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Mataura Ensign, Issue 1145, 5 February 1903, Page 2

At the Gore Court this morning before Mr G. Cruickshank, S.M., A. E. Hogue, for being found in the Southland Hotel during the continuance of a prohibition order, was fined £1 and costs, 7/-. The information laid by D Whytock (Mr Inder) against T. Landels (Mr Neave) for assault was adjourned for a fortnight, owing to the indisposition of an informant. The Napier Borough Council has deoided to reduce the number of councillors from twelve to nine, A number of extra clerks in the Governent service in Wellington were dismissed at the end of last month, and the ' Post' says the pruning knife will be still further applied jjfithin the next few weeks.

At the invitation of the Mayor (Mr D. McFarlane) members of the Gore Borough Council, together with the Borough engineer, solicitor, the County Chairman (Mr T. Green) and other guests, yesterday paid a visit of inspection to the Croydon Park Domain, which is under the control of the Council. The party was conveyed to the bush ia one of Mr S. G. Inder's drags, and the business of the day took the form of a most enjoyable • picnic. The Mayor first entertained his guests to strawberries and oream at Mr Grant's gardens, and the party then proceeded to the domain reserve, where Mrs McFarlane and lady friends bad a substantial lunch in readiness. This was done full justice to. The remainder of the afternoon was spent in inspecting various parts of the reserve, and it was agreed that a spot of alout an acre in .extent near the stream should be cleared of scrub to facilitate the operations of picnic parties. A start was made on the return journey shortly after five (refreshments being again dispensed), and Councillor Poppelwell suitably, returned thanks* on behalf of the guests for the splendid outing the Mayor had provided. Three cheers were given for Mr and Mrs McFarlane, the former making adequate acknowledgment.

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According to a West Coast exchange the Premier at Westport the other day Baid that while at Hokitika he noticed people going up to the totalisator with their money, and under unfavorable circumstances, some £SOOO bad been put through the machine, and another £IO,OOO or £15,000 at Greymouth. He did not think that a proper way of spending money, but people in mining communities were sports. Mr Seddon expressed himself freely against the totalisator, and suggested that he sometimes thought the people with the roll of notes in their hands about to invest on the maohine should first have interviewed their drapers and grocers. At Hamilton (Waikato) a school teacher wbb charged with having unduly punished a scholar. It was shown that the bay's evidence was untrue, and the case was dismissed, with costs against the parents. The Waikato ' Argus,' in commenting on the case, says : "It is to be regretted that the magisterial sentence could not reach the boy and procure for him a good sound" birching. If school children are allowed to lie in our oourts with impunity it will be no longer a matter for surprise that perjury is almost as prevalent in our courts as truthful swearing."

At a great Wesleyan Missionary Convention at Cleveland, Ohio, in response to an appeal to secure a promised gift of £20,000, the audience, in a state of intense excitement, poured on the tabic of the secretary the sum of £30,000, thus making £50,000 given in one day for missionary work among the heathen, and making £50,000 given in one day for missionary collection.

A London paper tells the following story : "In a consignment of bottles destined for New Zealand, three girl bottle packers, of Glasborough, New Jersey, inserted a note with their names attached. They have now received a piece of gold ore, together with a complimentary letter, from a ohemist at Thames, Hew Zealand, who found the note."

Messrs Houlder Bros, have inaugurated a

line of regular steamers from here to South Africa (says the Buenos Ayres correspondent of the ' Pastoralists' Review'), and four or five steamers will leave every month. These are fine vessels, fitted up for passengers, with every comfort, and capable of carrying large quantities of frozon produce. Another regular iine just started is the South Atlantic Steamship Company, which will be a monthly service, I believe, to Capetown; so your readers will see we are doing a big trade with South Africa, Large numbers of mules are being shipped, and our breeders are receiving up to £26 per head on the station for really good animals, which sell from

£4O to £SO each in South Africa. ' The Mayor (Mr D. McFarlane) has issued the following circular to a number of townspeople, and as the object is a good one we hope to see the matter heartily taken up : " Doubtless you are aware that the Gore Fire Brigade purpose sending a team of six men to the forthcoming competitions to be held at Napier on March 9th to March 15th. The expense of sending such a team is considerable, and I feel sure there are many in the. town who would be pleased to share in that expense if an opportunity were given them. The Fire Brigade has always acquitted itself in a creditable manner in its contests with other brigades and with fires, and we are therefore justly proud of it, and I would be pleased if you could find it convenient to attend a meeting at the Council Chambers on Friday evening at 8 o'clock to discuss the question of raising money by organising a committee to undertake the holding of a concert." j

At Invercargill on Tuesday Dr Fullarton was committed for trial on a charge of unlawfully using an instrument on Margaret Bates, domestic servant, with intent to procure a miscarriage.

