SHOW DATES.

Otago Witness, Issue 2672, 31 May 1905, Page 6

SHOW DATES.

The Right Hon. the Premier was busily engaged with a number of deputations all Thursday morning, devoting the afternoon. to an inspection of the local School Cadets, who mustered to the number of over 1000 at the Caledonian Ground. In the evening* the Premier was present at a smoke concert given by the officers of the Cadet Battalions. The Pre-mier left on Friday morning for Kaseby. The jury empanelled in the Supremo Ccurt on Thursday to "hearken to th<»evidence " in the case in which ex-Constablt-Moses was charged with theft had apparentJ> no trouble in coming to a concluficrc After the lapse of an hour they brought , in a verdict of guilty on the minor count— that of receiving certain goods kr.oiriag them to have been stolen. His H<«io» deferred passing sentence, pendisg the hearing of another case in wh>i»i> tk-.«-accused is concerned. The night Yr»**Jkman Reddingfcon, of whom much has Ixmui heard in connection with the casdo, -»»# called on behalf of the Crown, and Admitted that he gave information to t-Sie detectives respecting the robberies. v Mr G. Cruickshank, S.M., gave judgment at Balclutha on Thursday in connection with the charge against George Ottaway of having kept liquor for sale at Nugget Bay, in the Clutha district. The case was heard on the 10th inst. Mr Cruickshank inflicted a fine of £25 and costs The Government proposes to appoint afc the end of the present month two Judges of the Native Land Court to inquire into the claim of the Hon. H. K. Taiaroa to 100 acres of land at Milford Sound. The inquiry will be held in pursuance of the provisions of section 16 of " The Maori Land Claims Adjustment and !Laws Amendment Act, 1904." We have received from "' Yours in Sympathy" £1, "Jack" £1, and "X" 2s 6d in aid of the Young Scotchman's Fund. We shall hand these sums to Captain Sunstrum, but we remind our read-ers again that sufficient money is now in hand to meet the case, and that further subscriptions are not required. A Perth paper publishes a remarkable story that a yoursg Italian, aged 22 years, known as Ambrose, who for some time ha 3 been employed as Landy man at the St. John's of God Hospital, Kaigoorils, has established his claim to be Marquis Tulliaruo, of I* aiy, owner of estates worth £30,000 a year. Ambrose was to sail lot' I Italy 1l the Orotava on May 15.

JUNE 14, 15, 16, and 17 — The Otago A. and P. Winter Show.

DECEMBER. 27 — Waitahuna Annual Show.