ITEMS IN BRIEF

Dominion, Volume 23, Issue 5, 1 October 1929, Page 12

ITEMS IN BRIEF

FROM FAR AND NEAR Coal Mine Idle.—The Blackball mtae was idle yesterday, states a Greymouth Press Association telegram. It is understood that there is a dispute about union dues. Several members refuse to pay and others decline to work with them.

Christchurch Bankruptcies.—ln the month of September there were four bankruptcies in the Christchurch district, as compared with eight in September of last year, and six in August, 1p29 (states a Press Association message).

Money Stolen from Shop.—A tobacconist shop at Wairoa was broken into on Sunday and about £9 was stolen. An attempt was made to enter the music shop kept by the same owner, but it was unsuccessful. The police are investigating, but no arrest has been made so far.

Marketing of Fruit.—At a representative meeting of the Otago fruitgrowers it was decided to urge that immediate steps be taken to have gazetted regulations for standardisation both of stone and pip fruits on the New Zealand market —Press Assn.

Lambs Lost Through Cold.—A Christchurch Press Association telegram states that the bitterly cold weather on Thursday and Friday last was responsible for the loss of a good many lambs. It Is reported that on one farm in the Hororata district 150 lambs were lost during the storm, and on another 100 were lost. In other parts of Canterbury the losses on individual farms varied from 20 to 30.