TUAPEKA MOUTH.

Otago Witness, Volume 06, Issue 2899, 6 October 1909, Page 39

TUAPEKA MOUTH.

September 27.— Since last writing, farm work has made great progress, due to the ideal spring- weathei experienced during the past uhree 01 four weeks. Up to the past three or four weeks it was anticipated tihat work would have been more backward than for a number of years past ; but should the present weat'hei continue anotiher fortnight will see all, or nearly all, th© cerial crops in. Sc far, judging fiom repant, the percentage of lambs this 3 ear is not likely to be up to the average, there being heavy mortality amongst lambs this season, which is so fai unaccountable. Price of Sheep. — Tha recorot rise in the price of sheep is causing- a more optimistic view to be taken of tha sheep market generally, and of Us future prospects. A. large sale of sheep tak€s place on Tuesday, 28th in«t., when it is confidently expaated that it will eclipse all previous racoida. It is to bs hoped 'that this prognostication may prove correct. CX.utha. Valley Railway.— The Clutha Railway Lieague is on its mettle over the count motion of the line from Balclutha to Tuapeka Mouth. Ci Keena.n and Mr P. M'lncrney repr.?6ent TuaDeka Mouth, and Mr D. Stewart, Balclutha. is urging the claims of this line upon the M.P.'s in Wellington. I* is hoprd that their oratorical ability, general importance, and striking personalities may be effective in having the Hn.3 placed (Xo. 1) on an Authorisation Bill. Dairy Factory. — Tha cheese factory on the Douglas Estate is supposed to commence ope<va.t.ion'> en or about th.j Ist prox. I doubt if it will be a pronounced success this year. I hear that th<? necessary number of cows are not fonihco-ming at present. Of cour=p, ir could hardly be expected to eon-\-prt tho district into suitable "cow country"' at such fhert notice. However, in r^jrard to its ultimate success the/re is little doubt, as the district is, when in order, indubitably adapted for cows. Debate.— Thjj Tuapeka Mouth-Clydevale Debating Societies' r^orespmratives met on t.he 21st mat. in the Tuat^ka Mouth School to debate the subject "Should Women Compete against Men in Business and Professions?" Tua.peka, Mouth tcok bhe negative -and Clydpvale the affirmative. The UKI2-C3 wer*? Miss Wcodhouse and Mr A. Ree! Mr W. A. Blai. ira.de a ver^ efficient chairman. The speakers for CM>devale were Mr (J R. Mitchell, M ; ss Manson, and Mc*si\s Bunn Bros. : nw] for Tuapeka Mouth, Me=jsr? R. Skinner, .1. M'Gowan, D. Blair, and J. C Keonan. Groat enthusiasm wa? manifest, as waevidenced by the fact that thoro wore about 150 persons present. The speako.i-h hrought out their points in a manner which show-ed they had a Food grasp of the «übieot, and th,i oratorical display was much above the averajT-j. The judi^-o. g a v-o lim decision in favoui of the Tuapeka Mouth representatives.