The Oamaru Mail. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1912.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXVII, Issue 11811, 21 December 1912, Page 4

The Oamaru Mail. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1912.

At the distribution of prizes at the Waimate District High School a prize was"awarded to Nellie Hume, who (tlie Chairman -Stated) - had attended school for eleven years without being absent.

In connection, with the summoning of Territorials to answer charges of failure' to attend parade, the Magistrate'(Mr T. Hutchison) wishes it to be' clearly understood that he will not in'fii'tiire accept such excuses as detention at ;a cricket or tennis - match'. ' r 'Jhe'.Tehiency ; '.previously' shown in this respect was intended to meet die wishes of • the.. Territorial'officers, who ditfruof pi-ess for penalties, but merely" desired" to ' impress on the young men that.'tliey'-.riiusfi' Attend their drills. .. ; ' : :-.T'iie r aceeptaiices. for,the'North Otago Jockey; Chrb's'summer meeting appear in),angtlier cplumii, and must -life .considered- satisfactory.' The number of acceptors totals _,W2 "for the, eight events ■■ on" the opening-"day. The entries" for tlie Maiden -Plate" and Trial Stakes, which' closed yesterday, result 2 - ed in' 52 being nominated, which, brings the total nomination,'up to 311 for the meeting: - . ' A- Press Association telegram states that the : chief stipendiary steward (Mr Jno. M'Mabpn) appointed by the EacV. ing Conference/is to take up. his headquarters at Paimerstqn North: '. ."- The Totara School picnic was held at Totdra 'House'.'"'grounds-/.-'yesterday; There wa's'a very good 'attendance, and notwithstanding an .occasional shower a very enjpyable'.. time' was' spent. Mr and MrsvMacphersori and all-the members of the family did their utmost for and pleasure of, the picnickers. At a -suitable ; interval, the pl-izes :pf were-distributed,, ac- ■ icjo'rdilng tjo..-' t\h-e. : list' - silWiady..;publispd- .. ih ' She'- Mail. 7 Mr 'Pen-y,-Chadrman of. "Committee;,, presided at this:'fntictibii: 'iyA. good:': programme J of sports was earned but, and as the prizes 1 a"iva'rded,on:a generous scale, neartyr!eyery one-was;satisfied>;\ The proceedings terminated : with. cheers:ior Mr and Mrs .Macphersori, . .the?;donors,.: of .the prizes, and the had carried out so successfully all .thei items of the programme. Messrs Briscoe, Simms, .Dunn, M.acpherson, ,and Rogers bore the brunt pf: the. labor.';.', in connection with the' North; Otago Jockey Club's summer meeting,-which takes place on Thursday and Friday, January 2nd and : 3rd, the following train arrangements have been riiade :- The afternoon train tolTimaru will leave Oamaru at G p.m., the Ivurow train' at 6.25 p.m. (both - these train's will stop opposite the racecourse for the convenience of passengers); the Ngapaia and jTokarahi trains will.leave at 0.30 p.m., the Palmerston . train will leave at 5.. R io p.m. On January 2nd, the 9.20 p.m. (usually a goods train) will run as a mixed train : -while on January 3rd tho same train will have a passenger car attached. On January 2nd a fast special train will leave Dunedin for Oamaru at 7.30 a'.m.. returning from Oamaru at 7 p.m. This will thus enable those who como from a distance to" witness the whole of the racing: and return homo without delay. Mr B. B. Welsh, with his two daughters, is at present on a holiday visit to. Oamaru for the" purpose of seeing old

places and old "faces. Mr Welsh' notes ■that : there have not" been many changes during an absence of nine years. He wag-at one time stationed at Oamani as a-member of the; police force and is now assistant;court bailiff at Auckland. '- The clause iu Mr Massey's Land Bill whereby a-number of farmers can combine tasking to buy out -a small'estate for' subdivision, the owner 'being willing;to sell, is being brought; into operation in; the Oamaru district. VNeKotiatioiis.are almost com-pleted-to buy up a considerable area, of land near".Oamaru and subdivide .it into farms pi from 25 to 75 acres. The property is -5-} miles from the town and 'IJ ; ilile-from a. creamery, school and office,-, and should prove to be most suitable- -for small-farming. The ■ deal will be completed in a day or two. The :10th Regiment. Band, by permission of the commanding officer, will render the following programme jii the ■Gardens to-morrow, .afternoon (weather :—March, "4th ■ : (J: A. Greenwood); selection, "Mozart (arr H. Round); chorus, "Worthy is Uhe r 'Lanib,". and "Amen" (Handel): "Memories of Bellini" .(J. A. Greenwood); euphonium solo, "There is .a Green Hill" (Gounod): march, "Umpire." (JV A. - Greenwood); . "God Save 'rclie^'King."

The management announce that the up-to-date tearooms erected over Messrs J Bulleid and Co.'s premises are iiow-completed and will be opened on .Tuesday: 24th inst.

