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Northern Advocate, 25 November 1925, Page 9

Two whale chasers at Stewart Island during a high witad dragged itheir anchors and went ashore, fortunately grounding on a level sandy spot (states the "Southland News"). Many tons' of wire, rope, and gear had to be temporarily jettisoned before they were refloated and taken to secure quarters, j

"The indications in Canada arc that tlio crop of wheat recently harvested will reach approxiamately 400,000,000 bushels, and that the market rates will be quite remunerative .'to igrowers," said llr D. 11. Ross, Canadian Government Commissioner to the exhibition to an "Otago Daily Times" reporter recently. "The result of this would tend not only to the prosperity of growers, but would also be reflected in more active demand for domestic and imported goods."

"It seems absurd to spend tin; money we do in building tlio.se large permanent .schools in concrete and brick, which will hist for 100 years, when we know perfectly well that in a quarter of that time, with modem science and knowledge, our ideas about housing will entirely change, when we have buildings put up ;lt such low expense," declared his Excellency the