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Mataura Ensign, 23 March 1909, Page 2

II is .slated thai the luTiiisin displayed by S\v J. \\. Uneh. oi (low, who i.s in Messrs |{. und !•'. Wallis' employ. ill attempt ing |», ,s;j\c Ihe liio of :» l--v drowned at Milton rerontiv lias been commended l (> ihc Hoval Humane Society. A a!H'ce:-:dul iipi'llMl:/ Mf i r 111 Was held l>y Mis* Omnodv's Quadrille Asin tin- OddtelionV Hull l;ist •■veiling. some sixty people taking tJnll«M»r U) excellent music supplied |»v •\uss Carniody fpiaim) and Mi C. \\\ I aylor (violin). An excellent, supper "a.s partaken oi at an interval. Me Are Keeping llusy.—livery day seos us busy— engaged in carrying, (Jnstoms, and express forwarding work. Our cients fire delighted with out service, and every day send new people along. May we unrigs, iorward goods, remove lnrnimre, siore goods, provide sample rooms. Our iaeilities are unequalled, our methods sure, our rates reasonable.- - Iho Express Co., Ltd. J

As showing the extent oi rouniiy ailpetfcd I»v the eruption ai it is stated that a resident oi IN»imt»n»;i v.lm had left a white < namelled \ii:-h containing clear water and .Mime vegetables intended lor pickling on iii verandah overnight made the discovery m tho morning that the "ingredients" had boon added to in the shapo oi ptppciy-lookiiiL; pum:;'.\ The telegraphed accounts oi tin* eruption of explained the unusual occurrence and as Pongavoa must be nearly 140 miles froui the feeene of tho explosion somo idea of its dimensions can bo gathered.

To-day being tho anniversary of the province of Otago a holiday is boing observed by local banks and the Magistrate's Court. It is announced i'l sew lie 11> that Mr James Walders. who ha;. I-it< Iv been ill the employ nl .Mr I'. 11 \ e kery. lias piuclia>i"i tlio cycle busiiii.,:. i.l Mr John Crawlord at Mataura. Mr Walders has had a loll); and v.iried expencin e in tho bicycle and motor business ami i-- reco;»-ni-.ed as a clever mechanic, mi that Ills enterprise should meet with the success it deserves. .Jlut ii hen the earth whs quaking thi'j nioiiiini; a local business man was speaking on the telephone to Dunediii. "I»id you led the earthquake:'" lie inquired ut the Hum ai the other end. "No," came the reply, immediately followed by "Oh! here it is," which would apparently go to show that tho quake was 1 rncelling towards tile east and that, it took a .second or two to reach Dunediii alter leaving (lon l . At a meeting of the Southland Hospital Trust at Invcrcargill yesterday the treasurer reported that the total amount of the collection taken up on Hospital Saturday was C7OO [ls Bd. The allocation ol the money was made as follows:—Hospital (children's ward). I'IGli; I'risoners' Aid Society (It) per cent.), JLGG; St. .John's Ambulance Brigade to per cent.), I'iM; Victoria Home (<"> per cent.). C.'W; lilutf Sailors' Hest to per cent.), UJt.'i. The sum to be received by tho hospital, when augmented by the Government subsidy of '24s in the will amount to £1011) 18s. It whs discovered this afternoon that tlicro are several cracks in itio brick walls of Messrs tteid and Cray's newlyerected building in (lore, the result of ilio earthquake of this morning. The building, it may be explained, is not a ha'p'orth the worse for this, as the cracks are merely cracks—there is no displacement whatever. The walls affected are those running north and south; there does not. appear to be any sign of disturbance In those running from east to west.

