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Evening Star, Volume VII, Issue 2053, 3 December 1869, Page 2

Mr Cargill’s Meeting at Olutha. —According to tho Bruce Herald , Lieut. Col. Cargill, M.H. 11., had to undergo a little sifting at the Volunteer Hall, Milton, relative to his action on the Hundreds Regulation Bill, lie appears to have been leniently dealt with on the whole, and to have come off with as little damage as could ha expected in so hot a district. High School Sports. —We would remind our readers that the High School athletic sports will beheld on the North Dunedin Recreation Ground to-morrow afternoon, beginning at one p.m. The programme contains a list of twenty-five events ; the principal of which are the 100 yards foot races for seniors and juniors ; the 200 yards hurdle races, and the quarter-mile walking race. To wind up with, there will be the usual sack race, wheelbarrow race, and Siamese or three-legged race. The great event of the day however will be the quarter-mile fiat race for a silver cap given by the ladies of Dunedin, who have lib-rally subscribed a sufficient sum to provide a similar cup annually. Judging from the number of entries we expect to see a hard contest for the honor of being first winner of the cup. It is somewhat unfortunate that the sports should fall on the same day as the Inter-

| provincial Cricket Match, but doubtless I many who have witnessed the cricket match to day will prefer to see something of the games to-morrow. Wheat.—Notwithstanding the exceelimdy droughty weather there has been up to {he present time in this immediate district, we had the pleasure last week to notice a remarkablv line crop of wheat growing on the farm of Mr C T. Ick, Cranbo ;rne. The ear is large and fully developed, an 1 shews evidence of what the capabilities of the soil would ho in ordinary seasons. The refresh- | ing rain which fell for some hours during • Simday night must have had a henelicia effect u- on ad classes of ce’cals, but we do not get sufficient to saturate the thirsty soil. On Monday evening the state of the weather looked threatening for abundance or moisture to fall j but, so lav as wo learn, it fell where it was not so much needed —viz., ui and a r ound Dunedin, and none hereabouts. — '■VatkouaUi Herald.

G rad had Development.— The Brv.ce Herald tells us that some years ago a storekeeper from Otakia, in the prosecution of l is business, commenced to visit the Kuri every Saturday with stores, and for the purpose of purchasing dairy produce. The success which attended those t ins brought competition into the lield, and which hn.s now assumed the character of a regular weekly market at the Taieri mouth. It is ncld at the Government jetty, towards which, at the accustomed state of the tide, may lie seen congregating a large attendance of settlers from both sides of the river, loaded with butter, eggs, hides, and local produce of a 1! descriptions. These are at once disposed of to the storekeepers, who in return serve out groceries and general stores, and book special orders Dr toe following week’s supplies. While this traffic hai been the source of profit to the storekeepers, it has i.ii'jueationably proved a c mvonience to the .‘ettlers.