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COUNTRY NEWS.
BALLARAT AND DISTRICT.
It la expected that dtlalls of the propo for using pmtifan of tlic municipal storciards Marktt slrtct ior business purposes »«ill he «i mittid -at the latxt in ellng of the clti coum
Hie cnglmcr (Mr I tindo estimates thal in tht eient of tiie council deciding to transfer the t-toieianis lo mother site in llitlarat last tile umiaul of buildings «ill Intolw an cxncndltur of C2 SOO and that extra cartage «111 to«t £B -, wuk On these figures a slab tunliat rcnt-il uould lim. lo be jald for site» In th « x1 ting »ard t lilth Is tlo»t la tie rail»» i» lim and market i »ern Mioul I Ihe »»hale of Ihe Jin I. wantci for bu lui«« pur] ois Ii wolli I 1> ol jl.h pal tin ioun.il Io mik. Hie tr«lifer
Ihe rainfall for XI ia itiioiuili 1 to 22a points «lilch ins moie than an indi III, Ihm for Ma» of last acir The total for the llic months uas 4JI points, agiinst 120 points for tin same period last tear
Miss 1 °oloinon, president of tile li omen s Christian Temperante Union In Siulh Afriri, and one of the world s » Ice presidents ii ¡tel Ila!
taral on Uednes la» »-he »»a« cuter! lined iroong the tues s bein.; tht minor and mnores (Couti
clllor A I Pittard and Mrs Pittard) Miss »"Olomon addrts i-d m. mbirs of til llitlarat brand of the union on the progress of the moitmtnt
n »outh Africa
The pig mark t «is «eil ilpplictl on ttodnw ds> there l»elng an exception-ill» fine penning of first elis bit-oners, for «tilth (omi titton «as keen Is Int.rstate turor«, «ele operating all weights « rt m request lalues in name lu stances beioL hillier tlmn last «eck s b I price«, up to tla/l-'/ti heilig reilishl Ilitkfliters «ere in short sunl) und \oluis li inline«) the top price laen g £S/Vu P rlters met «Ith brisk Kile at slight!) farmer ni. pnmc bringing to £3/3/
Plain clothes Con«! able Jntl son lia been ap pointed as dtteptiic n Ballarat in succession to Detertiic II *. Dunn, tri listened to Melbourne
BENDIGO AND DISTRICT
I \periments ha\e been made by Mr \\ Drewett I ighhauk in growing RW. et j otato pinn.« simili, to those troun in Noithem Queensland I hi liants product <1 J quirt« r cwt nf pot niora ti (?plendld uinplc, tht hw st wil(,liiiip 31b It is intended to increi<*<. the planting
While cutting wood with a saw at Tandara, C Vincent had one of his fingers severed.
Rainfall recorded at the Bendigo Observatory for
May was 195 points compared with 238 points for the corresponding month last year. For the cur rent years 342 points have been recorded, against 637 points for the first five months of the previous year. Good rains are needed for replenishing storages and grass pastures and cereal crops.
Members of the staff of the Bendigo railway works branch made a presentation to Mr H
Taylor who has been transferred to the Newport workshops.
Carlo Munari, aged 37 years, was arrested at the Bendigo railway station on Wednesday by Senior constable Bremner and charged with the larceny of £45 belonging to Giovanni Pontarol,
of Heathcote
Constable McConnell has been transferred from Collingwood to Bendigo
Pasengers in the tram escaped injury. The glass screen on the front of the tram was smashed and the dray was considerably damaged.
A convention of ulenia In Uie British motor trade and IndtMrj was held at Bendigo on Hid nesdnj, when mort than 100 rcprcsentithes from Northern Mc loria und other patts of the Mate were present In the afternoon the visitors were given a civic welcome b> the nut or (Councillor J A Mirhclscn) Mr H A Wheeler said that it was the dutj of \i»trull ins to mipnoit British manufacturer-, tn pieferenu to those in other I countries outside the impire Mr N C Secutan
(riiglaud) said tint British m iimhctnrers wet now catering for Australian requirements in ti:
| motor tridt and were rapid 1> iceovcring tli
position hold before the war In the evening the (visitors were entertiinod at dinner
GEELONG AND DISTRICT.
