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Mataura Ensign, 11 June 1907, Page 2

A narrow cscapo from sudden death or a bad accident at least, is reported. A small hoy 'Attempted to cross the road yesterday ill front, of a runaway hum,"and dray. At the moment the lad lvas knocked nvcr, a largo dog grabbed him by thu panLs'iind jjnJled him lo safety on tlw footpath. The knickers had to be a good strong tweed to stand the strain, but when wo inform our readers that tlio lad was wearing a pair of W. Lewis and Co.'s saddle-tweed knickors, sold at 5s 6d, tho position is easily understood.—Advt.

Tho champion cow at the Levin Stale farm, ".Mary," a Holste,iii-Shorthorn cross, was found by the Union visitors last week to have a remarkable record. She calved on August 10, 1900, and was still milking. She had given 12,931 lbs of milk, hjer i.est was 3.8, while her yield of butter fat was <191.3 lbs. "A herd of eoiys like that would be all right," observed one dairyman, aiui 'us sentiments found an instant ceho.

The Chrislchiii'cli 'l'l'essf - in a report of tin? inaugural meet' 11 * Canterbury Beekeepers' Associat." 111 ' stated that one man in the Watrarapa obtained no loss than 3$ tons of honey from his hives, also has this information from an authoritative source, and the informant declared that the 750 colonies of this successful beekeeper could be kept on two acres. As he sold all his honey, and that be)ore it was made, at -Id a pound net wholesale, lh« returns amounted to ClltM 13s for the season.

The average butler fat per cow in New Zealand is only 1251b5, us against iiOOlbs in Denmark. The President, of the Farmers' Union, speaking at the Levin Conference, said there was not tho slightest reason why we should not make good that 751bs, which at a low estimate of 8d a lb meant a loss of .t*1,200,000. 'The only gratifying feature was that there was all this margin to work upon when prices fell, as undoubtedly they would. 51 r Wilson feels dairying is still carried on in a very slipshod manner, and an enormous sum of money is being lost through the failure' to select herds.

At the Core Borough Council meeting last night the Mayor referred to the inconvenience that arose through Gore residents lieing unable to go to tlu> towns on the. W'aimea plains and return the same day. He suggested that the railway department be asked to provide a train service on two or three days per week, leaving Gore, say, after the in-rival ot the south express and returning 111 the evening. The suggestion was approved and the services of the member for the district are to "be solicited and tin; co-operation of the Retailers' Association is to be sought in placing the matter before the authori-

THK "L.-K.-G." RECORD

I lie "Ij.-K.-G-." is not a new or improved milking machine. It is the only machine out of many hundreds which have stood the ordeal of public use, and until it liad worked iov lour vears 011 a ninnbfr of farms, it was considered impossible to produce a successful milking machine. Yet, immediately this is assured, at least a dozen inventors coudontly assure the public that they have suddenly hit on various designs superior to Uie L.-K.-G., despite the fact that it holds securely the only successful principle, discovered after 100 years of experiment. Talk is cheap, but it costs thousands to produce a record equal to l,' r 1 ? ol ° Agonte, MacI'.wans, Ltd., Duuedin.

Not only will Capilhi Hair Tonic promote the growth of your hair, but it will prevent it turning it. ;l

Wo loarn that tlio Southland Exucutivo of the Farmers' TJnion lias arranged with Mr-W. B. Matheson, who it will be remembered was a. member of, the Land Commission and is a proininont figure in Union circles in tho North, to give a Beries of addresses on tho Land Bill in Southland. Mr Matheson's liieotings will includo tho following:—June 18, Mataura; 19, lideiulale; Mataura Island; '2l, Woodlands; 22, luvorcargill; '24, Mossburn in the afternoon and Dipton at night; 28,-lialt'our; and 29, Goro. Mr Matheson is said to bo a good platform speaker and his meotings should bo largely attonded. Mr John Blair, evangelist, will conduct gospel meetings in the Medwuy Street Hall every night this week with tho exception of Saturday night. Mr Blair is from the North of Ireland, and is spoken well o£ as an interpreter of the prophecies contained in the Scriptures.

It is notified in our business columns that Mr A. E. Ward, of Ward's stables, has admitted to partnership Air Jas. Hyrners, of Lumsden. Mr Hymcrs was] at one time licensee of the Elbow Hotel, and, like his partner, is well known to the travelling public. Mr E. It. Buddy was instrumental in arranging the partnership. Mr A. A. Longden, who is returning to England, is very well satisfied with the sales of pictures at the Exhibition. The sales have exceeded £15,0U0, or more than double the figure recorded at the St. Louis Exhibition. Mr-Long-den says tho people of New Zealand have learned to appreciate pictures since the British collection came to this country, and this will benefit local artists. To support this statement lie mentions that tho sales at the Canterbury Art Society's present annual show arc more numerous than usual, and the j prices have improved.

Sturr-Bowkelt loan for side. Assistant for grocery wanted. Pioneer F.l.'. basket social July

Lecture by Mr A. A. Scott June 19. Football matches Caledonian ground to-morrow.

lYaser Falconer hay valuable freehold farms.

Clearing sale of pictures at A. C. Lyon's.

Southland Vanners' Cu-up. notify entries for horse sale. James LYaser, blacksmith, inserts a notice. John Blair, evangelist, conduct* meetings in MiHhvn.y Street: Hall. T. Green and Co. sell furniture on

Thursday. Funeral of the late Mrs (Yaigie ni Pukerau on Wednesday. Ward and Hymevs insert partnership notice. J. G. Ward and Co. are to hold clearing salo near Balfour. T. Green and Co. soil town properties on Saturday. Borough of Gore -invites tenders for grazing right. The comfort of elderly people depends very largely on peeping the bowels in a healthy condition. After a certain age muscular weakness causes chronic constipation, a complaint which invariably causes serious illness. No medicine is so safe, pleasant, or certain for old people's relief as Chamberlain's Tablets. Trv them. Thev are just what you need. For sale by A. "W. Thomson, Chemist, Goro. lj<?