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Evening Star, Issue 17226, 16 December 1919, Page 1

IX A NUTSHELL ANNIVERSARIES. 1850.—First Canterbury settlors arrived Ron. ..«-,. -Conier-sloiK! C-hristcliurch Cathedra! iakl by Bishop Harper. 1915.—Sir D. took command of British Forces in France. To-morrow pollir.£ clay. Tlio repair steamer Iris is engaged on a break in one of the cables in Cook Strait. Tho work was expected to be finished to-day. The Lmef Justice has forwarded to tho Government his report on the difficulty presented by Mie allowed promise of .a bonus to tho' officers of the Post and Telegraph service. According to statistical information the population of Germany will under the most favorable circumstances not be more than 60.000.CC0, and it may drop to 57,003.000. A well-known London specialist on rheumatic complaints says that there i« no better opportunity of contracting rheumatism than that of living in a feroconerefce house before it is properly dry. There is an acute shortage of cement at Wellington, and important "works in course of construction have had to be stopped. The. Waiau Railway (Xorth Canterbury) was opened for traffic yesterday. It is estimated that one seed of cotton given the application of. all possible care and skill, would produce 40.000,000 000 seeds in six years. ' Burglars at Auckland blew open Wo safes during the week end. Thev secured about £35 in cash. a serge smttßgs.Jusfc arrived per lonic, "or, 2s Sowliog Bfcreet.