North Otago Times. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1910.

North Otago Times, 3 December 1910, Page 2

North Otago Times. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1910.

At Otepopo, as recorded by Mr Jaaie3 Fleming, the rainfall during the month; of Octoblar was .37m. on 5 days, and in November, 1:25 inch on 7 days; the heaviest fall being .61 on the 11th.

A performance of -Handel's "Messiah" ,ivill t'A given on December liGth by the Oamaru Choral Society in' aid of the' funds of the Oamaru Hospital, which, it is hoped, it will materially benefit,

The rainfall for November recorded at Trotter's Greek, Hillgrove, was 1.80 inch, which has barely enabled crops to hold their, own. Turnips and rape sown on the .flat, alter cultivating finely and rolling in, are doing well, but drill cultivation in Hi great many cases is a failure..

At the Police Court on Thursday ueforei Mr J, Cagney, J.P.,. a yo un g roan named Arthur David Laurenson who, had 'been arrested by Constable Macartney, was charged with having committed an offence against a young girl. A remand was granted to next week,

Mr A, M'DoTiald, of the Operacinescope Pictures, has on the request of the Horticultural Society Kindlyi .consented to forego his claim to tho Drill iHall on Wednesday evening next, so that the erection of the staging for the summer show may be carried out. An adjourned sitting of the Livingstone Warden's Court was 'held at Oamaru on Thursday, when the following apPlicatiop3 were granted : Thos, Opflper, W. R. and B. J. Barnes, application for tail race; Chas. E. Adams and D. L, Weir, applications for tail race and application for license for extended al- ■ luviftl claim. At a meeting 1 of the OtagoQeneral Laborers' Union, it was decided that any employer who engaged non Union labor when there were names of Unionists registered on the employment book,, should be prosecuted, It was contended that to em' ploy n-yn-unlonists 'and permit them to join the Union afterwards was giving presence to non-unionists. Mes3rs Bruce, Christie and Co will offer for sale at their rooms' at 2' p.m. to-day that valuable suburban property in Derwent street containing about five acres and a number of improvements.' The property occupies a capital position, affording an.

uniuterrupted view of the surroundings, while it Is within convenient reach of the town. Very easy terms can be arranged.

Mr A. M'Donald has a fine programme for submission at the Drill Hall this evening/ Ag; we said in yesterday's issue' the] principal films will lie the New Zealand Oup of 1910 and the revolution in Portugal. Besides thesei there will be a long array of other pictures. It is intimated that at 'half time halfprice will be charged, and the Gup I race will be shown after the interval. ~ ■

Large baskets'of fish are being ol)-. tained from the Waitaki, & Waimate fisherman : having, made , a large catch on Wednesday last. Mr H. Sinclair secured twelve fishbone fine fish weighing 14tbs. There have been a. number of good baskets obtained at this river within the past ' few days. In the upper parts of. the River better results, have been obtained even than near the mouth.

•It hm not yet .been definitely decided when the local refrigeratin; works will commence operations, 'but it will probably to in about. , fl . fortnight's time. A few drafts of lambs have bean- already sent to Canterbury for freezing and export, but lambs generally are comingi on very slowly and irregularly, and operations are not likely to be on a large scale until rape becomes available for -fattening purposes.

Mr M'Donald will, in conjunction with Ma;or Perry, show on Sunday evening at 8.20 p.m. "The Way of the Cross" (1500 ft), "The Fall of Baibylon" (1700 ft)', and "The Life of Joseph" (1200 ft), together with sacred music 'by. a full orchestra and solos and duets try the concert company. The picture of "The Life of Christ", will 'he held over till the following Sunday. The clergy and others were present at the Hall last evening, when the pictures were run through, and were much admired.

