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Mataura Ensign, Volume 7, Issue 413, 28 November 1884, Page 2

Mr Thomas Bracken intends to start a weekly newspaper in Wellington. Mr Andrew M'Kinnon was on Wednesday elected Mayor of Tapanui by a majority of three over his opponent, Mr J. Mair. The ' Tuapeka Times ' states that Warden Wood will be transferred from Tuapeka to Q-reyniouth, and vVarden Stratford from Greymoath to Tuapeka. We have been requested to mention to those interested that the Rev. J. Hobbs will servo in Holy Trinity Church on Sunday next, bot,h morning and evening. The offerings, as nolitiy:! elsewhere, will be sent to the hospital. At 3 o'clock in the afternoon Mr Hobb.s .will praacli in the schoolhouse at Croyddh. Afr Wednesday's meeting of the Olutha County Council a letter was received from the Clerk to the Knnpdale Road Board asking the Council to give some assistance to put the road leading from Waikaka township to Tapanui in order, the sane being mostly used by residents in Clutha county. The matter was leftover till next meeting The members of the Anglicau congregation at Mataura have been assiduously working for some lime p'ist in order to make successful the bazaar by which they hope to effect another stage in the completion of their little mission chapel. On Wednesday evening a meeting of the ladies interested was held under the presidency of the curate to make final arrangements. The following were among the resolutions passed : — The bazaar will be opened in Mr Humphries' ll all (kindly lent for the purpose) at 3 o'clock, on Thursday, December 18th, and continue till Friday evening, when it will close with an auction sale and a dance. Stalls will be presided over by Mesdames Ritchie and SiockwelJ, Walton and Herriott, Town and Miss Humphries. Mrs Stone and Mrs M'Gregor will have charge of the refreshment stall. There will also be a Christmastree, a fine art exhibition, a children's Maypole dance, plenty of music, and other attractions. In order to avoid any suspicion of gambling, all raffling will be under the direct, supervision of the parish clergyman. We commend this bazaar to the" attention nof only of the Mataura townspeople but tlso of the inhabitants of Gore, Wyndham, Edcnd de, and the country round. It will afford a:i opportunity of simultaneously rewarding very groat trouble and paius, and of acquiring gifts both gqqd and qhpap for the cpming Christmas season,

Mr t-coullar has V>een elected Mayor of Dunedin, and Mr Fro^alt Mayor of Inveicargill. Inspector Gojen does not seem impressed favorably towards the scheme for creating a high school at Tapanui. SA. seven-and-a-half acre section at Mai aura was sold at auction at the Invercargill Land Office on'FrHay for LSO to Mr R. Miller, th c upset being L 56 os. The slaughter of bunny lus been going on apace at Messrs Cat-gill aud Anderson's Teviot Station, nearly 800,000 skins having boen baled aud sent away within the List two years. The was no meeting of the Kuapdale Road Board on Tuesday last— in fact, no one but the clerk was present. He accordingly adjourned the business till Tucs lay next at 5 p m. In our last issue an error occurred in the statement oi the affairs of W. Coslello, bankrupt. Among his liabilities there was set down an item of. LlO due to Mr A. Brown. The amount should read lOa Gd. The mistake was not ours, but that of the ' Commercial Advertis'sr ' from which our information was derived. Several changes arc to be effected among the officers of the Invercargill R.M. Court. Mr A. C. Henderson, who has held the position of clerk for thirteen yeats, is lo be relieved of the appointment, his duties thereafter being only those in connection with the Supreme aud District Courts. Mr Martin, of Ashburton, takes the vacaut clerkship, and Mr J. R. Colyer, assistant clerk at Invercmgill, succeeds Mr Merlin as clerk to the Asbburto.i li.M. Court. The committee of the Gordon Caledonian Society met at Holland's Hotel, Gordon, on Tuesday evening, Mr Barron in the chair. Mr W. Baird was added to the committee. The late secretary, Mr Murdoch, not having carcarried out a previous resolution instructing him to prepare subscription listg and distribute them in the business places of Gore and Gordon, the duty was now deputed to the chairman and Mr Holland. It was decided that the date of the sports should be Saturday, December 27th. The meeting was more in earnest than any previous one. and there seems a prospect o£ the sports being a success. The meeting the adjourned till that night fortnight (Dec. 9), when the programme will be arranged. Our