The Tuapeka Times AND Goldfields Reporter & Advertiser "Measures, Not Men." WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21st, 1912. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Tuapeka Times, Volume XLIV, Issue 5971, 21 August 1912, Page 2

The Tuapeka Times AND Goldfields Reporter & Advertiser "Measures, Not Men." WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21st, 1912. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr Simdfltrma a next professional visit is on Tiuirwlay, when h u may bu consul tod from 12 noon to 3 p.m. At Clirihtuliui-uli on Knday tm elderly woman named Jiriduci lihalk ss «vs Sentenced to vi'ius imprison* m«nt for endeavouring to proeuro abortion.

Jllr A. li. J. Blakeley, dent is i. visits Lawrence lonhighlly, when ho jnuy bo consulted in private rooms opposite Herbert and Co.'a i\ext visit; iliursduy, 22nd August. Tlie iooLball match Star v. Waitaliuiia, ployed at Waiialiuiia ou Sat--111 day > zesiiited iill h win iu,i thi: visitors by points to nil.

A portrait of the late -Air X. K. Taylor, formerly member lor Uiriatchurcli Aorlh, was presented to Parliament by the Kow Zcaluud Xjlianw, on I'iulay ovoiunij, and wili hitui; in Ihe Parliament Library, near the lat 0 member s fav.jurita corner. The lionra.lt wnK ioruiully pnaeutcd to Sir Arthur Ciuiiinoßs, Speaker of tlje Houmj ot -Representatives, by ilr L. -M. isitt, who succeeded ilr Taylor in his place iti the House. Speeches were also made by ilr (i. Laurenson as an old aolle-agKe of the late Mr Taylor, and by S>r Arthur (luinness. .Several members of the Alliance Executive, the. secretary, the l(ov. j. IJawson, and a lurye number latoru werd present.

HOURS OF MISERY. "The excruciating p a i M 0 f eheumatism have caused me many hours i°'i,iff'^ ry \ c Says . ,® rs ' Jane I'iercc. 1340 &turt St., Ballarat, Vic. "It seemwl as though I would never get relief, then I started to use chamborBalm " The fil ' 8t bottle showed the merits 0 f the Balm. Now 1 apply hot fomentations and have tho Balm well rubbed i n at the fust appearance of pain and it wards oil what used to be days of misery for J?®' ~Sold by |H. Bowie and J. G. Blaokie, Lawrenee ; T. Broderick, Waitahuaa; aad Cott«n *O4 tin., Waiporj

The weather still continues fine and vegetation is beginning to show si'.;nof comiag away. If the weather continues mild the soaking the land re ceived during the autumn and winter months should result in an .t'linidance o,f early feed. Farm work it losing pushod on with smit industry, though it will be difficult in many eases to quite make up ihe arrears caused by the wet season. Seed sowing will in all probability 1*: late. About the town garden work is lining actively pushed on where the ground is in order. We would direct the attention ([farmers and dealers to the date of Mr John Thompson's next stock sale at Lawrence which has been altered from the sth September to the 12th o;>tember. The sale of Mr William Richards's interest in Education Reserve, Greenfield, has alio been postHoned to thi game date.

Our Vaitahuna c®rrespondent writes —Another change in the ownership of one of our local farms has just taken place. The farm referred to is that known as " Johnston Farm," at one time owned by the late Mr Itugh TJraig and lately by Mr J. K. Brown, who has just sold his interest in the property tc M* Crump, of Pomahaka, at a satisfactory figure. This property is regarded as one of the chcioe farms in the district, the land being of good quality while the buildings and fences are thoroughly up-to-date. Mr Crunup is to be congratulate upon Becuriag so desirable a farm.

Lawrence was represented at the banquet tendered t< the Hon. T. Mackenzie, our new High Commissioner, •n Monday evening by Mr J. K. Simpson (a schoolmate and cWe personal friend of Mr Mackenzie's) and a representative of this papen. ,he party to Dunedin which included .Mrs Simpson and our town clerk, 'left Lawrence by motor car at aboat 1 p.m. and reached Dunedin shortly after 4 p.m. The return iounvy, which was commenced at about il) p.m., was accomplished in slightly over three hours. The car was dri ea by Master Clifford Jones who prrved himself a most efficient and careful man at the wheel.

The following books have been added to the shelves of the local Athenaeum during the past month " Japonette " (Rev. W. Chambers I. "Anne of Barricades" (Crc.ckett), "The Street Called Straight " iby author of the ''lnner Shrine"l. "The Range Riders " (Okas. A. Seitzcrj, " Yellow Men and Gold " IGouverneur Morris), M d "My Lord the Felon" (Headon Hill). Mr Grey Glen, who has bee» accountant in the local branch of tine Bank of New Sf.uth Wales for the past three years, has received notice of transfer to Wellington an'l loaves Lawrence this week for the M-.n ;»nv City. He will be greatly missed in lAthletic circles.

The baaquct tendered by t li<; citizens of Dunedin to the Hon. T. ®'aekenzie, High Comuisaiomer, on Monday night was a brilliant function, over 150 prominent residents of Dunedin and Otago being present. The various toasts were in excellent hands and the alter dinner oratory was generally of a high order. From ' the comments heard 0 n all sides there was an apparent unanimity of opinion that the Government's choice of representative for this important Home office had be® wisely bestowed. The annual meeting of "the Waitahuna Farmers' Club will be held on Monday evening next at (7.30. As this is the most important meeting <A the Club daring the year it is hoped that all memrbera and intending members will make an effort to V grant..

The affiliation case Hurring v. Boyes which was adjeurned last Balclutha Conrt day till to-dav. has been settled.

At Paris the Australian horse Biskra, a thoroaghbred, and Mont doe tied, clearing 90in, . a t Vittal, biiatiu' Conspiratsur's recot'd. The truckers' strike at Kaitangata has lizzled cut and on Saturday last (says the Free Press) there was a continual procession of the strikers to the mine office in search of a job, but a gotd number were refuse! work. As several of those'who were sacked are married men with families the general opinion in Kaitangata is that the " salt " is being rubbed in a little severely. The Federation of Labour has been completely wiped out as all the ni» n working are now members of the Arbitration Union whether they like it <r not. Among the CiMil List, pensions recently granted in England "for distinguished services wero the following Mr frank T. Bullen, £IOO, in consideration of the literary merit of his writings ; to the relict of Sir W. H. Russell, the eminent war correspondent, £BO ; Mr C. F. Keary, tf7o, in recognition cf the merit of his writings ;to Lady Orchardson, .C 8«, in recognition of her hush|and?s merits as a painter ; and to Mrs Podmore, £6O, in recognition of the valuable services of her late husband in the critical study f -i spiritualism.