WOODSIDE.

Otago Witness, Issue 2714, 21 March 1906, Page 35

WOODSIDE.

( March 17.— Harve3t operations are in full' * swing, but the frequent occurrence of we« j weather hampers progress very much. Most of the srain is in the stook, but there is still . a good" deal to cut ; indeed, there axe padj docks to be seen still on the green side. Preparations are being made -to commence threshing, and should the weather keep fine the hum of the" mill will soon -be heard. Turnips. — The turnip ■ crops are coming ' away slowly. Here and- -there a good -fieldT' is to ba seen, bnt many are very inferior, - an<? it is freely hinted that there will be - a shortage in this kind of feed during the winter. ■ ' I Lecture.— On Thursday, evening lasu Mr ! Bradley, of the Egyptian -General Mission, dellvere.l a- lartern lecture -in the Mission Hall, on " Mission Work in Egypt," Mr Bradleyis very intimate with the country, and possesses a thorough knowledge of the habits and condition of the people. He spoke pixticularly or the prevailing religion, and showed very vividly how it ground down th* people to thr lowest depths of degradation, making the women, pspeciaJly, little better than tile brute beasts. He paid a high coi3T>iirnent to the civilising -power of the Bnlreii iiauon, and described the wonderful change that had taken place in the country siuco ils occupancy by Britain some years ago-. Altogether Mr Bradley's lecture is of a high crcJer. To near him is more than a treat. His words are so earnest that they have an uplifting power, and a wonderful enthusiasm pervades all his meetings. He occupied tne ' pulpit at the services in West Taieri, Maunga- ' tua, and Woodside on the following Sabbath.