News I'Vir Married l'eoplc.—Shilling is troublesome work, isn't it r 1 But you can minimise tho bother considerably by getting the N.Z. Express Co. to move you. They'll take down your furniture, pack it securely, and deliver it safely either locally or throughout the Dominion. If necessary, they can store it, for you. Jf you contemplate shifting see them and get quotations. Office: -Main Street. 2

It is expected that the freezing ot rabbits at .Matattra this year nilL lo heavy and exporters are linsiiy engaged in making preparations for tiic season, which opens on .Monday next. The lullest capacity ol tln- works i.-, not \et utilised, though there is a tendency to an increase in each succeeding wee!;. At the present time a largo consignmont ol ILMHItI hunhs is being loaded lor the, S.s. W'aimate at the lilull' and in addition a good quantity of wool, i; 1low, pelts, etc., is being prepared for the same .steamer. The average .hi! through at. the works each day is approximately ISiOO head.

Arthur Hotel's, engine-driver at the New Chum Consolidated .Mine, liendigo, committed suicide on .March 17 hy jumping down a shaft a distance of 1000 ft. The tragedy Vas discovered hy (ioorjic Kingsley, shift. Ihiss, who found in the engine-house a slate on which the following words Here written: "Kind mo at the bottom.—Arthur." K ingslev then descended the shaft and lound the hodv. Rogers was a widower and had heen despondent of late, - The following letter was found in the clothing of deceased:—"Deal mother, —I alii willing you all the property I have. I can't give oil' worrying and I must end mv mi.sery. Forgive inc.—Arthur. I can't stand it any longer."

An evidence of tlio progress of business in tioro is shown in the fact that John Jamie, the well-known watchmaker and jeweller, has found it necessary owing to extended trndo to reinovo to more convenient, and centrally, situated premises in Holland's Iluilil;ngs, on tho opposite side of .Main Street, next to Mr Gluts. Steams. Mis .valchmaking and jewellery manufacturing department has increased so largely that he finds his present work■hop too .small, and in tho new premises will locate tho workroom upstairs. He intends to open out a complete new stock in Iho new premises:, and with that object will hold u sale, of his pre■ent stock, which he is prepared to dispose of at 10 per cent, bolow cost - Vdvt.

Probably tin' biggest cattle ileal experienced in this district, for many years took place during the past fortnight (savs the Wyndham 'Farmer'). The I diver is Mr A. Townlcy, id Duii.din. and his purchases came, it i> stated, t» between 1500 and Uillll head of horned stock. Included in his inventory were SiOU head of mixed cat f le from Vcnlaw Station, Wyiidhain, .mil 1200 head (with a good proportion of leg bullocks) from Air F. I{. Wright. Waimahaka. The fats are intended for Ine liuruside and Addingtoii markets and a number of them have already been (Tiled to those destinations. In addition two stockmen, in Alessrs Robin Mi ne (Wyndham) and John Cook (Kdcudai'i, set out by road yesterday morning In m Wyndham <lll behalf of Air lo'.vnley ivitli a draft of 300 store cat.tl.'. their destination being Christehurcli.

'L'he representative of a well-known linn of entertainers which recently appeared in Alatanra usually endeavor.* lo ..'ombinc liis business with some rabbit diooting by way of recreation and whe.i passing throngli the City of lie rati* in.' burrowed a rifle and betook iiimseli lo the hills where lircr Kabbit was re-, portnl In lie so plentiful as lo iia\c .ome not inlrcijiieiilly under I lie notice if the slock in.speetor. The day's ;port pi'omiseil exceedingly well, bn|. almo-il at tlie iMilsef, unfortunately, the sporlsiniii managed by some means to shoot iiimsclf through the loot. Luckily the mild passed right through the ilesliy .Hii'tiou of the loot without apparently laiuagiiig any of the bones and after "'ceiving medical attention lie was able o leave Mafaiira little the woi>c !or .lis misadventure save for the scathing ridicule ot those who were aware of (he incident. *

The absorption of the Tourist Department, "in a more important Department,'' as announced by Sir Joseph i\"ard al. Marlon, was foreshadowed last .veek (says the •Dominion'). When <|UeM killed the I'riine Minister declined 10 say which Department was to lie enlarged as indicated. Humor points to thai ol Railways. It is noticeable iliat I lie l'l inie .Minister in his speech made no allusion lo I lie Department ol linlnsiiins and Coniinc(i'c<\ which is also under the pennanunt lieadi-hip of Mr i>onue. According lo a rumor ii may be attached lo the Agricultural Department. 11l that ease the ipiesl ion arises: What is lo become of the Hon.'l'. Mackenzie;-' Tourists and Industries ate his iwo chief pull folios. Without litem he will have nothing left but Scenery and t'oi'estry. The position feca Us a wludi was rile a i«'\\ month;- a#i lo tlm HlVri thai Sir Ward only ntain Iho |M»ii tulm* ol 1 Limits ami urmilil il was c.ijivruioiit to luunl them over t<» Mr Mar ki'iiaie.

