100 YEARS AGO
FROM OUR ARCHIVES
Lord and Lady Jellicoe in Dunedin
THE GovernorGeneral and Lady Jellicoe arrived in Dunedin by the first express from the north yesterday afternoon on their first official visit to this city since his Lordship was appointed to viceregal office. The station platform was reserved for the small party of officials who were to meet their Excellencies, but outside a large crowd gathered in Anzac square anxious to catch a glimpse of the popular Admiral who had created so favourable an impression on the occasion of his visit to the dominion last year. The weather was dull and cold, but fine. On the completion of the welcoming ceremony their Excellencies entered a motor car and headed a small procession up Stuart street, which was lined by a large crowd. As the party drove off from the station the crowd, which had been keenly interested in the proceedings, permitted itself to cheer for the first time, and as the viceregal party proceeded to the Octagon their Excellencies were greeted with a cordial and unmistakable demonstration of welcome, which took the form of hearty cheering.
The Melbourne Cup
Sydney: The Cup — to the youngest Australian the term implies the Melbourne Cup — has once again been won and lost. It is Melbourne’s great festival, with the horse chosen by popular acclaim presiding over a feast of splendour and excitement, and life and colour unsurpassed in any other part of Australia. The horse cut no inconspicuous figure, even back in the days of Poseidon; and of a certainty it will never be dethroned while there is a Melbourne Cup. It is Poitrel’s year. Australia’s champion stayer carried the third biggest weight to victory in the history of the Cup. It was a brilliant day in its setting. The GovernorGeneral and Lady Forster, viewing their first Melbourne Cup, and ViceRegal parties from several of the other states, graced the lawns, and it is estimated that the crowd exceeded 100,000. The Cup, like all other big races, produces an amazing crop of prophets. Owners, jockeys, trainers — their opinions are all solemnly sought by the newspapers; but what an amazing lack of unanimity they display for those who are classed as the cognoscenti. In a Melbourne newspaper 50 odd speculations were made by those wellinformed people, but of the whole bunch only five knew that Poitrel was to win.
Check on moose and wapiti
Moose and wapiti were liberated in the National Park in the Sounds district some years ago, but no authentic reports of their progress have been received (states the Southland Times). At last Friday’s meeting of the Southland Acclimatisation Society a letter was read from the Department of Internal Affairs stating that an inspection was proposed early in the year, and nominating the inspector. It was resolved to make further representations to the department, and endeavour to include other members in the inspecting party.
Lakes wandering stock nuisance
Motorists and drivers of other vehicles are complaining bitterly in regard to the wandering stock nuisance in Lake County (says the Lake County Press). A Queenstown motorist informs us that on a journey from Queenstown to Arrow recently he counted 12 horses, 31 head of cattle and upwards of 100 sheep depasturing on the road. — ODT, 16.11.1920.