The Tuapeka Times AND Goldfields Reporter & Advertiser "Measures, not Men." SATURDAY, AUGUST 17, 1912 LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Tuapeka Times, Volume XLIV, Issue 5970, 17 August 1912, Page 2

The Tuapeka Times AND Goldfields Reporter & Advertiser "Measures, not Men." SATURDAY, AUGUST 17, 1912 LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr Sundstrmus next professional visit is on Thursday, when lie may be consulted from 12 noon to 3 p.m. The Southland representative football team, which is at present on tour, was beaten by Wellington on Saturday, by 31) points to ti. Tliev also suffered defeat at Christchurch on, the previous Wednesday. Mr A. W. Tyndall, late leather at the Blue Spur, paid a visit to Lawrence and Blue Spur this week and spent an enjoyable couple of days renewing acquaintances with old friends. Owing io dissension among the (iienibers 0 f the Southland Sawmillers' Association the price of timber has llo;>ped 30 per cent. The jubilee of tho firm of A. and T. Burt, Ltd., Dunediii, tho well-known iron ounders, has just been celebrated. In honour of the occasion the leading citizens of Dunedin entertained MV Alex. Burt, the surviving partner of the old concern at a luncheon on Thursday. tfho Otago Farmers' Co-oporativc Association report report having held their usual monthly sale at their Waitahuina yards on Tucsdav. 13th August, when they yarded 1 ■KM) sheep and cleared the yard at most satisfactory prices. There was a good attendance of buyers (including some from Canterbury), and all the surrounding districts were well represented. Lambs brought from Us Id to 1.5s sd, crossbred owes in lamlt (full and failing) {rem 12s M to 175., merino wethers (fat and forward) 12s lOd to 13s 6d, crossbred wethers (fat) to 2'2s, fat and forward ewes from 14s 3d to 18s ( Jd. Cattle—fcwt-year-■old heifers to £4 13s, cows (comiw_* t< profit) to -£fl 10s. >.. Sing a song of beastly " llu," A cough, a cold, a sigh ; Sneezing, wheezing all the day, Great salt tears in the eye. But they gave me l'eppernniut, A perfect dnift I'm sure ; New 1 always take {or " flu " Woede' Great Peppermint Cure. i

Dv Sloan, a Now Cealander, when shooting birds ia Ayreshire, did not observe a schoolboy named Connor, aged 13 years, who was behind some bushes. He tod aud tilled the lad. Mr A. K. J. Blakeley, dentist, visits Lawrenoo fortnightly, when ho may be consulted in private rooms opposite Herbert and Co.'s Next visit: Thursday, '22 nd August. William I'orl, a butcher by occupation and residing ia h'awcel street, South Dunodin, met with a.u extremely painful ..ccident ou Taesday morning by which the sight of his h'lt eye was entirely destroyed (says tiie Daily Times), The uuforlruuale man vras chopping wood, when a piece of wqod with a nail in it llww up and struck nun i u the face, the nail penetrating th« eye. ile was taken to the Hospital, where the eye will I)'; removed. Mr l«'ort was for souie yours a resident of Lawrcuc» where he was employed by Mr I). Munro. Whilst ia Milton on Ucduesday our, j laprescntutive paid a visit to tho Government Poultry I l 'arm, and was shown round by the g. nial (Air Currj who inioiined him that the present promises to b ( . the busiest season so far experienced. Never bofore ut this timo of the year, said Mr Curr, has there been such a demand for sittings, the result boinn that tho various bwedmg pens have Iwen uunblc to supply sutlicient to keep the incubators going. All Burplus stock has been disposed of, the purebred pullets all being sold at a uniform price of 10s Od. Mr Carr admits that Owing to careful selection and breeding the lighter breeds land particularly While U'ghorns) arc tho best layers, but ha maintains the same result could be obtained with the heavier breeds which, with a view to the fostering of an export trado iu poultry, he strongly favours. This year, with the object ol encouraging the breeding of purobred heavy vuriut- , ics the Government has decided to reduce the price of sittings of these to 4s 6d, the lighter breed sitting.) to remain at tis 6d. A number of pens of birds (including both heavy and light varieties) purchased in Australia, are located on the farm, and a a they are all from the very best laying strains in the Commonwealth they should, naturally, assist in raising the standard of our egg production. During Aptil and June 1(75,34.1 immigrants arrived in Carada, inoluding 53,343 boa ta« United State..