EGG-LAYING COMPETITION AT CAMBRIDGE.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXIX, Issue 72, 24 March 1908, Page 2

EGG-LAYING COMPETITION AT CAMBRIDGE.

■-" Tie -4BI& Z crIZ t& pro--moted-by-tiie Nr£ Competition 20th Maich, 190 S. Ehe foJloradug partictrtaEs are sopjaied by ilr-A: B. TrrrhnTl, secretary aid maoaser "to "

The number of eggs hud during the week iwas XJ2&, -being .an -ayerage- of 14.52 egjs 3>er gen.— lotai- number ot~_eggs laid since 21st. May is being an a-?erage of' !552.47 eggs.per pen. Tfighe&t kxzinss for tire weefc—Mis Harrxiscni A>w>Ddaie, "BOiite Leghorns, 27; "Waitatf) AigiK," HamiltcMi,: Elacfe- OrpingtCHis, "Miss Boberts, Cambridge, WMte Leg'.iusrps, 2T; Walkato Ceittral A', and. P. As£crcistioii t Caml>riiige, Wliite Legbocns, 25; : .ii. and P. Association,.-Aeekisnd, White MiegJiornß, 255 Qtambeir cf CaoaBJfiek'OrpiDgtons, 2S; W. • Rnnciman, sSewstead, Brown 23; S:' St. J '•Barclay, CamWdgc, Widte 22; • : 3I A; Siian, Biirwood.- Cbrtetefcnrch, "WB!te ■l-TnyhoT-ng (lie,2), 22; C Hammond, Eiiainra. '-■Wlute BocSs. 22; W Kniglit, Sntt CWelitog- - toni, Wtitte Leghorns, 22.----leading pens io date are:—4lrs Harrtßon, Wlilte LeglKrats, 122 L; A."and l P•iAssociaiibn, AncMand, ."White Leghorns, " 3204-T. B. Brookes," Cfcrreßdon, WMtB -itesltoins. USft; Mrs- BostDcfe, .Te Enie, .IBrown iegitdriis, H62; Mrs Bathbooe, Cambridge, White Legfionrs, 1B7; K. W. E. iEaiidoasli, Hamiiton, Kack Orpingtons, KEEI; Soberts, Cambridge, "WMte .Legimciß, 1334; Wzikato Central A. and P. •lAs3ociatioii, Cambridge, White Leghorns, XE33- Sfiss BJackmore, Cambridge, White Xecbonis, 1133; Mrs J. Salt, New- Piymoaai, Leshoms, 1130. E. J. WaHanjson, . Eamaton, WMte LegbornrSi H3O. i The -westtoer dnxiiis the week -was fa-

• - The barque -EmpEeza, Teluxdi tttiival from Edifetburg- ttvdajr, experienced boisterous -weaiher on the passage, -srfneh . -occupied- 36 <fatys- She sailed from. JHixg oa February 15, and meeting ■wrtb. Bontlfceastaiid soatfa. •β-iiids for the first - 017 days," she "was all. that time beating ' ;- : .ap" to Bass Strait. About March 3 a north-east wind set in, and continued ■until March 12. Chi. that, day astrong I eouiiterly gale "was enconntered. It increased until the -sand -was blowing -with. Trarricape force, and the vessel was hover to far 19 hours. The gale: -was superseded by moderate easterly winds and . high..seas -ontil. tfie 19th. iben. another gale_ from the -S.W.- >was encountered, -cuiitlutdng- to arrival. During the passage ; a mnaber of tSe ssols were damiagedl The ■JEmpßeza brings a cargo consisSno- of 275 tons of salt and 25 tens gypsum; \ : After, making. a. carerm examination -the physician, said: ."iJadam, you are ronijra.littie Jnm:ffownc:;You need fre.,qeeat baflis and plenty of fresh air, and ' I advise ycTttp: dress in comloiiiilc dothes; nothhig stiff or -CumtaL" When she got home- her Irasiand asfced;her -6ba-physician had •; eaia. a» iapiied: 'Be: said I nnst go t«s seasitaxe, do- plenty of motoring, \ 'SCtorffc te iodiei. » tie.