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North Otago Times, Volume CIII, Issue 13656, 25 August 1916, Page 2

A; transport with a. recent draft of reinfovp.eniehts:pn board put into Wellington. yestevday morning (says a Press 'AsspciatJjDii message) -on account |of . overheated -bearings/in the engine-room. The vessel will sail again as soon as re-paitsliive-been; effected, The health pf'the men on'botird is good. A-three-roomed.cottage at Kakanui Norfhj- owned and occupied ■• by Mr Ja's; McCarron, was by fire on Wednesday afternoon. Mr McCarron left '-his house in the afternoon, and .everything, then seemed safe, but when thefire was discovered nothing could'be : dpne to check the flames, Mr McCarron. had ; £clO insurance on the building, but h'ia loss also includes £lB, which he left in l the house. < . ; The Oamaru Harbour Board has com-menced-the. work of widening, the road-. way leading to 'the Sumpter Wharf. The space between the railway line and the protective railing: ha 3 long been con-' sidered'too narrow-to be safe for pedestrians, and it is intended to add several ■ feet to the width of the road. The. ' stone' for the work is being taken from the Board's quarries, and the work will not be an expensive undertaking. An elderly, man. named 1 Andrew . Knox, who had been. residing at the Ayrshire boanlinghonse up till Tuesday ■ of last,'week, disappeared on that day without intimating his intentions .to , anyone, Mr .Knox was well-known in , tlie back country, of ■the districts ■of | North Otago,where he had worked for' \ ninny years, .and. there is a possibility ' that he may have gone to see a friend, but the fact of his leaving without giving air indication of such an intention \ has caused anxiety amongst his friends. . Mr Walter Gibb, Treasurer of the Local Comitfittee. for. Dr Baruardo's ■Homes, desires to acknowledge with thanks the following donations to that institution:—-Miss. G. -Hall ss, .Mrs Pv Marshall' 10s, Miss Eva Marshall 10s;''O, • ss, A Friend 10s, Mrs W. H. Cottrell £l, Mrs H.. Edwards £l, Mr A. T. Pinch £l, Mr B. Billing.£2, .Messrs John. Bulleid and Co.'s shop girls £l, a few half-crowns 15s, Mrs T, Forrester £l3s Gd, two sisters £2, This, with £9 3s lid previously acknowledged, makes a. total! ofi £2l '2s sd, which amount will be forwarded to London by the next mail.

It is stated'on reliable-authority.'that the luncheon to be. tendered to the local ' quota for-the.. Twenty-first. Reinforcements will be provided by the meat exporters of the district. ' ■..'■•' Speaking yesterday at the luncheon , tendered to the men of the local quota of the Twentieth Reinforcements Mr Harding Grenfell who presided, said that since the commencement of the war 2193 men from the local area had been passed as medically lit,,and the number, going forward in' yesterday's draft brought the total up'to 2270.' Yesterday afternoon during the interval between the luncheon to the- men going forward into camp and the time for the roll call, the members Of the ; Tenth Regiment Band, who had- been, present by invitation at the Jnnclieon, enlivened the waiting moments by playing a number of selections on the roadway in front of the Brill Hall. ," ■ ' Eleven sections on the Benmore Estate, which'have been reserved, will be open for selection by discharged soldiers at the Crown Lands Office, Dunedin, on Monday, 11th September. The areas of ' the sections range from. 443 acres.to ,- 2530? a cres, and the T half-yearly ■ rental : from-. £ls to- £3O 13/9.'; Sale pians', and specifications may 'be.'ob'taine'd frorii the . District Jjiinds.Office,"Dunedin.' : ■- :- Tlie euchre • tournament • which ■• was organised by I .' the focal',Friendly-'Sbcie-.' ties jon' behalf of, the-funds iof 'the. Red ; ' Cross • Society'■ was; brought'; to i' a -•' con-. chVsion'last night by. tlie' mateh'.betweeiithe Society 'andth'e;:J\§nches•te'rUnity Lodge, whenthe former won - 34.games to 17 won by. the Marichesters. Hibernians are thus'the winners of'thetouniamentj having lost'o'iily oncmatch, the; Forresters being a 'close • second, ■ having secured tlie margin of'points in'. all