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Southland Times, Issue 19032, 28 April 1903, Page 2

days' imprisonment. Such penalties nro not deterrent.

Mr H. Dunlop, the manager and engineer of the Orepuki Oil Works, leaves for Home oarlv in Mar.

Tho New Zealand Illustrated Magazine

for April contains some well-assorted reading, dead ing wth a number of interesting subjects. Stories of colonial country life of course occupy prominent pluces, but the render will fin<l that tho magazine is truly cosmopolitan, and does not hesitate to go beyond the colony when inducement is offered.

Mr Hugo had a large audience lust evening, when he lectured on " Ears and Lips'." Even the porch was packed with people who could not, get into the hnll. The lecture and tho delineations created much amusement. Mr Hugo will lecture again on Thursday evening, on " Eyes and Eyebrows."

Our Dunediu correspondent reports that the manager of one of the local soft good.v warehouses is saiil to have benefited to the extent of £20, 009 by tho deuth of a relative at Timaru ; also that tho Fortification Railway and Coal Co. have decided to -wind-up.

Since the Burns Club expired the readers uncl siilmirfrrs of the poet, and ir

this town they a.cc many, have had few, if any, opportunities of spending a

" Burns everting," and for that reason the lantern entertainment to bo given in the Temperance Hall to-morrow night will bo welcomed by many. Tho slides, which have been lent to St. Paul's Presbyterian Church I>>- Mr H. JDunlop. of Orepukj, form a collection that has no rival in the colonies, und the pictures of tho " Burns country " and historical objects to be shown will undoubtedly be the finest of their kind — works of art us well of instruction. Burns's songs will bo sung by Mrs Blue, who exxels in the singing of Scotch songs, and Mr Dlckson, who has also earned the favour of local audiences in this connection. A brief comment y-'i\l be «niude on euch picture I'y the Key. George Lindsay, and Mr \V. Macalister, 8.A., L.L.8., an ex-president of the Burns Club, will occupy tho chair. Altogether, there is the material in the programme for an unusually enjoyuble " Scotch nicht. 1 ' Tickets may be obtained at Messrs Begg and Co.'s, and will, of course, be on sale at the door of the hall.

There is trouble in connection with the Macquarie oil industry again. A I'oit Chalmers syndicate has taken up tho huHinoss, (and hu4 had nino man down there. Since October nothing is known of them. The brigantino Enterprise tried to reach the island early this year but were beaten back, and the relatives of the men are anxious to know how they arc fairing, fearing that they may be short of stores. The syndicate had some financial trouble, but they have again despatched the Enterprise, and it is probable thut in the course of a few days or weeks thoro will be news from tho island.

The monthly meeting of the High Schools Board, held last evening, waa attended by Messrs W. Macalister fchairman), Longuet, and Watson. Tho rector reported an attendance for the month of 100$ boys out of 105 on tho roll, and t>s girls out of 97. Miss Stevenson recommended the appointment of Miss Richards as instructor in dressmaking, Mrs Pemberton having resigned.— Tho Hoard adopted the recommendation. Miss Stevenson also reported that 55 girls had joined the cookery classes. Miss Ayton wftß appointed second assistant in tho girls' school. Some leases of rural endowments maturing in August next, it was decided lo offer them by auction for

lease

also to offer *cc. 21, l>lk lxvlii, nvercarßill, for lease. The draft of the annual report to the Minister of Education was road and adopted. Accounts amounting to £165 Os Id were passed for payment.

Nineteen Boor prisoners have sailed iroiii Colombo for Batavia. Twelve refusing to take the oath, ure still detailed in India,

Th« Battalion Baud have had soib»- l what bad luck as regards their ftfforts to give open-air concerts of late, owing to lh» adverse w»atlier conditions. It ia to b* hoped thsLr fortune hag changed for this evening, when a, concert will ba given in Block 11. of the Gardens. The programme will be as follows:—M arch, "Brilliant" (Hume); selection, " Rego- i I Jetto " (Verdi); waltz. " Roso of England" -Round); quadrille, " Royal Irish nrigade " (Cooto) : waltz, " Tres-tolie " (Waldtenfe!) ; selection. " Maritana " (Wallace) : wait/., " Blue Alsatians " (Lamolhe) ; march. " 8.8. and C.F." I UTume). I ' The Assessment Court of South ]»vercargill held a long sitting yesterday, Messrs S. K. McCarthy, N. Johnson, and G. Froggatt presiding. Mr Carswell, Govei-nment valuer, defended the valuations of Mr Bull, clerk and valuer to the borough, and in all cases except one the valuations were upheld. The exception was that of G. L. Robertson, owner of section 34, block 1.. Seaward Bush, the unimproved value being reduced from £90 to .£7O. and the improvements increased from £4() to £HO. Lengthy evidence wus given in some of the objections, but in no case did the assessors consider that reasons fnr reductions had been made out. It is not often property-owners encounter r.i valuator who is prepared to ..;.. n i...,t: r.... 1.»,wl W»»l "M ,-

It is not often property-owners encounter r.i valuator who is prepared to give oivnc-r's valuation for land, but Mi-

Hall, valuer for South liuercarglU, was ready to back his opinion with his money at the Assessment Court yesterday. His valuation of a section wus £(>() odd, and tbu owner put it under offer at £50 or thereabouts The Court sustained the valuation, Uit this did not satisfy the objector, who said that sooner than accept he would sell. "Put your offer in writing," said Mr Hall.

" and here's u> fiver as deposit." The objector was evidently iih good as his wore}, as various papers passed between him A and the objector. The incident caused some little amusement.