News in Brief.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXVII, Issue 7084, 24 January 1907, Page 2

News in Brief.

The American visible supply of wheat amount a to 79,186,000 bushels.

A farmer in the Amberley district has just threshed 5350 bushels of oats off 90 acres, which is a remarkably good yield for the dUttict, considering the recent dry season,

It is understood it is the intention of the New Zealand Government to exhibit on a considerable scale at the Irish International Exhibition, whioh is to take phce next year.

Mr EL C. B irrett announces that a great clearance sale of surplus summer stock will be commenced at " The Hall," East Street, on Saturday next.

In order that the Premier may make enquiries into the working of wire'ess telegraphing while at Home, Cabinet has decided to suspend for six months the negotiations for establishing a station in the colony.

The potato blight has made its appsaranee in several crops around Paiea. The few dnys of damp weather recently experienced are considered largely responsible for the outbreak.

A Picton paper says that the present sultry weather is playing havoo with the trout in the streams of that district. A resident gathered a kerosene tin full of dying trout recently, and placed them in deep water. Dozens cf dead trout are to be seen in places.

Alcom's annual summer sale is now in full swing, and heavy reductions have been made in all departments.

From a list of motor cars now on the British market, which is published in the " Autocar," it appears that there are some 544 different models of 142 different makes; 280 ar« British, 184 French, 13 German, 22 Belgian, 78 Italian, 20 American, and 4 Dutch.

The New Zealand Times hears on the best authority that the Wellington timber merchants have formed a new association, with the object of arranging a fixed price for the sale of all timber,

The United States and Russia are the world'd largest producers of oate, Russia is the largest exporter, as the Americans consume their oat crop at home. These two countries are estimated to have about 160,000,000 bushels of oats more than last year.

The Victorian Premier 'intends to call upon the Inspector-General of Penal Establish raent-s (islr Connor) to prepare a scheme whereby prison labour may be remuneratively employed. Pending the completion of the scheme, preparations for the manufacture of wifre netting are being pushed on and sheds for the reception of machinery are being eraoted at Pentridge.

Be easy (says an agricultural contemporary) with the growing oolt and the growing boy. They can be made to do a full day's hard, exhausting work for a while, bus it does not pay. Overstrained boys make stupid, round-shouldered, listless men. Do not do it, even if the work does prowd a little in the busy season,

The question of sanitation is one which is constantly ocdupying the minds of country school committees. At a meeting of the Wairarapa School Committees' Association (reported by the Wairarapa Daily Times) the question of septio tank installations tor rural schools was discussed, and on the motion of Mr W. Jeason (Maurioeville) seconded by Mr H. Vile (Eketahuna), it was decided tG approach the Health Dtpartrueat in the matter. It was further resolved to approach the Minister of Education on the same subject.

After an interval of 367 years, the Franciscans have returned to Oxford. The friars were driven out in the reign of Henry VIIL The Order has opened now v training college at Cowley, within 200 yards of the city boundary, A message was read from the Pope, in which he expressed his pleasure at the event.

Mt Evan Roberts, the Welsh revivalist, is staying at Leicester with his friende, Mr and Mrs Perm-Lewis. He v still unfit for w.irk, or even for study. Under medical orders he is vegetating—living in the fresh air, taking gentle exeroise, and living on a rigid diet.

The financial difficulties of Madame Oachakoff and Captain Sssipoff, the hunted Russian lover?, are not likely to be again acute. Mr William Anderson has made a liberal offer to Madame Ouchakoff to appear in " Wonderland," Sydney, as a lecturess. The offer was made through the French oineul, who is at present acting for the Russian consul in Melbourne.

Mrs Hannah Coaffe, of Pontiao, Michigan, has seven husbands, all alive and undivorced, according to a confession recnntly made by her daughter. She is 76 years old. The daughter does not state whether fesr mother is still in a marrying tnood,