Ihe Geelong Miihinl ^oeietv has decided to continue its op. i ttiuns, and in future choral work will be its main Imi« A committee has been ap pointed to go into the question of appointing separate conductots for the choral and music ii
sections
Mr L Smith, chief architect for the State when on a visit to Geelong this week uas ap proached bv Mr Urownbill, MUA in reg-ird to the utilisitlim of Geelong briiks for work in the (jeelong district under tlic jurisdiction of the Public Horks depaitmctt Mr Smith said that Geelong was fortunate In having suth valuable deposits of olav The material would be u-.ed wherever suitable
Miss I J Solóme n the worlds vice prc-idrnt lof tliL H omen » ChrMinn Temperance Union and I a former president of tho South Yfriein Union
delivered a» interesting address on the work of the union at a meeting of Geelong branch of the W C 1 U on Tue&daj
The wtter stonie in Geelong Waterworks and Siwei igt Trutt reservoirs for the week endtd Mu> 23 waB 4.J.3 0JOOOQ gillons agiinst 44 í 00U 000 for the prtviou*. week During tht wuk 113 points of rim nab re eivcd in the Korweii trboora catch mrnt aira 1"S points at Ballan 02 points- In Upper Stout Creek Ob points at Anakie, and 4J points at Lovely Banks
Ihe ss \nfura ¡urived from Melbourne on H ed ne«.'iv to load 1 000 tons of \vh it for the Last
The coil trimmers t-trike in Newcastle (NSW) is having a setious effect on coal fat ores in Gee lmg Supplies rf coi! held bv shipping com pmieh aro m i Il> diminishing, and stores held bv t-evenl industries are terv low Ihe Llcctric Supplj Co and Gitlong Gas Co havt icasonahlc
bt ítks for a considerable (uni
Mr Hodi,!*, isccreturj of the Roval Vutomobilt Club of Wttoria and one of tht org-inihcrs of tile Australian Sifct> H rst council visited the tord motor works on Hedne«da> lie stated that tlic safety first council B opeiatioiiB also aimed ut industrial operations and scliool training
When Mr Brownljll MU, waited on the deputv post master on Wednesday, he urged that the department expedite work iti connection with additions to the telegraph It net between Oetlong and Horriiie Mr Brow nhill WT* informed that unemployed would soon It eng it* ed on the t *or which engineers were prcpiring phns
Geelong Hest cltizeiiB t n Hednesdat evening commenced a fair at the Geelong West town half
Proceed*» will bc in aid of the Geelong Host war memorial, to co<*t about «£CD0 Approxi matelj £210 is still required for the work
WARRNAMBOOL AND DISTRICT
Ljst ».ear the Shire Council exceeded the amount ol anonc> allotted by tin. Countr) Hoad* Uoard for «ork on the malu rojdi In tilt shirt lij £7,100 Tilt council hi., n^rced to Include thit, amount In tlic sum to bt iipiatied for this ».car, and to iniitt the mimbus of tht laoard to iaasjKtt the I'rincts Hii,hwaj on «hldi len little »us upent lilBt jeir, and Milich is tioiv uad!> in nttd ot
attuition
A cilciilnr lettei from llurDeiurlnient of Public Woikti intimiitliii, that ioliiinlKMon on norkh ii
loutd to the council b» tht Countr» Itoards Uourd on \»ork carritti out on main roads for the hoird should be paid to the olll.trs uas bttolt the Shire Council at Its meeting on \\ediles da», the | resident (Councillor M Hoirers) said thnt th. amount recciicd in commission last ».car ins bardi} sulllcknt to proiidt tools to carr} out the work He »ins of opinion that if councils did \iork for the hoard the ntcessar} tools should be supplitd The piesident Is to luterilci» the board The connell ugreed to in elude the Chlldtrs Oo»c, Nullawaiic to Timboon, and the Caramut to lltxhaiu aoads in the appll
tion for a prout from the allotment ot loan me» for dtitlopmtntal roads Louncilloi Rogers ha« Ixon deputed to intenten tilt I'rtmler (Mr Hog ni) and see if the tonditlou* of the unim Iiloiment unlit to count Us cannot be modillcd so is to imbi certain urfccnt «orks in Hit shirt to be larriid out »ihlcli do not qulle come lutliln the conditions laid down
In ils chintabie grant for tlio jcar the Shire Countil imludid a lote of £250 to the Marr nambool Hospital ¿2o to the Rib) Health
tntrt for building purposes, and £37 to other
charities.
