The Tuapeka Times. AND Goldfields Reporter & Advertiser "Measures, not Men." WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1919. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Tuapeka Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 6690, 20 August 1919, Page 2

The Tuapeka Times. AND Goldfields Reporter & Advertiser "Measures, not Men." WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1919. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr Sundstrum, surgeon dentist, will visit Lawrence on Thursday, Aug. 21, when ho may bo consulted from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Pationta are requestod to come as early as possible A social and dance will take pitta in the Holy Trinity schoolroom on Rriday night. Starting from yosterday (Tuesday) a letter mail will bo received from Dunedin by motor car, arriving about 12.30 p.m. on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. A delivery of this mail will be made by the letter carrier during the afternoon Owing to the groat amount of rain which has fallon during the past few days and the consequent wet condition of the ground, it has boon decided to postpone the memorial tree planting to Saturday, 30th inst. Arthur Bros have just landed a tonsignment of Steven's liopeater Bines, which they are disposing of at greatly reduced prices. Call e.uly as tut quantity is limited and the price if ceitain to insuro a quick s*le.—Advt. The Mayor (Mr J. E.iio) expressed himself strongly on the subject of drainage at tho Council meeting on Monday night. In was when the Work* Committee's report on the drainage through Mr Aloi Frasor's property was under consideration. He said Lawrence had no system of drainage, with the result that all sewage and storm water had to find its way along natural depression* till it reached the Hospital Creok. He thought tho Council should therofort take the responsibility of seeing that all drains emptying into the ereok were kept in a clean and workable condition so as to minimise the risk of an epidemic outbreak. The councillor did not not accept this view, holding that it would bo setting up a bad precedent to go on to private property to interim with the drainage. ' , On Thursday night, August 28th, at 8 p.m. the Lawrence Tennis Club is staging their concert which tends to be a great success. A first class vurioty programmo has been arranged. Tht second half of tho programme is"to be almost entirely devoted to a very laughnbie force which wil prove an cndloss source of merriment and laughter from beg'nuing to end. ' Tho rain which commonced on Friday night continued without a break till an early hour on Sunday morniag. Tho result was that most of the crooks overflowed ad traflie in the main road was seriously interrupted. Bain again commenced on Sunday night and continued till late on Monday night. Tht Taiori Plain is again flooded and motor traflie was unable to get through yesterday. [ Mr W Andor.tn, of Wctiuwtonee,reports that owing to the unauthorised use of strychnino ho has just suffered tho loss of two valuable sheep. Ha turned about 40 on to the Gabriels Commonage on Saturday and on Monday he found two of his ewos doad, having boen poisoned by eating the poison- ; ed grain. On skinning one of tht ewet 1 he found to his surpriso that sho would > havo givon birth to five lambs. On being told this was an unheard of ratio of lambs Mr Anderson assured at bit statement was absolutely corrtet. Memoorial Trees.

At a jubilee meeting of the North of England Conciliation Board of Manufactured Iron and Steel Trades, it wai stated there had been no strikes or lockouts tor 50 years. Wages had gone up by 95 per cent sinco August 1914. The Dutch Island of Saba, in the Windward Islands, is just the top of an extinct volcano, sticking up out of the 6ca. The inhabitants live inside the crater, as there is nowhere else for them to live, the outer slopes being almost ae steep as the sides of a house. The story of tho wrock of the G«n«ral Grant, with its consignment of gold is still arousing curiosity of ihj ontcrprising. Tho librarian of the Wellington Public Library has received a letter from Finland 'isking if the story is true —whothor th-j snip ia still in the grotto, how much pure gold wa.- on board, how is the climate them, population of tho island, depth of the grotto, and many more questions ; but the more persistent is : "If tho treasure is titers what is the rcas.m that nobody has tried to get it from the ship 1"

"At least threa-quaners of the young men I passed as I cams from my house this morning were smoking, said the Chief Justice in the Supreme Court at Wellington last week. "Even a young lad who looked not 14 years of age had his cigarette. What will happen to the future of New Zealand if this sort of thing continues I don't know." <'l don't know about that your Honour, for I don't smoke myself, replied Mr H. F. O'Loary, who was appoaring in the ease being considered. "Not that I claim any great virtue on that account," he added smilingly, "for the simple reason is that it makes me sick."

In connection with the visit of the Prince of Weles to Canada, in recent London flies is wi.i stated that it wa» hoped tho Prince of Wales would be able to go to opon the now Parliament Buildings at Ottawa, and thero would be enough ships to spare to accompany him —a division (eight) of battle-cruis-ers. It wag also stated that St. Johns, New Povmdland, would be called at, then Halifax, where the Prinee would tako train to Ottawa, later going to the chief centres, fron British Columbia to Quebec After that the Prince is expected to visit Washington as the guest of President and Mrs Wilson, the t battle-cruisers go'.ng to Hampste&d Roads, tho great anchorage Just inside Chesapeake Bay, into which the Potomac, on which Washington is situated, runs, When Influenza is raging take "NA« ZOL." Best safeguard against attack. Swiftest reliefer to sufferren from colds etianfaudimftfttt, f

Mr A. E. J. Blakeley announces that that; notwithstanding the present train arrangements he will pay his usual fortnightly visit to Lawrence. His

The proceedings of the Borough Council, which are usually of a prosaic nature, were somewhat brightened on Monday night by the presence of two visiting ladies who are engaged in organising our town with a view to introducing a Chautauqua (particulars of which will be found in another column). Their object was to enlist the cooperation of our city fathers in the object to the extent of becoming ,with others, guarantors for the sale of 360 tickets at the rate of 8s each, which would provide us with a three days' programme of high-class lectures, music and drama. The speakor (Miss Carson) was eloquent and persuasive, but failed to raise much enthusiasm in the breasts of her small audience. Eather they were inclined to be pessimistic, but the fair deputationist was not to be denied and in closing her remards reeled off in good elocutionary style a short poem the theme of which %as tfiat there was nothing that could not be done if only they were willing to cooperate and work. From what we learn of our visitors' activities it appears as if they are going to be able to prove to absolute demonstration the truth of their assertion. The United States developed their gas-making facilities at sneh a rapid rate that, at the close of the war, they wero making over 100 tons of poison gas per day, and if it had not been for the armistice, they would have been sent by January 1 to the western front over 200 tons of gas per day, to be sprayed in shells over the whole German front. What this would have meant will be understood when it is stated that the total output of the German factories was only 30 tons of gas per day. PRESERVING THE EYES. Indications that the sight is not so good as formerly are when the book has to be held at arm's length or near the face, or when a mist grow* befote objects one wishes to see. If your eyas are at all troublesome get them tested without delay. Bight glasses may help you wonderfully and preserve your eyes. HUGH NEIL, D.8.0.A., Glasgow Optical House, 249 George St., Dnnedin.