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Otago Witness, Issue 3005, 18 October 1911, Page 90

The importation of needles at, Chungking, China, last year increased by 31 96a, OJO to 334,700,000. In many parts of the province it is customary to ornament the centre of the roof ridge of a house with an elaborate plaster decoration-usually in the form of a design embodying the character «f u " meaning happiness. To prevent this from being damaged by the depredation of crows large numbers of needles are stuck point outwards into the plaster while it Timaru is now to have practically a new Theatre Royal, not merely an altered one, for it has been found itfeoeesary to demolish all the surrounding walls. A tremendous thud was heard on the centre of tho town, on Tuesday evening, and people rushed out of doors, fearing am explosion or a thunderstorm. The explanation is that a portion of the northern, wall of the old tJheatr* was demolished. A little later another portion was pujied down,