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Oamaru Mail, Volume XL, Issue 12540, 11 May 1915, Page 4

A ane.ssagc 'states l that ''do points of rain fell at Wuitanga Station yesterday. Those persons who keep poultry'dur-ing-these days of dear feed will do well l to attend the lecture in the Druids' Hall to-morrow, as the Government exoerts' can tell them how to feed their fowls so as to decrease the ,feed hill. They will especially 'demonstrate how to cull birds, «6 that.owners may not feed wasters. Whether people keep six fowls or 6000 they should roll up and learn all about poultry. A Gazette notice states.that his Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept the •services of the. Enfield Defence. Ih'lle Club, with headquarters afc Enfield. The date of the'acceptance is' April •20t.li'. 1915. ;

"Wool to the value of £166 was shipped from Oamaru port during the week ended May 4th.

The Oaniaru Territorial casual camp will last from Thursday, 13th inst., to Tuesday, 55th inst. The men to do 11 days' training will arrive on Friday, and those who have only to put in one week will come in on the Tuesday following. The Drill Hal'l will be used for infantry barracks and the grandstand at the Showprround for mounted infantry barracks. Arrangements to sleep 400 men have been made at tho Drill Hall, and 200 more aro expected to occupy the' grandstand'. Attention to every detail for the comfort of tho men has characterised these preparations.

The confirmation of the appointment of John Branthwait© and Stanley

Cameron Roberts as 2nd lieutenants (on probation), to the 10th (North Otago) lleginieut is gazetted. Tlie Gazette notifies that Major John Samuel Napoleon Scarlc is transferred to the reserve of officers. . The 'ladies of the Oamaru branch of the Phiuket Society have been busily engaged preparing a case of clothing for the wives and children of British .soldiers and sailors in England. A box con taming over SSO articles isbeing sent off to-day, and another box is being prepared 1 . The thanks of the ladies axe due'to the following for further contributions: —Mesdames Frith. D. Patterson, Carter, John Ireland, de Lambert, Steciison..Redmond, "Lee. and Hn.incs', and to Jlr Brown, of the Polytechnic, for the box. Mr G. Adamson for cartage, and Mr Alfred Smitb for attending to the shipping. Contributions, however small, in money, clothing, or material, will be thankfully received* and' mav be sent to Mrs L. E. Haines. Tyne street, or to St. Luke's Sundav school any Tuesday afternoon. The" animal meeting of the Trustees of the Awamoko Hall is fixed for S o'clock on Tuesday evening next.

The Waimatc Sheep Dog Club have received record nominations for their annual trial, which commence to-mor-row ("Wednesday) morning, 157 dogs being entered, representing owners trcui north of ' Christchurch to Nightcaps. About 100 dogs, representing 16 owners, will compete for the President's Cup. The Club is charging a shilling at the gate, proceeds to go to the Belgian Fund, so those who attend will be assisting a worthy cause, and are also assured of an excellent outing and the witnessing of some very clever work by both dogs and their trainers.

At the Waiareka saleyards to-day two pigs presented by Mr W. Isbister were sold for the Belgian Fund at lis 3d each.

Butter lias been locally raised in price another pennv per pound, and is now Is- 7d.

His "Worship the Mayor mentioned at yesterday's meeting of the Patriotic Committee that an intimation had been received from Mr J. T. M. Hornsby, M.P., of his willingness to come to Oamaru and deliver his war lecture in aid of the Belgian Fund, it the Committee would take the matter in hand. The Rev. J. A. Lochorc remarked that Mr Hornsby was a speaker well worth listening to. On the motion of Dr Douglas, seconded by Mr R. Milligan, it was decided to give an invitation to Mr Hornsby if suitable arrangements could be made. It was also resolved to ask the Borough Council to grant the free use of the Opera House and to leave the details in the bands of the Mayor and Town Clerk. It was mentioned that elsewhere no charge was made to Mr Hornsby s lecture the fund being helped by a collection. This drew the statements- that the public could not have too much information with regard to the causes of the war, and that the fund would be helped to some extent. When the sneeial business before the meeting of the Patriotic Committee had been concluded yesterday afternoon, the Mayor mentioned that the Plimmer-i-lall Dramatic .Company wore coming to Oamaru. It lvas tiie practice of the company to give a part of their profits to the Belgian luind. and that would probably be done here. Elsewhere a good deal of money had been made by the sale of a flag provided bv the 'Committee, and his Worship asked if a. similar course would be followed here. It was agreed to provide a flat:, and the details were left in the hands of the Mayor and Town Clerk.

Portion of section 16666. block \. and 16681 and 16682, block VI. "ft aimate S.D., is proclaimed a road. 31 r Jas. B. IJcwku- is gazetted Trustee of the "Wahnatc racecourse. A private letter received from a New Zea lander at present in Bombay, where he is strviiiii in the volunteer force, which to a large extent- has relieved many of the regular regiments, states that thirty regiments—some of the finest soldiers in the world—have left India, and are marching "P t' ll Euphrates towards the west through Mesopotamia, and it is probable that they will co-operate in the present one'ratious at the Dardanelles.

