LOOKING BACK

Western Star, 7 March 1939, Page 2

LOOKING BACK

MARCH, 1888.

(From the flies ol the 'Western star'j

At the Tapanui races on Thursday Foiget-me-Not won the President's handicap, the maiden plate and grandstand handicap, and Dunluce secured the Tapanui hurdle race. _ln the North Otago match at the Rifle Association's meeting, held at Oamaru, T. Wilson (Riverton Rifles) scored 77, and secured one of the twenty-one £1 prizes. We hear that something very promising—whether gold or silver we cannot say—has been discovered on the Clifden station, Waiau, and that a representative of a Victorian Syndicate wlio have all along been in league with the prospectors, arrived by last steamer from Melbourne to report upon the find. Our representatives returned from the , Oamaru prize-firing meeting oh Monday evening. They have not been over successful, so did not bring back much foreign capital. The South Hand secured the team challenge match, the totals being: West Taieri (£SO) 499; Wanganui (£3O), 495; Thames Navai (£25), 493. Riverton Rifles scored 461.

The shipment of cheese made by the Fairfax Dairy Factory Company i n Kaikoura's cool chamber, has arrived in fair condition, and sold at an average of 46s per cwt.

Another old and much respected resident has passed away. Mr John Francis Dundas, wh 0 was well known in this district, being one of the members for Mararoa Riding in the first Wallace County Council, died on Monday last after a long and severe illness. He arrived here upwards of 25 years ago from Scotland. A few years ago Mr Dundas was engaged professionally in supervising the reinstatement of the Bluff line. While out on a prospecting tour (writes a correspondent) we cam© across George Woods ("Briokey") and party comprising George Smith, David Barton, and Buchanan, camped at Blow Hole Beach. They left Preservation Inlet about a fortnight ago, where" they had moderate success. The party is wellequipped, and the pluck and perseverance displayed deserves t 0 be rewarded. The Warden (Mr McCulloch) in granting Mr Simpson's application for an occupation license at the Court yesterday, announced that it was the last license he would grant, except under exceptional circumstances on "the Ofepuki gold field. \ A meeting of the Orepuki library committee was held on Saturday evening, when the following was elected for the year: Mr Henry Young (chairman), Mr., A. J. Jolly (secretary) and Mr Oswald Reichel (librarian). Boniface has received an answer from Palamountain in reference *t 0 the challenge sent up by him. The Port Chalmers sculler wishes the amount of the stakes to be increased to £SO, and also asks for £6 for expenses. We understand that "Bony" will accept PaJamountain's terms, and the match will be rowed at the Easter regatta* The mutton birders leave for their annual picnic in about three weeks' time. The natives have made arrangement*, to be taken to the island by the s.s. Kakanui.

The island of Kawau recently sold by Sir George Gray contains about 5000 acres, and with the splendid residence and gardens must be cheap at the price .-£13,000. • ™:

Sharks would -appear t 0 be numerous about the bay just now. Mr L. W. Petchell captured two near the wreck of The Pearl—one being eight feet long and the other 6 feet. One shark, wo hear, on the same day was disporting itself under the bridge, and while some boys were going home from school one of them had the misfortune to drop his bag, containing books and slate into th e .water. The shark was ' evidently on the look out for a feast of reason as he speedily put the bag and contents out of sight. It is to be hoped he fails to pass the sixth standard.

In addition to H. Lee, Warbrick is anxious to secure the services of Charlie Brown, of Riverton, in the Native football team. The following are the names of those most likely to constitute the team: Full back, D. Gage (Wellington); three-quarters: J. Warbrick (Hawkes Bay), H. Lee (Riverton); . halfibackp: W. Warbrick, Smiler and J. Taiaroa (Hawkes Bay) ,• forwards: T. Ellison (Wellington), R. Taiaroa (Otago), J. Rennie (Nelson), G. Wyhyard (Auckland), G. Anderson (Thames), A. Warbrick (East Coast), Karanaria (Hawkes Bay), Aketu (Wairarapa) and C. Brown (Riverton). The mortality among the young sheep on the East Coast continues. On some of the stations the losses from scouring and lung worm are unprecedented.- It is stated that on one station the number that have died, chiefly within the last two months, is about 7000.

A Tuapeka Chinaman has been very / much troubled by boys who have con- • tracted a fancy for his peaches. With, the object of putting a stop to their < sport he has posted the following notice „ on bis favourite tree: "Me ketchum English boy steal um peaches rrie lock him up; go way place. Find him £3 or imprison for three years." ' \ At the Dunedin police court two boys were sentenced t 0 six strokes with a birch rod for stealing fruit and' destroying trees in a valuable orchard. ,

A Wellington wire says: Arrangements are being made to place within. the week 150 convicts at works on the forts at the four principal ports. At the monthly meeting of the Borough Council (> Marshall moved that the pos'tion of poundkeeper, sexton and surfaceman be called for by tender. Cr Fraser seconded.—Carried. Accounts as fellows were passed for payment: Briscoe and Company, £5 ss; W. Robertson, £5 19s; G. R. Howell, £3 9s; John Mclnnes, 4s; Whittingham Bros, and Instone, £1 Is- FraJik Russell, £7 16s; Jno Cunningham, £2 6s; IV Gray, £1 10s.

The monthly meeting of trustees of Wallace and Fiord Hospital was attended by Mr H. Port (chairman), Reid, Taylor, Levy arid Marshall. The surgeon-superintendent reported the admissions for the month to be: Males 4,. females-1; discharged", 6 males; remaining in hospital, 7 males, 3 females; outpatients, 5. All patients were reported to be progressing fa.vourably. From a private source we learned that the Australian Cup run at Melbourne yesterday resulted:—Hon. White's Carlyon 1, Arsenal 2, l|-k s Swiveller 3. *^T