News in Brief

Ashburton Guardian, Volume xxii, Issue 6657, 25 August 1905, Page 2

News in Brief

The Mount Hutt Road Board invite tenders for forming and re-forming roads.

Up to date £2137 has been subscribed in aid of the Dunedia Hospital extension fund.

Tenders are invited for the erection of additions to the Chertsey Saleyards Co.'s shearing shel.

Mr 11. Stephen-ion will offer at his Mart to-morrow several lines of pigs (weaners, porkers and baconers), also horse covers, cattle, produce, etc.

The Premier has received cable advice that a large number of prize tnedais have been allowed New Zealand exhibits at the Crystal Palace Exhibition, London. Full

p irtioulars will be cabled to the Premier as s .'on as possible.

Germany proposes to raise an additional .£5,000,000 sterling by tobacco taxation, of which will be devote! largely to expenditure o.n the Navy.

Madame Melb*, it i.- stated, has been paid £1000 by Mr W. W. Astor for sinking four songs at his house at Clieveden the other day. Tho rate at which Madame Melba was paid works out at about 450 a minute.

For Children's Hacking Cough at Nigh Woods' Groat, ''ttunnrmint Cure, Is CJ