The Herald. Alexandra, Thursday, December 1.

Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette, Issue 450, 1 December 1904, Page 4

The Herald. Alexandra, Thursday, December 1.

I Lost, a sum of money. The clerk of courts will visit Alexandra to-morrow. We duect attention to the advt of iVi wars Park, Reynolds & Co. Mrs Thomag has started refreshment rooms at Omakau. See advt. A meeting of those interested in the formation of a. Bowling Club is called for tomorrow evening. Mr J. J. O'Kano notifies that in his absence, Mr J. A. O'Kane will be in charge of his Surgery, &c. Me A. Gunn, manager of Galloway Station invites tenders for the carting of wool from Little Valley to Omakau. ">>R James Horn has been re-elected chairman of the Vincent County Council. This is his eighth term of office. IN the Christchurch Supreme Court last week his Honor Mr Justice Denniston adjourned the case of Seddon v. Taylor till December 13th, so that it can be heard before a special jury. Feel tired and languid when you rise in the morning 1 Tongue furred nasty taste in the mouth, constipation perhaps troubles you. Ever try Dr Crossland's Noxol 1 Its the coming medicine. 2s at chemists and stores," The Premier has received advice that the following Boer war trophies arrive in the colony by tbe s.s. Karamea:—Two Krupp guns, one Maxim gun and tripod mounting, together with carriages, and 600 Mauser rifles. From the Ist December, interest to Post Office Savings Bank depositors will be at the rate of 3§d per cent, on sums up to £2OO, and for balances above the £2OO, 3 per cent. £SOO is the maximum amount on which interest is paid. The Upper Clutha Valley A, and P. show was held at Cromwell on Friday last, and proved to be the most successful held since the society's inauguration. About 400 people were present, and the entries were both numerous and of good quality. I guarantee my prescription 89878 known as Noxol to cure indigestion, constipation, liver and stomach disorders, promptly and efficiently if taken as directed- on the bottle. —(Signed) J, Grassland, M.D. You can obtain it from all patent medicine vendors Mr G. Fache sold the privileges of the Vincent Jockey Club at Ophir on Thursday last. The following were the successful buyers .--—Booth, Mr A. Fraser (Omakau), £112; race cards. "Dunstan Times," £10; fruit stall, Mr R. Dawson, £7 10s; saddling paddock, Mr James, 10s: The house of a leading Prohibitionist in a nothern city (says an exchange) was broken into by burglars • a few nights ago. The thieves, after ransacking the place, helped themselves liberally to wine and spirits, opening and sampling several bottles until they " struck " the best brands. The contractor (Mr Drummey) is making excellent progress with the work of erecting the new additions to the town hall, and the building should be completed within a fortnight. The new stage, though not quite finished, will be ready for the entertainment to be given by Montgomery's Entertainers on Saturday ■ evening, and the extra floor space will also be available. Another instance that Central - Otago can hold its own with the rest of the colony in the matter of stock-raising is to be found in the fact that a large consignment of sheepskins, recently despatched by Mr J. of Alexandra, brought a record price in the Dunedin market, the agents stating that they had never seen skins of such splendid quality in the colony: The animals from which the skins were taken were bred and fattened on Mr B. Naylor's Chestemains farm, at Matakanui. There is a kind of individual common to all communities whose actions are generally the very essence of all that is despicable and mean. It is to be regretted that our little community possesses such a personbut, nevertheless, it does, in ,the shape of the paper thief, who, between Saturday afternoon and Monday morning last, paid a visit to the local reading room and removed several valuable illustrated papers. It is to be hoped that the offender will be found out and speedily brought to a just punishment. The readirg room belongs to the public, and the public is entrusted with the literary matter provided, and it is to be hoped that .if any of the patrons of the institution are

aware of any of these petty depradations they will have no compunction in handing the offenders over to justice. The trial of A. H. Vernon King on a charge of forging a power of attorney, purporting to be given by Thomas Keenan, took place before Mr Justice Williams and a jnry on Tuesday and Wednesday of last week, and resulted in his acquittal. The case for the Crown was from the first anything; but a strong one, relying as it did on the evidence of John Ashmore, shepherd, who. though he stoutly denies having wit-

I tin; power of attorney, admits having | signed documents Hie purport-, of which he I was unaware. The evidence of Keenan was 'admittedly unreliable.-' In the hands of such able defending lawyers as Messrs W. A. Sim and A. H. Hanlon, it could not stand the testiojE their searching criticism. The summing up' of the judge was in favour of the accused, and the jury, after a retire-, ment of an hour, returned, with a verdict of "Not guilty." A correspondent informs us that the verdict was s popular one throughout the city, and the sacred walls of the Supreme Court Chamber echoed with applause when the verdict was announced.