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Mataura Ensign, Volume 7, Issue 392, 16 September 1884, Page 2

The Australian cricketers scored a decided victory in the final match of their tour, which wag the South of England Eleven. They won it in an inaings and six rung.

Great disappointment will hare been felt in Balclutha and else ivhere at the inability of Dunedin to send a football team there on Saturday to play in the Town v. Country match.

Of the twin foals mentioned in our last issue as having been dropped by La Bohemienne to Le Loup, one — the filly — has since died. The colt is reported to be doing well.

At the conclusion of the general meeting of the Gore A. & P. Association last Saturday, the committee met and decided to hold the walking show on Saturday, 11th October. The committee afterwards adjourned till Saturday next, when the programme and date of the annual show will be determined.

From Wellington comes news that a man named Dooley, on a charge of brutally 111---tr. ■• ing hi.-^ daughter by thrashing her with

ir.ijiwi.lin iaige buckle at the end of n. v\;t.- diteuce<l tv four months' hard labor. IVIi YVarde.li, ii.Ai,, sa ■<! in .. "1 cx-imined the chili, and i_>uud mat uoiu uer thighs were a living mass of bruises and as black as ink. Me much regrefci<d that c had not the power or inflicting su..-li a flogging on- the man as the child ha-J received. It would uavegi>'«!] t.i'ii m.i. :h i'Wsas^re to order such a Hugging. The doteefcive poiico have for some*, iiine had a most pec c liar c.i.se under investigation, in which a bank official in A-iel bourne is seriously compromised. The individual in question h;is been, it is allege 1, in the habit of.j-euuing indecent photographs to the wife •of a well-known clergyman. Evidence of a conclusive character has been obtained with r«spccfc to the ou'rage perpetrated, and the matter having been placed in the hands of yub-mspector Brown, it is expected that in i a few days the guilty person will be brought fco justice. g •

Mr I. S. Simson [reports having sold privately a quarter-acre section in Riversdale for Ll5O cash.

Craig arid Co.'s monthly guide is to hand. This bandy little compendium of useful local information is improving very much.

In the case of I. S. Simson v. James Carmiehaol heard at Gore 6n the Bth inst,in which Mr M'Culloch reserved his decision, judgment was yesterday given at Invercargill for plaintiff for Ll2 14s ; costs, L 3 14s 2d.

The danger of leaving barbed wire lying carelessly about has been made disagreeably manifest to a Gordon resident, Mr Willis. He owned a somewhat valuable horse, for which he recently paid Lls, aud, in conformity with the rule of tLe Gordon Town Board, allowed it to graze about the township upon payment of a small annual fee. It would appear that the animal had got entangled with some loose barbed wire and in consequence has been almost utterly destroyed in value. Perhaps the authority to turn animals loose is as blameable as leaving such scares for them to fall into.

A stack fire occurred under very mysterious circumstances at about half-past ten on Sunday morning, at Otakarama. Close to the siding there, were three oaten hay stacks and one straw stack. These belonged to Mr R. W. Humphrey, and were on lanl belonging to Mr D. M'lntyrc. They were seen by numerous persons at different times during the morning— last by Mr Catto, and a lad named M'Donald. Indeed, the last named was only a few yards away when the fire broke out, being on the opposite side of the creek at the time. The occurrence was at once reported to Constable Fretwell, who has made every enquiry but hitherto without eliciting any information as to the origin of the fire. Mr Humphtey estimates his loss at about £250. Singular to say, he had sold a quantity of chaff,, and indeed had got a supply of bags sent up for the purpose of having these stacks cut. They were insured in the New Zealand office, but to what extent is not yet known.

The Otaria Eoad Board met at Pukerau on Saturday, when there were presentMessrs James M'Kenzie (chairman), Dawson, D. P. M'Kenzie, Stew.rt, Smailland Eadie. A letter was received from Mr John Reid (Reid and Duncans, Dunedin), asking for road works near his Kaiwera Downs property, on which extensive building and cropping operations were contemplated. It was moved by Mr D. P. M'Kenzie, seconded by, Mr; Stewart, and carried—" That the engineer prepare specifications for works, cost not to exceed L 25." Mr J. Williamson, Slopedown, had also preferred a request for road works nsar his place ; but it was con. sidered that those arranged for in the case of Mr Reid would give him all he required in the meantime. The Bank book showed that the overdraft was 11^8 8s 5d ; at the ssacm c date last year it was L 503 10j lOd. *; At the request of the Deputy Inspector of Rabbits, it was made *n. instruction to the clerk to take necessary steps to remove or reduce a gorse fence round the property of Mr J. Johnston (near Mr Elliott's), this being a harbor for rabbits. The Pukerau D«main Board were granted permission to erect a fence on the roadline, it being their intention to plant a live hedge directly on tbeir boundary line. Surfacing on ■■ a small, ecalo in the various subdivisions was arrange^ for ; and after transacting seme unimportant business the Board adjourned.

Poison is laid on the properties of J. Styles and A. Byars, near Gore. Tenders are wanted by the Knapdale Road Board for work near Waikaka. Two election notices are inserted by the Tuturau Road Board. J. Chisholm, Otama, wants a ploughman. A public meeting re a dairy factory will be held at Mataura on Tuesday next. A greyhound slut has been lost from the railway station, The annual horse parade of the Gore A. and P. Association fakes place pn October 11* Mr Simson inserts ap. election notice, We dr.ayr attention to our new scale for small cash advertisements. The racing stallion « Cloth of Gold " will travel in this district this season. Attention is drawn to Mr ' J. D. Hunter's advertisement in our fourth page. The candidates for election to the MatauraTown Board address the electors on Tuesday evening. Green and gpuness sell cattle, sheep, etc., at Mandevillfi .on Sept. 3Q, I. S. Simson sells sljeep at Gordon on Sept. 20. ' ' *•-•-■•' A wajtoh has been lost, and a reward is offered for it, J. Baker invites tenders for the erection of two shops. Donald C. Urquhart inserts a card. The accounts of the Gore Town Board are <op£n for inspection, Whajb ey.epypne should have, and can ob tain at a saying $i 20 per cent — a good understanding. Our own make fn fyoois from 12s 6d ; men's elastic sides, balmor^ls, and watej?tighj;g, at prices wMch defy competition. Best value in children's schpol boots, dairy ' boots, slippers, &c. Special lj.nes i — C. W. Bowtell's Boot Factory, next ColouiaK Bank, Gore.