North Otago Times. PUBLISHED VERY MORNING. MONDAY, JULY 20, 1908.

North Otago Times, 20 July 1908, Page 2

North Otago Times. PUBLISHED VERY MORNING. MONDAY, JULY 20, 1908.

A ilmw set in on the Kaknnui-rail' gos on "Friday night, and as a result the snow is rapidly disappearing'.

The s.s, Wannko for Auckland, via Timnru . and Lytteltpn,, on Wednesday first. ■;.,' • .. ■

The Union Company's s.s, Corinnn lwiv:-5 for northern ' ports to-night, (■ailing at Timaru, Lyttellon, Wellington, Nelson nnd New, Plymouth.

The Union Company's, s.s. Flora leaves for Wellington, Napier, and Gisborne, via Timaru, Mi Wednesday first. f ' ~-r- . 7,. ..-. . , A correspondent of tlie,Daily Times; says that the snow storm is one 6f the ; worst experienced in Central Otngo, and that it is estimated that about 50 per cent of the sheep flocks will be lost.

The heavy rains recently experienced have had the- effect of softening' tho ground to such an extent that plantations have suffered in appearance through trees uprooting,

Mr Walter Sampler reports • having sold by public auction on Saturday at his rooms, on account of Mrs Free, her Whitstone property, to Mr I'atlon, for £H5v ,

Subscribers to tho Athenaeum aro notified that the library will be closed to-morrow for a fow days, to permit of the room being painted and overhauled. A double supply of books will be allowed subscribers to-day.

The (lrnw of the rut Union innction with tho Poultry Society took place in tho Carrying Company's' rooms on Saturday night. Mr Bobt. Clair supervised tho drawing, I the winning numbers - appearing in nil advertisement in tliie Issue, '■'".

It is said that as soon as the railway has been opened for traffic in Central Otago a largo number of Dun-' edin residents intend to proceed thither to seo' for themselves what a country covered with from four to sjx feet of snow is like. •

-.; . A'fc - the Tapanui, poultry:show,, on Saturday, Mr James Symington Avon first and the Sou Hi ; Island Associiif ion's championship with lua -pile banjam hen, second with'-blacl-red, lien, and second with black-red Cock. Mr Symingtpii- won tbo Association's, "clia'iiipionsnip lasj, yeiir lyith, tho same hen;, and-, tins jrophy his own' property.

SI. Paul's Youths' Harrier Club, instead of having;' -their usual, run-'. °n Thursday, visited the residence of Mr, Harwich, .Oaniaru - aircbt) by social invitation! Thero they engngod friendly game'of football) after which thoy wero entortained to toa by Mrs and Miss Marwlck, Several games, weic indulged in, and mußlenl items pioMdcd l» -members of tho Club Mr Bishop, in a few suitable words, thanked Mil and Miss Manvtok for then hospitality, and a veij pleasant e\emng was Inoughl to a close. It is perhaps rathei fortunate that Mcssis Mitchell and M'Kellnr did not get the lenses of their runs on Ote Imickc in time to stock them, as wo aif mfoimed that Mr„D Jardmo, who is'lessee of (he homestead block, ho* been out m the langes dnvs endcnvoiing to got lns-sheop down 'to the low country TJp\to,Sa; tuifiaj i moiulng nothing had bwjat seeh of that gentleman aiuUhifl party, but they took with them on staittofc plenty o{ provisions^'' i■> '" ft I }. *'A <A i ,i \,

*fV'ffifef» l l*linii' bxpssfon-infly'lio-"V'MJistJfptwwaca M#f##sf f* ?##»#» bbard^t : ;^?^:#^e^ns : .beon/a'good' deal of •■loss ono%jy and anither Qvor the went; stormy the ',wbatATops ;; have •have not suffered to the extent that 'was expected;■ would/ j Result. The 'PTO,"; that :.wero- bowed and'half•washcd.;put;are, already rising, sturdily, aud whatever loss was' caused on ihc ilo'oded"_portions of paddocks Twill bomoro than ■<:* recompensed > by" the i'xtra yield'cause'd' by the ground ro : , ■< ;?? lv 'M'stt .good l BoaWng, thisjatter Mateme'ht'-being'the Opinion of One of < the: dlicTe^t-agriculturists in' the dis-' i trjft. l -.•-: T -\i ■ ■„'■' ■■■■'.. • •.. ■•

A -corrcspondeni' ness is not next to godliness in Waimftt?'.as 3r:.shcnm by the,.appearance of. the^'dotipnladjoining<tjie English' Ghuwh.. ?Here» notice board is erect-eel;-intimatingV;>that rubbish (scarlet favor smitten and otherwise, I presumej'may be -deposited/ provided permission ib' obtained from tHa-Council. 'A declaration' has to be Bign«l that the' disagreeable, gatherings are m-a sufficiently overproof state of putrefaction: to stiflo.'evcn:• a microbe. Asia .Visitor; to ffaimato; I noticed that it was a nice, progressive' town, and has a very large cemetery, the last-named being the natural-corol-lary to. cleanliness not being next' to godliness."- ■

.'A; very-fast and interesting match Was • played by the" ladies'' of .Otagq .Hockey. C|ub*and tho.Momana Plub (Dunedin), on. the inew i Show Grounds on Saturday afternoon. The game, which was ovenly contested throughout,, resulted in a draw, each side scoring a goal. The first spell was slightly in .North! Oiago, Miss Falconer scoring us 'the -result of a pretty .passing rush, ■"' Ift'f the: second spell the visitors, who attacked'.strongly, btit owing to tho fine defence ■•■' of the homo backs, could not add '.to "the score. For Momana, Misses.Druinmbnd, Bennett, Russell, and Boackio 'played well, and for North.Otago, Misses Bjiin, A. Robertson,-;Blythj-, Moss, ...and.Ongley j.wero conspicuous, for/good' 1 play. Mr 11. G. Keith, of .'-Wellington,- acted as lcforec. . > '"' ",-'• : '

