North Otago Times. PUBLISHED VERY MORNING, MONDAY, MAY 25, 1908.

North Otago Times, 25 May 1908, Page 2

North Otago Times. PUBLISHED VERY MORNING, MONDAY, MAY 25, 1908.

'Ae Union Company's s.s. Kaiapoi e«nes for Auckland to-morrow with cargo.

H e sum of £llO was taken on Saturday in bookmakers' fi;es by the North Otiigo Jockey Club.

We are informed that a twoup agK'ega ion of considerable dimensions wns liiml at work yesterday on a vaiant piece of land on the North Hoad,

Tho carriers in:!;:,;!,, t| mt owin {„ ic increased cna l gcs i made by the • ockey Lhil) they will run to-day only to tho racecourse gate, nt the far c of me shilling.

Ihe s.s. Comma arrived from Dun"'chl, and took in cargo for northern ports, She got away early n (lie morning. J

The Howard Vernon Musical Co■Mv Company will appear in the Jpeia House on Wednesday, 27th inst., in a " Jrjp t Q Chinatown.''

Jhe jockey Musscn, who was thrown Oil Mango on Saturday, an( l wns re . . l 0 , the private hospital, i 3 'pressing favorably. No h(ll , Ps are lokpn, hut he i s s„(Torin s from a 'Mere slinking.

A farmer in (h e Oamaru district •anted n dry Ingoou of large size ill' potatoes this season, from which 'c dugl7 tons to the acre, These he old at .Cl per (on, or at the rate of to per nere.

'Jlie Railway Department notifies tmt oil nnd after Monday,- Ist June, ■I" tram now running to' Kurow oi! Mondays and Fridays at (j.-l/i a.m. •wll not run. Other alterations in the i wining of trains are also made in the >ame notification'.

The Railway Department will issue excursion tickets in connection with no 1 rince of Wales' liirtlulav, Dun--tlin races Dnncdin winter show, nnd !he football match, Britain v Now toalaml. An advertisement in this sstie gives particulars,

In our report of the Kartigi sale Mr 1). He I, of Shag Valley Station, «as credited with the purchase, of Uie onler Leicester ram imported by Mr J. Macfarlane, of Clarcmont, Mr A, «. A lan wns tho purchaser of the ram or the Mount Jioyal Estate

At the sale of books in the late Mr %. L y ni,!i , Sir Walter Bulk's . s Zealand" brought 11 ','Uineas. Mo believe (his fijrtiro is above (lie _ publisher's price of the work, wnicli is n renitu'kublv beautiful Olio.

A fast motor cycle run from tho Dunedin Post Oflico to the Christchurch Posl Ollico was niuiic by Mr A. C, M'l'urtney on Friday, llis time ■including stoppages was JO hours 23 minutes. The. cyclist experienced Hi cat trouble with the driving belt, and he lost fully 21- hours from this cause.

Mile tlio breakwater was being built <ii Oanmru tci'akihi were fairly pleutinil in tho roadstead, |n|i for years' these fish have almost entirely disappeared from this purl of the coast. On Fi-uluy, however, one of the local fishermen secured eleven dozen oi these line fish when net linn u t. the reefs. Some people hold thai these foil arc better tlmn the bine cod,

A rumor is current that certain expressmen will only carry passengers to the outside gale of (jie facecourse to-day. The North Otago Jockey tJub consider it their duty to warn passengers to ascertain from the drivers where they will be conveyed to. A special train leaves Oanmru nt, 11,50 a.m., returning at d.50 p.m.; faresreturn llrst-olnss one shilling, secondclass niiiejsice,-(Advl,) Mr CI. Jiruco, Awamoa, who was the purchaser of\thc C'owdcn Lad yearling filly at Mrs M'Gregor's tale .last week, has since acquired tho filly's dam at n slight advance' oh tho £SO winch sho brought at tho hammer. Mr Bruco lias got a good mare and a highly promising foal. *

The New Zealand Lqan qn(| Moycftriti.e Agency Company will hold a sale of blood horses to-day, on account of Mr St. J. Buckley, at the stables at Hedeastle, commencing at 10,30 a.m. An advertisement givos particulars of the lots to be offered. Drags leave O'Brien's stables at 10 o'clock for licdcastlo,

A special meeting of the Borough Council was li,olc} oj) Friday evening for' the purposo,of niakiqg and levying tlio' rates' for tlio current year. There wore present: His Worship tho Mayor,. Councillors Clarke, Jennings,

Malian, Koys, Mitchell,and Frith, His Worship read the resolution (1) to .make a general rate of Is 3d in the (2)' to make nnd- loVy 5-lOths ol the ..special.recurring tote of'4s in tho £, (3) :to make and levy a water rate at the maximum rates allowed by section 102 of tho Municipal Corporations Act, 1900, Tho adopting motion was moved 1 by Councillor Mitchell, seconded by Councillor Frith, and carripd. .

Tho following cablo has been received by Messrs Dalgoty and Co., Ltd., Christchurch, from thoir London olfice, dated May 21st, 1908: " Frozen meat is 'ill Rood demand . at unchanged prices. Tho wool sales continue firm, nnd prices arc rather higher, .especially for medium and coarse ■. greasy crossbred and good, free combing merino, • The programme of tho sales will bo shortened by three days,, the closing dato being -29 th May, The butter market is weak. Tho Copenhagen oflicial quotation is one kroner higher, the finest being quoted at, 101s per cwt. Owing to poor demand for Australian butter, it hiuy be necessary to place same in cold store. Total imports into United Kingdom for week ending. May lGth, 77,000. ewt, as compared with 103,000 cwt same period last year."

