CROMWELL.

Otago Witness, Issue 2660, 8 March 1905, Page 39

CROMWELL.

March 5. — The weather still continues dry, end everything now is parched up, with the •water supply setting short.

Health Note. — All the typhoid patients in 'tlie hospital are on a fair way to Tecovery, and for some time there have been no more cases, so tliat from now we may possibly have the epidemic stamped out. For this time of the year there are a considerable number of people suffering from different complaints, tha principal one which seems to attack the majority being a sort of British choloxa. Sporting.— A team of 10 from the C.R.V.

journeyed out to Bannockburn last Wednesrfay, and notwithstanding the fricky wind, defeated the same number of men belonging to t!i© Rifle Club. The team now is practising assiduously, and are leaving no stone unturned to retrieve lost laurels by registering "another win for the shield. The team has had a considerable amount of luck always at shooting, and had registered two wins for tho shield, but lest it last year through la-ck of practice. Tennis. — The Alexandra Tennis Club were to play the local club on the local court on Wednesday ,but could not get a team away, which, greatly disappointed the home club, as they bad made all preparations and were in very good form. Valedictory. — Mr Gco. Troy, the holder of the world's record return for one week, leaves here for South America on Friday next. During the two aaid a-half years he has been in charge of the Electric No. 1 dredge some phenomenally rich yields have been won. and if Mr Troy has the same good fortune in Patagonia, which one and all trust he may nave, lie will prove to the world that New Zealand can produce expert dredging men. Mi- Jeffreys, one of the Electric crew, accompanies Mr Troy, and' in all probability several more will follow later on.

Mails. — Cromwell, the ca-pital of Central Otago, is now quite in touch with Dunedin, the daily coach arriving shortly after 8 o'clock, which is ■quite a convenience after the hour of axriv.al being formerly 10 o'clock. The journey to town now is a trifle compared with what it was two years ago, when it took two days, and now there is no excuse for many who have been born and reared in the back blocks for saying they have never seen the sea. It borders on the verge of the -ridieul&us. but nevertheless li is true that, although we are only 140 miles from Dunedin, a great many well on in life iiave never seem & train.

Later. — Since writing- the above I regret to learn that Miss Mills, one of the typhoidi patients in the hospital, dkd on Sunday night, and'.anothei, is in a critical condition. Xn addition to this several members of a family at Rocky Point are said to be down with the complaint.