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New Zealand Mail, Issue 1515, 14 March 1901, Page 56

It is intended to erect a town clock at Greytown as a memorial of the late Queen Victoria, and a subscription list has been opened l for the purpose of raising the necessary funds.

Mr Peterkin, of the Railway Department, is absent in Christchurch, taking the place of Mr Jackson, during the latter’s holiday.

In accordance with statute, the following members of the Victoria College Council retire: —Dr Chappie (Parliamentary representative), Mr J. P. Firth (graduates’ representative), Mr T. R. Fleming (teachers’ representative) and Mr G. Talbot (Education Board’s representative). The election to fill the vacancies will be held on Mondav, April Bth.

A Glenorchy correspondent of the “Otago Daily Times’' telegraphs: —“A successful ascent was made of Mount Earnslaw (9165 ft) on Saturday, 2nd inst., by Miss Smith, Miss Madge Smith and Miss Ethel Mackenzie, of Sydney, under the able guidance of Mr Harry Birley, assisted by Mr Joe Hall. The party, after cutting over 500 steps in the ice, reached the top, but were unfortunately deprived of the view by a blinding snowstorm, which compelled them to descend without loss of time. The young ladies are the first Australians to succeed in reaching the top/’

His Worship the Mayor, finding that the Banking Act provides that any holiday falling on a Sunday must be observed on the following and not on the preceding day, has decided to declare Monday, the 18th inst. (the day after St. Patrick’s Day), a public holiday. He g intimated the promoters of the Hibernian sports of this intention. The Oddfellows’ Hall, Johnsonville, . was crowded to overuowing oi the 6th, when a ‘“social” was tendered to four returned soldiers belonging to the district, viz., Privates Gestro, Willis, Better and Orr. Mr W. Cook, chairman of the Town Board, presided, and there were also present the Premier, Mr W. H. Field, M.H.R., and Mrs Field, ana Captain Hughes. On behalf of the residents of Johnsonville, the Premier presented each of the troopers with a watch. In doing so, he refuted the impression that participating *n the war would make the soldiers restleais and prevent them settling down to work again. They deserved a holiday after their experiences in South Africa, but would soon settle down again to work. Private Retter was also the recipient of a purse of sovereigns from his Wellington friends. Speeches were made by the chairman and Mr Field and an enjoyable programme of vocal and recitative items was carried out. The room was afterwards cleared for dancing.