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Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 24 April 1901, Page 3

Mr. N. Keicl lias been re-elected President of the Wellington Chamber of Commerce. Mr. D. J. Nathan is to be VicePresident for the next twelve months.

Important experiments in the direction of substituting mechanical for animal, traction were to be made during the grand autumn manoeuvres of the French. army. By using motor-cars it was expected that the transport would be much more rapid, while the forage problem would also be solved..

According to " H.W.H." in the Times the Agricultural Syndicates of France, after stating with co-operation for purchasing purposes, and going on to combination for the sale of farm products, have now taken technical training for agriculture in hand. In almost all the departments of France, the writer says, they have set up laboratories, classes, libraries, and lecture-rooms and employed travelling teachers. This movement, it is added, excites much more interest than teaching made obligatory under State control and at the expense of the State, because it proceeds from the men themselves.

Operatives in the Railway Workshops in the four chief centres of the colony are working extra hours in order to prepare rolling stock for the enormous traffic expected in connection with the Royal visit. The highest rainfall in the North Island during March was B.GI at Man-gorei-ICorito road ; 8.51 inches fell at Waihi. The highest rainfall in tho South Island was 9.50 m at Hokitika. According to Cardinal Moran the trial in Sydney of the recent Coiiingham divorce suit cost Dean O'Haran over £3OOO in legal expenses. A meeting of Sydney sympathisers lias since been held to raise funds to pay the Dean's costs in the matter.