BY THE WAY.

Mataura Ensign, Issue 758, 3 July 1900, Page 3

BY THE WAY.

Weather mostly dripping. Butter Jew passing clouds. To-morrow will be the " Glorious Fourth." American citizens and tradesmen plense note. The festivo Hang Me, Wun Lung nnd Co. aro proving a nasty handful. Three warshipsof the Australasian Squadron (Wallaroo, Mohawk, and Lizard) are being sent to break some more China. A contingent of Sydney 'Arries should go also. Vide the comic papers, then: favorite pastime is " stoushin' Chows." By a fire at Hoboken Dock, New York, several steainera were partially burned, and damage done to the extent of two million dollaw. It is reported that 80 people were burned to death. The boiler for the Dome Creek dredge has arrived on the claim, and the engine is now at Eivcrsdale awaiting conveyance to its destination. For Bronchial Cough take WOODS' Great Peppermint Cure. Is lid. / A meeting is called by advertiseme it f< r / Thursday evening next at Mr J. Lal-baru'd office to discuss the establishment of a trotting club in Gore. As the delegates for the Trotting Conference (which recommends the issue of permits to the Colonial Secretary) are now being elected, and the Conference will meet shortly, it is necessary that immediate action should be taken if it is the - wish of those interested in the sport in Goie and surrounding district that such a club should be established. Judging by the interest evinced towards trotting in this locality, and the invariably large field at the Gore races, there should be a large attendance ay Thursday evening's meeting. / A considerable quantity of material for the Otiuna dredgo is now being conveyed from Stoney Creek siding to the company's claim. The recent good fortune of the Nugget dredgo has inspired confidence in the venture at Waikaia. Recently a parcel of shares was bought for 20s, and in the evening 20s each was refused. Tl c first of a scries of winter socials promoted by the Gore Orchestral Society is to be held in the Town Hall to-morrow evening. The Society is to provide music for the dancing, nnd the evening's entertainment will probably be varied by songs nnd other musical numbers. Tho following members of the Excelsior Football Club are requested to attend trial match to-morrow, at 3 o.m. sharp : — A team : W. WuUis, Murtagh, Cuff, Faumaid, Faroilton, Cahill, Ward, Blue, Campbell, Moloney, Millar, Tosswill, Hogg, Preece, Blackwood. B team : Steans, Thomson. O'Kane, Turnbull, Whylock, B. Wallis, Wingham, Ambrose, Beattie, Turnbull, Flanagan, Mair, Stickles, Allott, Campbell, Graham, Jackways. Any player whose name is omitted is requested to attend. An announcement relating to an important sale of suburban properly by the National Mortgage and Agency Co. appears in this issue. Mr L. Coutts has decided to cut up his well-known farm on the outskirts of Gore into blocks, eminently suitable for small farmers and dairymen. The sale has been fixed for Saturday, 14th inst. A meeting at the Gore Racing Club was held lust evening, Mr Thos. Green presiding. The delegate appointoj to the attend the meeting of associated racing clubs held at luvercargill with a view to the purchase of n totalisator, reported what had been done, and after consideration it was resolved to take no action in the meantime. Tbe secretary stated that subscriptions f'om the different clubs towards tbe expenses of tie ombined country clubs' delegates to tie Kacing Conference were coming in satisfactorily. It was decided to approve of the plans snbmitted for a stewards' stanc 1 , embracing a large dining room, jockeys', weighing, cloak, press and secretary's rooms, and a lavatory, and to call for tenders at once for the erection of the building. It was also decided to obtain a specification for a semaphore and to proceed with its erection provided the cost was reasonable. Several other proposed improvements to the course and buildings were held over in the meantime. Mr sk. Quertier, of Guernsey Park, Mataura, has lately come into the possession of a reiimrkably valuable Jersey cow, whioh with others he purchased for £10 5s at Mr 3. ChUholm's sale at Edendale some months i- ago. Mr Quertier supplies milk to the Mutaura Dairy Factory, and a Babcock test made at the factory of the milk yielded by the cow mentioucd tour months after calving gave (lie uncommonly high percentage of G'2 butter fat. The test of his other cows' milk showed 4-8 (which is a very good result), and it might be mentioned that for several years past Mr Quertier's herd always ranked amongst the highest in the district so far as creditable buller /at tests aro concerned. An interesting feature of Mr Queitier's dairy stock is the fact that on his farm he has Jun-py caltle possessing the strain of two bii Is and a cow brought out to the colony 40 veira ago by Mr Elphinstone in the same ship as that in whioh Mr Quertier himself armed. These bulls and cows wore bred by Sir Franois Smith (inventor of tbe screw pronnl'or), who was also famtfus for his breading «f JdiDoy cattle.

The Rev. A. B. D. Tosswill, Gore, has received a letter from his son, Mr Joseph Tosswill, who recently landed in Durban from South America in charge of a shipment of horses for military purposes, stilting that he had joined" the Natal .Light Horse and had gone to the front. The Gore Brass Band's social takes place at the Town Hall to-night, when visitors may look for an enjoyable time, as complete arrangements have been made for the successful carrying out of the function. The National M. and A, Co. hold an important sale of small dairy farms near Gore on 14th inst. At the Goro Band of Hope meeting on Friday evening the Rev. A. Gmy delivered an laddress on the word " Danger," taking each etter of the word as the basis of his remarks. Mr Boyd gave a reading, Miss Mac Gibbon a solo, and recitations were rendered by Elsie Martin and John Forbes. It was intimated that a parents' meeting would be held on Friday, 13th 7uly, also that Mr Wright would commence practising tho members in singing on Saturday afternoons at 3.30 in view of the forthcoming annual concert. It is worthy of note that when the com.pleted portion 1 i the Biversdale-Switzers railway line was dismantled on a certain Sunday 11 February last, everything — rails, sleepers, cattle-stops, and sign-posts — was removed with the exception of two folorn-looking notice-boards bearing the (lot us. hope) prophetic legend " Stop 1 Look out for the engine." Probably these wero allowed to remain to adorn the landscape on account of one being sadly cracked and warped and the other showing signs of usefulness in the direction of being constantly employed by stray cattle and horses as a scratching post. A Government with such consideration cannot be totally devoid of conscience.