LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume XL, Issue XL, 20 May 1910, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

His Excellency the Governor sails from Auckland for Sydney, en route for the Old Country, on the 6th prox. Dr Thomas Morland Hocken, whose name has been so intimately associated with the progress of Dunedin for nearly half a century, died a little after 8 o'clock on Tuesday evening; aged 74. The Land and Income Tax Department gives notice that returns of in-' come must be furnished not later than Ist June.

My "pipes " are all said the plumber, " And I seem to do nothing but sneeze, May the Fates change the winter to summer And the grocer joined in with "Hard Cheese" While there's life there is " soap," I am sure, sir, • . And of all the good goods that I sell, There's Woods' Great Peppermint Cure, sir, Sure as eggs! it will soon put you well.

A private received at Auckland on the 16th announces the death at Nauheim (Germany), from heart disease, of Mr F. E. Baume, K.C., member for Auckland East. During last session Mr Baume suffered a good deal from heart trouble, and bia trip was taken to Germany to consult a specialist. . . The birthß, deaths and marriages registered- at, Naseby during April were:—Births two, deaths nil, marriages nil. For the name month in 1909 the figures were—Births four, deaths two, marriage one.

! ' The Presbyerian services on Sunday ! will be taken by the Rev. Mr Smithat Lower Kyeburn, Ranfurly and Naseby, at the usual hour. A good programme has been prepared for the concert in Harris's Hall, Ranfurly, on 24th inst, in aid of the organ fund of the Anglican Church. The farce "Two Naughty Old Ladies" is well worth seeing and should attract a big house. Mr William E. Goode, 107 Victoriastreet, Christchurch, N.Z., says: —" I have been a bilious subject all my life, and though I have tried all sorts of things for it, have never found any thing like Chamberlain's Tablets for warding off bilious attacks. When I feel one of These attacks coming on 1 take two of Chamberlain's Tabieta and I am soon well again."—For sale by J. Brown, Naseby.

The Ladies' Guild of the Presbyterian Church announce that they will be glad to receive contributions of produce or dead and live stock for their forthcoming sale of work

Mr W. Smith leaves with Kostroma, Thistledown and Pretty Face to-day for the Oamaru reces next week, and the Dunedin races in June. The remains of the late Mr Wm Strode, of Kyeburn, wen* buried on Saturday The Rev Mr Burgess officiated There was a large gathering of residents of the district. We remind old identities of the meeting called by Mr A Pearson, ai the Royal Hotel, Naseby, thiß afternoon, at 3 o'clock. No doubt there will be a large gathering for the sake of Auld Lang Syne.

We hear that it wag rumoured in Ran furly yesterday that the Government have decided to peg off some hundreds of acres above the Government race for tree-planting On Wednesday the marriage of Mr Francis Edward Bore,, second son of Mr James Hore, Kyeburn, and Miss May Howell, a daughter of Mr James Howell, was celebrated at St. Clement's Church, Waipiata. The building was packed to the door. There were two bridesmaids, a sister of the bride and a siater of the bridegroom. The best man was Mr Hore (a son of Mr Silas Hore). The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Mr Burgess. After partaking of the wedding breakfast the young couple left by train on their honeymoon.

The following is the new business down for hearing at the Warden's Court, Naseby, on Wednesday, at 10 a.m.:— J. F. Botting, water-race, Cooper's Gully. Parfitt and Reed, prospecting area, 20a, Spec Gully. M. and J. Brown, claim adjoining Lane's claim, Kyeburn, 64a —At St. Bathans on the 26th:—N. Nicolson, claim, 16a. Scandinavian Co., la claim and amalgamation of two claims We are requested to notify that a meeting of the Selection Committee of the Mt. Ida Presbyterian Ghurch will be held at Ranfuily Church on Monday next, 23rd inst, at 2.30 p.m., and a congregational meeting afterwards at 3. On same evening the committee are requested to meet at the Naseby Church at 7 p.m., to be followed by a meeting of the congregation at 7.30 pm. The moderator will preside at both services.