Mrs 11nv nil in <-,\ i!h Ni<u /, alain I Woman's Temporamv I'nion, out lined its objects ui tin- coutemico in Wellington last week. Only tljc olliivr> «n tho union, she said. knew how much work had hccn accomplished dimuj', the past twelve months. Krom uhal had Ihtii said many and many a time ah«»ut I he duly oi Maym;: at homo and mend iijji stockings one could picture women ovcrlast a huj-.r baskot ol nmneiided stoekimv. Hnt H must. l>o remembered thai in chiiim oi timo a woman's daughters y.vvw up and lo mend their own Mocking. Hor sens <*row up and lound .someone else, to do their duniin<> and then ; i ; woman touud possessed ot a leisure which she put lo (he )■« si use she could think ol In \rs\ land iht' union's firt work doi.e tor tcinpcranic and then ibex ,»]»j i'Vcr\lhiii! 1 , tlnit Ihrc;ilcued (he happi Ih'S.s <i| Ihe home ;*,il Ml h| | or any other mlluenee A uouumi h<id to send her children out into the umld and so .she tried Io make the uoild ihc hll-'ier home sale lot hcl ehddleu A pCI'SO l| Mclcc! MtlMUirt l.M't « erll >it Newman's cujo\.s nnnu u«U 'hat of hcl .si hi e» cannot iEI ft |t<v ; nje?t tho great number o!" Hoots :uol So, «•.. and iho many ddfeient. ninltini!;. and combination-;, you have Iho scrvjeow «f a:i « njk'i icn: I rdioc-lit tor, who mirierslamis iho individual needs and :tv quin-monts of «ach patron, an I you will rceoi'.u quick, polite, nud attention. You can ah>o rely ou getting your Repairs noatly aud promptly carried out.—l). Nowmon, Ruoltuaker, Maiu struct! (ioro.—Advt,

An appropriation ■ 1. K) wait sold at n meeting of tho (■'»■ '• tarr-Bowkctt. Society last evniii,- I amount real-) iM'd C-K |u-i ' i we ar* mm my duviner display of the new U. ana «. our»eis—me distinctly iiuw iuea hi ovrsei t-a*niuie>. many n tne styits iiuvu quilt) new natures uim only rcquno to uo soon to ictcive youi approval. UniiKe most novemes nicy hie ueciuediy Low in thrice, iwu different styles, witu me Uouoic Hip, being iiuoteu ai 4s and 4s bd. Among the special lines is a r'liaoio uoaice lur women, a molting ana Atnieuc uorset, a uorset witnout uusks, ana many otner styles or interest to you, ot wnicn tne "brassiere," lor women wno do not wear Corsets, is a notable feature. Have a look at the display in our Main Street window; or, better still, seo tne goods in our Showroom and lot us demonstrate their good points to you. MrtCUIBBON AND CO., LTD., The Main Street's Busy Corner, ilockcy season opens to-morrow. Goro Harriers meet oil lliursilay. •Assessment Court sittings advertised J. U. i'orbes lias opened tip new consignments. J. li. Watson aud Co. insert an important notice on tliis pane. Southland hdiieution Hoard unites tenders for works. J. \\. Raymond ami Co. hold Wyndliain stock sale on March U5. Cooper's Opeiascope at Town Halt to-night. J. Crawford lias disposed of his Mataura business to J. Haiders. Wm. Walker, tniUolei, lias sold out to W. 10 i'otts. Football on the Caledonian Ground to-morrow. 1). and A. corset*. MauUibUm aud Co., Ltd.