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Mataura Ensign, 23 April 1913, Page 4

For selling milk with deficient* fatty solids, Ernest Hussey was fined: £2O, having been previously couv.icted for a. similar offence (states an Auckland irras Association telegram). William Connolly on a liko charge was fined £5 an costs. A Wellington Press Association tele~i am states that four small brilliajit light spots were visible to the Wellington College Observatory at noon yesterday. J hose faeulae are neat- the northeast edge of the sun's disc, and are regarded as possible heralds of the apIM'oach of moro ordinary siuispots. A New South Wales country cor res- | ixnideni, tells a story of a nine-months-old heifer which lately developed symptoms oi illruv-ii. As the animaj could not be cured it was killed. A postmortem revealed the fact that tho stoinae.n contained a table cloth, a veil, a child's nightdress, a buckle, some, hide, a safety pin and other odds and ends. Apparently the heifer was a martyr to indigestion. At tho Wellington Magistrate's Court yesterday tlie Lower Unit BorCouncil was fiinnl £2 for a breach of tho Carpenters' Award by employing lion-unionists to do carpenters' work, and failing to notify the secretary of tile union. l/aborors' Were employe.:! making wooden frames for tho concrete during the enlargement of a mservoir. The niagistraw'\i(<:ided that tile work was carpenters' work ; hence tho defendant hail been guilty oi a breach of the. award. The South Canterbury .school inspectors, in. their annual report to tlie P.c.ard, state that tho proportion of children ill. the preparatory classes I-:,;. yti:ir w.-.i -j, a de<-rea>i;:g i:umber, while i.h<> InspectoM le-tu had directed _attention to the increase in the Dominion as n whole. They warn teachers to kee.p a lookout for withdrawals of children tasforo reach i»« tho requisite age, or the standard roll number diminishing too rapi<lly from Standard IV. to Standard \ 1. At last night's meeting of the Mataura Borough Council four tenders wore received for the erection of a concrete and timber bridge over the Wiai.kaua Stream with training wall and approach road where Ihe damage was done by the rmwit The tend-i rof Messrs Seddon and U {!, Dun.edin, of £624 19s 6d was a>:e.-;.r.: r, 1 . Tho other tenders were:—W. ijaird, Inverca.-gill, £630 10s; Callander, M. ssiel, £686 18s 6d; and McGillivray, Morningtoii, £866 Bs. P.vrmciit children had a hapnv hour the other Sunday (states tho 'Sydney Daily '1 elegrapli J ). At about 2.30 a man dressed in green drove up and down Harris street two or three times in a red motor oar, throwing out pennies and half-pennies. Scores of youngsters awaited his and some pursued tho car. After the philanthropist had disauixared down Bridge road they adjourned to the greengrocers' shops and a hctle later where copper coin had been falling green watermelon skin fell thick on the roadway. After tile termination of the ordinary business at tho Mataura Borough Council's meeting j. as t night tho Mayor (Mr John Lowilen) was requested to retire tor a short wlule, and Councillor Cameron was voted to tho chair. The matter oi' tilia Mayor's linrarium was then discussed and it was unanimously that the amount bo fixed at £2.3. Upon the Mayor's return to t.lLo Council Chamber Councillor Cameron said it was recognised that the amount of the honorarium was not equivalent to tlie time and laboa" devoted by the Mayor to borough business. The aw,»:.i n,t, hovv.ver, showed in a small way win appreciation the M-tycr's devotion to tiro work of the borough. In thanking the Council tlie Mayor said he wistned to thank all tlie councillors for the assistance and courtesy extended to him throughout the year. Tho year had been a strenuous one, many important works being undertaken which required a good deal of time aind attention'. The harmonious . co-operation of the councillors had • materially assisted! in iseeing iih'eso ■ works through. The town clerk (Mr ■ Menzies) proposed a vote of thanks to ■ the Council for the manner in which . the business of the Council had been ; conducted during the year, especially . to those who wore reeking from the ' table. Tho motion was seconded by the Mayor, who, endorsed tho town, i clerk's reniairks. Councillor Cameron » returned .thanks on behalf of the retiring councillors. The year had been a. i busy one and .the business had boon ' transacted in a very harmonious manner. He announced 3iis intention of . retiring from tho Council and expres- . sed the wish that both town a.nd Coiui- | oil would prosper in the i'utuiV. Thomson and Beattie are offering their large stock of linoleums at a reduction of 15 per cgnt all round. They . have them in all widths, Iyd, ljyds, ljyds. in bordered and 2yds wide, in | floral, tiles and carpet effects. Dog lost. * Blacksmith wanted. Tenders invited for erection of cot- . tage. . ' Nomination of councillors for Core r borough. 4 Nomination of candidates for Mayor ' of Gore. r Nomination oi : candidate? for Mayor of Mataura. Election of Councillors for Borough of Mataura. 5 R. L. Christia inserts notice re r Mayoral election. , John Mac Gibbon el octal member of H. and O.A. Board, e Wright, Stephenson ad id Co. and Farmers' Cc-00. hold clearing sale at W'aikaia on April 30. " Immense stock of Gifts of Jewellery Silverware, Brushware, Etc., of " all kinde and prices at 25 percent. off usual cost for one month at Baker's, I next Bank of New Zealand. L» I ~