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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 668, 19 November 1909, Page 8

Our Eketahnna : correspondent states:'- A posse of -police,' headed,' by. . Sergeant ;MUler, ;of.; Mae-; terton,' raided"' two ex-licensed houses at j mid-, day ■ yesterday.'. A considerable '■'. liquor was!seized, and prosecutions are'likelj to-.followi- ■' ■'■■:'■'.';' -: ; > ; ■;■'■.-■ .'•'.>■.,-./'■■■'■ ■;■: ' -:,'■;■ ...-■■ :' .At'"a' meeting' of the Cahterbury Acclimatisation': Society, the-' desirability:' of obtaining .the best'head from' the-Bakaia , : Gorge', deer-herd, for.'.pieseutation to• ithe. Canterbury Museum, was 'discussed.- ' Dr. Modrhbuso , said-that an attempt should, bo. made ;to . secure. ,' typical heads from; all the .herds: in-the''Dominion, and'make .a complete . collection': for ; tho musenm.,;-Ho did not:thinkyit: necessary to. purchase .desirable iheads, ; asVhe believed; people who'- possessed deer■ spirited- enough to vj.present: them >to -ithe musoum. \^ : .. -\ ;*-r : ;-, ':■::,;.■;;- ; . \:-.,\ ';•.'.■;■'.-.■:. ' '. Our ,:Christchurch; correspondent states that strawberries grown- in the. district: were-' sell-, ing',- on Wednesday, in .Christchurchi. at three shillings per.'boi. of a: pound' and" a.-quartor.... lA\prjoposal .has. been } made, to 'revive , -:.the route" marching competitions that; were popular years ago. Captain Tarland,-.Of• Strange'sTUfle Club, has brought before; the. officer commanding the Canterbury .district \a.proposal to' holda .marching .competition , .;during »the visit of Lord' Kitchener,:and .that'he. should present: the :prizes .in .the :',King : "..Barracks. Messrs.' Strange arid, Co..have decided'to give medalsior the prize-winners.,-Colonel Hawkins has given .his consent, and; it: is; hoped that the competitions will give an impetus' to volunteering in Canterbury.'.Captain , ■Farland'"'states that :■ his club" lvishcs: to' challenge teams from .volunteer corps to take part j n . th 0 ■ competition. - The. route' suggested ■ is ' the; old ■ ono trom Cathedral Square to the Cashmere Hills, round thevfoot. of the hills into ;Heathcote, up Ferry. :Kbad, and'albng: Worcester .Street- to the'.barracks;' The-.provisional.conditions provide .that each-team shall- be,composed'of sixteen:meri, and shall be ■ led: by a : commissioned: officer. ■Every man shall carry-a-rifle, a belt, and a cartridgo pouch containing; thirty ; rounds:: of ammunition/. Members. of/,a team must keep together on -the :riiarch,:;no :dutside assistance being'allowed, but; any -member of the, team may.: assist ;'a'»6thor team>must be accompanied by,;a mounted':'officer, 'and will be inspected : before':;starting-.and'immediately-on the termination'of ;the'journey. '■ y -p; ■■"-. '

: /: ThV. forinai ; reply, 'givjen by" the City' Cpun. oil 'to the ; - request .of--the ■ postal. Department ; that special' cars...should;bß..TUn for.> postal, ■purposes is "that the bbuncil'will.be prepared; to run. special cars ior-postal • purposes during the hours-of-light traffic.'.at; a.:.;charge of ..IS. 6diper ■ car •': mile, subject, to revision at .the ; end ; of three' months from -the inception of the' ißervice." ■ The -Mayor"stated that a similar request had been made to;'the .''Auckland traiuwiiys. It was -only''ah .experiment and. either 'side could discontinue;-it''after',three■ months'; trial'if it was'not.satisfactory, but'he .thought there was,an , amp'le;aiargin"-of; profit '.to _the' city; and the'movement: would ptbw. considerably The council. simply,;(;arriea the .parcels and' the ',I>oStal Department did. the, wholn- of :(he work of ■ delivery;': The parcels would be 'delivered inbulk:at the ..different post; offices and distributed from 'there. vrThe .council:,in r curred;no liability-"whatever , outside'.of: the |carrymg of : the : . packages;. :'...;•.■; .; - ; '; ; , .; ;'.;•; i F.ortuae 'has .a! .peasant wo-, im'an',qf'Erdoye'n,. near ; ;Lorient, France,: in-,a ■curious '.nranner,:• the,"' hiding:;p.l»ce .being■'.; a 'cori-bin." 'The young.',woman,; who'.had .re■ccntly marricd'another.. , peasant' 'named:,Belz, had'- taken a measure..of grain from the.- bin ito. th'row'.to. tho::fowls. , ;'; : !s.s .'sheV'scattercd" tho oorh' she came "across fa;: small _nqte-book,' ; ' containing'awillmherfavqur'by.a farmer who died in 1894/wofth , about .^OOO,: 'and, whose to,the State, in'default of heirs; 'and[on-the prosuinptnon: that; no; will existed. The* will has now been deposited in : the gistrar's office at Loriont, •and.'.Mfne.' Bolz.is taking- steps' .to: legacy .so. unexpect'edly, made .known, , .//, y ' ..'V:,j:/,. : v.v-."-- '; ,'t. : : ■The'hour at which ; :tho'.last.tram'leaves'New- , tbwn on Sunday . nights-r9.20'.. p:m.—is...' con-' sidered - to., bo too" early. by.', some pooDlel at- . cording .to ; Councillor.v'Cohen, .the : Mayor s.ti last night's N'meeting';, of .'-the'' CiW Cqunbil if the. chTicqnldr'no't; ,bo .delayed juntil, shy,' MM. p:m. ; N,Bffnian''Jsaid -he 'would ■. bring tho matter'under/the notice' of; the'itfain■waye'manager, :..;';v/: ; ■■;,: :; i:.\: l