■The Vicar will! officiate at S.. Lukes to-morrow. There will be holy communion .av 8, "matins at .11, children s prize-giving service at 2.40, and Olmstmas carol and song service at 6.30, when carols, solos and anthems will be sung. 'Rev £>'." Jamieson will be at Weston at 11 30, Enfield at 3, and Totara at t; and Mr L. C. Haines at JNTewborough at 6:30. There will be celebrations at b. Luke's oh Christmas Day at 7.15, 8. and 11 a-jinj, with choral matins at the latter service.

The Inspector of. the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ax Oliri-stchureh is at present mvestigat■in." "what -appears .to bo a- bad! case ot cruelty to cattle.. A week ago there arrived in Christchurch a. consignment of 400 cattle railed from' Southland, and it was found that 14. had died) on'-"the way. It is alleged that this state of 'affairs, was due to. an inordinate delay of 23 hours experienced on ■the'-- journey, and yery hot weather which prevailed while the cattle, were in transit.

'- A .gentleman qualified to speak with some degree of authority on the matter, told a Southland News reporter that there were abundant evidences or a great shortage of wheat in New Zealand this year. He was forcibly struck with the small quantities being handled on the "rnihvavs, and gave it as his opinion That millers were stocking very heavily against the poor prospects of next season's supply. The Canterbury crops were "a very thin and weather-batten-ed lot. and their productions would tall way behind the usual. I here was everv indication that flour would go up !o"a very advanced "figure before many months had passed. "The enlarged Christmas number of "The Storyteller," is interesting. Thomas Hardv heads the list of authors.- E. Phillips Oppenheini commences a new series of stories.. Owen -Oliver, Tom Gallon, Captain Shaw, Sax Kohmer, Barrv Pain, May Edgmton,aiid other favorites also contribute.; and W. Le Qucx writes a long complete novel. The enlarged number is sold for ninepence.

Commencing on Ist January, . 1913, week-end cable messages may be exchanged between the United Kingdom and New Zea land. The .telegrams inu st -be- written in plain language, and are subject to the same regulations as ars applicable to deferred telegrams. Senders desirous of not incurring the land transmission of one half-penny per word niav post their telegrams, to the cable station at Auckland or \\akapuaka. Postage must be prepaid and letters containing such telegrams must reach' the cable station not later than 8 p.m. on a Saturday. Week-end" telegrams are accepted subject to despatch at convenience of cable authorities between midnight of Saturday and Monday morning. Delivery of week-end tel'e"T'ams will be by posting from the terminal cable station by night mail on Mondavs, unless sender has paid inland telegram rate, in which case telegrams must be telegranlied to office of destination, and delivery made from there on Mondays at' the hour fixed for outgoing general nigit mails. The -inland rate in the United Kingdom is one halfpenny per word; The cable charge for week-nd telegrams is ninepence per word ,subieet; to a minimum charge of 'eighteen- shillings. The New Zealand rate is one half-penny per word.

'•" £40,000 worth of Triumph Motor Cydes are now sold annually in New Zealand.: The "Trusty" -Triumph is the peerless, the incomparable, Itlie best Motor Cycle ever made. AV. Stuart Wilson and Co., Bond street, Dunedin. .. ' ~ „ Tired and worn-out after your tnpr Take a dose of Stearns' Wine of Cod Liver Extract —relieves all fatigue; imparts a feeling of freshness and energy. 81.

•V local firm of bread-makejs-s Messrs Hepburn Bros:, of Tyne streethave recognised the advantages of bemg up-to-date in their process of manufacture/and' so far as is possible by the aid of machinery make bread by a system that should satify the most exacthygienist. The latest addition to their well-equipped bakery is a Thomson patent'divider, which supersedes the old method of weighing. This machine automatically - measures and cuts the dough after it has left the kneader, and delivers it on a table in correct-lv-weighted loaves ready for teo« After being thoroughly sifted the ilour is kneaded in an automatic kneader. from wliiclr it passes to the patent divider and is del.vered fn loaves at a possible rate of 2000 per hour. Messrs Hepburn Bros, are, it is -stated, amongst the first (n the Dominion to instal the Thomson patent £ivider. The latest and best idea for eoiluig wire—either plain or barbed—is an mVefitm? by Mr C. Graham, Ngapara SimSle and strong, it .is wonderfully Site. Most effective brake apSct Write Graham, Ngapara, for further particulars. OLU ■ Messrs Baldwin and lUyward, whose -local representative, is Mr Ji- A H*- 1 ' Thames P street) reports that amongst the many applications-for patents that thev have recently filed are.—V" . l - King, Carterton, fire, screen ; J. Bvnnie, Fail-Tie, fencing standard withdrawing; A Bencher, Christcuureh, money-box; w T \ynsley, Marton, razor strop; "C.A. Bicknell/GreytoAVJi, milk releaser. Two Guineas for. four lines of poetry! Read Tonking's Emulsion intimation every amongst news items- ... ■'■'-'-. -■ ■