The following' cable has.been received by Messrs Dulgcly .-and Co. from their London 'office, dated 16th July: "The frozen meat market lias a'.'declining tendency, ,„The market for frozen mutton and lamb is qujet, and any change in prices is in .favor of bujvrs. Fro/eh beef-prices aro lower by ill to Jd per lb sinco our last tele.gram, and it is difficult to sell even', at Ilia lower price. The butter market' is steady, and'there is no change in respect of demand for unsaltcil. Prices of colonial.butter are unchanged, The Copenhagen official quotation'is three kron'ei's higher, Total imports into United Kingdom for .week ending' 11th July are 95,000 cwt, as compared with 83,000 cwt'for the same period last year. Prices of rabbit'skins in general are higher by l£d per lb.'-'.

Wc hear that the Department of Agriculture, buyers of Messrs Mitchell Bros.' (Weston) noted Clydesdale colt, Airedaje, are ..not sending tho animal to'Australia,'but to-join tho Department's stud at Montohaki, This colt rallied no ohd "of praise at tho North (Jtago A. arid P. Association's show in N<jv,eraber, .when ho won in ,tho strongest class of two-year-oids seen out for some years, whilo his win was none the less meritorious at' the Ot'ago A, and P. Society's show. Oh breeding lines he comes from tho.best.lof stock on both sides -of his- pedigree, while for- stylo .and appearance Airedale has few equals,' It is therefore a matter for, congratulation-.. among breeders that, the fine'colt is not leaving theso shores,

•A- Committee meeting of the North Ottifiro Jockey Club was held on Saturday morning, Mr A, Potter (vice-, president) /in tho chair. The following appointments for thn year were made: Secretary, Mr G. 11. Procter (re-elected); treasurer, Mr E. A. .Jdiios (re-elected); Ground Commit-teo-'Mcssrs Orbell, Muir, Christie, W, Gardiner, junr,; Programme Commit-tee-Messrs Christie, Nieolls, Orbell, and officers ex officio; Exccutivo Com-' mittqc—Mr, Nicojla, and;- officers ex oflicio : . Privileges- Committee—Messrs Muir, Meek,' and' Jones; Finance Com-mittee-Messrs Reitl, Potter, Jones, Lee,- and ihe secretary; clerk of course, Mr J. W, Freeman (re-elected); totalisator contractor,; Mr '%■ F. James; private detective, Mr' S, Kiactzer; hon. vet. Mr H. 'ft. Wallace; judgo, Mr R, 0. Duncan. The appointment of stnrter.was left to a future meoting, Tho Committee unanimously decided'"to- substitute hurdle race? for trots at the spring meeting. Three new members were elected. ~ ••■•:, - A' private letter received in Oamaru from Naseby at the end'.of last : week says that the people there arc not experiencing the magnified hardships recorded in the papers. There aro a few individual eases of hardship, but generally the Naseby community aro not living in the dread-of immediate or ultimate starvation, Ono Of the banks had to suspend for q short time on the day following the heavy fall of Biiow. When the officials reached tho bank in the morning thoy found that the front door would not open, and on investigating the cause made the discovery that tho weight of snow had pressed the roof down till the bent timbers had jammed tho door.There was nothing for it but to mount tho roof and shovel the snow off. This relieved the pressure, and tho door opened All tho availablo horses in the place wcro brought out to tramp tho snow down in the stroojs'so that pedestrians could get about. After that primitive method had served its purpose the shovel had to be used in all' directions to complete tho work.- The heavy, fall of snow brought an almost complete cessation of businoss, which still continl% 'Grand times for tho people at Penrdso'fi. ■ Evory tiling going at' top for ihb winter sale. There's velocity in' their iSalo movement. It's their annual winter Balo' that's now on. You can overlook somo events,,but there's 'no- ' overlooking. Penrose's ' winter' salo without, sad loss to yourselves. Crowds-of people pass through their store (luring'tho day,; they, have corno down' no|,for pleasure, but for profit.. A pound note spent at the winter fialo will bo:equal'to spending two pounds in ordinary shopping; most people discovered vthifi fact years ago; Penrose's" Sale' premises' heed confirmation only to strangers; Settled residents of Oamaru and.district have learned to! acccpV a t their face value-all tho published promises that; are matl ° fy? 6r }- roso's, Tlimo' are great surprises in store'for tho people at this winter sale.'.. When.wo finished, cutting'.down' the prices wo wcro surprised how, little of the original prico there.was ■ .left for the peoplo to pay for thousands of salo items.' If you like pjeasant: spr-,-prises-aiid what .woman' .docsn will find them -in Penrose a winter sale,- Plea'&.xettembol! wc, ask for .cash payments; "and that during tho salo no,goods will ibo ; sent;out on approbation;; : ..,.',.\

Forßronchial Coughs, take Woods' Great Peppermint Cure, Is 6d and 2s Mrs J. Morwick, Grey street. Shortland, Jtaw,N.Z.?«W: ' *°™ time ago when my litthJ b6y bad his hands 'severely burnt, Hnndson and Co rflcommanded me to try Chamber lainV Tarn Balm. I applied thei hm ment as soon as possible, and after a few applications the pain disappeared, and his hands healed without scars Since then I taw used Chamberlains

Tain- Balm for headache, vHoothwhe, J and rheumatism,- and ,1 find jt 'always gi)cs rollef;' r 'l anyono wanting a, good, family liniment." Por bole'by Milhgfln ' and Bond, i