The Ensign. GORE: THURSDAY, JANUARY 22.

Mataura Ensign, Issue 1139, 22 January 1903, Page 2

The Ensign. GORE: THURSDAY, JANUARY 22.

In consequence of considerable pressure on our space to-day, notes by " Cyclops," letters to the editor, etc., are held over until next issue.

On the back page will be found Commercial news, Tapanui R.C. nominations, report of School Commissioners' meeting, and other matter.

Professor Lewis, and his talented company, appeared in Gore on Tuesday evening and last night. The Professor himself gave a couple of conjuring seances of unusual merit, performing the various novel tricks with great skill and dexterity. Misses Louie McDonald and B. Gihoy afforded greet pleasure by their vocal numbers ; Mr Bob Staunton convulsed the audience with his comic singing, and Madame Lewis mystified everyone by her clairvoyant manifestations, answering quite a number of various questions with completo readiness. Miss Buller supplied tasteful accompaniments. The employees of the Charlton Valley dredge met Mr McCorkindale, dredgemaster, and who has had charge of the dredge since it commenced operations, last week, and presented him with a marble clock, on the occasion of his severing his connection with the company. The presentation was accompanied by best wishes for Mr McCorkindale's future, and an expression of the good feeling which the dredgemaster and the hands under him had always entertained for each other. Mr McCorkindale suitably replied, wishing his late fellow comradesand tho company success.

The Railway Department announce that the tickets for the week-end excursions to Queenstown are now available for return on Tuesday. The steamer for the Head of the Lake will in future run on Mondays instead of Sundays. The Gove and Mataura Cricket Clubs met for the iirst time this season on the latter's ground yesterday afternoon. The wieket prepared played very treacherously, and this was in a great measure accountable for the small scores. Gore batted first, but made a very poor stand, being all dismissed for 48, of which number Gee claimed 22. Pryde and Gibson bowled splendidly for Mataura, tho former capturing live wickets for 23 runs and the latter three for 24. Mataura's innings realised 60 runs, Thomson (16), Carver 14, and Gibson (10) getting Into double figures. Laurie (five for 27) and Bowler (four for 30) wera the Gore bowlers. Going in a second time Gore, up to the call of time, had made 81 for the ioss of four wickets (A. G. Bell 38 not out, Laurie 20 not out). Mataura thus won on the first innings by 12 runs.

Attention is drawn to the alteration in the ! date of the Waikaka stock sale by Messrs J. E. Watson and Co., and Wright, Stephenson and Co. to Wednesday, 28th January. The executive of tho National Dairy Association has eoasidered the question of the loss of dairy produce which has occurred in transit from the factories to the seaports. The Hallway Department has been urged to have the vans containing the butter and cheese locked during transit, but its reply has not satisfied the Association's executive, which intends to take further action in the matter.

Holloway's Pills and Ointment. The most effectual cure for Gout and Rheumatism. A frequent cause of these is the inflammatory state of the blood, attended by bad digestion, lassitude and great debility, showing a want of the proper circulation of the fluid, and that impurity of the blood greatly aggravates these disorders. Holloway's Pills are of so 'I purifying a nature that a few doses taken in j time are effectual preventive against gout and ! rheumatism, fcut anyone that has an attack so£ either should nse Holloway's Ointment j also, which must be .thoroughly rubbed into j the parts affected at least £wice a day, after i they have been sufficiently fotainted with j warm water to open the pores.

Youth wanted. Simon and Co., cash uootmen, can supply you with boots and shoes. Tenders invited for asphalting at East Gore school. Southland County invite tenders ior dog tax collection. S. McDonald, bootmaker, has purchased J. Ballintine's stock. Steele-Payne Bellringers in Gore Town Hall on Monday night. A Gore resident testifies to the quality of Doan's Pills. Dwelling bouse and outbuildings to let in Main street, Gore. Mayor of Mataura requests business people to observe 28th January as a holiday. John McQueen inserts notice to burgesses of t'n*; boroughs of Gore and Mataura. John Cregan has vacancies for cook, horsemen, etc. J. E. Watbct and Co. sell stock at Waikaka on 28th inst. Election of meiohtr.for Bluff Harbor Board takes place on Tuesday,/ath February.