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North Otago Times, Volume C, Issue 13147, 31 August 1914, Page 4

Tory ail covered herself' with' glory. A gift of 15 sacks of oats for the forage of the Expeditionary Force has boon made bv Mr Robert Macaulay, Kalian iu, and has been forwarded to the Defence Department at Dunedin, Two Timaru residents received word on Thursday of their success .in a Tattersall's sweep by which they will receive.' £SOOO—£SSOO each..'Another Timaru resident canio into £SO 011 Thursday in Die same way. : v ' The Lady Liverpool Comniitteo appeals, to overy'woman in the district, to knit a pair of woollen cuffs and leave them at the Town Hall. at.the earliest' possible iiii.omeut, as a large nunibcr are urgently needed. The directions for milking 1 them are as, fol lo wsTh roe-ply wheeling; 48 stitches; 2 purl, 2 plain,' six inches long; size .12 knitting noodles, ''< ' ■ "It is reported by the Now.Zeaiand Herald'that an important, sale of'&own. lands timber ..has jiist,been -effected through tlio Lands Oilicohr Auckland; The Kauri Timber Company- is 1 tiro purchaser,'.and the price paid is £21,280,' The timber, purchased consists of .9,100,000 feet of mi.ved timber in tho Omabuta Statq Porgst, near Hok'anga..

lllis r Excellency the Governor (the Li\;ei pool), has accepted the po silion of pation of the New-'Zealand rooi'ljall Association,' The issue of monoy order? foi Ger many and Au.slria-llnncjnly lias boen suspended, ' likewise, tlie pavmeut .of mouov oidms issued in those counlnes and pavablp in New Zealand. , On Tlnusdny in llilf SupiPino Comf in Diuicdiii (in Chambers); before lus Honour Mr Justice Sun)-probate of the respective wills, of the ITon./lV Y. Puncan niul the late Mr Charles McPlioison, and'letters of ndmiiiistration.in the ostate of the late Mr 11, G, Hannah, were granted on the application of Messrs Up, Giau mid Giave, It is an old calculation that in a war a ton of lead and £IOOO, altogether are ''required to kill a man. : In'the FrancoGerman war the cost of slaughter was even greater than this; find as in the Boer war tlie 'expenditure was £22.3,000,000, and the estimated loss on both sides war 2ii,000 lives, a. grim, though very easy, sum is set; for those who find interest in the horrors of war.

At tlie annual meeting hf the Taranaki Producers' Freezing Works Company on Saturday an address was given by Mr D. Ciiddie, Dairy Commissioner, urging the adoption of a system of cool storage of cheese before export, the Commissioner pointing out that this would enable cheese ..arriving on the Home market in better condition, and with less shrinkage. The meeting unanimously carried a resolution accordingly,

' The public gardens were made, more than usually attractive yesterday afternoon by the fact that that the Tenth ■Regimental Band were announced to give a number of selections for the purpose of augmenting the patriotic funds, and a very large number of people enjoyed the pleasant walks and leafy shades of the'■domain, The Band, under Sergt-Major Dale, rendered a capital programme' of music to the evident enjoyment of the crowd, and as a resoul of the al fresco concert the satisfactrov sum of £9 10s will be added to the fund, --

Matters more or less remotely connected with the war were raised at the Land Board on Thursday, when it was resolved to grant exemption .of residence in l.lie ease of certain holders who had volunteered for active service, A communication was received from the Under-Secretary for . Lands, advising that in view of specially encouraging product/nil of wheat mid other food supplies dnlnig the coming winter, Crown tenants are to lm released from restrictions regarding cropping of their holdings Tor a period ol' twelve months. The Board approved.—Wellington Post,

The Coronation Hall nt Mnernlu was packed on l'Ylday evening on tlio occasion of a patriotic meeting, Mr W. Nicholson, Mayor of' Hampden, presiding over an attendance of abolt. two dundrod people. ' Inspiriting addresses were delivered by the. Chairman, His Worship the Mayor of Oamaru, Bev. Nichol (Hampden), and Rev. Clark (Enlield), and Mr, W. S. D. Trotter. The proceedings were of a very enthusiastic nature and were much enlivened by songs rendered by Mrs Pavies, '-Miss' Watt, Mr A. (J, .'Robertson and Mr Tipa,' whose martial ditties were vociferously received. Misses Ivwln and Watt and Mr Robertson acted as accompanists. During the, evening a lamb (presented by Mr Cuming) and an eight-day clock (from Mr ITislop) were auctioned, and a collection was made, the total amount realised being £2l lis, :A strong committee was formed to canvass the district, tnd cheers concluded a successful meeting, which was followed by a dance' after a dainty supper had been partaken of,