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Mataura Ensign, Issue 16, 6 August 1895, Page 2

Mr Kawaon, the Warden and S.M. at the Lakes, is so seriously indisposed that Dr Hyde ordered his removal to Invercargill, for which place he left on Thursday. Mr Hawkins. S.M. takes Mr Rawson's courts for a month. A wood-ohopping match between P. Porde and M. Cash for L 5 a side, took place at Orepuki on Saturday afternoon, and was won by the latter after a close and exciting contest. Forde had the misfortune to meet with an knot in his log which severely handicapped him. The N.Z Agricultural Company seems to be trying to make the beat of the hard times by cutting down its staff. Mr Key, for a long time overseer at Longridge, has severed his connection, and other changes are foreshadowed as likely to occur after next shearing. This Company has also dispensed with its whole gang of rabbit poisoner*.—' News ' correspondent. The wholesale hardware merchants and ironmongers of Dunedin have written to Mr D. Finkerton, M.H.R., asking his assistance in an effort to prevent a sudden alteration in the tariff, which is sure to entail loss on them. They ask till the end of the year to dispose of stocks in band, and point out that new stocks coming forward and not required for consumption could be bonded until 1896. The.guarantee fund to secure the Southland Frozen Meat Company's bank overdraft of L 20.000 has reached 1<23,125. The Guaranteo Committee met on Saturday and arranged matters of detail. Mr John McQueen intends to call a meeting of the guarantors for Saturday, the 17th August, to consider matters relative to the future management of the Company. The Ohristchurch newspaper 'Truth,' against which the Commissioner of the Government Insurance Department had instituted proceedings for recovery of damages in respect of certain statements regarding the securities in the department has climbed down, apologising for these statements in its issue of Saturday night, and also for allegations concerning the Public Trust and Poet Office Savings Bank securities. At the next sitting of the Supreme Court, Dunedin, Wm Stevenson, Tuturau, sues Thos. Brown, lately of the came locality and now of Green Island, for reduction of rent and of purchase money of the farm now in occupation of plaintiff. Mr Stevenson claims that the area of bush and unploughable land is more than was represented to him on entering into possession of the proparty. Messrs Stout, Mondy, and Sim (for Mr E. R. Bowler) represent plaintiff, and Messrs Smith, Chapman, Sinclair, and Whits are defendant's solicitors. The Executive met at Wellington on Saturday morning to definitely deoide the fate of Minnie Dean, and after due consideration they unanimously decided that the law should take its course, and tha execution ba carried out. Under the Criminals' Executions Act, 1883, tho date of the execution is fixed by the Sheriff, who must carry out the sentence within seven day after receiving formal intimation that the Governor will not interfere therewith. This formal intimation ha? to coma by post. The doomed .woman was informed of the decision of the ■Executive on Saturday afternoon. She exhibited no signs of violent emotion, and appeared to be quite resigned to her fate. She passes her time principally in devotional exorcises.

The • Christian Outlook, last week, has no hesitation in saying that it is Lord Rosebery'a successes, as a racing man, that has been mainly responsible for tho rout of himself and his party at the polls ! Tha appointment of manager of the Okains Bay Dairy Factory, Canterbury, has been ecured by Mr H. E. Bacon, of Gore. Mr 0. H. Macbean, lately manager of the Gore branch of the Bank of New Zealand, has been promoted to the charge of tha Pilmeraton North branch. The residents of Waipawa entertained Mr Maclean at a social, and he was also preaented with a purse of sovereigns. We learn from the ' Banffshire Advertiser ' that a very interesting ceremony took place in the Council room, Oullen, on May 25, when Mrs Falconer, who has been for many year 3 tenant of the Seafield Arms Hotel, Cullen, was made the recipient of an exceptionally handsome, massive silver salver, together with a specially prepared album, containing the names of all the subscribers to the list, headed by Lady Seafield. This was on the occasion of Mrs Falconer's giving up the tenancy of the Ss&field Arms, and retiring to Rosshire, beside her brother, the Rev. Mr Fraser, Erchless. Addresses were given by the Rev. W. T. P. Macdonald (Cullen), Rev. Jas. Eraser (Erchleas), and Provost Gregor. Mr Falconer, solicitor, replied on behalf of his mother. The recipient of the presentation is sister of Mecdames C. Grant and J. Falconer, Croydon, A committee meeting of the Riversdale Distriot Ploughing Match was held in Gae's hotel on Saturday night last. Mr Wilson Hall (president) in the chair. The Secretary read a statement showing that the affaire of the Association stood as follows :— Receipts : Cash from all sources up to date, L 27 9j ; subscriptions and lists to come in, 115 14s 6d; total, L 33 3s 6d. Expenditure: Total expense, L30 19s 6d ; supposed surplus after payiDg all accounts, IS ii Od ; total L 33 3j (?d. The Chairman said this was a very gratifying state of affairs, and thought it would be advisable to leave the balance-sheet over in the meatima to allow the Secretary to get io the money still outstanding, so that all the accounts could be squared up, and another meeting could be called, say, in a month's time. This was agreed to. The Secretary received instructions to write to those'gentlemen