The Southern Cross Published Weekly. INVERCARGILL, APRIL 22nd, 1916. GENERAL NEWS.

Southern Cross, Volume 24, Issue 2, 22 April 1916, Page 8

The Southern Cross Published Weekly. INVERCARGILL, APRIL 22nd, 1916. GENERAL NEWS.

Train arrangements for the Easter holidays are published in this issue. They are comprehensive, and include night trains to and from Dunedin, which will enable 1 many to make home for a spell. The chief event is the Riverton races on Monday, and the Anzac memorial service with a recruiting rally in the King's Hall on Tuesday. The most of the business premises will close on Saturday, so -as to enable staffs to take advantage of the holidays. The Southland Law Society notify that they will close from April 20th and re-open- on 28th April. - In this issue Messrs Martin and Mackay notify that they have disposed of their hardware and crocket business in Tay street to Mr Vernon Smith, who will carry it on, and whose commercial experience should enable him.; to give the public ; the best value from ah up-to-date ! stock of latest goods. The reason for the change is the commendable | enlistment of Mr Martin, who • has been for some time endeavouring to get to the front in his country's cause. All accounts owing should be squared at once, so as to facilitate the winding up of the old firm. A notice appears lin this issue. The Riverton Club, following the example of Canterbury and other racing clubs, will hold its race meeting on Monday and Wednesday, instead of Monday and Tuesday,, leaving, the latter free for the "Anzac Day" celebrations. Some very hard things , have been said of "sports" in the past, but this action shows that they have some sense of the fitness of things. The Otautau Standard reports that a man named Edward Garth, about 35 3-ears of age, died on the 14tn inst. from injuries i received while working at Messes A. and D. Macpherson's sawmill at, Wajikouro. He leaves a widow and five children.; Patrick Lee, a lad. of 19, who was doing a term of three years in the Invercargill Reformatory, escaped last Saturday morning. Lee, who came from Wellington, had behaved so well that he had been made orderly to the officers, and thus enjoyed a good deal of liberty. He made a rope out of bed sheets and lowered himself into the yard> and then made for Seaward Bush. He entered a hut at Seaward Downs, and helping himself to gun and ammunition and a change of clothing, went to Charlton, near Gore, where he spent part of Sunday in shooting rabbits. Search of tne railway carriages at Gore early on Monday by Warder Douglas and Constable Murphy revealed Lee sittingj in a "bird-cage." He was brought back to Invercargill the same day. Two of 20 acres in 'the town of Fernhill, and the other 13 acres 2 roods 16 poles in the Otama District —will ber' offered for sale at the Land Office, Invercargill, on the 24th May. The upset price of the former is £SO and the latter £&2, with valuation for improvements in the latter case of £l3 18s. . In this issue* the. Otago and Southland Agency and Auxiliary, Ltd,, in conjunction with the Invercargill Commercial Agency, Ltd., Don st., ; notify. that they have several businesses for sale. These .are moneymakling concerns, and early application is necessary. They are also accountants, auditors, trade and business brokers, and clients' Interests are well attended to. Full particulars may be had on application to Mr F. C. Smith, the manager.

The stock offered%f the Wallace-' town sales on Tuesday included 80 bullocks virom Messrs McKenzießros . j run at Martin's Bay. The journey from there to Invercargill occupied, five weeks. One of the bullocks brought the top price, £2l, Mr Price, of Waianiwa, being the purchaser through the National M. and A. Co. Capt. S. B. Macdonald has taken control of the Boy Scout movement 1 in Invercargill, and as the Captain has had .considerable rai'iitary experience, his assistance in .the'movement should be of value. On Monday a. great field day is to be held' on the show grounds. Scouts , are coming from all parts, and given fine weather there should be a large attendance. Admission-is only. 6d and 3d. There will be about 200 scouts taking part. ; Mr Thos. Fraser, chairman Southland County, inserts a notice in reference to Anzac Day celebrations. Mr Joseph Lee, a resident of McQuarrie 'Street, South Invercargill, a widower, father of Mr E. A. Lee, of fAvenal Ed, was forind, lying < dead on the roadside on Tuesday morning by Miss Knipe. He had been wheeling a barrow filled- with . apples from his. orchard. Mr Lee, who was. in his 80th year, had been treated for heart disease some years ago, and an inquest was not considered necesjsary. "Mr A. J. Service, County clerk, invites tenders for the supply of about 30,00*0 feet of all-heart totara.