N.Z. FLAX

Grey River Argus, 25 June 1925, Page 4

N.Z. FLAX

SUBSTITUTE FOR COTTON. WOMAN’S INVENTION. WELLINGTON, June 24. The question whether New Zealand flax is capable of producing a fibre with < ottonlike spinning qualities, has j been many years in the minds of the ilaxmi.llers of this country while it remains to be sec*n whether such fibre would stand the strain imposed on cotton thread goods. Some progress has been made in that an invention has been perfected for the production of fibre. Airs Hedberg of Wellington, is th inventor of a process whereby flax fibres, produced by present methods /of stripping and scutching, are broken up to the quality of the leaf, from coarse .cottons to the finest silk. The staple is longer than the American or Egyptian. The process is simple, and if the finished product is found suitable f r many purposes whereto cotton is applied, one of the most important industries may be established. The cost df raw cotton is now so high that, the New Zealand flax product should be able to compete successfully with this cotton substitute in the supply of raw material for the textile manufacturing industry.

riGANTIC ART UNION. WINNING TICKETS Tst Prize—A27lss—F.Sandford, 338 Durham Street Christchurch. Second Prize—C27269—Chas. Acheson, 2 Knox Street Hamilton. Third Prize—As76B6—P. Maugher 99 Alanchester Street Christchurch. Fourth Prize —D 5828S —M. G. Hendry, P. 0., Taupo. Fit'ts.-i Prize—El6lBo—C. H. Cooper, Aunat. Sixth Prize —C 43194 —N. Jamieson, Buckland P.O. 7. A 40365. S, F 27780; K 23907; 10 (’31028: 11, C 02235; 12, A3956Q; 13,’ G 25528; 14, E 60828; 15 A 65546; 16, D 62587; 17. C 05433; IS, E 15322; 19, K 59701; 20, <’33635; 21, A 57604; 22 J 52861; 23. A 24175; 24 D 09934; 25j 060791: 26. C 18223; 27, D 9658 ; 28 A 58555: 29. H 56701; 30 873137;,: 31. F 71334: 32, C 8416; 33’ B 11712; 34, .160210: 3.-,. A 36360; 36. D 62510; 37, 847586; 38, G 13918; 39, G 65152 ; 40 C 31308; 41. A 51953; 42. 1116099; 43’ D 8953: 44. J 08604 ; 45, F 31314; 46 - A 53083; 47, K 39270; 48 C 3072; G 16659; 50, C 21387; 51 'A13832 ; 52, G 61023; 53, A 35337; 54' 85521T9; 55. 835145; 56, A 09502; 57. D 36497; 58 <’50813; 59 830637; 60, K 10733; 61. C 02463; 62' A 35553; 63. E 43069; 64, D 22212: 6a. F 19020 ; 66, C 33112; 67, G 49310: 68. H 07079; 69. D 18708: 70. A 25919 ; 71 F 49517; 72, A 64731; 73, .158531; 74' E 16057: 75. G 13461; 76. A 46995; 77’, F 17580; 78, A 61069; 79. A 02390; SO, D 47392; 81, C 26658; 82, E-41587; S 3, A 63742; 84. F 3180; .85, D 30397; 86,'C31700; 87, J 73585; 88, 1)65159; 89, J 21380; 90, E 46305; 91, .144828; 92. B 48260; 93. A 46767; 94, D 38844; 95 F 22469; 96, C 39691; 97 C4O4U; 98,'A 58684; 99, 1)64612; 100, 1)57425; 101. C 66086; 102, .112577; 103 A 62757; 104. A 42003; 105 A 25269, lOli A 6115?; 107 G 16953; 105.'D13866; 109, H 14231: 110, J 17355: 111, C 51559; 112 A 29465; 113. .155112; 114 J 42335; Ila’ B 9058; 116, D 52711; 117 1151408; 118, D 09536; 119 A 18995; 120’, C 23541; J2l, C 15347; 122, C 2437; 123. D 11587; 124, A 69979; E53477: 126, A 61981; 127, F 45829; 12S C 40691; 129. D 64324; 130, F 23506; 131’ 86223: 132. 1)1914'3; 133, A 61586; 134 E 71695: 135, F 57441; 13G, H 17773; 137’, F 32070; 138. F 19119; 139. J 22494; 140 C 14775; 141, C 14421; 142. D 59877; 15.5, AG9I3; 156, D 18231; 157, C 2841; 146, G 40121; 147 ’ A 26977;, 14s’, 1149623: 149, .148496; 150, H 21550; 151. E 02741; 152 830447; 153, E 48953; 154. D 59877; 155’, A 6913; 156, D 151231; 157. F 56330; 158, C3UO9; 159, H 03689; 160, A 37112; 161, D 63910; 162, A 66023; 163, H 03157; 1 <l4 A 67788; 165 <’30236; 166, <'22715: 167.' 