News in Brief.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXI, Issue 5698, 30 June 1902, Page 2

News in Brief.

! Mr F. W.Page, Chertsey, has a testimonial re his second to none water raco cleaner m our advertising columns. The takings at the Otago winter show for three days was .£521, as against J6700 for five days last year. Lord Kelvin says that the change from horse to motor vehicle will solve London's greatest problem 0 £ this generation—the crowded state of the streets. The cost of firing a single shot from a 16in gun would pay a private soldier for five years. j While the Channel fleet was at Perro recently 3000 liberty men landed and spent £600 m the port, to the great delight of th« local shopkeepers. I Messrs Strange and Co., Christciiurchj announce that Sir Kerr, one of their cutters will pay a visit to their Ashburton branch on Saturday to fit on orders m hand and book fresh orders for suits. A Victorian settler has promised to bequeath his household and landed property, to the value of £250, to a hospital as a memorial of the establishment of peace m South Africa. With this issue we distribute on account of Messrs McKee and Co., Wellington, an advertising sheet, containing portraits of His Majesty King Edward VII., - Lord Curzon, Lord Mitow, Sir W. Laurier, Hon. E. J. Seddan, and Hon. E. Barton. Very rapid progress is being made with the building of the Eoman Catholic Cathedral, Christchurch. The contractors, by tho help of the machinery afc their command, are "enabled to. push, forward the work with considerable expedition*.