but two matches. • ' The Dominion Meteorologist (Mr D.' C-Bates) last .night telegraphed; the following weather summary-andi fore-' cast; "Atmospheric pressure '.hiis? ¥• • : creased: everywhere, and'west tc southwesterly winds strong to gale have .predominated but. with decreasing force. To-day cool and changeable; weather has been reported, with- showers, ,especi- ■ ally on the West Coast arid' southern dis-' triets. The storm has/departed' cast-' ' ward.and heavy seas lwve'been.reported • on the east coast; to-day.;, Present^.indications are'for moderate-to'strong-southerly winds,'with.cool.and fair to cloudy' weather.; The barometer has a rising tendency." ! • . .■'. ."• 'The Hon, : J.-A; Hanan,;Minister of Education, ,stated' yesterday (say's ; ' a ; Wellington-, Press ■ Association message) ■ that the medical inspection-. of> school' children wiis bringing -to light. a num- . her.' of pitiable.cases of' feeble-minded children for whom better provision than at. present'exists, is required.,?. In one district lately inspected, a' family' of. twelve children 'was'found,, all.'of'whom' were more.'or less feeble-minded,. The matter ought'to be 'dealt-with,in. : a comprehensive manner; but first it? was necessary, to 'ascertain how many: such eases there;were in the Dominion requiring special treatment in institutions, The matter was now receiving'consideration,. There was a large attendance from Ngapara, - Dulitrpon v and surrounding districts at;.the Tokarahi Hall on.22nd iust,, when a social'was held as a farewell to Messrs, Robertson, Grant-and Johnson, says our correspondent, Mr Hore, chairman of-,the..Tokarahi■ Patri-. otic Committee briefly addressed: the audience explaining the object; of the social, .Mr Dasler also, spoke,, and Mr Murray made the presentations, which consisted of a safety razor to each soldier. Apologies were read from Messrs Johnson and Byley (Livingstone). "Mia Carnegie ..supplied '-the. dance music (piano) assisted by Misses McCone and Robertson, Mr Wilson acted as M,C. I and- the ladies of the ."district.' supplied the refreshments, -The phenomenally heavy sea running all' day yesterday, was : the ■■ subject of very, general interest. It is many months since such a sight has been seen, here and. many people a; special visit to the sea front to watch the billowing billows breaking on. the ..banks of-the borough's eastern border. l . ■■ The. waves, which followed each 1 - other in quick succession, rose to considerable height?. At. times the breakwater was entirely submerged from end to end Whiter from the vicinity of the- gas works to, the northward the breakers bwt. with particular ferocity upon the lagged foreshore, in many places when the tide was ..at the;full, coining right •oyer.the top of the bank. The toll-that •the sea has taken from the land to the north of the site of the'.woollen factory during recent years.has been considerable, and., doubtless the; secret cruelty of the main made further ine'ursive' inroads in that vicinity yesterday, • The popularity? and esteem in which Mr C. A. Sutton, auctioneer :of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, is held was evidenced in 'a cordial manner, last night, when a largenumber ' of' friends gathered at the Northern Hotel to entertain him prior to'his departure to take up farming pursuits in? Southland. Mr W.. Gardiner, presided, and : after the loyal' toast had been honoured, presented Mr Sutton with a handsome ''silver,tea and coffee service on behalf of the'stockmen, auctioneers, and his friends in, North Ofago. Messrs T. McQiiin and W. Sumpter ' supplemented' the remarks made by the chairman, who spoke of the sterling and gentlemanly qualities of the guest, A lengthy toast list'was honoured as follows:—"Army and Navy"' (Mr McGee-Captain Bedmbnd); .'"Agricultural Interests" (Messrs T. McQuin-G. Bruce and G. Livingstone); "Sports of North Otago" (J. Wilson-Messrs Mills, McPpnald and Gardiner); "Boys at the Front" (Mr Dixon-Captain - Redmond arid Mr Swindley). A pleasant musical programme., was contributed to by Messrs Mason, Bobertshaw,, Thompson, McLean, and Walls.