A "Conntrv Farmer" writes ii.s follows to the Hawke's Bay Herald: —"A paragraph in your issue of yesterday informed your* renders that the barren liills lind 'once more assumed their green, hue. and a plenteous supply of winter pasture was. available. The count rv round llavelock. I''ernhill. Taradalc, and Pelane is. now in excellent condition, and affords splendid grazing for thousands of head of cattle and sheep.' An old proverb states that 'distant hills are !ir<sn.' but it is not only hills that arc colored that way., for one" would imagine that the writer who penned that paragraph must hare been very much of the same tint. The country'round Havelcck. etc.. may be green. but the plenteous pasture, the splendid grazing for thousands-of head cf cattle and sheep, are both myth'-. The paragraph would be amusing if the position were not serious—in fact, very serious. There is absolutelv no winter feed for cattle, and very little for sheep, without resorting to artificial feeding. This is costly enough at any time, but there has been such a drain already on artificial feed that tin's also is very scarce, and dear, and the outlook for manv sma'll farmers is very bad indeed, for it is too late now for any pro>r>e:.-t of improvement, as far as feed for cattle isi concerned, at am- rate. Those; who arc able to do so will iir> doubt buy or lease in those districts where the rainfall has been more abundant, and whore natural feed is more plentiful, but under the most favorable, circumstances it is clear that the result of the drought must be a very heavy loss to this district."

An interim dividend of 4 Tier cent, payable on June I.sth-. was passed at a meeting of the directors of the Oamaru Woollen Factory Company, Ltd.. held yesterday. Four Belgians started work in Ralph's mine at Hiintly last week, reports the Xew Zealand Herald correspondent. Two were at Antwerp when the Germans entered the city, and with the other two were despatched as refugees to Great Britain, whence they were sent to New Zealand. The subdivision of the Gleiimark estate, recently acquired by the Government, is attracting considerable attend tion. in North Canterbury and, it is stated, the number of applicants will be very large. The plans will be issued shoi'tlv and applications will be received im to June 9. The usual examination of applicants will' follow, and the ballot will take place .as soon after that as is possible. "Does Fnclatid want overseas trade': - '' asked a well-known shipping man when showing to a representative of the Auckland- Star a letter bo had received. The communication in nuestkin referred to an-order for a- little, known brand of cigarettes. An Aucklander. well known in theatrical circles, recently returned from a tour abroad with a particular brand which .'appealed to his friend, the shipping man, very strongly. The brand was unknown in Auckland, but was widely advertised -in Home magazines. The shipping man accordingly took out a -money-order, and posted it to London with'an order for a supply cf eisrarcttes. Imagine, his surprise when he .got the money Back, with an'-intima.tie-n that the order should bo-transmitted- to- the firm's agents in Wellington. This means that the shipping man" will have to go to all kinds of trouble, for he can onlv cash his money-order in London, and he is prompted to wonder whether a similar order, sent to a German firm, would have met with the same extrnordinarv reuly.

facts about Kawhia in tho early days. I Mr Eilis stated that there was a tune j when Kawhia was tho greatest export in"- Pert south ui lhe Equator. He I added: "In the late "forties, when as ruanv a* ijhree three-masted vessels, had Vt one time been loading wheat | and other products at Kawhia, all the j wheat was then produced by hand- i dinging. ' Jilli-i was the lirst settler j aroto^olmnga. The latest Kis-hion among young wo- | men iii England is to salute their sol- i diet- friends'in. military .style! It is said 1 to be-no infrequent sight in London to j see a woman come to a halt in a crowd- : ed street and bring ha- hai:d up sharply to the salute on meeting a irienu in khaki. And the soldier seems to laki:. this mode of salute as a special compliment. The war is bringing cut latent qualities, even in young ladies, which they never dreamed they possessed. Owing to all her brothers having left for Trentliam, en route for. the front, a young woman on a farm not far from '1 imam on Friday found herself, for the lirsttime in her life, with live cows to milk. .Never having b.-en near a cow Ik'loio, i she was at a loss .to know winch side she should take her seat whh the bucker, b'lt alter being kicked over once or twice she rapidiv acqimed tins little bit ol knowledge. How to make the milk (low was the next problem, and tin's she lound much mere difficult to I accomplish. She persevered, however, j with clogged determination from haltpast live m the morning until tweiity minutes to one, when with tired wrists, a breaking back, and a sorely-tried temper she fulfilled her task. So proud was the young lady of her achievement that she'immediately telephoned tb:. Herald office to say how pleasant it was to be cfoing something useful, and that as she could- not go out to light she would cheerfully continue' to iniiit hi.cows for her brothers so long as th:. war lasted. Britannia gave a cheer or two

When Wellington w»n Waterloo. If Bonaparte liad won the light Britannia might have bid "goodnight." When winter coughs and colds are rife, And each is battling for his life. Wise Britons make the victory sure With bottles of Woods' Great Peppermint Cure. U

For Children's flacking Cough at night, Woods' Great Peppermint Cure, 1/6. -2tC>.

A popular pleasure resort to pass aiv.iv a leisure hour is at the Crown Billiard Parlor, next to the Post Office (North). The room is spacious and well appointed, having three good tables. The use of a "private one in case given to any permanent plaver. Tournament, games will he continued during winter', both Snooker and Billiards."l—Cecil Jackson. Hairdresser and Tobacconist, proprietor. Advertising is the lever which lifts the, big lri»siii«»<ss almvß I,ho small.