25 YEARS AGO

Dominion, Volume 26, Issue 30, 29 October 1932, Page 10

25 YEARS AGO

Scarcity of House Timber (From “The Dominion,” Oct. 29, 1907.) For some time past butter makers have been anxious at the gradual disappearance of our white pine timber from which butter boxes are made. The newest allies to the butter makers are the builders, who view with alarm the growing scarcity and increasing price of house timbers. The Public Works Department has taken the contract for the Greymouth Post Office out of the hands of the contractors, who had considerably exceeded the contract time. * * • A meeting of tobacconists will be held at Armit’s room this evening (1) to consider the question of the closing of shops by all persons selling tobacco, particularly the Chinese, in accordance with the regulations provided for same in the Shops and Offices Act; (2) to form a deputation to approach the Minister with a view to inducing the Government to pass an amendment to the Act, providing for uniform closing by all engaged in the retailing of tobacco; (3) to consider the advisableness of asking the Government t<s license tobacconists. * * * In the action for criminal libel brought by Count Kuno von Moltke, formerly Military Governor of Berlin, against Herr Maximilian Harden, editor of the “Zukunft” (which published articles alleging immorality and intrigue). tlie winding up of the case for the defence aroused cheers in court. Count Moltke was greeted with groans and cat-calls in the street.