The following cricketers will represent Moruya against Bodalla on the local wicket today: – C.  Carter (cpt.), C. Selden, P. J. Feneley, W. Brierley, B. Coppin, V. McCarthy, H. Knight, F. Knight, O. J. Armstrong, F. Flanagan, F. Lestrange.

An industry in a small way is being carried on in Nelligen. Bunches of the young burrawang shoots and maiden-hair are being gathered and dried, and then chemically treated in Sydney, after which they are exported, chiefly to America and Japan. These are used for decorative purposes.

Parents who receive and eat fruit and vegetables which have been stolen by their children are not worthy of the name father and mother. Townspeople are complaining of the depredations made by our “promising” youngsters on orchards and gardens. The police have been informed and the first offender caught stealing fruit, vegetables, corn, etc., will be placed under lock and key without respect to person or parentage.

Green’s Sawmill at Ryan’s Creek near Nelligen, which was erected two years ago, has commenced working.

The public are warned to be on the alert for sharpers and other undesirables next week. An expert gang of light-fingered gentry has been exploiting all along the coastal shows.

We have been presented with some splendid samples of peaches, two of which weighed one pound were grown by Mrs. H. Bown at Bergalia and were of excellent flavor. The others were lovely specimens of the “Gold Dust” variety and were grown by Mrs. W. J. Colefax of Gundary. Two of the latter fruit were for preserving and turned the scales at 1½ lbs.

Moruya District Hospital. At the special committee meeting the following office bearers were elected for the ensuring year: – President, Mr. T. Flood; Vice-President, Mr. R. J. Anderson; Treasurer, Mr. W. Jermyn; Secretary, Mr. C. Carter; Matron, Mrs. A. Constable; Medical Officer, Dr. J. Quilter; Visiting Committee, Messrs. W. Jermyn, C. Johnson and O. J. Armstrong. …

Matron’s Report – Fees received and handed to the treasurer 15s. Donations in kind received as follow: Mrs. Stephens, fruit, vegetables and eggs; Mrs. E. Hawdon, eggs, fowls, vegetables, fruit and old linen; Miss M. Boot, vegetables, fruit and eggs; Mrs. L. Hawdon, eggs and fruit; Mr. Davis (Bateman’s Bay) fowls; Mrs. J. Burke, vegetables and flowers; Mr. A. Constable (jnr.), fish; Mrs. Flood, flowers; Mrs. Donovan, vegetables and fruit; Mrs. Armstrong, flowers; Mr. P. Lavis (Eurobodalla) fruit; Mr. W. Brierley, fish.

Advertisement. FOR PRIVATE SALE – Houses and land in the Simpson Estate as follows: – “Carlyon” House [23] and Land in Page St; Cottage and Land known as Miss Pentland’s, and allotment at Gundary. For particulars apply – H. J. THOMSON, Auctioneer.