The Herald. Alexandra, Thursday, Oct. 22, 1903

Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette, Issue 389, 22 October 1903, Page 4

The Herald. Alexandra, Thursday, Oct. 22, 1903

;';'.,Wi/must... again ask the indulgence of ,our ,rga3ers'.for the slight delay that has in ithie publication of this week's tp the break down of our printing •[ma^jhne." That we have been able to ;lßS,uaeyeh thus early in the day is due. to .the resourcefulness of the staffer Mr Robert Wilson, our local coach-builder and. bla«k\smith. Mr A. Irvine (Mr Wilson's'smith) manufactured, out of Bessemer steel, and with only ordinary tools, a duplicate of an intricate cog casting, which has proved to be a perfect piece of workmanship, and works admirably. It is gratifying to know that we have in our midst highly skilled and resourceful tradesmen who can iise to any emergency, ',' '! " _ .

The Japanese House of \ Representatives has passed a proposal people below the age of 20 from stnoMngv The Alexandra Brass Band will (weather permitting) play in the recreation ground on Sunday afternoon next, commencing at 3 o'clock.

The annual horse parade under the auspices of the Central Otago A & P Associ T ation will be held at Ophir on the 29th insti (court day). ?

There is no branch of farming pays like dairying. The North Coast Co-operative Dairying Company, Byron Bay (Victoria); paid £21,000 to.suppliers last month,, i The largest gas engine in the world, having three thousand horse-power, will be sent by a Belgiam manufacturer to supply part of the motive power of the World's Fair at St. Louis," U.S.) >'< ' i'.iV.'v.) C* I During the: six months ending September 30, the value of the principal lines of producesexported from the colony was:—Butter £279,376,' cheese £60,82 i; beef £165,115, mutton £884,796, lamb £559,0*19. , The Federal parliament of Australia has decided on Tumut as the Federal capital. Tumut is situated on the south bank of the river Tumut, 264 miles south-west of Sydney. The last census gave the population as 1393.

A EOLli of bank notes stopped a bullet which struck a Chicago man in the breast, thus saving his life. Yet there are reckless people who will go right ahead day after day without a roll of bank notes on their person.

Papakuba has its half-holiday onJLues-! day afternoon, Amberton -and Outram are the only "towns in the colony to have a Saturday holiday. There are thirty-nine towns that have a Thursday, and seventyone that have Wednesday holiday. ?' ; '? Next Wednesday evening, in the.State School, a Foreign Mission meeting will be held in connection with the local Methodist Church. The chair will be taken by Rev. J A Hosking and the Rev. Wm. Beckett, (of Roxburgh) will be the deputation and deliver an address.

The State of Utah has ordered a general health day, namely, the first Monday in October. On this day all theatres, churches public halls, hotels, boarding houses, &c, must be thoroughly disinfected. People are wondering if these places in Utah have never been disinfected before.

MbJSymes, auctioneer, reports having sold the late Mr R Finlay's property in Limerick street to Mr H Schaumann, at a very satisfactory figure. Subsequently, the Alexandra Coal Co.'s piebald pony (•'George") was offered by auction, and after some spirited bidding, was knocked down to his former owner for the sum of £l4 ss.

Mr J B Kerr, the representative of " Moko " is at present in Alexandra on business connected with this great congh remedy. Mr Kerr assures us that the sales of Moko are daily increasing, some wonderful cures having been effected throughout the goldfields. Over 8000 bottles were sold during last month, and the remedy has now become a household one.

About 11-.40p.m0n Tuesday a particularly brilliant meteor was seen to streak across the north-eastern sky. Its course was marked by a path of fire of a bright red colour, and finally it appeared to burst, displaying a huge mass of green-coloured incandescence, Although the sky was slightly clouded at the time, the surrounding landscape was momentarily illuminated with a weird glare. The "Lyttleton Times" states that a number of Morion implements and weapons, made recently with modern tools, are being sold in Christchurch as works of the original inhabitants of the Chatham Islands. They are a very good imitation of the old works, and can hardly be distinguished except by experts. Genuine Moriori curios are, very rare, and seeing that the race will become extinct soon, they will become more valuable as time goes on. ;"i< ;

Attention is directed to the advertisement in this issue notifying that Mr James Symes will hold an extensive sale of drapery in the town hall, commencing on Saturday next, and continuing on the following Wednesday and Thursday. These goods comprise the balance of the extensive stock of the late James Alexander, of Naseby, which was purchase in one lot at a very low figure... Those desiring real bargains should not fail to fee presto!) aHhs ital*