The ramfill for Mav wau 4!a7 points conapared with 4SI points for the corresponding month last
ctr The fall for tht lirst Hie month? of the ear ins %l points, against 1002 point«, last
Itcphiin, lo the cit} countil 8 imitation to »isit \\arrnumbool and report on the installation of Hu icweragi sistem for tile citi the din tor ol health ciifclnptrinK for the Commonwealth (Mr II Conlon Outtendgo) regretted Hut he tould not accede to tht requtst lit added that he was iilr-inel tint Hie touncll wis coinldi ring tiriousli Hie in million of stwenige ni '\ irr lumboo!, n pim in in Hut could not prou otliT wis«. tlnn liincflclil and »Illili from his know ledge of Hie Iociln» should It ..si of ittom plißhmcnt
ARARAT.
Sir li luruir was ii turning from Iraut lo Great Western on Mon tal «Wil «lu», in moid ing a 1 ad pine oi aoad, he i in into u tree it Hit sldt of the im.Jwa} The ociupants «otc thrown out of the mr and Sli lunieis }oimg diuglittr had an arm I roken and was rut about tilt Lead
The forests Commission lias gil cn equipment lalued at £10 to tlic bush Art brlgido at Ba}ln
deen
The nlnfall for Ma» was «¡I inehe- Earl) sour,
crops an well adianced and grass is Ehooting
slow!» ,
CAMPERDOWN
Mr "-annul Bamford died in Cimptidown agtd «*7}ejrs Ile was boin in Deionshirt and emit to Austnlia «hen aged eil )uirs, sime which lime ht bid Hied in tim Western district, nuinl) ¿r Colat and Campudown Ile was iniui-id is null man between Colac and Camperdown In the dan before the coaches The Journt} begau at a JO a na on horseback ind totik about 10 hours lo uccompHsh Ile leuies a fjinlli of six
lil appeal in aid of Anlmil \\ ick organised 0} Mi» (¡«rilli Cumming IilloUtud Darlington was Ililli ut the l>arlln"luu 11 ill, «lim »lailors from nil parts of Hie «Ilstritt lllendid 1 1 tollt of ap prnthnatcl) £'0 »» i» mule
An inqutst «-is bel I I » the ii | uti t an mr (Mr
I O fctrtHii) lino Hi munns! «in - miroundii g Hu. death of Ni II Mrlilll »li li ii in Ml} IJ tiom injuries lu I». I ii lill tmil ii it Mtssrs
l'orltr and Sons Munnin limu pi nt it A)irs Iorrl i>iidiiic< »In» I tint »I Um who wis flllMb a dra} with slom t.llid »I II HU lurse to batk and as it did sa li wa riushi I bclwttii it and the ti insport of Hu irushti 1 itrdict of
.cidtntul denh was reioid d
CASTLEMAINt
A fair for Hu purpose of i il-uig nu ui i for H riuoinlliu of Hu I'n liitiiiin *IIIIIIJ» tthoil as opened It Hu mum -. (Mr. Ii.lindi on
'Iue^dl^ and «is a Hutmill sutce«»
Strgeant Lill has anne I bett dom Llstiinwlell, and lukin o»er tontrol of tht polict in Miicis-iou to »¡ei-giiint He*foid trtnsfciii 1 to Melbourne
" s Inn MiMinn, t It« 1 Cms. w «rke during the war period, died ou \\edne«di« g vi 12 »cars
She and her bust and, Sir Challes MtStlnn, of ¡North Co«tlrmainc jniied in Hie ill'tiiPt 5ta »ears ago, »he being -a natue if the Heidelberg district One son was killed on acthf ten ice
i fought in the Botr war, and eix
COLAC.
The Rev \ D rowell, who han aeetptid a call to Cb de. ia (he Dunedin diocei-e (New Zealand) wis billen fircwell at Alvie cn Mondav 'night
Mr Iientlcv (he t<-cretar> to thi. AUK Church of Lnglatid presented Mr Pjvull, on Ix-half of the congregation »ni roelden ts of the district, with a well nllid wallet of notes To Mrs Pywell wab pnfctnted a travelling ruff
ECHUCA
In the last nine months impro-t-ementa hate I*m cffecied to niluav work* in and around Echuca to HIL exttnt of about £¿0 000 The main items wire -Improvements to Murra* bridge and the a pi roach on the Moanii ßide of tht river, better loromoti\c facilities the construeton of a sid ing « ILII for tht l.nti«h Imperiil Oil Companv and the \acuum Oil Companv, two extra siding« in the ROO Is vurd titi 1 two crow-our works about hilf a mile in length to facilitate the movement (f trains Ml this tons nittion work was CUTM out under HIL road fon nun (Mr C P Mullen)
MIKS Uollv Chad« it k, a tmmUr of «-»t Man s \ltar ^ocietv, and fir fome vean* i Hacher it M Man's School lias obi lined a position on the teaching staff of the Good LSamiritin Vhool
North I itzrov Hcfore elm left for the do fallt. - - irtMiitcd with a clock
KYNETON.
