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Mataura Ensign, Volume 7, Issue 396, 30 September 1884, Page 2

Lengthy and miscellaneous correspondence j appears on our supplement. The Sydney University receives a bequest of €18,600 by the death of Mrs Oballis. 1 It is now definitely announced that the Government of New South Wales have decided to issue a five-million loan on the London market at 3^ per cent. We hear that Mr S. Scott, Ofcaria, has met with an accident though the wheel of a waggon having passed over his leg. Particulars, however, are net yet to hand. We have no Parliamentary gossip this morning. Nearly all the members have been away from Wellington on an excuraion to Kawhai. so nothing is doing. There was a fight yesterday in Gore. We mention the fact to disappoint those who might supposa we wera not aware of it, and rsfrain from describing it for fear it should be said we were getting low. The Kaitangafa Goal Company shows a net profit for the year of L 3962, notwithstanding the mine was closed for six weeks in wintar by fire.x A dividend of 10 per cent was declared. A special general meeting of the Gore Cricket Club was held in tUo Bajlway Hotel on Saturday evening last. The resignation of the Bey. J. N. Buttle as president of the Club was accepted, and Mr Wm. Henderson elected t» that position. Sun,d&y running will be resumed on the Invercargill tramway on and nftor sth prox. Monthly tickets ar« io be jgsued at reduced rates— a concession whijh will be by the patrons of the Company. Reductions ! have, in some cases, been mado in the farea. The weather on Saturday was again most unfavorable for football, and the scratch match which gra# to close the season did not take place in eonaequeac^. There is no doubt, had the day been at all fine, .on/a r pf the most successful of the club'a scratch watchep would have been played. The season, which ' hag been a highly prosperous one, may b« now considered finally closed. A large number of footballers will look forward with interest for the opening of the iecond season of tiu> Gore Football Club,

The following are country A. & P. Show ' fixtures :— Gore, December 2 ; Wyndham, December i ; Riverton, December 18. The Southland Agricultural and" Pastoral Association have decided that in future the annual shows should extend over two days instead of being limited to one as formerly. The meeting called for Thursday last to consider the advisableness of forming a public Sale-yard Company at Gore lapsed for want of a sufficient attendance. Mr Souness' mare Water Nymph has rei turned to her owner's charge at Gore. She had been leased this season by Mr Taggart, of Dunedin. The return of fine spring weather has restored farming activity. We yesterday observed no less than ten teams at th« Gordon goods-shed all busy either sending away grain or receiving seed, . • The Otago hounds will visit Tapanui on 11th and 13th of next month for a couple of days' sport. They will be under the care of j the huntsman Johnnie Taggart, and will be put up by Dr Jones. It is intended to hunt a drag, and the country should afford good sport. Dr Jones hunted the first pack . of hounds in Victoria. ■ The telegram which appears in another column, regarding Sir J. Vogel's District Railways Leasing and Purchasing Bill, was kindly sent last night by Mr C. Cowan, M.H.R. At present appearance the bill looks a little crude, and further particulars regarding it will be awaited with interest. Renewed alarm is felt in England abeut j dynamite outrages. The detective force in London has received information whioh leads to the belief that further attempts are intended to be made to destroy public buildings, and that emissaries of the dynamite party are on their way from the Continent t» .carry out this purpose. Great precautions are in consequence being taken. At the last meeting of the Lindhurst Road Board, on the motion of Mr Strang, seconded by Mr Cameron, it was agreed to strike a rate of three farthings in the £ for; the current year. The committee for. the My>oss and Waimumu Subdivisions were authorised to expend on works LI OO and L6OO respectively.. It was resolved on the motion of i Mr Cameron to ask the loan of moulds | for concrete pipes from the County Council. The mover held that wooden culverts were a mistake and that no more of them should ' be put in. The annual meeting of the Otago Meat ; Freezing and Produce Company , was held at Dunedin on Saturday, The directors' reported