CAMBRIANS

Otago Witness, Issue 2437, 28 November 1900, Page 33

CAM BRIANS

November 19.— The water supply being plenti- . fill, all the claims are kept very busy. Some of them will soon be making preparations to wash up. I don't think there will be a shortage of water till after Christmas, for it is raining almost every day. On Saturday, the 17th, it poured down all day long. Coal. — I hear that Messrs M-'Guckin Bros, have now got their head race finished, and their pipes l?id, and will commence to deepen their tail race intc the pit by sluicing. I hear too, that Mr C. Dungey is desirous of selling his pit, the reason for doing so being that 'he inter de to return to Tasmania, whence lie" came to New Zealand. There should be no difficulty in doing so, for there is not a better quality of coal anywhere in Otago than the seam in this pit. Cnurch. — At a meeting of the office-bearers of the Presbyterian unurch it was .decided that the means of getting a new organ be left "in the hands of Mr John M. Allen, school teacher. Mr Allen at once set to work, and in response to a notice sent out by him a ineehng of ladies -was held in the public sch-iol on the 3rd inst., there being present Mrs James F'liot 1 -, Mrs Beattie, Mrs S. Moigan, Mrs J. Allen, Mrs T. Hughes, and Miss J. Hughes. Af^er f Uy con-

sidering the matter, it was decided that subscription lists shouid be placed in the hands of Mis T. Hughes, Miss Hughes, and Mrs 3. Allen, and I am pleased to say that so far the collectors have succeeded beyond expectations, and the church will soon be in possession ot a new organ. Peace Uay. — When if was expected that ,s?eace Day was to be celebrated m Aovember, efforts were made to procure a little money to get firewo'i-ks. How much was raised 1 have not been able to learn, or what- is to be done with it.' < v - i ■'- •" .Garden. — The gardens here up to the present had looked very promising, anct'it seemed as if there would be an * abundance oi fruit, especially currants and gooseberries; but the [aeavy winds and severe frost have now decided the question for this year. Again, those ,-who have nice little gardens are pu.ling long laces, and saying it is useless to try to glow iruit in this place. 1 think myself we are too close to the ranges, ifoi what the wind does not destroy the frost does. Business. — Our local butcher has given his customers notice that he will not run the cart in future, as the' inducements are not good enough. Since mutton has been raised idle customers are either doing with less, or else they are getting it somewhere else. I "think there is a fair opening heie for another butcher. ■' Observanse of the Sabbath.— This has now become a thing of the past here. Perhaps •uhose who are guilty of the abuse of this day me not aware that they are not only breaking The Fourth Commandment, but are running a great risk of being hauled up before the court :or working on the Sabbath day. L don't think -Jiiere is any reason for doing so, as what is "being done could ba done on- any other day ot the week. It is to be hoped that for the sake of conscience, and for the benefit of the children of the place, the abusers of the Lord's Day will seriously consider the matter and give up this reprehensible practice. Spinsters' Ball.— l am told this aZcair was numerically a failure. Why it was so is easily understood. Had it been left a month later I have no hesitation in saying the attendance •would have been much larger. Volunteers.— Our young men who belong to Ihe mounted rifles spent last week at the encampment at Kanfurly, but they had any-_ "thing but a pleasant v/eek. No doubt some-oi* 'them will now understand what is the duty of a soldier.* 'Some of them, I hear, were spoken "lather roughly to. They are beginning to find -out that to be a member of a volunteer corps 'is very expensive, and I have no doubt this •term will satisfy some of them, and they will \je glad when it is over.