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Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXIX, Issue 10778, 29 May 1911, Page 3

We are glad to learn that the Postal Department are maHng inquiries into the grievance which was the subject of correspondence from the Km Ora settlers recently published by us,.and that tiie? are disposed to do their utmost, o contribute to. the convenience of the complainants in reference to the local mail service. A- wedding was solemnised at All Saint's, ClevSdon, on Wednesday under somewhat unusual and trjmgcir cumstances to the °ride. . Ethel Wallis was splitting some kindling wood on Tuesday afternoon and was struck in the eve by a splinter. The injury was serioTand it was found necessary to convey the sufferer to the hospital at S Ab everything had been arranged for the ceremony tie Mowing day re w^s-decided to allow Miss Wall* to return to Clevedon for her wedding, and at the conclusion of the ceremony she was immediately taken back to the hospital. Some nine days must, elapse before the extent of her injuries is known. . The Foresters will start their card matches to-morrow night, when they will engage the railway employees ma Smbtald cribbage and euchre match in thp railway social hall, near the vator £f 7.45 sharp.' The following will play :-Burns, Browne, Bennett, Duncan, Dumbleton, Emmett, Farr, [ Glass, Halpin, Jardme, Garrard V), 1 HarVev, Mitchell, Kay, M'Kenzie, M'Culioch, Nimmo, Orr,. Patterson, Palmer, Rusbatch (3) King, Smith, Tulloch, Turvey, Wray (2). y An Order-in-Council just gazetted authorises "co-operation for the accumulation of small savings and for ob- \ taining temporary advances on eas.y 'terms'* as a purpose to which the I provisions of the Friendly Societies Act 1909 ought to be extended, in order that societies established for this purpose may be enabled to register as specially authorised societies under the said Act.

At Waimate on Friday night a fourrcomed house, the property of Mrs K. Kflgour, was Burned, The alarm was promptly responded to by the Brigade and the fire was speedily mastered, but not before the building, which was a very old one, was gutted. The house was -unoccupied, and there was no insurance. The origin is a mystery.

The Labor Department states that in reference to the observance of tho Sovereign's Birthday as a holiday, there appears to he some misapprehension on the part of many persons to the effect that under the Public Holidays Act of last year the Sovereign's • Birthday, which falls on Saturday, June 3, must be observed-on the following Monday. Although there . was some proposal afoot to "Mondayise" many of the public' holidays, the Public Holidays Act, 1910, did'not carry this proposal into effect as regards the Sovereign's ' Birthday. Under this Act,, it is only when the Sovereign's Bir.thday falls on a Sunday that it shall be deemed to be on the succeeding Monday. The only holidays that are actually "Mondayised" are Labor Day, which is moved from the second Wedr nesday in October to the fourth Monday in October, and Dominion Day, which is now to be held on the fourth Moilday in September. On Saturday afternoon Miss F. Blyth, who had occupied a position on the Oamaru Mail staff for about three years, was presented with a pretty gold bangle by her fellow-employees, on the occasion of her leaving the Mail employ to take up a position on the staff of the North Otago Farmers' Co-operative Ai-* sociation. Mis,s Blyth, by courtesy and kindliness of disposition, rendered herself generally popular, and she carries with hof to her new sphere the bow wishes of all.

"He was driving quite close to the corner," said a witness in Court this morning, "and the cyclists didn't see him till they were close up. I quite expected to see a conclusion!" The smile in Court was almost audible.

A very important laud transaction has just been completed by the North Otago Farmers' Co-operative Association, Ltd. in conjunction with Messrs Craddock, M'Crostie and Co., on account of Mr F. C. Watson, of Windsor, whose highly improved farm of 560 acres,, known as "Tiverton," they sold to Mr Malcolm M'Nally, of Burnham. The same firms have sold to Mr F. C. Watson, on account of Mr M'Nally,. Burnham, his compact farm of 920 acres, known as "Claverton." The figures in each instance were very satis-, factory.

