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Otago Witness, Issue 2914, 19 January 1910, Page 36

An increase of approximately 2000 members lias followed upon vigorous organisation on holml.f of the Shearers’ Federation. A firm of chemists in Birmingham place upon all poisons -sold bv them directions as to the antidote which should be a,pplied 'J 1 9 a^? 3 "'hero the poisons are taken: accidontaUy or intentionally by human beings. Mr George Rico, who has just celebrated! his ninety-first birthday, has been Master ot the Biggleswade Harriers Hunt for 66 years, and as the oldest master of hounds m the kingdom. A special meeting of the Southland County u U I j wa 9 on Friday to consider what day of the week should be the statutory closing day under the Shops and! Oihces Act, and it was unanimously decided 1 that the day bo Wednesday, as heretofore. It is many years since- the grass grew so prolifically in North Otago as during last spring. The season has been a specially favourable one for h.ay, and very large quantities have been saved. Winter feed 1S largely provided for stock. ‘‘We all recognise in the bush that nothing’ can beat the English wire,” remarked the Taranaki County chairman at the last meeting when the relative values of English and American make© of galvanised iron were under discussion.