ALEXANDRA,

Otago Witness, Issue 2210, 9 July 1896, Page 25

ALEXANDRA,

July 6.— We havo had a couple of wet days this week, and bow the sky is clear we can see the

Old Mun and Old Woman Rmges covered with snow; so the miner will have plenty of waler for a long time. Otherwise, by the look of things, we will have a very early spring. The Ckickkters 1 Concert.— This affair proved a great success, although the night was dark and stormy. It is a groat pity crickat, football, tennis, and a variety of other clubs are not self-supporting. It shows a great want of interest on the part of members of a club when recourse is had to concerts and bazaars to fill their exchequer. Wizard.— The famous trotting horse Wizard has changed ownership— from Mr George Rivers t8 My H. Mountany, Cromwell. 1" feel assured he will be well looked after, and if his new owner can put up another record, which I have no doubt he will, it will be a feather in his cap. St. John Ambulance. -Tbeseclasseshavostarted once more, and there seems to be a greit interest taken in the work. The names of 23 ladies are on the roll, and 15 of the sterner ssx. Miss Alice Gunn, who attended the lectures here last winter, w<ts unable to attend the examination, but went up for examir ation in Dunedin, where she passed most successfully. Mr Blue is thic again year the energetic secietwy. Electk'ic Light and Water.— The vote was taken on Wednesday, and resulted in a majority for the light and water scheme, so it will, I am informed, begone on with immediately.

The Molyneux Hydraulic Company's tubularc washed up last Saturday, and obtained 18oz 18dwt 3gr. The Golden Baach Company washed up on Saturday, the 27th, and obtained 17oz lodwt.