to per-.-*>na-l safety on da".k nights and a convenience in one's home. It i-= well claimed that the Orion [■.aiiiges point the way to economy. In these days when commodities cost such a k)t ol money all waste must be aljoli-hed by ensuring carefully cooked and baked viands. The "Orion' can lie relied on to give the very best result- in this direction-