LAWRENCE.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10018, 9 April 1894, Page 4

LAWRENCE.

(From Our Own Corresponuent.)

April 6. An injunction having been taken out against tho Waipori dredges working on the Waipori river, tho result is that all work stops after to-morrow (Saturday) evening, throwing a large number of mea out of employment, and thereby adding to tho general depression experienced in that district. Surely our present Government, which poses as tho miner's and working man's friond, could have arranged matters to prevent things coming to auch a pass as thia. Capital locked up, and labour thrown on the market, and that at a season of the year when work is scarce, doe 3 not speak very well for good One of tho largest stock sales for a long time back took place here yesterday at Jlr Thompson's yarda when he succeeded in placing most of the stock'yarded. Prices for Bheep show a decided fall, and as feed is now beginning to get scarce a further fall is expected. Cattle, however, are Btill in brisk demand, and in fact they are not in the district. New yards are being erected by Mr Arbuckle on tho Waitahuna road, the old onoi occupied by Hm being too near the middle of the town to get stock to, besides being so long erected that they required renewing or re-erecting. He has decided accordingly on rebuilding on a more convenient There is a rumour that another auctioneer is coin" to start here, either independently or in company with Mr Arbuckle, but I am not in a position to speak authoritively on the subject An addition to our legal practitioners is an. nounced in the person of Mr Dahiell, lately iv partnership with Dr Findlay at I'almoraton. Mr Gooday having retired from practice and gone into farming pursuits the number will be the same as The return match at bowls between the tennis team and the bowlers (three rinks each) was played off on the local green yosterday, and after an exciting contest the game ended in a draw. I hear* they are to meet again next Thursday to decide thia match, the first one having been won by the bowlers. Whooping cough js Btill very prevalent, more than half the school children on the roll being absent during this week. ~,,,, ~ Mr John Cormack, one of our oldest Blue Spur miners, left thia morning for Dunedin en route tot the Coolgardie goldfields, A number of others would fain have accompanied him, but in most oases although the spirit was willing the puree was too light. Mr Cormack carries with him the good wishes of a large number of friends in this district for his success and safe return.

— The Judas of Scottish history was Sir John Menteitb, who betrayed Wallace to the English in 1305. SPRING BLOSSOM TEA.