The Herald. ALEXANDRA,THURSDAY NOVEMBER 10.

Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette, Issue 447, 10 November 1904, Page 4

The Herald. ALEXANDRA,THURSDAY NOVEMBER 10.

Mr J. J. OKano. dsnfist, maybeuoasulted at Ophit on Saturday next. Mb C. J. M'lntosh invites tenders in this issue for excavating rock. Tuk Court sits at Clyde on Satur ?ay next and at Alexandra on Monday and Tuesday! Mb John Keller, one of the oldest and most highly esteemed residents of the Matakanui district died at his residence on Satnr day last. OT " Thb manufacture of ammunition is to ha the nert State industry in New Zealand The Auckland Company's plant and busine* 13 likely to be purchased. w*^? 1 ™? 2® ta S lad t0 ieam thai Montgomtry'B Bntertainers will pay a « tara visit to Alexandra about Decembei g«, and 6th, with a stronger company, and a better show than ever, 'V™ m At last week's meeting of the Waste. I Lands' Board, Mr Laurence Ryan, on bahair< of Edward Carter, applied for a gradnS hcense over an area of about five acreaTf ; Earnscleugh, at top end of Golden UmS. dam.—Held over for ranger's report. Aotvbn.eoombd house, between 01»da and OromweU known as "Feltoria,»;„! destroyed by fire on Saturday night Uuit everything being destroyed. The hwuse, owned by Mrs R. Holden of fil far as we can learn there are no insurant* *J On Thursday next, Messrs T«w» Buchanan and Co., hold an important «£' tion sale on account of Mr Geo. R M'Gj *, who is leaving the colony. The sale li £gf eludes a three roomed dwelling house » a a large assortment of first-class ttmriEOl acd household effects. ranMta » ON Friday last, a fire broke out i a «k.. ~ sidence occupied by Mr A. Sooth, b ShaZ flames were extinguished before My „*£« damage was done, it it due fcothii-S bers of the Fire Brigade to state th atilJ2» were on the scene with a promptttn SL S!? was highly commendable. T* 8 '**' Thb joint, installation of vyjra. * an a *„ vestiture of officers, of the ManuhJ, /»S JE Dunstan Masonic lodges ttkaS."? Clyde on Wednesday, November &' fii?'™* installation will be conducted b» i Ea« J£? Master of N.Z., Bro A. fl. Burton I %&? by Grand Lodg\> Officers! ™' I*' 1 *' ***** On Friday last, at Alexandra, ©onsfaM. Dale arrested a young man nai W. Keid on a charged SkS The accused was brought bef< " 8 'Er. Spencer and Buchanan, ,f P•« an, i-„ "?*5 till the 12th inst., at OlVdr Jf-T" dtd recent arrival in Alexandra. K<Md M a

St gives us pleasure to draw • m n , attention to an advertisement "£Z£l*£ this h*m from Mr Divers who ug th oe firms We toe I -are. uu ; above sent ?J DuD . edm ' •hawing sample* ,to? C efSSh an WiU ■* Yow can get dona's of m>\-t „, L for «, nm ach aud Liver h d t ,1 for.&tomshining star that forS t,/ b "S ht antl- - edipsod Buy this S ifyou require medicine. &J^!£*™- I ?WM (and stores. "*•- chemists*^ j Aomojuw MASOH betvr<j;en the Ch*n n • Creek «*, Alexandra UhlrV w*plaSS Alexandra cm Saturday faS F£z&& winning rather easily b? m i»«f andr ? 169 rurl Ohatto Orik'i aSde 5tI 8 " *?? first, and 32 in their ESE^lifi* ' dra compiled 236. For A JeianrtJi r " was-top scorer with ™ ? vS3&?2H? W.&4 being next with scores will appear in nejrtiwue • that pastoraHstshave hid an especiallygood season so far as lambi, fl g fa concS! g Se average percentage i* highly satiSoto? and cases of twin lair jb s and evenßSffS a common occurrence j. In the flock offoo oil the farm of Mes,*» Scott IroT of'ld! ,Valley, there w«re no less than forty cases of twins, and in m any oases the psroeaUe* aonsiderably exceeded 100 pet csalT™^

lota-winded subscriber as follows :-A m.n toJbom we recently appealed for paymea J ofaltmg-stendiagaccoant.rephea.^k.u, "Whatdo ym take me fori We tak., him for a Demdalum, for he is strong on the S«ok? £K£5 get the Magistrate to wind him up one of these fine days, A North Island jury at Stratford added a rider to their verdict ot an accidental death to the effect that, as a large body of men are employed on pdblic works at Wbangamomona, most of whom have large families depending e .tire y on their labor, the Viry respectful! v that tne Governs.<nt deduct two shi lin rs a month from the men's wages t. create an insurance fond It will interest exporters, or intending exporters to bear tin* •he coionial trade, to and from Manchester, .>■ the ship Canal, is being gieitlv developed Already several steamer of the federal line have passed up - the Car .wit carg-.cs for Manchester and Salford, two densely, populated cities about 30 miles inland from the Mersey. Lately the federal twin screw liner Suffolk, shipped goods for Australian ports. She is a vessel of over 7300 tons, and to admit of her passing through th<* Canal, her four masts and funnel have beeu shortened and adjusted at considerable expense. Hebe is a faruur's mode for ridding his premises of rats and mice:—lf you will sprinkle sulphur on the barn door and through the corn as you gather it there will not be a rat or mouse about. I have done this several years, and have never been bothered with rats or mice. I have some old corn in my crib, and not a rat or mouse can be found. In stacking hay or oats sprinkle it on the ground and a little through each load. A pound of sulphur will be sufficient to preserve a large bam of corn, and it is good for stock, and will not hurt the com for bread. A Progrsstvs Firm—That magnificent Institution at the comer of Elizabeth and Bathurst Streets,' Sydney, known as The Freeman and Wallace Electro-Medical and Surgical Institute, is at present undergoing a conspicuous change in ita interior and exterirfr aspects. Large and commodious adjoining premises that have been secured by the firm as an addition to the Institute, .•for correspondence and electric bath purposes, the specialists finding it necessary withlne growth of public patronage to supplement their literary and correspondence Jtaffe. According to the latest methods in European and London hospitals, neb diseases as sciatica, epilepsy, rheumatism, etc.. will be treated by various forms of heat-radiating and electric baths, special chambers for which are in course of preparation Tisitors from distant States or the country districts should pay a visit to the new premises, which will be both interesting and instructive.