Malcolm Jenkins, aged 19, was drowned in a tidal lagoon at Karamoa (Westport) on Sunday. Accompanied by E. It. Issell and Miss K. O'Connor, he attempted to cross the lagoon on horseback, but got into deep water, and lost control of his horse. Issell rode out to rescue Jenkins but his horse, too, became unmanageable, and so he discarded it and swam to the drowning man, who was weighed down by a heavy coat, tho pockets of which were filled with cartridges. Issell attempted to bring Jenkins ashore, but was unable to do so, and had great difficulty in getting free from the hold of the drowning man. In an exhausted condition he reached a snag, and was eventually assisted ashore by others who were called to the scene by the cries of Miss O'Connor, Who was also in a dangerous position. The foundation stone of the Church of England at Balfour wiil be laid on February 11th at 4 o'clock in the afternoon. In the evening a soiree and musical entertainment will be held in the Town Hall, at which several well-known artists from Invercargill will perform.

At the Waikaia Magistrate's Court on Tuesday, before Mr G. Cruickshank, S.M., the only business that came up was the renewal of sixteen old age pensions. An old watchman, Leon Hippolyte, who had tho care of a house in course of erection in the Rue Charonton, Paris, has met with a curious misfortune. Being very cold he wrapped himself up in tarpaulin, and lay down near his lire. He fell asleep, 4>ut was aroused by a feeling of great heat. Some coals had fallen from the grate and burnt his two waoden-legs to a cinder.. The flames spread to his clothing, and he could not move. His shouts at last attracted attention. When removed to the hospital he was in a pitiable condition.

A final reminder is given of the performance by the Sylvester Novelty Co. at the Gore Town Hall to-morrow. The company is highly spoken of by the press in different parts of Otago and Southland, and the entertainment is said to be of ,a very high order. Several novelties are promised, and Professor Sylvester's efforts are quite a show in themselves. Tho Gore Brass Band will contribute a programme of music previous to the performance.

A cricket match has been arranged to take place on the Gore ground on Saturday afternoon between the Waiwera South' and local club.

A. G. Bell and E. R. Bowler (Gore Cricket Club) are mentioned as likely to be included in the Southland fifteen to play against Lord Hawke's cricket team. ' The tender of the Gore Engineering Company for lengthening and strengthening the ladder of the New River Molyneux Company's dredge has been accepted, at a price satisfactory to the company. The ladder will be extended by 15ft, which will enable the dredge to work the deep ground out in the river, where she has not been able to do anything up to the present. The work has been put in hand, reports the ' Times,' and the alterations should be completed in time to allow the company to take full advantage of the low river. , The Colorado mine "owner who left his own funeral sermon to be read at his graveside had many precedents to appeal to, and it was not necessary for us to go as far as Colorado for examples of such posthumous eccentricity. There appeared in the ' Times' a few weeks ago a letter from an ex-public man whose epitaph has already been placed on the tombstone over the grave in which he is to lie when he has written his last letter to the' Times'; and a year or two ago there appeared in a London newspaper an obituary notice written by the man to whom it referred. A young man at Bath last Easter called at a newspaper office and paid for the insertion of a notice of his own death, and straightway shot himself; and a suicide in London last year called before shooting himself at an' undertaker's, and tried to arrange his own ' funeral.

In connection with the outbreak of anthrax at Woodlands, a portion of the same shipment of bonedust from Calcutta to which the outbreak was traced was forwarded by a Canterbury farmer to the Veterinary Department at the laboratory at Wellington. Careful examination there disclosed the bacillus of anthrax, the deadly nature of which has been fully proved by further experiments. TheGhertsey correspondent of the 'Ashburton Guardian ' states that after the recent hailstorm several hailstones were picked up, measuring two inches in diameter and weighing 2|oz eaoh. Seven of these stones weighed lib.

The attention of cattk buyers is to an advertisement in this issue in which the N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Gore notify a clearing sale to be held at Gore saleyards on Friday, 13th inst., of Mr 8. .Fletcher's herd of crossbred, shorthorn, and Hereford cattle. These are are a particularly well-bred lot, being from some of the best strains in Southland, and this sale should* afford ah excellent opportunity to graziers of stocking first-class cattle.