lln nin iij.i=ti3lion at kvneton for Mav win U inchc*. nuking o .Ki inchts for the expired por Hoi of the jeir At T>1I1LII which id *.vui milrfi from hjneton ind within the waterhhtd of tht tolibin reservoir the rain ngietration for May
is lib inches and the total for the firtt five onths of tht \ear 5 70 inchts
At its meeting on Tuesday the Metcalf shire Council decided to carry out works for the relief
of unemployment to the extent of £600 in accord-
ance with the conditions upon which the State Cabinet has promised to contribute half the cost. Most of the works to be undertaken are in the West riding but it it thought that a swimming pool, which it is proposed to construct in the re- creation reserve at Taradale at an estimated cost of £290, being nem work not previously authorised,
MARYBOROUGH I Un» Helen h win, of Wellington street cU'hrated lnr lOJnd birthdav on Tuesday Mrs Swan was
Iroru in A>ton (Scotland) on May 31, 1S25, an JI
tame to AuMnlia iii 1S6-Î
It has been decidid to poMpont tht hotpit i\ appeal until September, the finances having liten improved bj the receipt of several eubstintial con
tribut ions
\ Kennedj, aged seven vcars, while crossing tho railvva> lint at the Tailor street crossm-r, fell and btnick his head on a rail, causing n deep wound, which bled free.} He waa trcited it " hospital ulitre Rcvcnl etitthts were insert»(
tht wound
MILDURA AND DISTRICT
1 (Torts to identify the nun who shot and in jurul Mrs. \ L. Heh-«mann and Constable Curri
und thtn killed hlim. If, have BI far filled lln inqutht has been adjourned until Fridav Tin. mm hid a lump the size of a hen's egg on tht. luck of his neck und J black ¡spot on the
ltft cheekbone
In the Mildura Comt ttlilian. Unduly Hallam was charged with the theft of i motor car from htnncth Crozier Hnlhm WAR tommitted for trial at the *-t Arnaud Oenenl Ststions on June 2! Allan iieinlson and Arthur Ma>ne pleaded «ot guilty to a clnrge of having stokn a
valued at ?225 from Harold O Neill I vidcL
was given that the oteiihed took the ctr from u garage in Mildura and were arrested while m possession of it at Ilourke (NSW) Ilotli aceuFed were committed for trill at St, Arnaud <
June 21
The Mildura District Motor ejele Club held its first ract meei Ing on the Lake Hawthorn earth trick The first race for small mochines wis won bv Douglas on a \clocette, but after that Maurice Williams won everj final and every heat in which he hUrted, riding AT« machines
SHEPPARTON.
lor Mi> the rainfall was US polnf*. against 172 points in Mai last jeai tor five months ended
May 31 the fall was only 258 point«, compared with 1»56 point« for the corresponding period last jear
The decision to prndjim Shepparton a borough has been lettived with great Mtfhfaction by cid ztns and there ii a kcoji d.shc to t-ce it function at the earliest dito pon ¡hie
ST ARNAUD.
J ho M Arnaud liorough Count ii has decided to borrow £5 000 towards increased facilities at the electric power house
-Air I Bawden, while walking across Ila v. den Uro« ' Hop. tarin, at St Arnaud, picked up a i-hilling piece mintid in 1S17-110 jeir« ago The <oin i« slighth damaged owing it is believed, to its coming into contact with a plough How ever, (lu date is plainlv visible
Mounted constable Coleman, of Dandenong, has Iwen appointed to hUcccfd Mountrd-conRtah'e Hedger, it St \rniud Mounted constable Hcdgor is now otiiecr in charge of the new police district with headquarters nt Marnoo
WANGARATTA
The Electricity Commission has made a reduc tion in its two part tariff charges as far as
charge for a room is concerned This will ._ be 1/J all round, there being no increase* for the grtater number of roams. This is ono of the conditions th it caused the council some concern before it dtcided to enter into an agreement
with the commission
It haß been decided to lOc the lîallwavs iii part ment to construct trucking yards at Boorhaman, on the new Peechelba railway
The Wangaratta Shire Council has decided to tike over control of the Boorhaman Ccmcterj, as it was iinpowible to get anj residents to act as
trustees
Both tho Wangaratta borough and shire toun cils object to the condition of the Government's £1 for £1 unemplo>ment grant The wholo of the money has to bo used for labour and none for material, und this makis it difficult for the couu cils to accept any of the mono}
Ihe new pig markets to be erected at Wun gantta arc estimated to cost £1 DOO flie present vard« are so congested that it lui become impera- tivo to move tht pig pens in order to increase the accommodation for tsluep
Mrs Mary Gambold u pioneer of the Everton district has died, aged 9J ¿ears
At Mvrhee since the break in the weither 171 poniU of rain have been recorded Heaw fre-ts hive been experienced throughout the dis
tnct
THE RIVERINA.