Waikaka correspondent sends us the following :— " We have been getting more favorablo weather for the last few days, and in consequence the crops are beginning to loyk up a little. Turnip sowing is abont iini&hed now, and, with an occasional shower of rain we may look forward to better crops. — The school committee has decided to give prizes in the school this year, the fund for which is being raised by subscription. A considerable sum has already been collected. — A cricket match, president v. Vicc-Fresi-dent was played at Waibika on Saturday, 22ud inst. E'iffceen players tui-nei. oat, the odd man playing on both sides. The President's side was defeated by 28 runs, chieflly through the want of sufficient daylight towards the close of the game.' ' At the Gore Town Hall to-morrow evening Mr Robson will exhibit his panorama of the Egyptian war. A specialty of the entertainment is the low price of admission, that for adults being only a shilling, and that for children 6(1. Though the aforesaid " show " is " cheap " it does not appear to be " nasty" if we may judge from the encomiums of such papers as the Auckland ' Herald.' Besides views showing the horrors of warfare there are many of a more peaceful description illustrative of scenes in the home country and the colonies. • The sale of the privileges at the Gore Show, on Tuesday next, took place on. Wednesday last, and a total of £74 0.-s was realised. The following arc the particulars : — Gates, £il, A. E. Kemp ; publican's booth, £23, Jas Holland ; luncheon booth, £3 lose S. Fletcher ; fruit and Jolly stall, Jll 10s, S f Fletcher ; butter show (admission to), £5~ A. E. Kemp. As will be seen from the forgoing figures, competition was brisk. The sale last year brought £71 11s 3d. Mr S. Fletcher was buying on behaif of Mrs Knowles. The annual Highland ball will be held ia Invercargill this evening. The gathering last year was such an unqualified success as to lead to the certainty of similar success now. The ball will probably be distinctive in one respect, as those who attend £will probably wear some emblem of Scotland, while the "Garb of old Gaul" will most likely be a prominent characteristic. The energy of the Gael is proverbial whether in peace or war, and it may now be relied on to make the ball of 1881 memorable to those who took part in it. The regular monthly meeting of the School Commissioners of Otago was held in Dunedin on Tuesday, when there were present— Mr J. P. Maitland (chairman), Hon. W. 11. Reynolds, Hon. Dr. Menzies, and Mr A. C. Begg. — Applications were received from T. Maslin and W. Blackmore to lease section 5, b ockJVII, Wendon, for coal mining. Agreed that the lease should be offered by auction. A memo, was received from the Public Works Department stating that steps were being taken to prevent damage to section 37, Eyre, : through, the railway works. — A communication was received from the Government asking the Commissioners to agree that section 7, block 111, Waikaia, be changed from an education to a recreation reserve. Agreed to. — The Southland Education Board wrote asking for section 48, block 11, Oteramika, as a school site. Agreed to. •^A meeting \o consider the advisablenes of forming a Swimming Club in Gore was held at Grant's Hotel on Tuesday evening, when nearly 20 gentlemen were present. Mr Dacomb was voted to the chair, and read the advertisement convening the meeting. A motion affirmative of the desirableness of the object was carried, and Messrs Dacomb, Donne. Syraes, and Palmer were appointed a committee to make the necessary enquiries as to cost, site, etc. It seemed to be; the general opiuion that the most suitable 1 place for baths was that which has been used so long, close to the railway at Gordon. The comaiittoc were therefore instructed to apply to the Gordon Domain Board for a lease at a nominal rent. The meeting, although bent upon business, was frequently very facetious. Motions, amendments, further amendments, etc., were submitted and withdrawn, and so much eloquence and knowledge of parliamentary procedure was displayed as to warrant the expectation that a Parliamentary Union will soon be formed in Gore. The matter of fixing the subscription, ivas left for future cor sidcration till the amount required shall have been ascertained. It is gratifying that this matter has been taken ujj at last. Those of natatory inclination have hitherto been compelled to bathe in the Waikaka on sufferance aud without proper accommodation. Both these objections will now probably be removed, and another useful club j added to tb,ose already in existence.

