QUEENSTOWN NOTES

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22114, 18 November 1933, Page 18

QUEENSTOWN NOTES

(From Odb Own Correspondent.) QUEENSTOWN, November 15. THE WEATHER. For the past week Queenstown has enjoyed summer weather conditions, with bright sunshine and little or no wind. To-day. however, there was a. change, and heavy rain fell all the morning, easing off towards noon. The afternoon was overcast and dry, but it was found necessary to postpone the opening of the Bowling Club on account.'of the morning’s rain. The following are the readings for the week:—

THE BEN LOMOND. ■ After a lie-up for over four months, the lake steamer Ben Lomond will be on active service again this week. The veteran of, the lake has been equipped with a new and up-to-date boiler, and improvements have been made in the seating accommodation for - passengers thwartships, while the old canvas awning which l in wet weather had a playful habit of shedding a few gallons of water down the necks of passengers leaning over the rails, has been replaced by a handsome wooden structure. The whole of the renovations have been carried out by members of the Hillside and Invercargill Railway Workshops staffs. LAKE COUNTY SHOW. When the Lake County A. and P. Society holds its show on March 14 several important improvements to the buildings, involving an expenditure of £lO7 4s 6d, will have been effected. A new loading bank and yards are to be constructed at a cost of £4l 15s, and there will be a veranda in front of the luncheon booth, while the produce building will also be concreted. At the annual meeting of the society held at Arrowtown on Saturday Mr D. H. Cockburn was elected president in succession to Mr Leo Lee, who has held that office for 19 years. MINING ACTIVITIES. There is at present a considerable amount of mining activity in the Shotover Valley, and important developments are expected in the course of the next few weeks. The project to dam the Shotover at the branches will, in all probability, be carried out in the near future. The Central Shotover Company is ground sluicing at the Sugar Loaf, and it is expected that the acre of ground it holds here will be worked out in about six weeks’ time. At present the men are clearing away some of the overburden which has been brought down by the water. After the present area has been ground sluiced it is the intention of the company to shift the pipeline to the claim on the Shotover at Deep .Greek. A serious delay in the Moonlight No. 1 sluicing claim has been occasioned by a big fall of _ earth, estimated at over 1000 tons, which occurred a little over a week ago. The company, which was hydraulicking an open paddock below a face rising sheer to 140 feet, had all its plant, including nozzles and boxes, buried, and until this is removed actual mining operations will be suspended. Another nozzle will be secured to clear the debris away and recover the plant. The company is on good wash, and is, it is understood, securing very gratifying returns. COLLIE CLUB. The annual meeting of the Wakatipu Collie Club was held at Arrowtown on Saturday night, the president (Mr Dickson Jardine) occupying the chair. Air Jardine, in moving the adoption of the annual report, said that the club was faced with a debit balance of £2B and something would have to be done to cut down expenditure. After come discussion the meeting decided to make certain reductions in the prize money for the trials, and to increase the membership subscription to 10s per annum. It was decided to commence the trials on the day following the show. PERSONAL. Miss A'lathieson, of Dunedin, is staying with Air and Mrs A. Al’Kenzie, of Mount Nicholas Station. Guests at Hamilton House during the week include Professor and Airs Park, Mr and Mrs H. E. Wilson, Airs Adam and Miss Phyllis Adam, Air and Airs A W. Torrence (Dunedin). Mrs R. M. Strong, who has been spending a fortnight’s holiday in Queenstown has returned to Invercargill. Mr Arthur Lister, an old Arrowtown bov, paid a visit to his home town last week after an absence of 33 years. Air Lister is engaged in farming in the Ashburton district. He was accompanied by his wife and son, Air Harold Lister. The latter is the well-known professional boxer.

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