The following teams w}ll represent the Gore Bowling Club in the match on the local green on Wednesday next against the Northend Club of Invercargill:—Hannah. T. Brown, Dewar, Holmes (s); C. Smith, Blaikie, Hartley, Paterson (a); King, C. Mao Gibbon, Martin, Look (s); Bast, E. C. Smith, Trew, Craig (s). Some speculation and a little apprehension was occasioned in Gore on Tuesday evening by the appearance in the eastern sky of a brilliant, slowly moving body. It gradually drifted in a easterly direction, and finally disappeared from view. It was thought by many to be a fireball, but further investigation went to show that it was merely a fireballoon sent up for experimental purposes by Captain Wallis of the Gore Fire Brigade. An entertainment entitled " Lays of Holyrood," illustrating by songs and tableaux the life of Mary Queen of Scots, is to be given in the Gore Town Hall during the week after next in aid of the organ fund of Holy Trinity Church. The performance is of a brilliant character, and has never before been given in the colony. A committee appointed in connection with the New Zealand draughts tournament has decided that a tourney be played on the allround system, every player to meet every other player in two games, and the competitor scoring the greatest number of wins to be declared the champion for the year. At a meeting of the Premier's presentation committee in Auokland yesterday, the treasurer stated that £6BO had been collected for the national purse in Auckland. It was resolved that the committee arrange for the presentation of the testimonial. The Premier wires that he expects to be in Auckland on the 16th or 17th.

About 58 Chinese were arrested at Greymouth last evening for playing fantan. There was a tremendous row, but most of them submitted quietly, and only two or three were handcuffed. A large Bum of money on the table was seized.

A young man of good family has committed suicide in Vienna in a most remarkable manner. First of all ha bound a handkerchief tightly round his neck and staffed a corner of a blanket into his mouth, then he drew a fur foot warmer over his head and threw himsolf into a trunk, drawing tho lid down after him. When he was discovered he was quite dead. Thero was no known motive fo this determined deed.

The latest British submarine boat is a most curious machine. If by chance she were to coine towards anybody who was unacquainted with submarine curiosities she would at first sight be taken for a whale. She has no deck, correctly speaking, and her " back " is curved from either end, rising highest about onethird of ber length from the bow. She carries very little gear above water, and her speed is terrific, the vibration being almost unendurable at first. There is absolutely no cessation from it at any time, and it almost requires mon made to order to stan'd the strain.

/ The annual excursion of the Gore schools was held yesterday, to Queenstown. The day was an ideal one for such an outing, the weather being cool and tempered with a mild breeze. A shower fell as the train left Gore in the morning and several more wore met on the trip from Kingston to Queenstown, but not sufficient to mar the pleasure the two steamboat loads of excursionists numbering four hunderd and fifty-seven enjoyed in viewing the beautiful scenery of the shores of the lake. Queenstown was reached shortly 'after one o'clock, where water was found to

be ready for a refreshing cup of tea, and the holiday makers formed groups under the trees in the pretty domain. The township was then explored and several parties went boating. The steamers' \vhi3tle at half-past thieo warned the stragglers to return, and the home trip was commenced. The passage down tho lako was extremely enjoyable, the water was calm, and there was a favorable breeze. A clear atmosphere brought out every pinnacle of rock and every watercourse in the mountain side quite clearly. Tho run down to Gore by train was done in Rood time, and the excursionists reached home at 9.15 thoroughly delighted with their day's outing. The committee have to thank the railway officials for their care and attention, as well as the captains and officers of the steamboats. The Mayor of Queenstown had given instructions to have water boiling for tho excursionists, and tho committee specially desire to thank him for his thoughtfulness.

The Executive of the Dofenco Forces llitie Association have reinstated the teams match for five men per team in the programme; distances 200, 500, and 600 yards. The challenge shield and money prizes go with the match. The " running man," with a run of 50yds, distance !200yds, will also bo introduced. Hegister keepers will be detailed from the Permanent Force, while markers will be drawn from the volunteer district. To meet the increasing number of competitors live additional targets are to be erected, nmk-

ing 30 in all. The executive committee will undertake the catering themselves, and officers will be allotted a separate mess ; all refreshments being offered at prices just sufficient to defray expenses. Boy wanted. Two furnished rooms to let. Two bullocks lost from Waikaka Siding. John Cregan, labor agent, Gore, wants boy to help trapper. Thorn and Son supply only high-class boots and shoes. Harry Wright, Gore cycle works, has second-hand bicycles for sale. Park, Reynolds and Co. sell dredging claim and plant on 14th February. S. McDonald, City Boot Palace, announces cheap lines in boots and shoes.

A Gore resident testifies to the quality of Doan's Pills.

Laying of Balfour Church of England foundation stone on 11th February. Simon's Let-go sale commences on Saturday, 7th February. Funeral of P. J. Hood, Wendonside, tomorrow.

W. Lewis and Co.'s summer sale commences on Saturday. H. Mackay, dentist, notifies country visits.

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agoncy Co. sell cattle on Friday, 13th February. McGruer and Co.'s gigantic half-yearly sale starts on Saturday.