NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 714, 13 January 1910, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

(By Telegraph.—Picas Association.).'

; SHIPMENT OF EGGS TO LONDONi : GRATIFYING RESULTS. ! ' Christchurch, January 12. In October of last year Mr. J. B. Her. i rett, of Christchurch, forwarded a Bhipi ;V rnont of 14,000 eggs .to Tj(iiido:i,. and par- ' ticulara of returns just to':hand are most . gratifying. He adopted a method of pre£arving';_eggs.'onFrench system of ■ vaporising" them in a machine,' and it proved, eminently 6'atisfactory." The .eggs were landed in : excellent: condition with-;. .-■ out a single breakage, and sold at Is. Id. ' V a dozen in the open market. There ia, he says, unlimited demand -'for eggs in" . London' during November, December,' ajid'. . January, and .this is-fortoaie'for-Newi' /; . Zealand, , whore %gs,; are;; inbst plentiful . , in August, September, and" October.' l Mr.' .■ Merrett intends .to majio further ship-, , ments by the Corinthic this month. FLOUR MILLERS'ASSOCIATION. ■ * Christchurch, Jaxraary 12. :i ; the New Zealand. Flour Millers Association were hold yesterday and; Way ; regarding a . proposal to go , into : voluntary liquidation. No official ; information is _available, but it. is gener- ' , ally understood that during the earlier part of the proceedings there was a foolthat it might be desirable and advisable for the'association to . temporal- : . : ■ lly suspend its operations as "an as«>. :'- elation, but that 'later, after matters had : been, discussed at. some: length;, this- feel-K----lihg underwent a. .change,,and'that now--the opinion of most of tho members ia - m favour of .tho contmudnco of the r ; association.';. A return ,to tl.e. state of affairs., that existed- prior.: to thfi ; .forma. ■ tion:of'.the. association "does: not, it-is - reported, commend itself, to thoso who appreciate ,the . benefits that hiive accrued , ■ to millers, since the association ifie beenm existence.• " -it;;.'.---'-- -. : ; ' /.There' are eight mill'srs at pro6ent outside the : association] isnd fear o! unrestricted .competitionfrom. these : people'.' caused: members:' of: the .'association' ■ to -' hesitate' as to : reneu-ii^. ' the agreement, v Nothing definite has;' been':' done yet,.but tho probabilities aro tKat ' the agreement, .which falls in at.the end of February,-will be renewed for-a period of seven years. CONCERNING THE FEILDING ; FIRE. , . Palmerston, January. 12.-: The Feilding Fire Board recently, die-- ■ cussed- the recent fatal 'fire at-. Hastio's , Hotel.; „ Mr. Ewen, representing the;-in- '--J surancs .companies,' said : that-an eiperi- \; enced brigade could havo put it out in a' f e »" minutes. . Mr. reported that while 'an experienced, brigade, might have subdued .the"...fire, the Feilding, Brigade: ■ aid: all, that could have been, expected pf it. It was decided to ,havo an analysis made, of the; asbestos roofing tiles which ■ were used on. the' hotel, and were.said to have exploded, to 1 , the . great . 1 danger "of " the" public and tho .firemen. * < .-:.; '". WAREHOUSE LITTER AND FIRESI . . • _ Palmerston, January 12. At the meeting of >the Fire Board today, reference was-made to the damage done.-at the Dunedin fire;'through the. ■ igniting of. .packingV oases-in a yard. It • was 6tated that there- is. grcai danger'. in., many .towns 'from thy- inflammable ; , matenal .left in - the : yard ■of business ■ places,; especially'in the way. of packing": ■ cases,, straw,'etc. Superintendent Wari ner reported': that ho. intended .to proee-.' - cute .careless, .oocupiers, and; this course .-■• was ummimously approved. PASTORAL RUNS IN WESTLANO. i . Hokitika, January 12. most, important sale'■ of pastoral., rans for license' in thfi ;"Westland ; Land ;• '.District,' held here for: somo Vjears,- was conducted by Mr. G. H. M. M'Clure, Commissioner, yesterday. ' A -total area S of 273,020 - acres/ was'; offered, ' 0f..; which - .234,570 acres were' disposed'of. 'The mun-'. bar of runs submitted was 12, ten of which _ found Teady.bnyers,, in some at: prices considerably, exceeding up6et" ,rentals.> oi; .■•!- FIRE. Auckland, Jonuaiy 12. A! four-roomed house in : Summer Street, , Edon Terrace, occupied by Mr; Frederick Murray, labourer,..asd owned by Mr. ■ : ]>wis;.; a'. jeweller;.;was. destroyed by fire:. this evening. > The : furniture , was unin- ' 6ured,' and. it. is not -known: wliether'' the ': house was insured. ..^ho adjoining - also owned by Mr. Lcswis, lvas : baifly dam- '; - - aged by firo and water.. . . :- . A GENEROUS OFFER. - Auckland, January 12. ; At a' the Auckland 'Kinder- ' garten' 'Association: to.-day, a.: letter- was -v -received from, Sir John' Logan Campbell, ' offering, to; build a, school: for kindergaav j . 'ten 'purposes'and donate it .to the associa- ; v . tion, conditionally upon the school being a free one. Tho offer-was accepted. ..' , . OLD MAN TAKES HIS LIFE. . Christchurch, , January 12. C. C. Bennelborg; ■an old-aee - pen-> ' sioner, over seventy years of age,- shot • .himself this morning in his cottago, Conference Street. ■ The; suicide was evidently; . , . deliberate. . The man had tied, a doublebarrelled shotgun to tho brickwork'- of' a ;'" .copper,. sat. down on a box; opposite, and . >: 'pulled the'trigger, with, a'walkihg-stick, the; bullet.penetrating the body over tho'; :> heart. ? The man was not in financial difficulties,' but had'been. suEoring severe- ' ly from" rheumatism for some' time.^' This body .was .found by a milkman.' Dooeased'.' . left two notes—ono to tho milkman, tho other to tho coroner. • • • ' ' ;■