ROWING

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 101, 22 January 1908, Page 8

ROWING

The final for the Star Boating Club's t junior championship was rowed on Monday evening, when D. Bridget defeated M. A. Turner by three lengths. Tho auction sale of the Gunnee Estate, in the. Inveicll district of New South Wales, in March next, by Messrs. .1. C. Young and Co., should attract a very large number of buyers. The country is said to be some of the-richest in the -State. The areas suit all classes of purchasers, as they will range from 50 io about 500 acres, and the terms are liberal, only 20 per cent, cash being required. Full particulars will appear in our advertisement columns in a later issue. An advertiser is offering for sale a small farm in tho Jlawke's Bay district. It is described as well watered, subdivided into numerous paddocks, all in grass, and situated closo io town, butter fnc-lory, school, and railway station. The area is 300 acres, and its carrying capacity is said to be 500 ewes and 25 dairy cows. The owner is willing to exchange- it for a suitable Wellington or Hutt property. ' - Messrs. Macdonald, Wil.fcm and ' Co. direct the attention of investors and others to the detailed advertisement of the sale of the Dominion Estate, Upper Ilutt, subdivided into (io sections, well known as the estate of Mr. James Brown, on .whose behalf it is being offered. The sections are open for private sale at reserve prices detailed on the lithographic plans, to be obtained on application lo Messrs. Macdonald, Wilson and Co. Mr. Birrell's vocation is not that of a practical statesman. - His lifelong habit of laying .himself out to amuse with playful sallies and witty phrases has made it difficult for liini to sustain a really serious part-. — "Church Times." .lokes and witticisms during a trial on tho part of the presiding judge show lack of tact and taste. Courts ot justice are. not tnusic-hal-s. Judges.endowed with all tho majesty of the law should not try to make, audiences laugh.—"Matin," I'aris.. To be the wifo of a great artist, or writer, to inspire. him—anil share, his glory—is not as easy as it may ..seem : but to lie the wife of a great statesman, to help him without interfering with''' his public life, io Create sympathy around him, lo increase his prestige, is one of the most 'difficult tasks one can imagine.— I "lfemina," I'luis,