Our Waimatc correspondent writes: Mr aiid Mrs Smcdley, tcmpornnce lecturers, recently arrived here from England, gave a lantern' lecture in the Temperance Hall last Friday evening. The lmll wns pretty well filled, for the greater part with young people, who appeared much pleased witli the uev.s vividly and distinctly thrown on the screen, The pictures wcro views of various phases of animal, vegetable, and human life in India, the United States of America, and Canada. Mr Smedley, who has travelled much in these countries, made the representations the moro interesting by his remarks and observations of the scenes exhibited, interspersing his explanatory remarks with terse and warning exhortations to tho young ol the danger; waste, and bad results caused' by indulgence in intoxicants, A proiniso of similar treats for the near future was nuulo.

While three gentlemen (one an Oumnru resident) were driving up Kilmog hill, near Waikouniti, oil Friday they espied a-motor cyclist coming along. under a full head of petrol. Tiiey drew oil the road to allow him to pass, and he whisked by them like a Hash of lightning. As he passed through a cuttinir the first two horses of a team coming out of a side road stepped on to tho road, Tho cyclist was able to avoid them, but another second or two and the cyclist would have found himself in difficulties and crave danger, He was evidently trying to lower a record, and narrowly escaped lowering his own. Our informant thinks that local bodies will have to adopt stringent measures to compel tho observance of their bylaws.

The St. Paul's Harrier Club held their weekly nm last Thursday alternoon from the residence of Mr A. Eraser, Trent street. Starting from Trent street, tlie linrcs led a trail up Sumplev's Gully, and round tlie hills as lar as Ardgownn Church. Then lollowinjr tlie creek [or about ut mile, they took to the road as fur as tho reserve, passing through which they mailo for their host's, just managing to escape the, hounds by a few minutes. The Club were then entertained by their host, who provided a very welcome tea, after which they passed away an hour or two with singing and names, etc. Mr Buist, on behalf of tho class,, thanked Miss and Mr Eraser for their kindness shown to the lads, and Mr Eraser in a few well chosen words suitably responded, The run proved to be one of the most enjoyable of the season, The Club then adjourned to their lmll, where they were put through n scries of athletic exercises,

A meeting ol the committee appointed to arrange for the presentation of a testimonial to Mr ,J no. Manchester (says our Wnimnte correspondent) was held in the Jiorough Council if all On the 22nd inst,, nt which were present : Mr N. Francis (Mayor), Itev. t l '. Aubrey, Messrs Hamilton, Twomey, Inkstcr, Moore, Jno, Smith, Miller, and G, Dash, Apologies for absence wore received from Mesdames Studliolnic and Gibson, Revs, M. Gibson and A, S, Morrison, Messrs 11. C. nnd P. Studholme nnd W, Coltumn, The chniimnn snicl that nt n previous meeting it hnd been decided to present an address to .Mr nnd Mrs J. Manchester, for the faithful and long continued 'public services of Mr Manchester, and in acknowledgment ol esteem for Mrs Manchester during nearly a life-long residence nt Wnimnte. Mr Moore submitted a draft of the testimonial address, with appropriate marginal illumination prepared by him for presentation. The address was highly approved by the meeting, nnd it was resolved that the address as now approved be forwarded to Messrs Wilkie and Co., of Dnncdin, with an order for engrossing,. Resolved, that Mrs M. Studholme lie asked to present the address to Mr and Mrs Manchester, and that an album of signatures of nil the subscribers to tho testimonial fund bo obtained. A list of names of speakers to bp invited to take part at the presentation was made out and approved, It was resolved that the Rev, Father Aubrey nnd Mr 11, Mooro be asked to arrange for orchestral music, nt the presentation, which it was decided should bo held on Friday, Juno 19, in St. Augustino's llnll, the oxccutive committee to prepare a programme for the occasion, and convene a meeting previous to (lie date mentioned, nnd to call in subscriptions, etc,

This winter eider down quilts may bo obiaincd at l'enroso's at wholesale cost pricj. This is largely due to the method of purchasing them direct from tho makers and saving all intermediate profits, which bump tip tho price so much. Jlero are some of this winter's prices nt Penrose's: fi x 5. real eiderdown epulis, ventilated and reversible, 17s 9d each; 0 x 5 real eiderdown quilts, frilled and ventilated, iiicely bordered and covered with pretty'floral sateen, 23s 9d each ; G x 5 real eiderdown quilts, with roversible frills and floral mercerised sateen coverings, 27s Cd each; 72 x CO inch eiderdown quilts, with reversible frills, plain sateen borders mid beiuitifully designed floral centres, 33s each; extra largo f>iw eiderdown quilts, frilled and ventilated and covered with super quality plain and lloral sateens, 'lss 'each; 0 x 5 frilled eiderdown quilts, with original striped design centres and plain colored borders, 578 fid each ; 6x5" M'Linlook's " eiderdown quills, ventilated and • daintily covered with floral •sateen, 70s cach.-FENIiOSJyS Drapery Establishment.