FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1894.

North Otago Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8082, 21 September 1894, Page 2

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1894.

The annual mooting of tho Waiareka Dairy Factory Company takes placo this evening at 7 o'clock in the Factory. His Honor Judge Ward yesterday granted tho application of Mr Crcagh that tho estate of the late Morgan OBrien should bo administered by tho Deputy Official Assignee. Tho District Court sat yesterday before his Honor District Judge Ward, when, on tho application of Mr Lee (Ilialop and Creagfi) tho discharges of G. Cockcrill and W. Carey wore granted. The National Mortgage and Agency Company report : " Merino wool of all sorts are firm, with it hardening tendency. Cro»hbred wool of all descriptions shows an advance of 5 per cent on last sales' closing rates." Tho following are the results of the Sydney races : Hurdles— -Billy Boy ; Craven Plate — Patron ; Suburban Handicap — Nickelton ; Biennial Stakes— Nobleman ; Wycombo Stakes — Atlas ; Sydney Handicap—Royal Rose. The Now Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Limited) reports: "Tho sales opened with spirit this day at tho level of last sales. Except fine crossbreds and scoured, markets are firmer. Attendance of both Homo and foreign buyers is good. Ihe total quantity available, including wool held over from last series, is .'503,000 bales, 79,000 of which have been forwarded to the tho manufacturing districts direct." Experience teaches us («ays tho Timaru Herald) that the Hon. Mr Ward is a man of many words ; ho never knowa where to stop, and when he is at last finished, it frequently happens that he lias omitted in1 formation or explanation on the very points concerning which his hearers or readers, as the case may be, are most interested. For a business man he is far and away the 1 windiest of f>peakers and writers that we ■ have come across for many a long day. Wiiting to tho Wancanui Chronicle regarding the bakery trade, a correspondent ' statos that that trade all along the coast is the most disorganised and badly paid in New Zealand. One of the best bakers in the district gets only LI a week, and has to sleep on the bakehouse iloor. The worst Jew sweater in Whitechapel couldn't hold a nwh light to this. Aud the people who eat tho bread that comes out of the bakehouse must have a very rudo understanding of tho principles of sanitation. At Addington on Wednesday the fat sheep pens were well filled, and though quiet half were merinos, the majority of theso were really prime. Crossbred prime . heavy weights fetched 18s to 245, freezing quality 16s to 18s od, secondary sorts 12a Gel to 15s, best crossbred ewei 13s to 19a, secondary 9s 6d to 12s G'd, best merino wethers 12s to 17» Id, secondary 7« to lO.s, merino owes 5s to 10s. Tlioro was a fair entry of store sheep. Hoggets brought 9s to lls 6d,2-tooths up to 12s 9d. At tho house-warming social held by the Auckland Naval Artillery Company recently, Ijljo bugler who responded to the toast of "'J'ho Ladies" created a little amusement. He unrolled some sheets of paper aud commenced thus: "I had no idea I should have boon called upon to speak thin evening, or I would have prepared a speech. As it is, you mint excuse any mistakes I may make in this my first impromptu speech." He thun read about threo foolscap pagoa of manuscript !', A very interesting lecture wjll bo delivered this evening in the Athen.-euin Hall by Mr J, O. Blackmore, tho Government poinologist, on fruit culture. Mr Blaokmorc will give much valuable information, t *ud all who have gardens or are interested in friT**' g row ' n # should be present, An ox* nert intu^ty noWB more **han tnosc who follow other cC Ui »8 sands ' and , a<J Mj 1 Blackmoro communicates his pledge without charge there is a strong indueu I™'1 ™' J or PP le to take advantage of tho opport' im V B0 " quiro information on a subject that is u? ullt * to bo of value to them. The lecture begins at 8 o'clock. Notwithstanding the depressed times, tho New Zealand awagtnan still remains an epicure. The following has just been related to tho Evening Press by a Waiia rapa squatter. Two swagmen received comfortable shakedowns for tho night. The following morning Mr was sent for by tho sundowners, whom ho found seated at breakfast in his kitchen. " Look'cro, sir," said one of them, pointing to a dish of steaming chops, " We're bloomin' full of mutting ; hain't yer got no 'am an heggs ?" As the unemployed aro still numerous, the squatter, wo hear, is thinking of buying more fowls. Tho I Battery open their shooting season at tho headquarteis range to-morrow morning, at 5.45 a.m., when u mutch will be fired, Officers and Non-Commissioned Officers v. G miners. The following arc the teams : Officers — Captain Rico, Lieutenant Forrester, Lieutenant Brown, SergeautMajor Every, Quartermaster - Sergeant Simpson, Sergeants White and Harding, Corporal Taylor, Bombardiers Townshend and Smith ; emergencies — Scrgrant Black and Corpoial Bruce. Gunners — Andrews, Black, Coatman, Haig, Jones, Mitchell, M'Kenzie, Robins, Sinclair, and Watson ; emergencies — Gunners Baudinet aud Keddell. At tho sitting of tho District Court yesterday, before his Honor Judge Ward, an application was made by Mr Harvey for the discharge of KS. W. Butler, His Honor said it was not his intention to «lt on the case if the application were opposed. Mr Harvey said he understood the As&ignee did not oppose. The Assignee said he had undertaken not to oppose, but finco then the bankrupt had petitioned tho House, and brought certain charges against him< (tho Doputy-Assjgnes). Hit Honor eaid that this altered (tho aspect of tho case. Mr ; Harvey asked thivfc the application be nob adjourned for any lesngUi of time, as the bankrupt had signed certain deeds on tho understanding that his discharge would not be opposed. His Honor said Judge J£awoon had consented to hear tho case, uud fo woul/1 be adjourned till the 10th October. The advent in Oamaru of the only lady parachutist, #s Mins Leila Adah? claims to be, to-monw rt> tho Show Ground will undoubtedly attract hundieds of people to see what is, we shouid jbhjnk, a very dangerou* and skilful act. The performance in a matt is considered wonderful, but when a lady hardly out of her teens ascends c# her frail trapezo-bar to * great altitude, and then cuts uway and descend/^ to the earth with tho ino«fc perfect confideuco in her parachute, tho feat is one that commands tho admiration of tMse who have witnessed it. Miss Adair vrw the fiwfc lady to ascend with a hob air balloon, and 4uoo tllc » slie has made hundreds of ascents and parachute leaps, without once fcelinjr the sUgWe«fc acuaation of fear or giddinwa Miss Atfay' combines with her remarkable nerve, a splendid physique and undauuted courage, and it f b .undoubtedly her ability to retain her presence of mind that has enabled her to attain tho rack that she now holds in her profession. At Hamilton, Waikato district, tine balloon burst in mi 4 ah', hut by a skilful manipulation of her a>rotf,at, with the exception of a few bruises, Wm Adair landed aafely. This was the twenty .«igl>th time the balloon had burst, and by keeping cool, the young lady is tho only onowho has preserved her lite from such a wreck. Ihe inflation, which begin* at 2.45, is both interesting and scientific. We call tho attontion of our readers to

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