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GUNDAGAI.
A representative meeting of members of the Farmers and Settlers Association here decided to tnake strong representation to effect the unity of all producers in the htatc in one non political organisation It was resolved tint the constitution governing the }uinters, and '-ettlers* Usociation of Aow Bouth Wales be amended to disassociate it from nnv political bod>, and that strong
deavours be made by the head executive to tffect the amalgamation of all farmers' organisations, particularly the Priraity Producers' Union
OTHEB DISTRICTS
BEACONSFIELD UPPER
li» death hu» occurred of 'Mrs Ldith Ball ItilssclI, aped 77 »cars
The rainfall for Mu> was .»»2 points The rain full sime J mu in I «ns 881 points
BERRIWILLOCK
Mr G \\ alder forman} >enm a storekeeper and biilchir in Berriwillock died on luisday morn ing Ile leases a widow mid family of six
A dance luid in alii of the Perritt Perrin Tennis (lull was \erj succes»iul
CLUNES
Miss Mjru (»iddmts, of the Stat« school stiff, has been appointed to the Cardross school, litar Mildura At a social she was presented with a dock in M onite case, b\ the 6tafT, tennis club, and other friendB
DIMBOOLA.
Healy frosts and bright sunny da j s ha»e fol- lowed the rough, rains weither of list week lar
imrs arc sow ¡iii
DONALD.
Tile dellli Ins occurred of Mrs Tollu Moore agid 75 sears Mrs Moore lud resided m l>onald
for 50 years
Mr Pentallurick has been selected hy the coun eil to take charg« of the Donald ekctric supplj un lertakliiB 4n succession to Mr F \\ Crichton
The death has occurred of Mrs 1Î Htzgcrald, iged 39 »ears «¿he was a daughter of Mrs and Hie late Mr J Clement., of Jeffcott South
FERN HILL
«hilo Miss M Hicardi was dm ins a horse drawins a \ihlclc a loose bolt (eil out, allowine; tlic shafts of the bugc;\ lo drop The hor»o bolted und the buRgv niorturncd Mis« Ricardi sus taincd a sprained ankle
I-oxts und dops Irne killed numbers of sheep in the district, and stockowners baie btcu forced
to lake action
Good rains baie fallen, and pastures are re coi crine The pol ito crops arc belnp; ilUR, and thin arc 1,500 bass slacked at the nilwaj stn
lion
GISBORNE
V rill milch Incd bilwcin Gisborne and Hoch íoit was won b* the litttr Score8-Hochfort, 521, Osborne &ÓS for Itochfoit A It Anderson scored i3 and for Cisbonic It Sutcliffe 50
On Moulaj ami Tm»Ia> m nninga iiieptfonally seien frosts were c-\perknced
Missrs J li \\ ililli Iri-«.r, Shmikland and Chambers directos <f lb«, projected Ballan clec trie lighting und lower companj, »lMtul Gis
borne, mid were shown oler the electric power station bv Councillors Oakiev, Pierce, anil O Don nell, and the engineer (Mr Crichton) They considered that a similar plant would be suit able to supplj Ballan
HOPETOUN
Mr A L »lenkins li IB been appointed secretar» of the Hopetoun tgricultural and Pastoral Society
Mr Gordon Thomson, of Patchewollock, went to open the water inlet in the radiator of a tractor when the steam inside burst out, and before he cctild tret away it sen roll scaliled bia face and neck bister Lewis, of the Hush f.urslng Association, attended lum
INVERLOCH
Owing to the heiw xn -l motor boat, owned bi Mr \\ Sued lou which was anchored in the open water outsule \nderson s Inlet, where It was used for fishing, broke away from ils mooring« and being driicn on the rocks, was «lamigcd boioml repair
Duiim; the Imerloch-Lower Tnrwin football match lack Axford in Imerloch plaicr, rccclied a kick in the h III I sc,Cnl stltohc had to be inserted in the wound
KATAMATITE
