A Happy Xmas and Prosperous New Year to all.

The cold snap after the excessive heat on Saturday and Sunday brought down overcoats and furs from the top shelf.

The following pupils of the Forest Home School, Cadgee, under the tuition of Mrs. J. A. Reid, have gained their permit to enrol: – Reginald Murphy, Maurice Murphy, Ruth Egan, Jean Jessop.

An inspector under the Apiaries Act, with the appropriate name of Hives, was on duty in this district last week end. He found foul brood in some of the apiaries and gave the owners the necessary warning.

In our last issue the Shire Council warned owners against allowing stock to stray in our main streets. Seargent Rose now informs us that unless the warning is heeded to, he intends to carry out the law in the matter without respect to persons.

The best and most successful concert ever presented by pupils of the local Convent School took place in the Amusu Theatre on Thursday night. The attendance was the largest ever seen here, over 500 being present from all parts of the district.

The results of the Diocesan examination at St. Mary’s Convent reflect the highest credit on the talented teaching staff, as well as upon the pupils. Little Josephine Brogan, who is only 13 years of age, is to be commended for her creditable achievement in gaining a gold medal in the Preparatory Intermediate Grade, and for securing the second highest marks in Mathematics in the whole of the Diocese.

Mr. J. King, formerly host of the Hotel Adelaide, has purchased the property and business of the Commercial Hotel from Mr. M. McKeon.

We must congratulate Mr. A. H. Preddey on his successful effort in accomplishing what a steamer with its steam winch failed to. With the assistance of one man, a hand winch, and a wire rope, Mr. Preddey lifted the boiler of the wrecked steamer Benandra out of nine feet of mud onto the stone wall. The boiler, with the accumulation of sand, etc., inside, is estimated to weigh over 30 tons.

Bateman’s Bay. (From our Correspondent) The Bay has experienced very quiet times for the past few weeks, but livened up on Saturday, when the wood-chopping contest was run off. There was a fair crowd of spectators; A big party left here on Sunday en route to Nelligen, some by launch and some by cars. The interest was centred in a friendly game of cricket between the Bay and Nelligen clubs. The launch ran aground when nearing Nelligen, and the party had to be transhipped to another launch. A two innings match was finished in the dusk, the Bay winning by 7 runs.

Extracted from the Moruya Examiner by the Moruya and District Historical Society Inc.