Tbe monthly meeting of the Council of the Waitaki Acclimatisation Society wag held last night there being present Messrs Glen (president), Swlnard, M'Phail, Sumpteiv Parr, Duncan and Mackintosh, The minutes, were read and confirmed. Mr Rudduck reported) | th , at\ there arc now 126' birds in the pens, GC of these being young -birfo. Mr ,L. F.. Ayso'm, Jnspector of" Fisheries, thanked the Council ior its expressions of sympathy on the death of his wife, The Otago Acclimatisation Society expressed satiiA'action with the decision of the Waitaki Society to ask for the postponement of the deer shooting season to the 10th of April. iAccounts amounting to £l2 0s Id were passedj for payment. Messrs': Glen and Majckiintosh were appointed the grounds committee for the month. A quantity of other .business, was transacted, and the meeting terminated; in Zealand. Times), the parties to the affair teingi two well-knownC- racir,o men -and the sum at stake is £2OOO. The conditions of the bet are that a Wellington owner selects a pedestrian totfeat a talon the road to Auckland and back to Wellington in February next, The horse may be

ridden by the lightest weight available, and may g0 a t any pace, while the man will not be. restricted .to walking. it ( | s understood thatjthe horse selected will orcb'»} s ly. be a •'••musterer," while the man selected to defend the other side of the bet may be. ft well-known cham-Pion-At least, the backer hopes to secure the services j fsuch a man. Both rider and pedestrian will be allowed the services of a taa n op a motor cycle, to convey information as tjo -the position of their opponents. ' Experience tl similar contests is said to favor the pedestrian, as it has tpen 'found that horses "craqk up" o n. the roads'under the conditions.

Mr Punch's on the subject of matrimony, uttered to the world at large, is apparently not 'being hearkened. to in the teaching profession, to judge from some remarks which, 1 were heard at the meeting of the Wellington Education Board on Tuesday (says The Dominion). The Board had just accepted the resignations of certain I teachers who had decided to taste the.'joys and sorrows of matrimony. , Mr A. H, Vila rose with some coni cern, and suggested that the Board had better look to its interests in this matter. It was a serious thing to have teachers coming into the service fop a year or so and then leavipg to get married, "You | can't stgp them," said the Chairman. "I am given to understand,", continued Mr Vile, "that quite a number of the girl students at the training College are wearing engagement rings." •'•.'There's no remedythey will do it," was all the comfort vouchsafed to Mr Vile. Mr Hoggl said thati they shouldn't get so many pretty girls into the service, and added, with some levity, that the Board might consider the question of giving wedding presents to thejiappy couples. Whereat every body smiled indulgently.

Hayward's Pictures drew a large audience to the Opera House last night, when the programme submitted was one of the finest. A "feature of these entertainments is the fact that the machine is.practically silent, and this, combined with an operator, who knows his business, is a strong recommendation from a spectator's standpoint, Of the pic-

tiires themselves, one can only Bpeat of them in terms of the.highest praise, combining ac they.did the •omotional, dramatic, scenic, and laughable sides.. "Pearl Fishing in Australia l ' .gave ons. a splendid in

fijlit into this industry; .while - A Child's Faith" was particularly touch ng to witness, In the dramatic line "The Adopted Daughter" and "The Long Trail," were followed with fcejn interest. "Sydney Barhor" was finely portrayed, describing all the beauties of this worldfamed liarfcior, and was a magnificent masterpiece of animated art. " Pathe's Animated 'Gazette V was extremely interesting,', and included military manoeuvres, with the aerial scouts locating the enemy, Paris fashions, the arrival of the Megantic at Liverpool with Orippcn and Lc Neve on hoard, an assault at arras by Jack Tars in aid of charity, celebrations in honor of tiro Em-

peror Francis Joseph's 80tb birthday, yachting at Lowestoft, the arrival of the iQucenrs Own Ritlcs (Canada') at Liverpool,, and the opening of the football season at Woolwich, several incidents in the games between Woolwich Arsenal and Manchester United in the First Division of tiie English League. '-'The Marriage of Muggins, V.0.," was an exciting episode relating to the Boer War, the exploits of her hero being received with rapturous applause. The comics, "Tontolini Bets," "Tilly Goes Boating," and ''Getting Rid of Uncle," were Provocative of much merriment. Mr A. ■ Kin?, was encored for his rendering of an illustrated song. The picture title competition! was announced to have been won by Mr N. Gibbs, who receives a phonograph. Last night's programme wilt he' repeated to-night, and the usual matinee will be held at 2.30 to-day.