OF DOMINION INTEREST.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18184, 22 September 1924, Page 15

OF DOMINION INTEREST.

A VARIETY of publicity. ' &>* OT9 ow:; c 0 1" " 0* - 1*") LONDON, August 16. T4e ''Life Of Faith" refers to the Ijot of a delightful letter from the rese j j £_ Fletcher, written after his !m'T£J 12 Aucklar.u. Jfr Fle' c^er sa? " 3 t ~ nt tao denomit'ons is >" ovV Zealand aro anrioua for in evangelistic work, and altiiocgh 3:6 i 9 U1:el - V t0 be kept Vo7y hnay • his own church for some considerable t0 come, lie is hoping to lend a mmd in the wider field. He believes, j„ 0 that "it will not he BUch a peat ieflith of time until New Zealand is bejßg visited by a wave of spiritual bless■jjt, such as wc have been receiving j,tely in Great Britain. . . . Now that s*.have reached New Zealand we find ji, a t the beauty of the place has not jeen over-estimated. "We are surrounded by glimpses of the harbour, the uoantaiiis are in the distance, and the peen is as green as England; the whole Lee lends itself to a very charming pieture, and we arc delighted with it."

"Twenty-five Per Cent. British." Aeeording to the "Motor World" {Glasgow), "New Zealand is importmotor vehiel.es at the rate of 50 j day. British makes provide about jjto of these." On tlie other hand the "Hardwaregan and Ironmonger's Chronicle" refers to the speeial attention which has ten given by the New Zealand Assojjjtitm of British Manufacturers to the ajtoi-ear trade in the Dominion and ge system used for selling and distrifofing American cars. It reports with atiafaction increased imports of British jjtfces of cars, consequent on the reheed prices. Nevertheless, the Assoffifwm finds that some British rnanuijfcjtfKTS take advantage of the prefertariff to import motor-cars' that only 25 per cent, of British A German or American 1 W'.ean come in as British if only the •Kfe and tyres are made in British i'tffeitory. There is strong evidenee that ;{s"2s per eent. British manufacture" fjwvifiion also prejudices the imports of' confectionery, hats, clothing, ;'§jd machinery. % Prosperity in the Dominion. Mrpxe- '/British Export Gazette" defies'considerable space to the speech n. W. Pember Beeves, deen presiding at tho annual the National Bank of New rhe paper says that tho ecoy of New Zealand is. now E lied fact. "New Zealand has t upon progress, as it snffici:ted by the hngo schemes and for the development of ■ower. What does New ZeaDuring the first quarter of calendar year imports were no less than £11,829,831, uses at least £47,300,000 for ir, or some £3,000,000 more i fiscal year 1323-24. Probther country in the world list of imports with motor st New Zealand's purchases shicles during the first quarsd to £903*087, being foUowjarel, £757,754; electrical and equipment, • £595,942; : piece goods, £541,984. imports ranging in value i million sterling down to a i a million included tobacco, 1 cigarettes, woollen piece and shoes, - and • motor > those between a quarter i, sterling and £136,000 were •aiiway and tramway plant, jilk, satin, and velvet goods, } spirits, hardware, sugar, B, and fittings, : drapery, and nearly every case the value lports was greater than for eriod of 1923. There is, inf prospect that for a long id—probably years—the spell ty will be unbroken." reVS; You Should See New Zealand." iiljf ®bliis Opinion'' devotes a page to --from the "Daily Chronicle," written by Mr Pen ton Macphertu lliis charming series of articles detie charm and opportunities |fipiffiS'in New Zealand arc calculated practical effect of making pack their bags and go. Mr has set a veritable sun ■ - Yonng BabMters. recently , the "Derby Daily ph" published an article on id Mrs Bonny at Wembley," in here was a remarkable descripthe modern demand for rabbit-id-the part they play in the fur icing treated to represent Coney aver Coney, Light Mole, Coney rk Mole Coney. By a eurious nice, there was at that time on ' tc his parents at Dnffield a rem a yonng man who not many go. went out to try his fortune i Zealand, and who is now enn this, very trade of rabbit extion for the sake of tho skins. "Telegraph" quotes copiously ie New Zealander's interesting He writes: "There are lots of ,l 1 on a method of poisoning, keeps his methods sec;My.partnor and I have great faith method and we have promised to tell nobody how we g e t about two catehes a weather is good, which it if|jffiji6t been lately, and operate over acres at a time. Our best catch was 150. Some men havo as 700 in one night, but to large parties, and do at a time. It is rather ijlj||*psnßive game, but we are just beto see chances of money coming pocket now."