NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 396, 4 January 1909, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

l4x- f AS3DCUTION,) .: . thelprime; minister! . '. f & .Invercargill, January 3.; ■ At the 'BluuVon Friday night, the Prime Minister (SirJJoseph.AYart) was presented . :with a silver'service, inscnbqd.-ty his friends in the'southern portion of his.electorate, to. celebrate his .having' completed 21 years, as representative'in'Parliament for Awarua. Sir Joiseph (Ward attended the regatta yesterday, and "will.leave for the north by the first express, Monday. •. ; . CANTERBURY PROPS ; AND WEATHER. • : r ' ;"i' ;.l' Chrlstohurch, January 2.V Thoraiii month of ■November showed only a trace,'and farmers feared thoywere atbut to.face a season, of drought. : ,Decemßer,:shows.:a. rainfall of.over 3iin., and, ■ .tho.total;for::l9oß.is nearly.2s}in., which,is quite up to!the average. There.is beau.tinil 'weather to-day, and. grain:prospects nre. better than--for .many, years. Harvestmg will be general in .the"vicinity of Ohristchurch in , a week or teir days, though in raid-Canter-bury, the.best grain region , in the Dominion, ' 'harvesting ;will ; not be in full swing ; ,for a fortnichtiat-least; area under cereals ■ is yerylarge, ; aii.d the'yield is expected to be abundant, labour is plentiful and weather • ;■ conditiona : excellent; ;'•-. :•■..,.■ ; .■; •■■■•■•.. ' ■ BOOTMAKERS' CONCRES?.-^ .' ■-■',■. ~■ "..; * ;y'v :; Christohurohi January 3, ;■ ' . A ■ the ;■ New Zealand Boot-. makers' Federation.will open here to-morrow. ': :Doiegates;Vfrom, Auckland,, New ■Plymouth, Wellington,' 'Punedin,' and' InVercargill will r be present..-The.'purpose of the congress is ■ :to draw up'-'ainendments to tho existing Ar- ; titration -.Court award for submissions to a conference of the Boot Manufacturers' Fede--1 ration,.to be: ; held:hore.o'n January 13, ■ RECORD. ; .-■' r "i Taihape f January 2. I , At. the sports .held : hero, yesterday there a record 1 /attendance, good fields, and i some- exciting finishos. The chief attraction i centred in-the'axemen's contest, Miloy tak- ., ing part. In ithe: final of the 18in. standing ; log, MUey-put , .up. a splendid record. : The ' time : was. 'lmiii. 24sec, the previous best ' ; recognised, record: being that by D, Pretty-—. ' Imin. ■ 45seo; :(,M ' " ■'• . - > , '" ' -'.'A , pyEVis. in brief. '..■■.. ; i .''..' ;.V. "'■■>..,,: Fsilding January 2. [ 1. , .. At the! Cheltenham annual sports. yester- , day, the 'prmcirjal cycling events were won by M. Janson, and the principal pedestrian events by Ly J l . Pirani. ; Tho open hunters' i oompotitno'was•■won by H. 0. Hartley's. ' Vendetta.*; '■;;-;■' • ..;;.• ..." '■• :. Feilding district' - has - had a very satisfactory; year; .Thero;:ivas only one case of in-, fectious disease'here last-yoar, and not one '. serious crnne.'l- ;~ .. ' : . The weather has been very wet arid bois- . terous'during'.the'last few dnye, butwas.fine ; •yesterday./tUrops'-.andi grnES ara well ad.vanced, and" there'are good prospects for the farming cpranmnjtjv- ' ...... .-■■-., iv ■■■\- : '';y9'':y': Taihape, January 2, . 'There -.;'-.ife-! considerable , dissatisfaction' amongst 'saw.niillers; at'the insignificant re. . chwtion . ill ■. rnjlway,- freights on timber 'from tliisdijtript.V,..'-.;. ■'..'•..- ■•■'' ■■'■-.•■■■■'■. / , ';, .•; r < phristohurob, January 2. 1 In tho'nitjyoiil .ooinpqtitions to-day, Vera Moore, JDunfl.din, was first iii tho piano solo (Pristo S6i»ate;in 10, Kathleen It. Levi, Dun:cdin, being'"second. The competitions, are 1 proceeding^;',! , .,,: -. .',... ..■;■. . Ypstertjay's.tramway-takings totalled £774 ' I2s'. 5d.,; compared' with £684.125. 6d. last ' New Year's Hay; ■ Tlio Now Year's Eve talcings wore- £333'125. Ud. .-. ■ '■'-.

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