Owing to the ion light lalnfill up lo the pre s ut farmers ire mo»t nuious about tile prospects cf tin coming » i»nu
Ihe waar »Illili was hung sent down th" lloo'ci Creek reiched here on rridaj, anil pumping for the town supph was commenced on «-atur du Tlic town ha» been without w iter for meic than t io months
KOOLOONONG
Ibis district has benefited bj the recent rains In and around Kooloonong 40 points wis recordé«]
some patches reconled onlj 10 points Most of the seltlcrs III«, now able to proceed with cropping tlnlr fallow A number are li mil feedlot, sheep
Owing tn illnsss Mi 1- 11 irrison «j» unable Io piocccd willi his napping, so the Itcliirnid Sol
« icrH Leiguc orgiinlM«! a working lit.«, lo lid bim There were ¿II nun with teams and (lui sowed 200 acri6 of wheat for Mr Harrison
LANCASTER
Mi>«es Park daughters of Councillor Park were entertained bj residents of Lancastu Mi s 1»
Paik wa« írtwnhd with a silver jirlinicrc, and Mil* 31 Puk with a wtonite triukct case
MAFFRA
The mnmg.rn.-nt at Üie Glenmaggie Wiir Ins notiöfd that there is cnipl. vment there f »r tuit
able men
lu a recefs left in the \ngus McMillan merooiial cairn a scaled casket has boen plaicd containing a cnp> of the Metorian Historic ii Magazine, with tbi biFtory of discoveries \y McMillnn, -»trzhcki nnd Iluntrr, alw> a rt|ort of MrMiUnn*h travels md discoveries in Gip) «¡lind writen bv Alan B Howitt, m well a* rrp.rU oí the unveiling ? mon} b> Lord borner*
MALDON.
The Mci bod fût annual talc of gifts will realise a profit of £70
Mr Ellis J Coudie 1ms been transferred from the Uaringhap Weet Mate school to the Spring Hill school, near Kyneton Befoie leaving he wa prcseuted with a travelling rug hy the parents am
scholars
The laanecoorie State «school liai been awinlcd the Australian Native X'-ochtion ] rire for the mmt iiti| roved tard n in the Bendigo in*-! e
lora te
MYRNIONG
The n infill f < r Miv wat 12S pointe most of whuh fell during tht li t w.ek \lmlv a roiting of gras-, ii totlccahle, and nrlj
trops are ¿hawing ni ne ground Ovviig t_
Fcanlv i-ainfall cf the four i rending months grips H very «-taice, and lund feeding le general Moil <f the dam*, uni wateiholf«-. arc »MU drv and ion dition«, gemrilh aie Ihe worst i-mee 1ÜI4 bhaild
ftiutir le severe morlahtv in sheep and cattk
mii>t disiie
r J \ Davirs who has htd charge of the ulong Matt f-. hool for two \ears, has b.cn notified of his t nm.fi. r to Melbourne
It is proposed lu î resent the Rev J Bill, who has recent h acccpiul a call to the Ballan and 'Vntlnnd Hills church, with a motorcar to enable
im to visit regulnlv evcrv part of the parMi
he car will coat ¿L.U7, and alrcadv ¿70/10/ has leen promised
NAR NAR GOON
\n American tn in aid of the Noith Nar iur froon Hall, to raise fund** to rej lenish requisites oft in the fire when tht old hall was burnt. realised £10
Much chaff and potatoes are being trucked from the railwa> stattou
OUYEN
Wini, working In th«. Oujen railwaj >ards ou luesdav Mr Jack Davis of Merbein win, caught ?etweeu the couplings <f two trurkh and severe.} njuixd He has be*n admitted to a private lins
lilli
Members oí the Mil lina Itifl. Club xisiled Ouven to take part in a mat'li with the Ouveu club The match was won bv Mildura
\ singles strikt handicap competition was held n the Ouveu golf links Mr J Hall and Mrs
I- Landrigan returned ti e winning carls
At n recent public meeting in Toirita farmers ur,{cd the establishment of a research farm in the Shire of Walpeup
U the month I \ meeting of the chire of Walpeup the projosal to nl-=e J loan of C1000 for the im proviniftit of struts ml footpaths in Ouveu was defciUd b> one vet»
PORT FAIRY.
