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Mataura Ensign, 1 July 1914, Page 4

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The vital statlnies for Gore for thoj month of June ii.ro as follows:—Mai;-f riages three, births J 5, tli-nths nine, j I'Vir tTie corresponding month <if h'sti year the ligures were two, 21, and six j respectively, j

It was mentioned by a lady speaker ai t':c bis Prohibition deputation in V/ellington on Friday that in Septemlier next Hie women of New Zealand would celebrate t'ho 21sc anniversary of their being granted the iianehi:.e.

Mr J. H. Lewis (Government tsiirveyor) lias -arrived, at YVyndliam and commenced work. on a survey of the proposed railway unites up the ■Jlrikoista Valley. Z\'lr to.wis will report on c:irh of the pronw-ed- routes and the estimated cost of youstniet:ug a railway. !

The residents of AVyndham have a reputation of several years' standing of being a musical community. A few nights .ago a male voice "choir of f't s ngers was formed. Officers were elected and the choir intend,; to give a eoncert an carl'- date.

The other- utievnoon, while the municipal employees v.tro unloading a case of machinery in -Montnal Street, Christrlmreb, they found dip following note neatly inscribed: thereon: —"If this .should meet the eye of any young man in New Zealand,, in need of- a wife, please write to- Miss. Johns, 2-1 We-ston iS'treel:, Pcrdar, East London.''

T'ho licensee of a Puller rrp-co'untiy hotel, in making an applination for reduction of the'icons!ii;>; fee, mentioned, through hk- .solicitor, that the week 'prior to making Ihe application, the only one to rmss Lbo hotel,, apart from motor parties, vrhkh, did not make the hotel a .sioppi.ng-yiace, wu.s' a- waggoner, ar.d be, uniorumately, was a prohibitionist.

The meeting of the Mataura Borougn ■Council lust ]i ; ;>:'ij\ v.v.s a fairly lengthy iinio and coiiiscf'iors »f i'l-c opposite end, of the, room I'j whore I lie fireplace. »-s .situated Felt the cold. Cons'deratiofi of one matte- v.ms injliiir/i to <lraji and •the Mayer a ski J someone to propose a motion, Coiivifilioi' .Uit'-holl causing a .little .aimiFc-irit-n't by saying, "Yes, I'll .move the' Logs en tile fire."

. The returns for the- Cora Hospital ,fnr June are as follows:—Admitted, 12 'males and reven .females: d'teharged, 12 males and five l'om.ali-s; in the insi itui?ion on June 30, line males and six females. The matron ('Miss SmrJ.iij iles're-. to acknowledge w.tli thanks tlie foliowir.g donations:—Books and |)anil's, Gore' Club; apples, Mr Woedwrol. WivikiVii; and apples and cream, Mrs Guest, Mandeville.

Diiv.in;:' :>. t'lisfuss ; on at the Mataura I'oroiif'!)" Council last niglit regarding the Alhion Street crossing Councillor (Jeering drew attention to the danger that was occasioned by the macrocarpa trees on both corners, iTliicli blocked the pedestrians' v.ifw' of approaching trains. It was '.out that in the dairying season there Hvas a lot of traffic over the crossing, a\i\ it was resolved, 'That the Dopartmei'+'s attention be drawn to the matter."

At a meeting of fanners and others interested in the uroposM; Veterinary A-"=.nciat : ou held at Wyiidli.iin on Saturday evening the suh-eomm ttee which conferred with Hie (lore with a view to obtaining the ass'stanre of .Air H. K. Martin (\oterinary surgeon at (lore) reported, on tiie result, of its \ission. The rules anil conditions of (Scire A'fsoc : ation Tore c;iis r dercd. It wavstnted that the Gore Committee was wJrv B „. to a'cep:. the AVyndliam branch piC v ;,l t ,.i |,.W.(j -«-\>-'■■*"(.! !ii»>»iiers. it was rosolveM to I'livV anVliort ! in enrol'that number and llr Hunter was appointed to meet the ,Gore ASfoi':ation next Snturdv.y in ordjjr. to ratify the agreement. ' '

For ,>omethin<; like piijit or nine ni-jntlip 'wst the jarii'-s iwfuv.x Springy crnvp. liv KontlicK.v ; \"et—Fai-okl'x ]>;i,ri\\r-', has been muci clcj*' vetor,uu\ry .sim'pvvis-ioii, as the/oiiteo/r ef ;ui accident'to his left r.* (W the 'Southland Times'). '!>' !w,/ was riiiintti<; mit in a local nfervo/>vr-u] S hi. ;,.,<( when broimlit huiii' toju.s box ,„ the morn'ms-; was fonul to f" a em, a.i.ove the evelid. TV "•tij«/ bmune more serious as tune vent </;"»!' eventually Uw.optic had Übe f-»'ed It >vas ( l|; d without