THE BLUFF

Southern Cross, Volume 27, Issue 23, 13 September 1919, Page 11

THE BLUFF

FROM WEEK TO WEEK.

.The weather has taken on the aspect of spring, but though we have had some sunshine a continued cold easterly wind has prevented warmth, and there is not yet the springing growth which one expects at this season of the year. - There has been no rain (tor a wonder) I tie ground has dried, and gardeners ace hard at work putting in potatoes and seeds. -Although the spring show is announced for next Wednesday, there is a poor show of spring flowers as yet. The tennis players and' bowlers are shaking off -their hybernation and beginning hx inquire when the annual general meetings of their respective clubs arc going to be held. Shipping lias been brisk. The Ko-w----ftai arrived on Saturday to put out, 800 tons West, Goast. coat. She sailed on Tuesday for Greymouth, where she will load for Wellington. The barquent-ine. Amy Turner, has made good progress in discharging her cargo of oil. She will sail from Bluff for Suva to load copra for San Frascisco. The Waimale has continued to occupy the berth during the week. She will make- Bluff tier last poTt of call, going to Newcastle to coal. The Kolare came in on Wednesday to land cargo from Dunedin. The John is expected daily, and the Navua from Auckland next Wednesday. The Kumaru. which recently arrived at Port Chalmers. is advised to load at Bluff in the near future. . Now that, the seamen's strike in Australia is ended, the Huddard, Parker’s steamers are being recommissioned. and the Westralia is due at Bluff from Sydney on 27th Inst., and is to sail for Melbourne. Considerable anxiety lias been felt at Bluff for the safety of the Carpentaria. which left that port on 22nd June', and had not been reported. Advice has now been received of her safe arrival at London. At the. last meeting of the Borough Council a ratepayer strove to awaken it to the nuisance caused hy the, numerous dogs which frequent the front street and chase cyclists, motorists, and other;.drivers ol‘ vehicles with, vociferous barkings. Then Ors._ remembered regretfully losses of docks and other poultry from predatory dogs and the Council rose in its wrath and decreed that, all stray dogs should in future be destroyed. The takings for the two nights of the bazaar " promoted by the YoungLadies of St: Matthew's Guild were, reported to have been about £l3O. There was a fair attendance, in the Drill Hal) -m Saturday night to hear Mr R. R. Douglas, the organiser for Otago and Southland of the Moderate League, discourse in support of State Control of the liquor traffic. The Mavor of Bluff (Mr J. S. A. McDoiigall) occupied the chair. Mr Douglas spoke for about an hour and a. half, and submitted a lot of statistics to uphold his arguments. At the close Mr S. Kodak insun moved a vote of thanks for the address, and the Rev. T. Skuse. seconded it, though the latter expressed his continued adherence to tiie prohibition principle. The motion was carried, after a number of questions had been put, to the speakers. Thanks to the chairman terminated the proceedings. Mr Colquhoun. who has been appointed organiser for Otago and Southland of the N.Z. Returned Soldiers’ association, paid a visit to Bluff last week, and at- a well-attended meeting of returned soldiers a branch of the association was established at Bluff. Mr V. Valentine was elected President, Mr B. Brooks secretary. and the.se. with Messrs J. McGorhok. R. Spencer. and W. Gardiner, to term an Executive committee. A resident of Bluff awoke at an early hour on Tuesday morning to lino! a strange man in his house. He sent for the police, who arrived and arrested the man on a charge of breaking and entering. He. proved to be a member of the crew of the KowhaL and was brought. up before Mr G. R. George. T.P., on Tuesday, who remanded him until Thursday for further mquiry.