lho rcccijts of the Back to Port Jain ' cele brittons amount«! to £1 -07/7/1 Of this «mount ¡cru/l/ti was i liaed by the women's com mittce anl £67 bv the visitors. The expendí turo was Q2\V4/\ leaving a profit of £9')2/.»/5 of which 10 pir cent wai voted toTthe ßoldiera and taileis memori ii fund, and £5 to the brass b ind I he honor irv sec retary and organiser (Mr I lianhj) vv is given an honorarium of £-0 and the balance was tested in trustées for
benefit of tin Port Pa try Hospital Messrs 1 W J'cttiuMII, V> J Tvler, T JI blorej, and 1 Hanlej wero dieted trustees
U th halfvearlv meeting of tho Belfast and Koroit Steamship Lompanv a dividend of 4 per tent for the half y tar wa? declared
Mr. H. L. Baulch has sold his Bootahpool property, containing 548 acres, to Mr. Thomas Ryan.
While stoppir,- a windmill Mr F Collins had his lund raught in the revolving bluies, causing a deep wound
Mr Tonkin from Itutherglen has taken up lut U-« ns postmaster at the Port 1 airy post
«Alco
' O Digby vv
and .sustained facial lacerations
ROBINVALE.
The sheeting of Ivo 5 cofferdam is being cut off b3 an o\v acilvlene welding plant, the diver und welder working under water lho four
ri supporting the lift span have been creeled, -ro*« sections and other minor fittings aro being placed in position
RUBICON.
fcarly on iuesdav morning the general store ivvned bj Mr «U Mather, at Upper Itublcon, vas, with the contents, destroyed by fire It Is thought that while the attendait left the premises to answer a telephone call a log rolled from tiic tire in the living quarters Although the building and stock were Insured Mr Mather
heaw loser
solios of cxccptlomllv heavy frosts has occurred, and fanners an anxious for the coming lambing season J he seveie cold will grcatlj re tard the growth of grass and probably kill
corea of poo-lj conditioned blot'
SASSAFRAS
The death has occuned of Mr 1 dniund Boulter, of Bella \Jstj Mr Boulter was one of the origi- nal belettors in the disltict at the time of settle nrnt in the davs of the Patterson Ministry
The raia for Mij was 616 points,
John Sand* sustained a broken noce and .slight concussion when placing for frorny Creek iu the football match .gainst last Burwood
Dr IIo>d, with 25 choristers from Sr, Paul'« Cathedral i,ave a most entertaining concert in the Sas wf rus Hall in aid of funds for the Church of Fngland
TALLANGATTA.
V succession of sharp frosts Ina been experi- enced On Wcdnridiv morning the minimum re gistiation of tiic thcrmonn ter wai» ¿I degrees
TERANG
The Trnng Progress Association at its meet ing appioved of 1 Ians for the beau tífica tion of the Memorial Avenue It was decided to ask the council B approval to Mr Woods s design llic numbers of the Terang Brass Band undertook to plant u flower bed round the Band Memorial Hotunda and keep it in order The 1 erang Light Horse Troop ia s-xranghig n baU, to provide funds to beautifv the iiveuue which will tend to keep green the memon of their fallen comrades flic offer of tht Mechanics Institute committee of
michino guns in its \ osse&siou was at copied *-*
Hie Terang brauch <f the Australian Womene National league held its annual ince tint, °« Mon- dav afternoon in the Mechanics Hill Mrs W CliftVitl presided Itcgret was cxpitMHl at the iKfnt of Mr J) S Oman at the State election, and he was th inked for his long >eiirs of faithful fen ice Mrs Couchman of the Lcntnil council, give nu address The following officers were tlcelcd -Mrs W Clifford, piesidcnt, Mesdames A J Black, C Pnlmci V rilehctt J Carson \V Osbunif-, \ ice presidí nts, Mrs A Carson
re hi o, Mrs 1 McMillan, trctsurci, Mesdames Wilkinson Daw, J Claike, Ramsay M Graham, Ince, McDonald, Ail is Napthiiif Mclvelhr, Mackenzie, Dennis, J b Clark, mid i Sudler,
committee
Mr Lamprell, who Ins been station mister __ Terang for some time, is about to be Irnisfcrred
to Woodend
TRENTHAM
Cvnl Giles who is employed at Trevvhella otor-., broke his wrist through the handle of nr he was cranking striking him when the
entine back fired
Miss Bita Bell, who Is to be married shortly, as entertained by friends and she received numerous pre cuts
The RailwHjb department is continuing the after ion tram fiom Davlesford to Woodend and the niU-t trim from Woolen i io Dulesiord
fucbdav!» and Thur**Iavs an an experiment to 1
if the 1 atrounge will warrant the running of these train» throughout the winter
Severe frosts occurred on Monday and Tuesday mornings, nnd 1 igs of potatoes which were not protected were dimiged <
VIOLET TOWN
The Rev Pickford will be inducted to tin charge of St Dunstan B Church of England b3 Archdeacon Potter on fcridaj evening
A number of landholders were fined under the Noxious Weeds Yet for non-compliance with the regulations Most of them we -.««*.
