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Evening Post, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 24, 29 January 1912, Page 6

It is rumoured that a Wellington firm contemplates erecting a picture palace on th© most modern lines in Palmereton North. It is estimated that fully twice a* much wool has come down the Wangauui River this year a» last year, and from present indications there will b« just as big an increase for next season The price of butter in Christchurch has been raised one peumy per pound, and factory butter is quoted at 15d The reason is stated to be the high prices juling for butter for export. Advice has been received from Homo, that the Greytown Cheese Factory's luei shipment of cheese per b.b. Turakiaa ho« been disposed of at 73s per cwl. The supply of milk at the factory on Friday morning reached 3000 gallons— 32o gallons more than on the corresponding Hay last year. At the annual meeting of the South Island Brass Bands Association, Air. Hunter moved that the South Island Association should take into consideration the advisability of amalgamating with the North Island Association, the combination to be known as the New Zealand Brass Bands Association. Mr. G. w. Jennet moved, as an amendment, that the words "South Island Association" should be changed to "the Executive of the South Island Aeaodation." Tbo amendment was carried. One day last week the three-year-old eon of Mr. Charles Russell was playing about on the Rona Bay wharf, when he wandered down the watermen's steps, and fell into the water. A lady who was fishing near the wharf saw what she took to be a child* head bobbing up and down in the water, and gave tho alarm. This caught the ear of a youth named O'Sullivan, who immediately plunged in, fully dressed, and fished the little chap out t in the nick of time, beyond a wetting none the worse for his misadventure. O'Sullivan, who is a son of Major O'Sullivan, Director of Military Stores, doserves great credit for his pluck and promptitude. "Thankß to the Hon. T. Mackemiii\ machine milking and factory butter and cheese making will soon be among the attractions 01 the picture theatres," writes th.c Stratford correspondent of the Taranaki Herald, who states that Mr. M'Donald, Government cineniatographist, is at prebent in the district taking viewß. The correspondent addc: "Now, if it were possible to reproduce the conditions of a quarter of a century ago and give the life of a Stratford dairy farm in the '80's, it is possible that the young people on the fo.rmß today might be rather more contented with their lot. Cow-hunting amongst the logs and thistles, open-air milking on a wet day, conveying the product to market in a candle box on the pommel of the saddle, would make attractive films." The following motion was carried tit the annual meeting of >the South Island Brass Bands Association: "That the association protest against the excessive Customs duty of 20 per cent, ad valorem charged on all band instruments, and point out that as all the bands in New Zealand "are composed of working men they are seriously handicapped in carrying on their work owing to the strain of such a charge on "finances, and also point out that no trade would softer by the admission of instruments free, as none are made in the Dominion." It was further resolved ' that the Government should be approached with the view of obtaining concessions for bandsmen travelling 10 and from contests, and that its attention should be drawn to the fact that music received least encouragement in the Dominion's system of technical education. Despite the fact that the management made clear announcement that the performance of "Hamlet" at the Opera House would begin punctually at 7.45. it was. evident that many people htd taken little or- no-'notice of the intimation. For quite .fifteen minutes after the curtain had risen on the rampart scene at Elsinore, late-comers trooped on down the unlit aisles, swishing and clattering and actually disturbing the whole dress circle, where the evil was, as usual, the more pronounced. This I dilatorinesft and disre&pect for the feelings of those seated punctually was particularly aggravated on Saturday ovening, and one row of patrons added insult to injury by returning after a 'tween act interval, late again for the siicceeuuig scene. To meet the exigencies of tne case, the management nas decided that people who are not in their seate at 7.45 p.m. sharp will have to possess their souls in patience outside closed doors until tho conclusion cf tho first scene.. The price of bread in Lyttelton (re« ports the Christchurch Press) has been the subject of considerable discussion in. tho Port lately, and complaints have been made that the bakers are charging 7d per 41b loaf cash and 7£d booked. This is considered by many people to be far too. high, but in defence the bakers of Lyttelton point, out that the system of delivery puts them to consideruble expense, owing to the hilly nature of the town and the fact that their rounds overlap. What has been described by several people a* a bread trust, but what is ' in reality a combination of the various bakew doing business in the borough, has been formed, with the object of having 0110 large up-to-date bakery to deal with the whole output, and cutting down bho expense of delivery. A meeting of master bakers was held in Lyttelton on 24th January, when matters were discussed relative to the co-operative bakery. It was reported that the machinery and material were upon the premises, and rapid progress wae being made with it& erection. It is expected that the new ovens will be ready by the middle of February. It was also decided tfiat the price of the 41b loaf shall be sixpence delivered. The band contest (says Ohristchuivh Press) was certainly one of the moet successful that has bwm held in New Zenland for a number of years, both nnmically and otherwise. The result of J,he chief contest justified the prophet*, who had picked Wanganui Garrison for first place from an early stage in the proceedings. The band, it must be added, thoroughly deserved its very line victory, which proved that it haa fully recovered—it, indeed, it over lost— the'fortn wliich enabled it to win the championship of Australia at Ballarat two years ago. The band is a credit to New Zer land, and we believe that it would b<? well supported if it ever decided to tour the Dominion. The easy victory of tbe Lyttelton Marine Band in the "B grade contest will be popular both at Port and throughout the district. The band's success fihould encourage it to follow tbe example of the Oaonaru Regimental Band, which entered f<4£ both grades, ec curing second place in ewe and third in tho other. This wa« an excellent performance, which suggests that after another year or two under its skilled young conductor the band should ouco nior» take its old place among the beet bauds in New Zealand. The increased cost of living is a (actor which directly concerns every member o£ the community, and the various attempts made to ease nmrttii's for different sections of workers simply re«ct upon the people as a whole. The complex nature of tho problem makes it require very curolul handling. •" One redeeming feature is piesontod by the fact of keen competition, which tends to keep price* at tha lowwt poßsible level. For instance, O. Smith, Limited, Cuba-street, aro now offeriug a line of ladies' white kid gloves, with gelt or black stitched backs and throe domo fasteners, at Is lid per pair. This is the sort of opportunity to be grasped without deUy.— Achr*.