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Otautau Standard and Wallace County Chronicle, Volume 1, Issue I, 3 May 1905, Page 2

The Chairman of ttiß Wallace County Council (Mr D. Clarke) states; that the bird nuisance m Wallace has. been very -much reduced through the use 6t poisoned grain. Cr Hirst also says that the. birds' have 'not being nearly so destructive 'this year as m former times.

The branch of the Eoyal Naval Reserve m Australia and New Zealand has been 'well started during the year. The enlistment of Australians and New Zealauders for noncontinuous service m the royal nayy 1 beg^n during the year, and an excellent; ota'ss of men presented 'them;elve^. So said Lord Sel borne iv an explanatory statement of the Navy Estimates. '

We are desired to say that liberal arrange--mente are beins made lor a grand' harvest • home ball, which will be -held at Heddon Bush, In the hall, the evening of Wednesday first at 8 p.m. Tickets to bra had 6a application to the secretary Mr J. Boyle, junr., and other members of committee. These and other particulars are Riven m an advertise^ ment which will be found m another coiumn.

A million and , a-half of agricultural machinery was sent to the Commonwealth, from the United States and Canada last year." The International Harvester Company of the? United States controlled by . Rockfeller , and Pierpont Morgan, has created a control of tbo agricultural implement industry throughout* Australia and other countries, by securing control of the industry. The. combine, it is feared will eventually control the world's bread^supphes. • ' ; ,

Consequent no doubt ripon the enibrog 10 that has arisen m the Home country as. to the custody of church property,' a warning note was sounded m the Presbyterian Synod ; npw m session m Dunedin. One member seemed to have doubts as to whether the Westminster Confession was being held to as ,t:ghtly is might b-i neoesgary ;" another quesHoned^ the strictly legal right of the Board of Property to hold the properties of. the Chtircb. Though not yet diseuss-d- seriously," the members who spoke appeared (says the Jjtar) to have some misgivings on the subject,) and the outcome was the setting up of a committee to inquire and report. ' • ♦

The annual camp of the New Zealand Young Men's Presbyterian * Bible Class Union was held at Lowry Bay ,\ Wellington during Easter holidays. Despite bad weather the arrangements are reported to have been excellent and- no fewer than 300 delegates were present and- spent a very pleasant and* profitable time. X sports gathering held on the Easter Monday, brought this part of the colony into oreditnble mention. The banner for the. greatest number of points scored was carried off with 19 po'.nts by Hastings,' It had previously been won by Wellington and Christchurch and was presented to Hastings class at the close of tho. sports, by Mrs McKenzie of Queenstowri. Hearty Cheers were given for the winners as also: for' Mrs McKenzie.. Winfin Class finished next to , Hastings with 18 points; St Peters Clasp. Christchuroh being third with 17 points. In the results ,T. Kirk. (vVinton) scored Ist m the 100 .yds senior race ; lsfin the Long Jump (senior) and second m the 440 yds (senior). la ' putting the weight J. B. Gilmoar . (Winton) scored Ist. . '

An act of ruffianism which has occasioned considerable comment was btoiight before the police court, Invercargill. The accused are Albert Prentice and Tbos.; B: ?innerty. The f ormal ; char^ was , aggravated criminal assault on ; Ajtinie CJ. O'bhannessy, -the evening of (Job'd^riday; •'■' Tije Inspector^ of pohoe explained that complainant would give evidence gnph an a court rarely hnd the misfortune to hear, and it would . ajso be shown the accused had interfered with respectable, person's on the East Eoad the same nipbt. O?Bhannes3y,: whose face, was badly ; marked and an eye. blackoned, gave evidence that she had been : subjected to a revolting assault. She identified the accused and another man 'named Rorlgers (m custody on another charge) as three; out of five men who hadru3hed.into.her house, and dealt so inhumanly' with her. The. accused were remanded for trial at the Supreme Court.

A singular case which arose undnr the New SouMi Wales Arbitration Act is still unsettled. An AmQiiqan ship, the Andromeda, arrived m Sydney, and proceeded to (tisflhavge With the crew who, when shipnad, entered into a contract to do tbe work incons ; deration of which they were to' receive £1 per month extra till discharged. The Wharf labourers' Union summoned the captain fdr a breaoh of that : parfc iof the. award which says thai, ] "AU ■• o*rgo must be discharged by union tnsp -. at union rates," When (he summons was served upon the captain", he calmly kicked the document overboard, for which the Court fined him £50, m addition to' £5 for a "breach of the common rule, and ordered, him to ooase discharging the shiy with his crew, and to employ ' unionists at tmion i>atos. In a letter addressed'to' the Cp&rt,^th> oaptain said j "Out of courtesy to tbeiwoin^ I shall oomplyj with the 'order under- protest, I shall appeal to my own Governmens and shall claim damages for whajover -I may suffe-.'! 'The inat^was refejred to tljo Americ^i Goverrtment,^ aiad a "}ai& for damages was also made through tbef American Consul on' the ■', Government of/Now South Wales. The affair i^bWl HfflJw ooogidierfttioa, ; ■■■>:-_ v ' •■;v 4 :

Fourteen years ago High School reserves m M-ain and Mercy Streets, 'Gore, w^re valued at £80 per" annum , Ax a recent 1 , auction' sale they, realised four times 'that- amount, namely, £320, ' ■ '. I..','■.1 ..','■. i A Wollington wire reports it is practically certain a team of English footballers' will visit ! New Zealand m 1907./ Several noted piayors will be able, to make the trip and it is ez<- ; pdc ted that the team will be stronger .than last yeat's team. . r•' ,-•" ; •• { . '■»' There are o,(jihous«ind fewer recipients now than there were m 189^, when ]the old age pension was organised and the amount payable has fallen from £215;000 to £195,000. This . decrease was predicted by the Premier when he introduced the bill. The ragwort nuisance m its .relations to the noxious weed eradication was discerned m a case recently heard m the SM: '■[■ Court, Gore. Defendant averred it was impossible to keep the nuisance down by cutting. The only way to do so. was to feed sheep, on it. In that case it was contended that it coyld not be ranked as a noxious Weed.' Sheep did jjrell oh it. Id these clrcuinstanbes it is contended that a supreme' ftourt decision on the point is wliat isueededJ ■■ ■''. ?"• . f