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Evening Post, Volume LXXV, Issue 31, 6 February 1908, Page 6

The Government Biologist states iiaU tht- continued prevalence or Irish blight in the potato-crops, and the demand by growers for instructions for prsventir-'j and treating the disease, have mafic it necessary to prepare a new edition of the Bulletin on potato-diseases, which was issued two years ago. and has E roved very useful where its advice has een followed. The treatment originally recommended for the Irish blight and other fungus diseases has proved so successful as to require very little modification. In the present bulletin, some particulars of the most common insect pests of the potato, with instructions for their treatment, have been, added, making the Bulletin a fairly completo guide to growers who wish to keep their -crops healthy or check the ravages of disease or pest 3 which may make their appearance. In his introductory note Mr. Kirk says that potatogrowers in New Zealand sustain large annual losses owing to the- havoc wrought by fungus diseases. In 1905 the loss - due to Irish blight alone was estimated at nearly £5200,000. Up till quite recently {]■"> causes of crop-failures were looked upon as inscrutable, ana periodic losses wore considered , inevitable. There are many problems still remaining to be solved in the domain of plant-path-ology, but there is no reason why some of tna cstabbshtd facts should not become known to every one and tha mo■thods for doing away with avoidable losses bo pointed out. Squires, the champion professional boxer of Australia, was defeated in a match against Flynn, at Los Angeles, in -the sixth round. Hares are unusually numerous in tha Ashburton County. Quite recently a party of seven shot 100 hares on the Rangitata 'Plains in a few hours. The Lowsr Hutt Municipal Library will be closed from Tuesday to Friday next week, both days inclusive, io allow of stock-taking and removal. The library will re-open in ths Town Hall buildings on Saturday, 15th February. A quarter-acre section at Levin was sold at auction by 'Messrs. W. H. Turnbul] and Co. yesterday afternoon fo* £50; the purchaser being Mr. 6. Douglas of that town. A section at Maranui, confining 29 perches, was passed in, and is now open for private sale. It was announced at the Congregational (Union Council meeting this morning that tho O le Ekolesia o le Fappotopologa o le Au Taatuatua i Samoa has been formed in Malua, Sairoa. In other words it is "Tha Church of the Body of Believers in. Samoa. It was decided ,^t a rooeafc meeting of the- Boys' Insliluts to make Master George llill a life member of the institute in recognition of his presence of mind in rescuing a lad from drowning on 23rd January. The instituto was closeo. during the summer holidays, bub it is now «op<:n, and the various departments of the work are in full swing. In consequence of the short supply of milk prevailing in all parts, the price of butter in Wellington has advanced in respect of all brands, and one first-grade quality from an up-couatry factory, which is usually sold at a penny per pound less than the locally y branded butters, is now charged for at the same retail pricei of Is 2d per pound. Tha needs of the Congregationalists in Ma&terton and tha urgency for a suitable thurch building there wore laid before the Council of the Congregational Union of New Zealand this morning, and dealt with In comniittsei The council hoard tho viewß, of Messrs. Rodman, Hondry, and Barton upon tha mafcler, nnd referred to a comrnitteo for report. i . As the sequel to a scuffle at Clyde Quay last evening two men, named John Cutbarth and Ernest Clansey were charg ed at the Magistrate's Court, before Mr. Riddell, S.M., this morning with assaulting Patrick Reed. Each man attributed the assault) to a not/her. After hearing evidence his Worship said it was clear that Clanßey was the one whohad cojnmitted the assault, and a fine of 40s, in default seven .days' imprisonment, was imposed on him. The case against John Cutbarth was dismissed. A worker whose .appearance must bespeak him to bo an employer was nsked this morning to give a job to a necessitous labourer, who said he had recently come from London and had slept out for two nights in consequence of inability to get work and of resultant poverty. Failing a job, ho wanted sixpence. The man who was mistaken for an employer recommended the applicant to apply to the Benevolent Trustees, if he was really starving and in need of teniporary succour, but a vehement reply was made: "Never, never! I'd sooner starve for two days more than accept charity!" Then there was a short- pause, and the man who would sooner starve than^ accept charity renewed his importunities for a present of sixpence. There i 3 a fairly large number of people who think that anything given by a "public body is charity and that anything oegged from a passing stranger is only fair gain. The result of the inquest which was held yesteiday afternoo non the body of Bertis Henry Watkins, a 6oholboy, who died suddenly on Tuesday morning, was to the effect that death was found l to have been caused by acute dilatation of the stomach, which was described by Drs. Faulke and Henry as a very rare disease, and little was known of it. The disease, it was stated, had been known to occur after an operation or injury to the stomach, and a number of cases had occurred without any Apparent cause. The boy's stomach was found to bo i several limes larger than its ordinaTy size. A Verdict in accordance with the medical evidence was returned. In order to throw further light upon the disease it was decided to order an analysis of the contents "of the stomach. Following 16 the text of the telegram sent by Sif Joseph Ward by wireless telegraphy to Mr. Deakin, Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Australia: — Rt. Hon. Mr. Deakin, trime Minister, Commonwealth of- Australia, Melbourne. Thanks to the courtesy of his Exce!-, lency Admiral Fawkea, I am enabled by the medium of wireless telegraphy to send you and your fellow countrymen cordial greeting and heartiest good wishes for i the progress, prosperity and development of Australia. May the ties of kinship and the bonds of friendship that have ever existed between us as sister countries continue, and while each strenuously prosecutes such policies as are best calculated to servo the true interests of its people, may each, as proud members of tho British Empire, continue to grow in prestige and strength, and ever help to increase the influence and enhance tha glory of the Grand Old Flag.— (Signed) J. Q. Ward. > ' At the Summer Annual Sale, glace Bilb ribbons, 4 inch, 44 ii.eh, and 6 inch wide, in white, cream, sky bluo, saxo blue, and every wanted shade, at 7j[d, 9d, 10£ d, and Is. Kii'kcaldie and Wtains, Ltd.— Advt. To-morrow, at 11 o'clock, by order of tho Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company, At the rootns df MeSsrg. Maodonald, Wilson and Co., that firm will sell unclaimed goods, comprising trunks, portmanteaux, SW&gs, mnbrellflg, nnd walking stickf, etc. At 1.30 o'clock, at the residenco of Mrs. Johnston, No. 4, Crosbytorrace, oft* Abel Smith-street, the firm will 6ell the household furniture. The furniture will be on view from 10 o'clock to-morrow.,