DUNTROON.

Otago Witness, Issue 2529, 3 September 1902, Page 33

DUNTROON.

August 30. — The weather during the past

■week he* been beautiful and warm throughout the d»y, with a hard frost or two. The grass is showing a little green IE psddockd where thero are no stock. Small fru^t and peach asd apricot trees are beginning to bloom. Agricultural.— Ploughing is just about finished m this district, and most of the oats «ie sown. The early-sown wheat is coming awey well. The green tinge can be seen a good ■way cfi. A few lambs are to be seen on one or two farms, but general ianibmg doe 3 rot commence till the middle of September. On tho whole the winter has been a s-.ood one for Btcck, of which all classes are looking weh. Night School.— A night school has be'-n opened here by the schoolmaster (Mr Reid, M.A.), and is veil patronised. Mr Reid >s a pushrng man, and I hope he will succeed :n iiis undertaking. Defence Hall. — The new hall seems to be -. great benefit to our township, the library if taken, from the school to one of the rooms of the hall, and another of the rooms is used ac a clubroom, whpre anjone can enjoy a game of p.iiig-pc:'g-, cards, draughts, or chess, cr iiad Bcraps, etc. . This room, is opened at 7 o'clock cro:y evening till 10 o'clock. The nor-ccn:-miseioaed ofßcers who passed their cxairun?tions were presented with v certifcpto at parade to-night. A Morris tube was used for the first time to-night, Captain 2Jorr:.s having tne liOTdur of the first shot. It is a sm".ll tube that fits inside of the .303 rifle, the cartridge used being very similar to that used for the pea rifls. The yearly encampment is expected <~io be held nbont the third week in October. Ihe balance sheet of the corps will be read next Thursday evening.