who had signed their names as members, at the first meeting, informing them that they had not taken members' tickets, and requesting them to pay up their membership fee. A vote of thanks to the chair closed the meeting. The Riversdale Draughts Club is making good headway, the meetings being well attended every club night. The membership is over 30. and the attendance is never much less than 20. It is proposed— now that the members are getting into form— to start a tournament, which will keep up the interest for some time, besides giving those who take part in it more experience in the game. This is needed on the part of a new club, and even should they play matches with older clubs they should give a good account of themselves. Another working bee to improve the grounds of Holy Trinity Church, Gore, was held yesterday. Teams and drays for the conveyance of earth were lent by Meßsrs J. Smyth, T. Adams, J. Hellier, E. Hellier and T. Hewitt. Labor was provided and given by Messrs Jackways, Bethune, Bramble, Green (Bank of N.Z ), McOwen, Knight, R. Day, de Terte, W. Shave, F. Bicon, and T. Green (junr). The work done consists principally in heightening the lower parts of the ground and preparing it for the reception of shrubs, flowers, etc., which, when completed, will add considerably to the attractiveness of the vicinity. Mr E. Forsyth, well known for the past seven years in connection with the stock business in the Mataura Valley — first with the late firm of Wilson, Jamie, and Co , next with Mr Arch, Mac Gibbon, and Messrs Mao Gibbon and Wood, and latterly as representative of the National Mortgage and Agency Co.— has been promoted to the Duned n office of the Company, where ha will act as traveller for the seeds, manures, and produce department. Mr Foisyth has been most energetic in the discharge of his duties while in this district, besides being very popular socially. He will be much missed' but can only be congratulated on his step upward. We are pleased to record the successful result of the recent examination of the Ssaward Downs school. Great credit is due to Miss McLean, sole teacher, for the excellent manner in which the pupils have faced their standard tests, all having again passed. Miss McLean has now had full charge of this school for four years, and during that time only one pupil has failed. Not only have the pupils passed their standards, but a very high standard of merit has been obtained in class and additional subjects, proving that the residents had secured the services of a conscientious and painstaking teacher. The following is Inspector Braik's recent report of the school :— " I have much pleasure in recording the fact that every child pressnted for examination has been promoted. Not only have the pupils m ample knowledge of the various subjec's, but what is of far greater moment, they are trained to accurate and more speedy ways of thinking. Manners and conduct are io every respect all that one could wish." An exhibition of kindergarten work was held at the Gore school on Saturday, there being a fair attendance of parents and others to witness it. The children were put through a number of interesting exercises by Miss Macandreiv, of Mataura, and under Miss Rogers they sang several nursery rhymes. The kindergarten system, we may observe, is becoming almost universal for instilling the rudiments of education into the minds of very young children, and the example we saw this morning proved by its pleasant and effective method its vast superiority over the almost obsolete rule-of-thumb system. The kindergarten Bystem has been in vogue in the Gore school scarcely twelve months, and the proficiency attained must be very gratifying to parents and teachers alike. A dramatic incident took plica in the House on Friday in connection with the reply made by the Premier to a question put by Mr T. Mackenzie. The Premier adr mitted that sleepers had been sent from the West Coast to the Cat] ins River railway on account of the price the Catlins people wanted - 2i 6d for kamai, 2s for black pine, and 2a 6d for totara. Black pine and kamai would not do, and only 300 totara sleepers wero supplied in the district, for which the Government gave 2s 9d. The silver pine sleepers were sent from the West Coast, where they cost 2s 2d; the freight, by steamer, waß 7Jd. by rail 4Jd, whfch made the price 33 I|iJ. However, silver pine would last twice as long as totara, for which they wanted 3s 6d. — Mr Mackenzie : Did you offer to take kowhai ?— The Premier": No. None cf these timbers coma near tbe West Coast timber for quality. — Mr Mackenzie : You are wrong. Kowhai will last ten times as long as your wretched West Coast timber. —Mr J. W. Kelly : What do you say they charge for totara in the South ? — The Premier : 3s 66. —Mr Kelly : You are entirely wrong. There are contractors in Southland now supplying the bait totara sleepers at 2s 6d. — The Premier : You are wrong. They are not.— Mr Kelly: I know I am absolutely right, and can produce documentary evidence to that effect.— Mr Mackenzie: There is some crooked work about it. — The Speaker : This discussion must stop. O. W. O. Hardman, Sheriff cf Tyler Oo, f W. Va,, appreciates a good thing and does not hesitate to saj so. He was almost prostrated with a cold when he procured a bottle of Chamberlain's Couph Remedy. He says : "It gave me prompt relief. I find it to be an Invaluable remedy for coughs and colds." — For sale by Mb D. B. Esther, Gore. Mrs Leonard Harper has all but decided to leave her children with their relatives ia Eneland and returiKwith her husband to I New Zealand. I