The English mail which was despatched from Oamaru on April 20th, via Suen, arrived in London on 2Gth inst.

A requisition is being signed asking-' Mr J. A. Maepherson, ex-M.P. for Mount Ida, to contest the Waitaki seat against Sir William Steward. Should the Waitaki electorate be cut out under the new electoral provisions, Mr Macpherson will be asked to contest the Oamaru seat. He will be a certain starter for Waitaki if that seat is available, says the Press. A wellknown gentleman, giving his opinion on the redistribution of seats, says that, the conditions obtaining will be very similar to those at the last census as far as the South Island is concerned. The South Island will lose two seats again, and the loss will take place, about the same points as" formerly, near Christchurch, in Canterbury, and near_ Tuapeka, in Otago. It is more than probable that Kaiapoi or Selwyn will go out in Canterbury and Tuapeka in Otago.

A Dominion No-License Convention is to be held at Wellington on June 13th. Representatives will attend from all parts of New Zealand, and important suggestions in connection with temperance reform are to be discussed. The demand for the bare majority issue at the licensing polls, wires the- Press' Wellington correspondent, is likely to be unanimously agreed to. The Waihao branch of ,the Mothers'. Union held its annual meeting in the church at Waihao Downs on Thursday. The annual report and balance-sheet" o;ave evidence of satisfactory progress. The report showed that addresses had been given by the Rev. C. C. Oldham, Dr Pitts, Sister Edith (Christchurch), Mrs Broker (Timaru), and Miss M'Carthv. The following were elected olficcrs: President, Mrs C. J. Hurst; vice-president, Mrs Falloon; secretary and treasurer, Mrs R. 13. Hurst and the committee, representing various portions of tlio • district, as follows:—Waihao Downs, Mesdames Borrie, Oldham, Harrison, Richards, and Briggs; \Woiihaorunga, Mesdames Lane and J. C. Hurst; Serpentine, Mrs Cromie; Morven, Mesdames Hart, Arnott, Aneell, and Wrathall; Kapua, Mesdames Beard and Jones; Waikakahi, Mrs Shepherd. jAn address on "The Ideals of the ! Mothers' Union" was given by the Rev. C. C. Oldham. It was decided to hold four meetings at Morven during the year, because of the big increase in membership at the end of the district. The Union Company's steamer Tofua, which arrived at Sydney last week from Auckland, via the South Sea Islands, sighted, on 3rd May, the big volcano, on Savaii, which was found to have broken out afresh. The mountain was almost continually in eruption, the officers stating that they never saw it to better effect. Great- volumes of smoke pouring skyward greeted the steamer s approach to Savaii long before the mountain itself was visible. As the Tofua passed a few miles off ah enormous stream of lava could be discerned pouring down the mountain into the sea.

Our readers, will be glad to learn that his Worship the Mayor, Dr M'Adam, who has been confined to his room for about a week is considerably improved in health, and hopes to be about again in a few days.

Three passengers by the Drayton Grange and one of the crew were prevented from landing by the Customs officials when the vessel arrived at Wellington on Saturday morning from Liverpool. They were unable to pass the language test. One of their number is in a peculiar and particularly unfortunate position. He is a, Jew, and can speak broken English, but is unable to read or write in any language (so far as the statute is concerned), although he can do both in Hebrew. Hebrew, however, is a "dead" language which the Act does not take cognisance of The man has brought his wife and family, all of whom passed the test without difficulty. As regards the other two passengers detained on board one is of Jewish extraction. He can neither read nor write in any language The third man is a Pole, who is not even it is stated, sufficiently conversant with the English tongue to give any indication - as to what his name is. So at Liverpool he was entered on _the ship's articles simply as "John Smith. Zymole Trokeys . strengthen the voice preventing the irritation which follows a long strain ■ onl the vocal cords. They are invaluable to public speakers and singers. & Nature's Embrocation. ROOS.fi.'Eucalyptus Oil. The finest that Australia produces. There's "something-' distinctive about "BOCKE'S.