SOUTH OTAGO NOTES.

Otago Witness, Issue 3397, 23 April 1919, Page 22

SOUTH OTAGO NOTES.

KAITANGATA, April 17. The bulk of tho grain crops at Wangaloa are now in stook. In every instance the yield has proved very heavy. Saturday's shooting at the Kaitangata Rifle range decided the winner of the Carson Cup .which was won by Rifleman G. Frazer. Two dogs got among some sheep on Mr S. Nelson's property at Stirling last Friday, and worried 12 of them. One of the dogs was captured, but its companion managed to escape. The ow.ner of the captured dog is now being sought for by the police. Wearied of the long waiting for a start being made on the reconstruction of the temporary traffic bridge across the Kaitangata Canal, a number of local business rnen have joined forces, and will commence forthwith to throw a bridge across. Mr Weaver (resident engineer in charge of the oaoial locks construction works) has consented to assist in th 9 work. On Friday evening the Rev. O. S. Pearn was presented with a gold watch as a token of the esteem in which he was held by the Kaitangata Methodist Church members and friends. Sir Pearn has been ap-

pointed assistant minister at Mr Seamer's church in Christchurch. At the beginning of last week Mr Pearn was the recipient oi a sold mounted pen, which was presented to him by the church friends at Matau. Mr Axelsen paid his annual visit to Port Molyneux last Sunday. There he met one I of the lads who had been under his charge, | and ho was pleased to congratulate him on I his successful progress in life. Mr Axel- ! sen conducted the harvest thanksgiving services in the church, which was beautifully J decorated with native fems, fruits, sheaves lof grain, produce, etc. The large assortment of harvest gifts is beincr forwarded to [ Lunedin, where it will be disposed of by | Mr Axelsen. ! Tho fishing industry at Port Molyneux j is providing very lucrative returns at pre- ] sent. One of the boats arrived in the little : Harbour on Saturday with over 80 large j gropor. Since a destructor has been used j for dealing with the offal, which is conI verted into artificial manure, the fishing ! camp is entirely free from the offensive odour which is too often to be found at ordinary fishing camps. The manure commands a good market, and is highly conii mended by gardeners and others.