The train arrangements for Tuesday's show are that the evening train for Invercargi 1 will not leave Gore till 6 o'clock. Saturday fares will be allowed. | Mrs Hampson left Auckland by the last j mail steamer. It is reported that she will ' be married in America to Mr Geo. Hemus. late ot Auckland, who has obtained a divoixe ; . from his wife. j Mr J. M. Nicholas elsewhere .announces that he will to-morrow, open his photographic studio in Main street opposite the Bank of Now Zealnnd. We have seen .samples of work done, -and can testify :io the fidelity of l.li« likenesses. But the firm is too well known to require any encomiums crom us. The mere nuuouncimcub of thy visit shouldbc sufficient. Livingstone, the Ion,!? distance runner, gave an exhibition o£ his abilities yesterday evening in the Show paddock adjoining the cricket ground. It was announced that ho would run five miles, and punctually to the time announced he started. His even stye of going, although not the most graceful style, was fast and steady. He did not compl(! c the task assumed, but ran 3^- miles. In the 1&J-, few rounds he was accompanied by several local amateurs who seemed a little surprised at the pace. The time was taken at 17 minutes, and is not so bad when it is remembered that the ground hns got heary grass on it. /The advent of Livingston and the near approach o£ the sponing season has created quite a mania for competitions. One of thfsu came of? last night on the Main street and was witnessed by a large number of spectators. The event was a foot-race between those well-known athletes " Briggs" and old " Jacob." Betting was equal, as each of the men was well-known to be able to surround a pint of beer in very fast time. The course was from the Courthouse to Grant's, but whether it was to be there and back was not certain. A good start was effected, Briggs having slightly the best of it, as his opponent's greater bulk was a longer time getting under way. Jacob, however, put on a magnificent spurt, and overhauled Briggs afc the Bank of New Zealand ; time, 4-4.5 minutes. The men raced neck and neck to the post office, which was passed in 9 minutes exactly. From there home a splendid struggle ensued, and both men passed the F-nsion office like a ton of bricks. " Jacob " reached the goal first and shook hands with the referee ; time, 25 minutes. After a few minutes reflection the ret\u-n journey was commenced, " Jacob " being far behind. In frout of Smaill and Brown's he fell, and for some little time the spectators were in doubt which side he would roll o;i. Briggs completed the journy alone, while "Jacob" retired to cool his wounded feelings and his thirst at the bar. We understand the same, men' have made a match "last hor=e wins " for a pair of number 19 boot?. Oakland 8 Estate. > Bobson — Panorama. Wanted— General servant. Mataura Church — Bazaar. Lodge Harvey— Meeting. Gore Show — Tenders. J. M, Nicholas — Photography. Mataura Dairy Factory — Meeting. Gieon and Souness — Farm for sale. James Bcattie — Summer goods. For sale or to let — See first page. N.Z. Kail ways — Show trains. F. S. Canning & Co. — Gore sections. Knapdald Road Board — Contractors. Service of Song—" Brave Covenanters." Holy Trinity Church — Hospital Sunday. N,Z.L. and M. Co. — Sale under mortgage. Southland A. k P. Association— Entries. F. S. Canning and Co.— Withdrawal from sale. Waimea Railway. — Special trains for Show. ■ Scott, Prentice & Co.— Business announcements, Cars well, White and Co.— Clearing sale at Oaklands. _ Mataura and Gore A. & P. Societies—Additional special prizes. " Robin Hood " announces that he has opened a consultation un the two chief events of the Christchurch summer races. His consultations have been highly spoken of by the Press, and he shows his bona fides by sending to the newspapers for their information the names of the lucky winners. 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 alb,, they are offering same as if no war was going on between the Chinkies 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 to collar same at once. Further, we learn they have just got their clover, tiovver, and vegetable garden seeds in, likewise seed oats ; also, following articles cheaD:— knife slashers, wire netting, and galvanised barbed wire Ironmongery stock increased. Cash buyers a preference. Double-furrow ploughs, £12---harrows, 90s : plough fittings, &c — J. MAG Gibbon and Sons.