IN A NUTSHELL'

Evening Star, Issue 17977, 25 May 1922, Page 1

IN A NUTSHELL'

ANNIVERSARIES, 1803.—Birth of Lord Lytton, novsliat, and Ralph Waldo Emerson, essayist. 1881.—First issue of the ‘ Press.’ Christchurch. 1887.—Opera Conuque, Paris, destroyed by fire ; 100 lives lost. 1894,-Opening Otago Central railway io Hyde. 1905.—Max O’Rell died. . h® Court has concluded iU Auckland hearing of the seamen’s diepiiie, winch will Le resumed at Dunedin on .lono 15. At of Knox Church Congregation it was decided to undertake the maintenance of u missionary of the church’s own in the foreign field up to the amount of £450 annually. Dominion doors are the most reliable in (bo Dominion. Hogg and Co., Ltd. P,O. Box 549. Dune-din,—[Advt.] At yesterday’s meeting of the Vincent County Council a deputation of councillors .was appointed to wait on the IPBjme Minister at Dunedin next week regarding rents from pastoral country, and" also in connection with tho sand trouble near Bannockburn. “You want me to send this man to gaol because he is Jiving with another woman. I don't send men to gaol for that, but because they fail to support their wives,” remarked Mr F. K. Hunt, S.M., to a, wife in the court at Wellington. The singer was Irish, tho song was Irish, too. land with -a hamper from tho Oban w» had a great ;-hivoo. J3.H.8. reputation.— (Advt.] Major Blake started his round-tho-world flight at 3 run. on Empire Day. Tho finest eating apples were disposed of at auction in' Palmerston North on ■Saturday last at 6s tho 401 b case. Carrying tho furniture of tho cx-Kaisci to Holland called for fifty-three railway vans. Cleanliness and caution is economy iu a watch, Let Williamson's expert attend In yours and end worry.—[Advt.] Portland cement is lieing- offered by an English firm to New Plymouth importers at £6 per ton in 6 tides lauded at the Breakwater. Tho Mormon Tabernacle, Salt Lake City, will accommodate 8,000 persons. At a meeting of tho Cambridge (Auckland) Borough Council tho mayor announced that (hey were in the happy position of being able in reduce the rales lor the coming year, Tho proposed new rates would be: General rate 2d, water rate IJd, representing a reduction on the total rates of 13-16 d. Why pay more? High-grade tailored suits from £0 10s. Everything guaranteed, (i. H. Roberts, Block Exchange Buildings.--[Advt.] Windsor Castle is like a small town in itself, containing hundreds of inhabitair , ■Stowaways recently discovered in a German steamer which had been acquired by an American lino proved to bo German exenginccrs of that very chip, and repaired a slight defect iu the engines during the voyage. A. scientist clninns (u have succeeded in calculating the number of bacteria in certain fruit?. He found ] ,000,000 in half a pound of gooseberries, 8,000,000 in half a pound of grapes, and 12,000,000 iu half a. pound of cherries. Homier,smi's, Moniingl.ou: Legs Mutton sid lb." Btewing titcak 6d, Minco del, Chops from fhl lb, Forequarters 5d lb.—[Advt.] Vvoi-H'rr ,'n rhythm s a, due 1 " now being .iikeii' up jh I’.' '.:;-T mdmitry/ by it ail the workers eu Hie Mime, job do their work in special movement.-, cutting j. ;

I out waste of energy and increasing their output and consequently their earnings.