having secured a site for works, etc. but stated that a policy of [inaction had been deemed advisable in view, of the present aspect of the frozen meat trade. The directors had however been making enquiries as to the advisability bf.instituting butter and cheeßC factories, and recommended that th«se ventures be undertaken. The following motion was carried :— "That the directors be instructed to establish butter and cheese factories in such localities as present openings on getting guarantees from the farmers of the district that they will supply milk at a satisfactory price." The company must not be confounded with the New Zealand jMeat Freezing Company, which was the first one established in Dunedin and is in active operation. ! P- The meeting called by advertisement re Gore Brass Band was held on Friday evening, 26th met., in the Town Hall. The Re 7. J. Hobbs took the chair, and the rules as submitted by the committee were discussed and passed after amendment. Mr R. Johnston was elected bandmaster, and Mr H. Mansford, sergeant, seventeen members of the band were enrolled, and iastruments of the best description were ordered from Mr A. Mansford. It was resolved that honorary members should be invited to join, also that subscription lists should be sent iound and application made to several local Boards for donations. The meeting, which was most harmonious, closed with a cordial vote of thanks to the chairman. As it is intended that the instruments now about being purchased shall be public property, the band is entitled to the support indicated above. The opening match of tho Gore Cricket Olub will be played on the ground at Gore on Friday first, play commencing at 2.30 p,m. eharp, between sides chosen by the President and Yice-President. The following are the players : — President's team : Messrs Canning, W., Cullen, P., Donald, vV. A., Dolamore, Dewar, Douglas, Her. Fitzgerald, Green, Henderson (captain), Howell, W., Labatt, Mac Gibbon, E., Murdoch, W., M'Culldch, M'Swan, Rusha, Reiach, Scoullar, Symes, Scales, Shaw, Geo., and Wellbrook. Vice- President's team : Bonsey, G. (captain), Boraman, Brennan, J, ( Bonsey, E., Rev. Hobbs. Hare, Honor, Hunter. Kellie, Martin, Mansford, A., Murdoch, J., Milnes, J., Norrie, Penny, Palmer, Souness, W., Strack, Souness, J., Scott, Simson, and Wood. The District Court sat in bankruptcy at Invercargill on Saturday. Tho following amongst other debtors wer-p adjudicated bankrupts on their own petitions ;— J. D. Hayes, Charles Douglas, C. P. Raines, John Hoffman, and Isaac Plunkett.— The New Zealand Agricultural Company, for whom Mr Howard appeared, petitioned for the adjudication of John Dickson and John Pagan as bankrupts. Mr Wade, on : behalf of the debtors, raised several objections to the petition, which whs dismissed with coets, — The public examinations of the following bankrupts, woro declared completed, no | creditors appearing to examine : — John Hunter, Edward Darrel), WUUam Qfovr, and William Luno. A soireo mid concert in connection with 1 the Mataura contingent of the Blue Ribbon Army took plaoo in tho Presbyterian Church last Friday night. Altoi' tea and. the good things of the tabjo had been disposed of, tho Rev. Mr Davidson took tho phair, and madp a few suitable remarkß conoetning tho move* mont. He introduced Mr Wright, a wellknown and onthusiustic supporter of the Army, who in nn interesting and at times humorous speech gave a sketch of tho rise &nd progress of the movement and tho amount of good ft lms tloiio throughout tho world. Tho Ruv, RJf Uutile followed in an eloquent speech, in which ho apptmted to. p\} adults and children to enlist tv tlio glorious cauße. He spoke of the good resulting from children juiniug the Army at an early ago. He als • dwelt upon tho great; blessings the temp.er,an£B movement had rendered to sooiety'inniftuy par ( t.B ( of the world, showing j how it waa the means of p'revenUug j>q.-ferty and crime. He touched in passing on tho licensing laws, local option, elc. Mr Louden, the secretary, then roiul Hie report* which was of an encouraging imture. Recruits were then iiivitwl to cbmo forward and clou the blue. Thirty-one, w« believe, responded to i&e calL ffot the least attractive part of tbe piogram.mi w.as f,hg music, which wat all throughout very' good. ' ' The leo^tatpna also seemed to be appreciated! Mi' Anderson proposed, and \lr Winning seconded, a vbte of thanks to the speakers, etc., which terminated v, very enjeyable evening.

