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Mataura Ensign, 14 May 1912, Page 4

A line of fat lambs was sold near Timaru last week at 22s per head—the top price of the season.

A complimentary banquet will be tendered to the member for Wakatipu, Mr \V. Fraser, in the Lumsden Public Hall on May 2<). A meeting is also called for Thursday night at Riversdalo to arrange a reception to Mr Fraser.

Tho Union Steam Ship Company's steamer Maunganui established a record in tho run across from Hobart to Bluff on her last trip. The boat left Melbourne at 6.30 a.m. on Thursday last and arrived at Hobart at 2 p.m. the following day. She left Hobart at midnight on Friday and arrived at Bluff yesterday forenoon, covering the latter distance of 930 miles in 57 hours and 20 minutes.

The member for Mataura (Mr G. J. Anderson) has received a telegram from Hon. A. M. Myers (Minister for Railways) stating that he will pass through Gore by the first express South on Thursday next. Two deputations will wait on the Minister at Gore—one composing members of the Stock Agents' Association regarding railway facilities and the otk'r will urge the extension of the railway verandah at the local station.

A correspondent of the Pahiatua Herald' writes:—"A medical man was told the other day by a patient living not 100 miles from Hamuathat she did all the vegetable and flower gardening, milked eight cows night and morning, and looked after six menfolk's wants, kept a large eight-roomed house in order, and was expected to go out and earn enough pin-money for herself and family. The paterfamilias is still wondering why milking is such a huge success, and why marriage is a failure, and women so disagreeable. The above is absolutely true, and this is not an isolated case."

A motor-cyclist, Mr M. C. Thornton, of Papanui, who with ;i companion motored to Oxford (s-iys the 'Lyttelton 'rimes'), had an alarming experience at .H:\njrioni th<> other day. He was starting his machine at th.e junction of High and Victoria streets to commence the homo ran, when the petrol tankburst into Haines, the outbreak due to a short circuit. .Mr Thornton made, a futile attempt to smother the liames with his eoat, and in doino; so severely burned his left hand. A quantity of wait was applied to try and quench the (lames, but the lire burned brightly until the petrol was exhausted. Tiie machine was badly damaged.

Tlw official time-keener for New Zealand, speaking to a 'Lyttelton Times' representative, said that a standard clock wa,s kept in the observatory in "Wellington and was checked at frequent intervals, so that it was not permitted to vary more than a very small fraction of a second from the absolutely correct time. Onco or twice a week, or ot'tener if desired, a time signal was sent out from the observatory to all parts of New Zealand, so that official clocks could be regulated. The telegraph lines were cleared throughout tho Dominion and were connected up with the. standard clock, and tho time signal was sent out to all parts simultaneously. No doubt in the near future clocks in the chief towns would lie coupled directly with the standard clock in "Wellington and once a day the signal would go out.

The local police force is showing com. mendable energy (says the 'Poverty Bay Herald') in endeavoring to trace the individual or individuals responsible for the several cases recently reported of annoying ladies after dark. Their activity in tho matter, however, caused a well-known respectable citizen to undergo an unpleasant experience on Saturday evening;. About 9 o'clock he was accosted by an arm of the law in Gladstone road, and informed that his presence was required at the police station. Here he was submitted to the ordeal of a lengthy cross-examination, and was lined up, amongst others, for identification by a number of ladies. As a matter of fact three of these witnesses picked him out as the delinquent, and it was not until he had lieon detained for ttvo hours that he' was able to thoroughly establish his innocence and was allowed to go.

For tlu> Olago A. and P. Society's Winter Show in the first week of June all the available space in the commodious building lias been taken up, which means that the show will be just twice the size it was six years ago. The de-1 maud tor space by manufacturers and j imjXH'ti'r.s of machinery has been exceptional and tlio exhibits of running machinery will probably surpass ii- number and interest anything of the kin 1 yet seen Iteiv. As to the other classes, entries (which do not close until May l">) have (some in so freely so far as to make the establishment of a record | nearly certain, in live stock there 's I promise of keen competition amo»-<r ex- j hibitors from as far north as Christ:- j church and as far south as lnvercnr-j gill. The home industries class has I been greatly enlarged and Dojniiansr'l, ■ the increased entries showing the public's res"onse to the committee's -cnt^r-

prise. The committee is endeavorhif:; to make ibe <-;iteriiu'; a feature of thk show, and bv woiiDinisiiiu; spaen it is also providing • the mihlie with more room for pronu'iiadiiiK. The Prime Minister will oirt'ii the show on thi? afternoon of Tuesday, June 4.

Newspaper vendors on the Wairarapa trains are (says the 'Age') quite assured that they have the best run in any part of New Zealand. The reason they assign to the fact that as the trains travel so slowly, passengers find c ample time to peruse several papers, : < not to mention a magazine or two, on the journey. t ( Rev. W. Creenshtdo. in the course of ( his sermon in the Balelutha Methodist Church on .Sunday evening on "Defend- i ing our Country and Sunday Training 1 in -Military Camps," referred to a well-! I founded rumor which he had heard that | | Sunday training was heing carried on in it j military camps (states the 'Clutha ! I j Loader'). The speaker said lie did t, it 11 'know what the law of the land was ii\ ! ' regard to the matter, but he did know, whatthe law of Cod was. If the law! permitted Sund.jy trading in campsthen the sooner the law was altered the' hotter. Mr Creciislado said if the law ; allowed trading in camps why not 1 out tradesjveoplo allowed to open their ' shops and sell on Sunday j- 1 fie would j not have been so surprised had one or ; (wo tradesmen sold their wares in our j' camps on the Sabbath day. Hut he wasj astonished to hear that- trading was be-' 1 ing carried on by ihe C.F.M.S., which! ! being interpreted meant "Church of ■ England's Men's Society." He was tin-i ; tier the impression that that society | was interested in the social, moral and! i sp'rkual welfare, of the Territorials.; j and that the ■making of money was a | very minor consideration. If we were true patriots, anxious that the glorious! I Empire we belonged to should retain its! I greatness, we must use all our influence j to retain the sanctity of the Sabbath j day. j Don't forget that Thomson and ! Beattie stock Rosedale Blankets. Rosejdale Blankets are Southland made and made with Southland grown wool, and i for value cannot Ite beaten by any N.Z. make. They all run full size and t weight and the range of prices "ill be , found to suit any purse. j I Wanted —I'loughman. I Wanted—Lady for shop. j i Football, showgrounds, to-morrow, r Funeral of hue .James .\liln<> to-nior-j row. Note alteration of date of O'Brien's sale. I'cturu.s of income fax to be furnished. Cregan, Main street, wants ploughmen, etc. Meeting of Riversdale Draughts Club on May IS. Mission meeting, Methodist Church, to-morrow evening. Fresh fish and oysters at Clcnn and Graham's to-morrow. Annu.d meeting Hiversdale Farmers' j I nion on Saturday evening. C. ('. Hamilton draws attention to! his stock of engagement rings. | -Meeting to arrange reception to Mr! Fraser, M.l\, R.iver.-dak' .May Hi. ! Opening of Dominion Lime and Phosphates Co. at Milhurn to-morrow. Farewell social to Rev. T. A. Moore Campbell ;;t Mataura. Friday evening. The Federal Hardware and Furnishing Company, Ltd., giv<« some particulars of their siock of duchusst; chests, wash-stands, etc. To those about to be engaged or roarried: Rend Baker's advertisement; it i will intercut you; ho i.« the man yon should visit. ' For Chronic Chest Complaints, Woods' Great Peppermint Cure, 1/0,

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