The Otautau Standard. And Wallace County Chronicle. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1031.

Otautau Standard and Wallace County Chronicle, Volume XXVII, Issue 1349, 15 December 1931, Page 2

The Otautau Standard. And Wallace County Chronicle. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1031.

I The "first drafts of fat lambs have been sent forward from this centfre this week, most of the early lambs ar« ') of the Down cross, h d GIFTS FOR XMAS— . For the Children: Shopping Bag* (Novelty), Needle bases, Cased . Combs, Toys, Watches, Pocket Knives Crackers, Soap Cases, etc., etc. MATHESON'S, LTD. Miss Constance Burns has re ceived advice of being successful ir the recent, music examinations ir completing, her L.A.B. ,Miss Burns studied for the examination undei the Dominican Nuns. Considerable interest is being shown m the Evening Sports oh Fri day evening, the stewards for manj of the events alrtady naving a largt number of entries. An open Walking Race for Men is to be .included on the programing. Remember the worthy object- and attend to lenc your support. 1- The Railways are catering for tin holiday trade and apart from the 3/( »• return farq to Invercargill on Marke '_ Days . intend making this the chargr on Thursday, 24th December, and 2nc y and 4th January. • L |On Saturday afternoon the ttocal Brownies, -with their mothers and thr members of the committee, spent ; i- most enjoyable afternoon as th< :t guests of Mrs and Miss .Muirhead a ie their residence, Pine Grove. Tin d large lawns were ideal for the game: > and competitions which were indulgec >r m. Mrs Baker won the quoit compe tition and Miss Finnegan the putting i. competition. A sumptuous afternooi tea was provided by the hostesses Commissioner Mrs Reekie and Mrj Porteous, President of the Commit- • tee, thanked Mrs and Miss Muirhea< for the great treat they had provided The Brownies then gave the Granr Salute, after which everyone joined ii m singing "For they are Jolly Goo< ti Fellows". Those present were: Mes dames Reekie, Porteous, Maxwell )f Duncani Chisholm, -Ireland, Brass Stevens, Saxelby, Davis, Angus, Muir, Low, Hamlin, Baker and Smith ; Misses Finnegan, Campbell, Harris Chisholm .(2), Saxelby and Baker Brown Owl, Miss B. Stevens; Tawn Owl, Miss. Porteous; Brownies Irelani (2), Davis (2), Angus, .Maxwell, Ham tin, Muir, Saxelby, Smith, Baker an< c l Campbell. 's - ''--•■■- "' y

Sergeant Sivyer of Taumarunui, and also late of Otautau, is to be transferred to Wellington South!. '

''■*>• Constable L. T. Modrej, of '^Saitang/ata, and late of Otautau, ' has ,been promoted to Sergeant and received notice, of t transfer to Christ-

church.

Under the will of th late James Ritchie, formerly of "Blythe," Nightcaps, the sum of ;£SOO is left to the Nightcaps Presbyterian Church.'

, MrW. R. Ireland's yearling heifer, "Gladfield Dainty. Sybil" lay Waipiko Jocund, dam Scenic Sultan Spec, bred by exhibitor, j^as) first 5n a strong class of nine entries at the Southland A. aid P. Show last week. This heifer was sold by auctoin afterwards and topped the Jersey section of the Show sale at a figure of 19 guineas.

The improved drainage of the King Street outfall at present being brought up is providing about 3 feet extra fall. Taking .up this fall will solve the drainage problem of all that land West of the Railway, including the big. flat. running' up -to the bush behind Nantwich Street,; and the Recreation Area and all sections between. A big gang of men are at present opening and lowering the big 4 feet concrete culvert pipes across

the Main Road and later the fall can be taken up m lesser depths or to the full extent as is desired. It will prove a beneficial work and the members are to be commended on having it attended to, '