1912773; 168.’ D 17229; 169, K 51070; 170. C 58720; 171. K 5226.5: 172 D 51155; 173, B 15142; C 29387; 175 824257; 176. GG1120; 177, C 22993; 178,' D 68087; 179, F 7268; 180, G 53192; 181, C 65962; 182 G 2076; 183, A 42937; 184, G36l+b|; 185', F 54.542; 186, 810235. FOR THE TRUSTEES— I). REESE President, Canterbury Cricket Association. W. N. SEAY, President, Lawn Tennis Association; R. BROWNING, Organiser. Drawn at Christchurch in the. presence of Air L. Hardie, Chief City Inspector, and W. H. Almond (Sergeant). New Zealand Police Force. BIG ART UNION THE PRIZE WINNERS. CHRISTCHURCH, June 24. The interest in the cricket-tennis art union was evidenced by the large atteni dance at the Chamber of Commerce to witness the drawing of the prizes. The trays containing the butts of art union books of tickets were set out on tables in the library, behind a hollow square formed by small tables were the officials of the art union. The actual drawing of the numbered marbles was done by members of the audience. Air W. N. Seay, president of the Canterbury Lawn Tennis Association, was in the chair, and Air D. Reese (president of the Canterbury Cricket Association) sat beside him. Air Seay said the result had exceeded expectations, and each Association would benefit to the tune, approximately of £9OOO —nearly £l9 000 (Applause). The equip ping of Wilding Park was estimated to cost £20,000. Before the art union was initiated the Lawn Tennis Association had collected about £6000; the proceeds of the art union would bring the total up to £15,000, and probably another £5OOO would be required to complete the scheme. He had to thank the New Zealand organiser, Air R. Browning for the excellent work done by him. He had also to congratulate Mr J. A. Jewell, of Jewell Skinner, agents, for his method and skill in leading the public. There were ten series of tickets, marked A to K (I being excluded). Referring to the seven bags, each of a different colour, on the table before him. Air Seay said that the black bag was the units bag, and contained ten marbles, nought to 9; the blue was the tens the green the hundreds, white the thousands and red the tens of thousands —the last bag contained only eight marbles nought to 7, the highest number on any ticket bijing 74,000. The yellow bag contained marbles with the letters on them corresponding to the different series. Alembers of the audience would be asked to draw the marbles. The drawing proceeded fairly rapidly but of course, there was a certain percentage of blanks. The audience was a good natured one, that applauded warmlv when a winner 7 v -o resided in

Christchurch or Canterbury v; The winner, Air F. Sandford, had only one ticket in the art union, and he bought it from a seller who came to his place of business. He was at the Theatre Royal when the results were announced last night. The winner’s name was read out as te G. Sand ford ” and when someone called °ut that it should be “F. Sandferd ,r he 1. thought onio of his friends was having a joke with him and so he did not respond. After the theatre, when he was thinking the occurrence Over at home, one of the officials of the art union called and broke the news. Full results of the official drawing are obftiinable from Air J. H. Keddie, local secretary, and a full list of the winning numbers are published in this issue. See advertisement in wanted column, to holder of winning ticket No. 855299, £lO prize.