Other Entries invited.

Otautau Standard and Wallace County Chronicle, Volume I, Issue 20, 12 September 1905, Page 2

Other Entries invited.

Mr E. 0.. Smith, solicitor, of Gore, was, on Tu-sday last, admitted by Mr Justice Cooper aa a barrister, on the application of Mr W. Macalister,

A telpgram (rom Blenheim says that during the eighteenth week of the New Zealand egg-laying competition. 2769 ep;gs were laid, making the grand aggregate 25,815 and the weekly average 27.69 per pen.

A man named Duncan, committed suicide at Kelensville (Aucftlahd): by shooting himself. Going into some ti-tree with his employer's shot gun, he placed the weapon over bis heart, and pushed the trigger with a stick. The jury returned a yerdict of suicide while temporarily insane.

Speaking to a representative of tbe Ashburton Guardian m Christchurch, m regard to Captain Fisher's charges, Mr T. E. Taylor M H. 8.. ia said to have declared that the finding of either the voucher itself or a missing number was aa certain as the two great certainties m life— death and the coming of rent day.

At the Orepuki Magistrate's Court, on Tuesday, before Mr S. E. McCarthy, S.M., m the ease of D. D. McFarlano v. James Watson (claim £5 9s 10d), the debtor was ordered to pay the amount forthwith, m default foiu-tfion days' imprisonment. For allowing cattle to wander, J. Hennessey was fined 10s, M.. Homer 15s, C» Evans ss. Jas. Popbam 16s, ITonry Finn 5?,. H. Popham ss, and Oatheri no M nrr ty 15s, Ce^iis amounting to 9s were inflicted m eacb ease-. Mining applications were granted to Alex. F/aser (^andy Creek), Hop Lee Tong- (Falls Creek), a^id Cbijn Wah Tcjqg (Crosg.eQtQx's Sgijr),