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Kaikoura Star, Volume XIV, Issue 740, 22 May 1894, Page 4

Report of County Council proceedings on 3rd page. Letters, including one from Rev. Mr McAra, and other matter, crowded out.

We again remind holiday makers of the Templar Entertainment on Thursday evening.

Messrs Brown & Co. advertise their Vegetable Bronchial Astrigent. Every farmer having sheep troubled with scours, or lung affection, should try the Astrigent; it is invaluable for the purpose.

On the Queen’s Birthday the following hours will be observed at the Telegraph Office:—from 9 a.m., to 10 a.m. and from 7 p.m., to 8 pm. The Post Office and other depts will be closed.

On Saturday Mr R. R. Lcchhead was the recipient of a handsome marble clock, the gift of his brother Oddfellows—the presentation being a well merited one. The timepiece, suitably inscribed, was procured from Mr C. Mills, the Kaikoura watchmaker and jeweller. Only three members of the River Board, Messrs Keenan (Chairman), Close and Taylor, attended on Saturday. After discussing some matters conversationally, and there being disagreement of opinion, it was decided to adjourn until Wednesday evening at 7 o’clock, to admit of the attendance of the absent members.

Mr Collins’ escape from serious, indeed, perhaps, fatal injury last week was narrower than was at first reported. When the vehicle he was driving capsized and fell upon his legs, he became entangled in one of the wheels, so that had the horses started off he would have hardly bad the power to restrain them, even though he bad retained hold of the reins. Feeling that he had sustained injury to his side, he returned home on Thursday to obtain medical attendance. Dr Fraser, who was sent for, found, on examination, that one of Mr Collins’ ribs was broken, and another bent. The necessary attention was given to the case, and Mr Collins’ now feels more comfortable.

The Domain Board still refuses to assist horse racing here, though the funds of the local administrative-ewn-governing body have benefitted considerably by that form of sport, and the followers of which have spent nearly £lOO in improving—for racing purposes—a portion of the Domain Board’s reserve. There the matter rests for a short time—until we can place before the members of the Board an instance or instances of charges being legally made for admission to a public reserve. It is quite possible that ere long race meetings here will have to be conducted without anything being received for a licensed privilege, and for that reason it is only fair that promoters of the sport should be afforded an opportunity through another, and a quite legitimate, channel, of obtaining a portion of the funds required. Messrs Beath & Co., drapers, of Christchurch, have an advertisemt on the 6th page, to which attention is directed.