KOKOURA (MARLBOROUGH)

Otago Witness, Issue 2504, 19 March 1902, Page 31

KOKOURA (MARLBOROUGH)

Ma'o'i B—The8 — The rMst week wps rather warm un'il Tiiur^day (noon), when a chill southerly b>-?eze bicught up the clouds that have since ipireshcd our fields with light showers, which luvp ceased to day, and this evening is close pnd muggy. We can yet do with much moisture. Raui would be welcome tc help oa the cia=o, es the frost is upon us.

Picnic — The Presbyterian Sunday Schco' pionic, generally a very pleasant outing for old and young, was to have been held yesterday at Mr KyftVs, but wet weather forbade, pnd it was held this afternoon in tho Sunday school 100 m nes.r the manse. The tourney "kiddies" wou'd miss their annual ride up country very much.

Little Kips. — The great queation of the hour must be, ' Have you read "The Islanders" Tiuly the uncrowned laureate hits haid and bii-> home. The pheasant is '"lord of muny a "hire" where stubborn yeomen should bo giowmtr smew to de-fend their native shores.

Cur Btys. — Oui tears and checis mu=t rain^'c for the brave boys who have fo lately •O.ed tLei.- b'ood before the enemy. 1 believe Mr Clpcrsc Parsons, well known and w.th relaI 10.1? here, joined the eighth contingent.

Dairying —The majority of nvlk «uppliTs to the W<il factory have b--eu somewhat severely r.itpchised by the visiting inspector as to their lack of cleanliness m the conveying of their milk to the factory

County Council —Mr Charles Wood, lately counlv chairman, has resigned his aeat on tho council, b»ing about to take a trip to the old cofitry, and an election to fill the cxtraordil.aiy vacancy will be held in the Con way riding-, if more than one member is nominated.

Our H.n\'C't — The little bit of oat crop here i= .'Sout haiv-cstcd, and oats are selling at £'i pei to .c in the stack