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Bruce Herald, Volume LV, Issue 62, 14 August 1919, Page 5

The of the Toko. Farmers' Club hag arranged the proposed Bocial for Friday, Sept. 12th; double ticket 7s 61 Tickets for the Foresterß' Jubilee ball to-morrow evening Inve gone off freoly, and indications point to a large attend* ansa and a successful ',funotion. The committee has decided that the " unco inquisitive sightseer" shall not be 'admitted to the stage. The catering has been entrusted to Mr Ftaphens, and music will be supplied by Mr Wahh'a Orchestra (piano, vioHn, and cornet), Whilst removing a prop in Cooper's mine yesterday a fall of coal took place by which a miner named Walter Anderson received some slight injury. Fortunately another miner noticed the accident and promptly rendered assistance bnt, whilst doing so, another fall from the roof took place. Both -mei were lucky in escaping aa they did An derson suffering merely from shock and alight injury to.his foot and ankle. Some interesting particulars of the New Zealand frozen meat industry ■were revealed in the course of an inquiry as to the first vessel to load that export in the Dominion. The Shaw, Savill, and Albion Co. claim the distinction of being the pioneers in the "trade; and they fitted out the first sailing ship with refrigerating machinery, and that vessel; called the Dunedin, sailed from the colony in 1882. Tho company successfully inaugurated an industry which has since assumed such vast dimensions, <and they now ship over 2,000,000 carcases to England annually. In 1882 the amount of frozen meat shipped from New Zealand totalled 1,707,3281b, which amount in 1916 had been increased to 366,000,000 lb. In a nutshell, New Zealand now exports as much, frozen meat in a day, on an average, as she Aid annually 37 years ago.

Mr Gunthorp, Dentist, Visits Milton every Monday. May be consulted at his Surgery; 10 a.ni. to 5 p.m. When visiting Dunedin Save Money by buying your Footwear at Penrose's Premier ''Bootery," 146 Princes street. One of the finest stocks in the Dominion... WEATHER REPORT. Mr Bates, Government meteorologist, telegraphs:—lndications are for freshening northerly winds, strong to gale, and fcactoas by north to south, Weather appears "likely to be cloudy and unsettled. Heavy rain is to be expected. Barometer failing.