Auction sale of farniture this afUxttma: alsodwelHnghou.se, piano, &c. See ad*Tt. A report of a tea-meeting held afc Earnscleugh on Wednesday evening last is unavoidably held over. Tenders are invited in this issue for the erection of a foot-bridge over the Mannherikia Jftiver. near Springvale. A country clergyman complained at the synod now sitting at Christchurch that some of the town clergy were notorious amongst their brethren for want of hospitality. Complaints reach us of the bad stajteri—--the Fraser Eiver crossing, whiclT was damaged by the recent flood. We hope tfat County authorities will have necessary repairs effected us soon* as possible. On Sunday last, St. Dunstan's Church, Clyde, was consecrated and dedicated by His Lordship Bishop Verdon, who was assisted in the services by. the Eev. Fathers Murphy and Hunt. The offertories, in aid of the building fund, amounted to £lO6 16s in cash and £45 promised. A report will appear in next issue. On Thursday last, an elderly man named Anderson, in the employ of Mr S Spain*, of. i Earnscleugh, narrowly escaped drowning, whilst attempting to ferry the manager of the Earnscleugh Co.'s power house across the Fraser River, which was in a state of i flood. It appears that while in midstream the boat, which was running across attached to a wire, became unmanageable,-.and Anderson was thrown into the water. .JFortunately, however, he managed to lay hold of a rope, and regained the shore little the worse for his unpleasant experience. Messrs A and T Burt, the contractors, have completed the work of laying' the mains for the Alexandra water scheme, and most of the services are laid from the mains to the building line of the various properties. In a great many cases, the residents have completed the laying of. the s-eryice pipes, and are now able to use the water under pressure for household and irrigation purposes. The water, however, is only temporarily turned into the mains, pending the completion of the plastering of the reservoir, which work should be finished about the end of next week.

Mr Gilruth (Government Bacteriologist) believes in the sterilisation of all milk at the dairy factories, and he also considers tftat all complaints of the udder should be reported. At Stratford he referred to a coinplaint he had found in a cow's udder irrthe South Island. The complaint was appar- • enbly not serious, but the cow's milk' went solid after standing for twelve hours and a teaspoonful of that milk placed in a bucket of new milk kept at blood heat, would turn the whole bucketful solid in twelve hours. The disease was spread by the milker's hands, and spread to the other herds in the locality by means of the skim milk from the factory. ..) A THREE-MONTHS' drought (at any rate, so faras this district is concerned) •was brokeh up by a welcome downpour of tiin which" commenced* on Wednesday night'.-of last week Rain again commenced to fall : on Thursday evening, and continued almost without intermission till Saturday morning. The benefit to farmers, pastoralists, and gardeners is incalculable, and the beneficial results are already apparent in the wonderful growth of all vegetable life. The season promises to be an exceptionally favourable one for farmers; and the orchards in the neighborhood of Alexandra give every promise that the season's yield of fruit will be a record one. The rain, however, hada detrimental effect on dredging operations, as'the rivers rose to such an extent that 'dredging in midstream became impossible. The Fraser River particularly came down in ?£ep,vy flood, indicating that tne rainfall in ranges must have been especially 'heavy; •"

i?om would call attention to the Alexandra Oreaes'tral Society's advertisement, which appears in this issue, notifying that the society's ninth annual concert will be held in the town hall on November sth. The Society has gone to considerable expense to secure the services of Mr John Parker, New Zealand's champion cornet soloist, and we think that the Society deserves great credit tor the enterprise it has shown in endeavouring to uphold its already enviable reputation, as it is generally admitted that its concert is the greatest musical attraction of the year. Miss K Martin, soprano, ot Dunedin, and Mr J B Arnoit will also appear. The services of the Alexandra Amateur Dramatic Olub have also been secured, and the second part of the programme will be devoted to the production of the farcical comedietta, '• Whitebait at Greenwich." The members of the A 0.5., have been, for a considerable time past, practising special numbers under the able conductorship of Mr A A Briasco, and jye-are-oonHdefit thafc to loyejajof-fflusic"i Their efforts will be more than appreciated. Arrangements have been made whereby those patrons who desire to reserve their chairs may do so by applying to Mr R Strong, who has a complete numbered plan of chairs so reserved.