The Herald. Alexandra, Thursday, June 9, 1904.

Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette, Issue 426, 9 June 1904, Page 4

The Herald. Alexandra, Thursday, June 9, 1904.

The Court sits at Clyde on Saturday, and at Alexandra on Monday and Tuesday next Mb E. H. WinMOT, district surveyor at Queenstown, has been appointed chief draughtsman at Kelson. , ■ At a meeting of the Alexandra Jockey Club held last Thursday evening, it was decided that the annual race meeting should be held on Friday, 16th December next. •. Tbnders are invited by the Alexandra Jockey Club for shifting saplings from Mr C Mcintosh's paddock, and planting same on the racecourse reserve. The Federal Senate amended the Capital Sites Bill bj making the area 900 square miles, and fixing the site within' fifty miles of Bombala. This means another disagreement with House.A Mrs Emmst, speaking at a meeting ot the British Women's Temperance Association at Whitby, said that the' womanhood of England were the most drunken in the 'world. •-'■■ "iXfc* Q- '■ i 1" •■ ":''.•>'*••" ■ ' : '= 31, Despite) the reports received as to the benefit, to the Premier's health by, his cruise in Hinemoa; the feeling: is gaining ground" throughout the colony that he will I not again lead the House. Mr Egginton, postmaster, is at.present en- j jojsng a well-e&raed rest for a few weeks.' He is being relieved by Mr R. Crow, of Dttoodin. t t ■ The many friends of Mr Alex Aitken, who met with an accident on the Perseverance dredge some months ago,|will regret to learn 'that the doctor has recommended him to. rest for another two months before resuming work, f -. ri > f Vr-jTif | ■ SAHVBIi Svarks, adairymsn; was charged at the Chris" cb arch Magistrate's Court on Tuesday wi- us? % oans not thoroughly clean for ib iJnbution of milk, and was fined £lO awi -oats. Richard Powell (19 years) was fihed £lO and costs for obstruct-" ing the dairy Inspector when attempting to. take samples of mUk. , >/;■• .£. : -i t \

Thb Prime Minister of England has notified that the' King directs that the oflksial celebration of his birthday should be onJune. 24th. It was intended, wherever possible, to celebrate the event on the day originally fixed for the coronation (26th Jane). This .year+he-28th falls on a .Sunday—hence the selection .ot\tue preceding j^Uuy,-

A member of the Gore Hortioaltaral Society a* last night's annual meeting suggested, as an attraction for .the next exhibition, that a baby show should be held, "the exhibits to be in the secretary's hands at least fourteen "clear days before the'opening of the show " J The secretary positively-de-clined to entertain the proposal, which was regretfully allowed to drop.^' 1 jjnsign." A khw Polar explorer is reported as preparing to make an attempt next year to establish a new farthest north record. He is Mr Andrew J. Stone,,a naturalist, who has spent a large part of his time during the past ten years in Alaska and Northern British Columbia. Mr Stone is convinced that the overland route to the Pole is impracticable, and it is his intention to endeavor to, get "to the coveted point by a steamship through the North-west passage. A meeting of members of the Alexandra Jockey Club and others interested was held in the Caledonian Hote' on Thursday evening last, when a letter was read from the Hon. Minister of Lands in reference to the appointment of trustees for the racecourse reserve, recently gazetted. \% wot resolved that the following gentlemen be nominated as trustees of J the reserve \rH- Messrs i'VL S. Laidlaw, Ti~ P. Beck, Or' Bringansj B. ! Cameron, L- Byan, C. J M'lntosh, and W. A.Theyera, - . . . :5 , 'S M; ? : ■'■:- ■■ Mr J DBitLGNS Bbckbnhailj of X'hrjst . church, who devotes hii spartrtjma to gospel work, gave an open-air address in Tarbert Street, Alexandra, on Tuasd >y evening last; when bis remarks.were patiently listened to by a eonsiderabfeMitfoibe? of peup<e~. "- 1 Thb action in which Mr R M Finlay claims from Mr George Spencer £5Ol damages for. alleged libel (contained in a circular issued to shareholders' in tho perseyerancj} Dredging Company), will be heard at the Supreme' Court, Dunedin, on Tuesday next*;; B&*s#j Exxbnbivb preparations are being made for the Scottish Social, to be held in the Alexandra Town' Hall on Friday evening, 24th inst. A number of young people are learning various Scottish dances, which will be introduced on the evening in question; The programme will also include a number of appropriate Scottish soegs, recitations, &c, and altogether an enjoyable eyemng may be antioip&tad. ' r i^q^mim^}

«r 5 ; B *Pn>me Court at Invercergil ofi ; Wednesday, when his Honor wu ramming up in a breach pt promise can, a jarjman I created; gome amusement by rithur and pMntirely asking,, - What about our teal" | His Honor gently 'pomaded the hungry 1 juryman to sit down, asaunng him that « aean>r to get counsel to pat their heads mfnt Md * U^IJ 6he MC * MM * refresh. « ,odd *!P fa *• e «' flour at Danedin on Wednesday of last week m consequence of a hitch In the n-foma-SZf '♦**» u" I*™' 1 *™' A "<»iation the tariff SfatllV" 1 on 7«*»**«y"«iwiow aurect at £7 «« per ton. Btren«otu efforts SiJhW* "' • d * t0 , patck "P *• difflouUy which has ur.oon and so long as " cuttine " s confined to Dunedin a peaceable solution is possible, but if shipping rates are lowered war is expected over the whole \A« D wportod m having said &££ wtßa Pif *<*Qourt: "I waa informed S?. IO ' e . a °«»P«ng the position of Jadffein Mute fio * ?api»toa tea lively piece * tbechief fiiit */u th * ooOßtr * »• Jnosqaitow m Ik enablea the litigaa'a to pay costs j thus est Mft an * w « d town an bc». - ; iutam-cfithe OtaW Dentral fietl. way League, Mr T. K. Sidey, MH.B. f cot> CSS? asawW'iHsvS ths'lnatai March 3lat lait,iTthat the same nrtght be Included Ju-thecal! W porr, w^H o^^^ B **** the follow • W&S&StiSA** «»%«•» with published to the ordinary way in the Pablio Works Statement. v| find thj departmental practice jis not to give the infermiXyou ffn#jffi£° d «P Statementgot it* general interest Under thVoircumetaseM i do not care to .depart froDVestebltebed pre*