LAKE CAUSTIC.

Otago Witness, Issue 2785, 31 July 1907, Page 39

LAKE CAUSTIC.

. July 27. —The. weather still keeps- exceptianaily good. Social. —The scciaL and. d*nce- in aid- of the» Wakatipu Hospital Funds which was held im tfce Garrison Hail, Queenstotwn, last night, proved- a great sruccesa fixuuicitdly andr other'wiaa The attendance was very large, all pacta- of! the- district being represented, a licger irumberr coming from. Arrowtown. First«lbflS music; was supplied by Messrs- Brown {ppano), ffillnran (violin) and' A-ldndge' (corttaty. Kefnefrh meats an «. liberal scale were eturolißd; Mx JI J: M'BHde acted as *.C. "Wakatipu. Horticultural Society. —The* anTvoaL meeting was held in the- Garrison Hall, Qneenstown; on Monday evening, last, Mr ML J. Gavin being- in. the chair. The balance- sheet showed a- credit balance- of £23* 17s- 63: which was considered 1 very satisfactory. The following office-bearers were elected—B*t*on, M* Wl Fraser, M.H.R., president; Dr Douglas-; vice-presidents, M»ssw F. X. Burgess, S.MC,. 6, Mackenzie, «id\F. St. Qmer; secretary; Mr A. Boyme; amstant secretary, Mir W. D. Warren; treasurer, -Mx M. JI.J I. Gavin; auditor, Mr A. H*. E6tSHeßtoße>; trustees, Messrs Gavin and IK F. Sutherland;, committee—Sfeesrs I>. F. Sutherland; €. T>. D*gg. Thos. Monk, H. N. ISrtfi. It. Jl tynchj. T. F. Richard*. W. iWiktK, TL Eisher, R. P. Anderson-, Tl Kelly, «ad Rev. Horace Packe; Ladies' Committee — Ifcedamea. Dagg end Sutherland", and Kisses Geisow, Boyes^ Warren, and Chapman; Schedule Committee—Messrs, Gavin, Sutherland; Wilcox-, «nd Mackenzie. The secretary into- voted- an honorarium of £3 3s. Wakatipu Bowling Club: —THe annual meeting- of this club, held, in the Garrison Hsdl, Queensfown, was- largely attended; Mr M«H Garin,, vice-president, wa» in ih» chair. The balance sheet showed, a- credit balance of* £10> 4r 6d. Office-bearers were elected as foUonnr:—President; Mr G. T.. Searie; vicepresidenta, Messrs S. B. Petbexsson and A. Ji Pope; secretary, Mr Sing; auditor. Mr VT. B: H»w8on; General Committee—Messrs Hkweon,, Gavin, M'Neill, Bonnor, Lynch, and ifc CiKgi Match Committee —Messrs Pettersson, Lynch, and Sing; Green Committee—Mcssts Gavin, Edgjur, and Lynch. "Eh» man. of £Z 2s was voted to the newlyfdrnnsd club ai Arrowiown, and thft president (Mi- Seax-Ie) stated that it was his intention to pweent- the Arrow Club with a set cf bawls for .competition amongst their players. T3he secretary waa instructed, to send a letter of condolence to the widow of the late Mr B. Canning, who Ytga an enthusiastic member of the club. It was made a recomznendaiion to the incoming committee to t»J» into consideration the holding of a tourB*tnant at Queenstown during Christmas or 35ew Year time. M«ssts O. Balk and G«ll•way -wer* re-elected the club's delegates on, the N.Z.BJL The club holds ite annual social and dance on August 7 next. Accidents.—A serious accictent befell Mx A. Smith, senj, at Skipper* on Saturday !«et. J±e - slipped over c rocky face, and roiled seme distance, finally falling over an: embankment of 6 or 7 feet. He. was taken to the Arrow Hospital, where it was found that his arm w*« baddy broken, and lie- had *lao received aevenal bruises about the body. He is now progressing favourably. "While Mi J. Slephenson, of Skippers, and JiISS Robertson, of Queenstown, w-ere driving from Fronktan to Queenatown on Sunday last the- horse- bolted, and the wheel of tne gig came into contact with another trap. The result w«s that the gig was capsized, «nd i»4h occupants were thrown out. J**** Robertson's right arm was fractured below the shoulder, and she also received a severe shaking. Mt Stephenson also received a eerete shaking. Both were taken tea the W4k*tipu Hospital, where they are- making modi progreae towards recovery. m Schools.—At the lut meeting of the QueaaßtDwn. School Committee a circular ieceived" from the WeOngton Citizens' Bibltt-in-Schools Committee, which ie de.iron. of having &c Bible read in^e New Zealand State- schoo-s on the method in the ITnitea States of America, The •WelEnKtotr committee advocates—(l) lnat the B^le be read as a classic; (2) no commßtß allowed, except geographical, gramSatical' and histcarical; (3) the State school teacher' only to supervise the Bible reading; <4) any teacher or scholar having conscientious objection may be excused from this Bible lesson. The Queenstown Committee, by three votes to two, favoured Bible-reading S echoole, but disapproved of the teacher imparting the instruction.