We learn that Mr Willis, is the successful tenderer for the new sale room for Messrs Simson, Dacomb and Co. The building is to be 30 x 48 feet in dimensions, and will be j built on the site of Mr Simson's present office. It is to be finished in about five weeks, and will no doubt materially add to the appearance of that part of the street. A ball under the auspices of the Mataura Falls Paper Mill Ooirpany was held in Humphries' Hall last Friday night. Notwithstanding that there was a counter attraction in the form of a soiree and concert of the Blue Ribbon Army, the attendance was throughout very fair. At the first glance on entering one was struck with the taste and care displayed in the decorations of the hall, which hitherto has been wanting in all gatherings of a festive nature held at Mataura. The dancing commenced shortly after 9, and was kept up with unbated vigor till an early hour in the morning. At intervals songs were given by various parties interested in the proceedings. We must compliment the committee on the manner in which, they looked to the inner wants of the visitors, there being ample provision in the way of refreshments of all descriptions. We may mention that regret was felt by all that Mr Culling was unavoidably absent on the occasion, but we understand that a letter from him was left to be read by Mr Thornley expressing his wish that all would spend a pleasant evening. It is to be hoped that the Company's . annual balls in future will be as great or even a greater success than the one just held.

A Singer's sewing machine is for sale. Athenasum annual meeting, Oct. 6. Mataura A, & P. Society meet on Oct. 2. Martin and Gilmore have dissolved partnership, Forrest Brown inserts notice to make fence at Mataura. Gore Gospel Temperance Society meet on Friday evening. . A concert takes place at Kaiwera on Friday evening. ; Talisman will travel this season in this, and adjoining districts,. * Harvey Lodge meets — emergency- 1 - on . Oct. 3 and— regularly— -on Oct. 7. • .. ; : A grass paddock is wanted near Gore also a situation in General Store. ! Green and Souness will sell ' after parade on Oct. 11 draught and thoroughbred entires. Notice of intention to apply for transfer of license of Railway Hotel, Riversdale, is advertised. Smaill and Brown, agents for Carrighan Chemist, Dunedin, advertise a long list of cures for numerous ailments, I. S. Simson sells sheep etc., at Gordon on October 4th ;on the 11th merino wethers a*d will sell about the and of Octobers-sec* tiona. Green and Souness sell on October Jcth sheep' horse?, drays, ploughs, etc., on October 7th 300 fat and store cattle : and on October 18, 20 building allotments. What everyone should have,; and can ob tain at a saving of 20 per cent — a good understanding. Our own make in boots from 12s 6d ; men's elastic sides, balmorals, and water tights , at prices which defy competition. Best value in children's school boots, dairy boots, slippers, &c. Special lines !— C. W. Bowtell'S Boot Factory, next Colonial ■Bank, Gore. Our special reporter tells us a local firm has just imported a shipment of tea direct from China, and although there is every prospect of tea going up, perhaps Is 6d a lb,. they are offering same as if n3 war was going on between the Ohmkies and the -French. From the same source we learn that the same firm has just got 25 sacks prime cocksfoot, direct from Hawke's Bay, and invite public j to collar same at once. Further, we: learn j they have just got their clover, flower, and vegetable gardeu seeds in, likewise seed oats ; also, following articles cheap:— knife slashers, wire netting, and galvanised barbed wire Ironmongery stock increased. Cash buyer a preference. Double-furrow ploughs, £12 harrows, 90s : plough fittings, &c — J. MacGIBBON & Sons, Gore, Gordon, and Mataura