The Oamaru Mail. SATURDAY, JANUARY 30, 1909.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXVI, Issue 10060, 30 January 1909, Page 2

The Oamaru Mail. SATURDAY, JANUARY 30, 1909.

In Chambers yesterday, Mr Justice UilJianis granted probate in the estate of the late John .Symington oil the application o! .Messrs llisfop and Creagli. Mr H. Glynn, of Oainarn, lias been accepted as a probationer for police training. and left Oainarn'for Dimedm to-day to = take up his duties. Nominations in connexion with the Hnrbor Uoard elections close on .Monday next at 12 o'clock. The retiring town representatives are -Messrs Jirownlee, Lane, and -Moiison, but it is doubtful if all will seek re-election. .Mr C. J. -Marshall. the retiring candidate for Waihaorunga Hiding, has definitely announced his candidature for one 01 llie town seats, and Mr Lane will also be in the iiekl for certain ill- F. J. White has announced his intention of contesting the Waihaorunga

A - meetinjr of the Committee of the Xoi-t'u Utiigo J lorticuliurol Society, held hst evening at. Keys' refreshment rooms, was attended li,v Ur Douglas (in the chair), "Uesdames and Williams, Messrs tin-lev. J. Grant. A. Clarke, IJ.1 J . Williams, ami \V. Strachun (secretary). A number of gentlemen were nominated as judges m conueetio!] with the autumn show, to be Mil on March 4th, and the secretary was instructed lo ascertain if they were agreeable to act. It was decided to notify teachers of the various schools that the children's decorated baskets must he staged not later than 5.50 on the morning 3 of the show. Reports from growers indicate that there are good prospects of a splendid show, vegetables and flowers, with few exceptions, being well forward eimsiderini: the unusually wet season. iKeen interest '<:■'• being taken in the Cottage Garden Cap competition. Although .it cannot be said that any harm has been done to the crops by a superabundance of moisture, still it is eenerallv conceded that mitiicient rain lias fallen to till requirements for some considerable time lo come. Tncieed, it is nossibie 'dial the month of January m Xortli Ot-.'o has never before been to remarkable . s is the present month for tho quantity < . rain that has fallen. The L'ffect of tiie continued showers will be to further delay the harvest, but- this may find it-s counterbalance in an extra filling of the crops. Excepting for the fact that- there are one or two patches ft early wheat which have the appearance of being blighted, the prospects are •>£ encouraging ;.s ever, and all that is required is seasonable weather to supply the finishing touches. Wo heard to-day of one padded; of oats having realised 40 bushels to the acre which a month ago looked a very poor crop indeed, and doubtless there are many other fields capable of giving an equally satisfactory ■return. At one. time early in the season the fact was lamented that the strawwas very short, but what then appeared as a, drawback has since proved a blessing in disguise, .for, had the crops been of even average length, the continued rain must have laid a largo proportion of them. As it is, 011 the heavier land, where the growth is more abundant, the weight of the rain, superimposed 1 011 the ear, has brought the grain to the ground, and, particularly in the Waiareka Valley and near Totara, crops are lying flat this morning. There i; . every prospect, however, of their i'eg..ining their equilibrium, provided the w-eather" holds dry for s few days. On all sides satisfaction is expressed with the present state of the crops, and anxiety is felt only with regard to the weather. . Those early paddocks that litive been threshed have given yields far in excess of expectations. A meeting of the Oamaru Swimming Club was held ill the secretary's office last evening, Mr Davys being- in the chair. The secretary stated that everything was well in hand, and that the entries were very good, there being 110 entrants for the carnival to be held on Thursday next. The Ladies' Club will supply afternoon tea for the competitors. For the relay race seven teams have entered—three from Tumi ru, three from the local club, and cue. from the Oamaru Boating Club. A vote of thanks to the chair terminated the meeting. The: death occurred last evening of Mrs Schluter, wife of Mr H. Schluter. of Boundary Creek, in her 66th year. Mrs Sc-Miiiter, who.- was the daughter of the late Joint .Hartley, o*f . Yorkshire, arrived in Auckland, with her father' aiid mother in -1859, remaining in the northern city till 1861, when, owing to the Maori disturbance in the Auckland province, they came south, settling in'Oamaru. She was housekeeper for the late' Mr Hassall, of Cave Valley, and later ■ was in service with the late W. G. Filleiil. On the outbreak of the 'Lindis diggings she-started with: her father for the goldfields,' but they. returned after a short absence.. In 1859 she was married to Air H. Schluter, and they took the Western Hotel at Kui'ow, remaining in possession until 1872,. when -Mr Schluter purchased the Boundary Creek. Hotel, which he relin-, miiislied in 1903 and retired to his neighboring farm. Mrs Schluter was a splendid housewife and a- capable woman in many ways, as was evidenced clearly in the paidy. days when good housekeeping- was an - indispensable accomplishment. Mrs Schluter had been ailing- for some time past, and her death was not unexpected. She leaves'. a, family of:-two" sons and (our. daughters. The deceased lady, who was the sister of Mr Thomas Hartley (of Papakaio) and Mrs John Currie, (formerly of Oamaru), was greatly respected 'by a large circle of friends.

The' Ot'ago Run Classification Commissioners'appointed to. report- on the run's of' whicli -the. licenses will terminate in 1910 recommend dn regard to the local runs the following: —Sun 243, Waitald County : i 2,568 acres ; Bruce and Elizabeth Giilies.—We have not classified this run. We recommend: that it be let for one

year at the same rental a« at present (£140). so as t-o expire at the same time as the lease of runs 245 a and u, adjoining (28/2/1911). when a comprehensive scheme of subdivision of the whole area may be considered. Run 5 of Kurmv district, Waitaki County: 2000 acres: -Mary Jlunro.—We classify this.run as class 2. and recommend that it he offered for a term of 14 years at an upset rental of £35.

The weariness of age may be overcome with Steam's Wine, the best tonic for old ueople, for it whets the appetite and a,ids digestion, thus aiding the body where most needed. 27

Mr J. Swindley. Surgeon Dentist, will visit Kurow on Thursday next, February 4th, and may be consulted at Spiers' Hotel. ' 930

"Men may come and men may go but 1 go on for over." So wrote the great poet about the brook. But there is a limit to most things on this planet, and consequently there is a limit to the duration of our sale. In ten days it will be a thing of the past. Ten days more of moneymaking for the buyer. l)o not delay. A. huge stock of remnants on the tables. •James M'aedonald and Co. 9^l

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