others -Cb
WALHALLA
Mr Thomas fernitham has died \ wife and fimily of seven GUrvivc him
\n enlarged photograph of the late Mr Ii T TI-.hU, futst eli linn m of the provisional com mittce (formed iu 1S77) of the Mechanics' In stitute, hi** been presented to thnt institute by his son, Mr II L liedall, of ¿.cwtovvn (Gee- long)
After several dajs of rain fine weather with evere frosts, have set m
WAUBRA.
A fiir held In aid of the Wuubra Presbyterian Church realised £lu7
WERRIBEE
Hie Mate Cabinet IB to visit Werribee on June 2¿, und will inspect the Melbourne and Metrópoli tan Board of Woiks farm near Weiribec A move ment hib been on foot for a number of \eiirs to
this land placed under municipal taxation lal is to It tendered on the same date to Mr HJorlh, M U.A., to mark his election for Bulla
Mr A Dawson, agiotant station master at Wer
1 Lee for two 3etis his beni traiibfetred to t-pper
ferntree t.ull\
Gerild Newton non of Mr >>icholas IsL.Mon of Wnibte t roke a collarbone while placing foot
bil)
Mr J J McDonough, assistant ¡dation master t Little Uiver has been tinn-»ferred to Mace ion Hi« buctebbor is Mr U li Johnson, of Glen
1 as pianists at socials In uid of the Rom in Catholic Church biza«- Miss K Beaslev was given a gold wrist watch and 11 mubic ral inet and Miss N Rjan a toilet bet bv the btullholders The presentations were made bv the Rev 1-ather Walsh at a social gathering at bt. Andrew's Hall
Mr Lister, MHB, has been informed by the Postal detriment that approval Ins been given for Increased telephone facilities between Werribee bouth and Werribee and between Werribee South and Melbourne
\ picture night at the Werribee Mechanics' lnstl
tute resulted in a profit of £1S for the Aiuic Homo ippeal
Mr \ hellv, an employee of the State Llertri
t} Commission, fell fiom a motor ear and broke
wrist
The Rev W J Pav, who Ins taken charge of the Church of Lnglaud parlbh of Werribee from the Rev G A Ccmittv, transferred to M, \lbans,
inducted by \rehdeacon Hivman as-^Isted by .... Rev A C Kcllawav in the presence of a Urge congiegatlon, at qt Thamus s Church
At the Werribee Court on Mondav before Mr C1 irke, P M and Mr A T Comben, J P , Michael Dillon was fined Al for having \m 1 threatening laiguifct to Constable Brown, of Werribee, and £1 for having carried an unregistered revolver
The distinction bv fire of the Werribee railway station has revived a movement instituted lasj.
fur the continuation of Station street
JL,1I U110CCUI led land, to Market strict, thus ellminiiling the Chem street rnilvv iv trossim,, nul ext aiiding the IUFÍIUSS centre of the town During shunting empintinn-v long delnvs un eaiihcd to vehicular and pedí «Irian triflic at the crossing At the last meeting of the pn press iifisoclation It was decided to urge the Railways Commis
sioiers to give effect to the alteration when the .(building of the station is being dealt with
The Post ii department has agreed, following rtpre-.eatatiot.fl horn the progress association to introduce a mail clearance from the railway station on Sundiv evenings
Two hundred trece, the gift of Mr E li Buug (piesident of the progress aspocintion) are to le ii mted on the banks of the Werribee River, ad joining Chirnside Pntk The council has agrted to shan tho cost f planting with the progress
jhsociation
* succession of unusual h severe frosts has been
rionced during the week, the whole couiitn bcinj covered in white in the early morn- ings On lursdnv morning the temperature» dropped to 21 degrees
side