FIFTY YEARS AGO

Evening Star, Issue 20672, 20 December 1930, Page 2

FIFTY YEARS AGO

FROM * STAR 1 FILES Mr Rolleston receives the portfolio of Mines, and that of Education 13 transferred to Sir Thomas Dick. » . ■ « *-, ■> *i. «/;< ,■.=.»■ y : ■ Mr A. H. Iloss was installed Mayor of Dunedin to-day (December 15). Those present were the retiring Mayor (Mr H. J. Walter), Crs Allen, Aldrich, Carroll, Thomson, Gilchrist, Ross, Thomson, and M'Kinaon. ~.■ A - We understand that Mr Justice Hams has obtained leave of abse&co j and proceeds to England in March. Professor Fawcett, British Post- - master-General, has under consideration a project for the institution* of a par-;-cels post between England and the j. colonies. i When Mr M'Cullocb. P.M., was told that there are ten public houses in the small town of Hiverton he exclaimed.; ,; “ It’s awful.” ; Tlie railway to Kurow is completed; sufficiently to allow of the wool clipbeiug brought down by it. , - » • * . # y 1 The suspension of the Wellington.; ‘ Chronicle is announced. ' ? *, * » * ■.; The announced candidates for the re-;-presentation of High Ward in the, City" Council are Messrs H. J. Walter, and Andrew Scoullar. • ■ ’ £ ’ ■ ♦ ■' » ; '• ■..* * * * * ' The splendid example of Flore ace; Nightingale is about to be followed by'' ladies of liigh degree. Two of, themV are princesses, and they intend to company the Russian army to. Central " Asia, with well-appointed ambulances* to succour the sick, and, should there, be hostilities; the wounded, too., Alt; honour to them. - r Butter was sold by auction in Wellington a few days ago at 2Jd to 3d. ; per lb. In the London market the; , wholesale price of butter is , about Is 8d v per lb. '’x