The Herald. Alexandra, Thursday, June 11, 1903

Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette, Issue 370, 11 June 1903, Page 4

The Herald. Alexandra, Thursday, June 11, 1903

A SOCIAL in aid of the local school funds takes place in the Matakanui school tomorrow, (Friday) evening.

The annual meeting of the Central Otago Hospitals Board will be held at Clyde on Thursday next 18th inst. The annual general meetiag of the Central Otago A. and P. Association will be held at Ophir on Thursday next; The next English and European mail, via 'Frisco, will close at the Alexandra post office on Sunday evening next, at 7 p.m.

Mr Arthur Budd, late of the Chief Post Office, Dunedin, has received notice of his permanent transfer to Alexandra South. Messrs A and T Burt, the contractors, commenced the work of laying the mains for the Alexandra water supply on Monday last.

It is understood that Mr J J Ramsay, who has been secretary of the Otago Executive of the Farmer's Union for the last twelve months, will shortly retire from the position. The adjourned general meeting of the Tuapeka Licensing Committee will be held at Roxburgh to-day. The "Mt Benger Mail" hears that a majority of the committee favour 10 o'clock licenses. Acknowledging a vote of confidence at Sydney, Sir Edmond Barton •' thanked the reputable portion of the citizens of Sydney for their confidence, and thanked the blackguards for their enmity." In this issue appears an advertisement calling attention to the virtures of Feptochlor, the great and sovereign remedy for indigestion which has made so many cures and is now being introduced into New Zealand.

Hard frost was experienced on Saturday, Sunday and Monday evenings, £nd for a few days the sheets of ice in the neighborhood of Alexandra have been well patronised by skaters. At the time of writing the weather was milder, the sky being overcast. On the 9th inst. the Premier despatched from Hokitika a birthday telegram to the Prince of Wales, and last Thursday received the following reply ■— 'Prime Minister, Hokitika. Sincere thanks. . Greatly touched by your kind rememberance of to-day.— George, Windsor."

At the meeting of the Wakatipu Licensing Tommittee, the applications for extensions till 11 o'clock were opposed by the police on the ground that they were not necessary in any part of the district, but after hearing evidence the committee unanimously decided to grant all the applications.

At the adjourned meeting of the Dunedin Licensing Committee on Monday, 13 additional licenses were granted, and three (Sussex, Pier and Globe) were refused. The remaining nine were further adjourned till Thursday (to-day), and out of these the other three to be closed will be selected.

A meeting of those in favor of forming a cadet rifle corps was held last Friday evening in the, public library. Captain Laidlaw presided, and explained the object of the meeting. Thirty-four names were handed in, and it is likely that the movement well be Garried to a successful issue. At last week's meeting of the Waste Lands Board, the board considered the case of James Healey, who bad been called up to show cause why his lease in perpetuity, 1250, over section 10 and 11, block I, Tiger Hill district, should not be declared forfeited for his noncompliances with residence and improvement conditions.—The lease was declared forfeited.

A hut at ISarasclengh Flat, owned by the Sandy Point Dredging Company, was totally destroyed by fire on Tuesday. Two employees of the dredge—Messrs G Baker, (engineer) and H Christie—who were living in the hut, lost the whole of their effects, Mr Baker's loss being especially severe, as all his papers and a lot of valuable instruments were burned. The origin ot the fire is unknown. At West Taratabi, Carterton, James Martin, whilst rabbit-shpotjhg with a broken locked, muzzle-loading horse-pistol 63 years old, 2ft in length and 51b in weight, lost the forefinger of his left hand through his ordnance going off as its owner was hauling it with both hands from his hip. Martin states that he has shot thousands of rabbits with his pistol (which he bought for ss), and this was the first time the weapon revoked. According to the " Lyttleton Times," the Postal Department has before it a novel penny-in-the-slot machine. You put your unstamped letter in one slot and a penny at another, with the result that the machine stamps on the letter the words, " Qne penny paid," and so on for every penny. There is rejoicing among the large class of persons who make a frantic search for stamps after the shops are closed The machine has not yet been approved.

Tpj; many years that Wol.e's Schnapps has been before the Australian public, and ever increasing popularity it enjoys, has proved it to be a stimulant pf great medicinal value. The agents in a new advertisement in another column suggests to readers that for the prevention and cure of colds and influenza Wolfe's Schnapps should be taken hot with a lemon at bedtime. The difference between this and other spirits will come in the after effects ; you get lasting good from its use.

The Martyn-Hagan Comedy Company will make their first appearance in the Alexandra town -hall to-night (Thursday) and tomorrow night. The company consists of a well-selected number of artists, all of whom are stars in their own particular line. Martyn Hagan is acknowledged to be the king- of Irish comedians in the Southern Hemisphere, and will keep the audieuce without a dull moment from start to finish Lucy Fraser is the public favourite right through the colonies, and will introduce the very latest songs, assisted by the canary ' Victor,' which is without doubt a marvel of the age Marie Woodford, the celebrated accomplished young songstress and musii cian. will sing favourite New Zealand songs. Mr Aubrey Douglas, whistling comedian and dancer will keep the audience in roars of laughter; also Mr Jack Hagan, the quaint comedian, who will sing several up-to-date songs. Will Crompton, assisted by Jack Hagan, will introduce their own wonderful speciality, 'Chit-chat,' the whole concluding with a laughable extravaganza, the characters in which will be supplied by the whole company. The pompaoy show in Clyde ©a «atotd*ftt%fet, "'.'.■?"■

Major-General Babington, Commandant to the New Zealand Forces, arrived in Alexandra by coach last evening, and, subsequently, inspected the Alexandra Rifles in fhe town hall. The General leaves by this morning's coach for Cromwell. I Mr Allan Russell, an old resident of Alexandra, was found dead in his .hut on Tuesday morning, the cause of death being failure of the heart's action. An inquest was deemed unnecessary. The late Mr Kussell came out to Victo ia in 1852, and from thence came to New Zealand. He came to Alexandra when the Dunstan rush broke out, and has resided here ever since. The deceased was 71 years of age, and unmarried. The remains were interred in the Alexandra cemetery yesterday in the presence of a large number of friends, the Rev. Mr Mackie presiding. At the annual meeting of the Mount Ida Licensing Committee, the Chairman intimated that the Committee would require lights to be kept burning until one,hour after closing instead of all night-, and that conditional licenses be granted. All renewals applied for were granted, with the exception of Margaret Millar's (Eweburn Hotel), her application being withdrawn to make a vacancy for and two applications for publicans' licenses were withdrawn, accomodation licenses for the same premises being granted at a reduced fee. Thomas Spain made application for a publican's licenses at Ida Valley. This was opposed by Robert Eady, the present licensee there, and by the police, on the ground that a second licensed house is not required. Largely-signed petitions and memorials in in favor cf and against the granting were lodged, and evidence for and against was heard. After lengthy consideration the Committee granted the application. All eleven o'clock applications were granted.