The Herald. Alexandra, Thursday, October 27.

Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette, Issue 445, 27 October 1904, Page 4

The Herald. Alexandra, Thursday, October 27.

=============== The Court sits at Ophir to-day (Thursday). t The Railway Department advertise exI cursion fares in this issue. | We call our readers attention to B. B. I Hore's advtra the sale of " Special" cycles. The next English and European mail, vim 'Frisco, will close at the Alexandra post office at 6 a.m. on Monday nextj The annual horse parade, under the auspices of the Otago A. and P. Association) takes place at Ophir this afternoon. A meeting of the Alexandra Rifles will be held after parade this evening, for the purpose of electing a junior subaltern, During September 2334 persons arrived in the colony and 1224 took their departure. The figures for September, 1903, were 2084 and 1008 respectively. Mr J. Drummey, the contractor, after having completed the necessary excavating work, has commenced the erection of (he additions to the Alexandra Town Hall. The Alexandra Public School Cadet Detachment has been gaaetted and recognised under the regulations published in the New Zealand Gazette of 18th February, 1804 i Mr L: B, Grimstone, manager of the Alexandra branch of the Bank of New Zealand, is at present absent on a well-earned holiday. The relieving officer is Mr M*Gibbon, from Invercargill. It is stated that Mr Horace Bastings, hotelkeeper, of Invercargill, who was for many years resident in the Lawrence district, will be a candidate for the Tuapeka elector* ate at the next General Election.

Since the adoption of the new rules to encourage emigration, Mr Reeves has des» patched from Britain for New Zealand 1326 persons in seven and a-half-months, or fourfold the number sent in the corresponding period of 1903. i Wb have made extensive alterations and request persons in the distance to send per post for samples of our fresh lines in drapery, which arrive from Home monthly. The patterns are very well selected, quality and prices unsurpassed. W. Theyera and Sons.

A verx readable article on " Music" iff reprinted in this issue from the " Otago Witness." It may interest readers to know that the authoress, who writes under the nom deplume of "'Eos Mon," is a young lady, who holds a leading position in Alexandra musical circles. Messrs L. £. Grimstone and J. O'Kanc of Alexandra, are taking part in the Golf Tourney, which commenced at Dunedin oa Tuesday. For the Championship Mr Grimstone was defeated in the first round. Mr O'Kane drew a bye in the first round, won the second against Mr Kettle, but was defeated by Mr Stronach in the third round. A meeting of the Alexandra Caledonian--Society was held on Thursday evening when there was a good attendance of members. The programme for the annual gathering was finally passed, the prize money totalling £65: A Sheffield Handicap (firafo £ls, second £4, third £2) is again included. besides a number of other running eventj*. The programme will be issued in a itsit days.

Thk Government has purchased the Greenfield estate, in the Tuapeka district, for close settlement: The final offer (L 4 an acre) was accepted by the owners, who have reserved the homestead portion (2000 acres). The total area purchased is 22,392 acres.' Negotiations have been pending for a long time over the property, the owners at first, asking considerably more than the Govern*ment was prepared to give, AN elderly man named James M'Gonaell met with a rather serious and painful accident at Hawksburn on the 18th inst. It appears M'Connell was feeding a chaffcntter when one of his hands was taken into the machine, with the result that the hand was severed just below the wrist. The sufferer was taken to the Dunstan Hospital, where he was attended to by Dr Hyde, and afe latest accounts he was progressing as satisfactorily as could be expected. The Alexandra School is to be examined on the 15th prox. hy Inspectors Goyen and Bossence. Anyone desirous of obtaining the Competency Certificate or the Proficiency Certificate can be examined on that date by

giving three clear days' notice of his er her intention to sit for the examination! In all cases the notice must be given to the headmaster in writing and state on what grounds the competency certificate is required in accordance with regulation 18 of Regulation* for Examination and Inspection of Schools. On the application of the Chief Healtfe Officer for the colony, the Stipendiary Magistrate at Timaru has directed that a summons be issued against the Timaru and Temuka Borough Councils, Levels County Council, Geraldine Town Board, Geraldine Road Board, and Temuka Road Board to show cause why they should not contribute towards the cost of providing and maintaining an infectious diseases hospital for the Borough of Timaru and surroundine dia. tacts. The case comes on for hearlne «a November 7th. *

TBAWiSARDay was suitably oommea> lo . | rated at the school, Alexandra, by the head. master (Mr Closs) delivering a short address to the children of the upper olasses. Ha pointed out the great importance the vie. Tory of Trafalgar has been on the Empire. By the destruction of the combined fleets of France and Spain, he said, England gained supreme command of the seas, and this she maintains up to the present day. See to it he continued, that you help the Empire to. continue her envied position as mistress off the seas and be ever ready, like the heroe* of Trafalgar, to do your duty.

A LAKaMiT-ATMNDBD meeting of ladle* and gentlemen was held in the Bendi/« Hotel on Monday evening, to consider w&* steps should be taken to show the M » ft iS appreciation of the Band's effort* «* IE! Gore Contest. Mr E. Bellamy w% JL'J? the chair, and, after some disoWon i?»£ resolved that the bandsmen be at a social to be held in fife JSwJ HaM Thursday evening 3rd mittees were termed to carry out the rauioas arrangements and judging by the eXX Mtac nature of tne meeting, the propowd social should prote a decidedi mowi^^