LATE COMMERCIAL

Southland Times, Issue 14096, 30 April 1909, Page 6

LATE COMMERCIAL

HIDES. By TSlegmpk.—Rwa AzeoeUtlan.—Copyright. MELBOURNE, April" 29, Received April 29, 10 p.m. Hides are In good demand. There has been an eighth of a farthing decline owing to wet weather. NEW PLYMOUTH HARBOUR LOAN. LONDON, April 29. Received April 29, 11.7 p.m. The New Plymouth harbour debentures have been allotted. ANTWERP WOOL SALES. LONDON, April 29. Received April 29, 9.45 p.m. At Antwerp sales there are numerous buyers and good competition. The catalogue mostly comprises crossbreds; common sorts range from par to 5 per cent, higher. Some 2,828 bales of La Plata wool were offered and 1,920 sold. For Chronlo Chest Complaints, Woods' Great Peppermint Cure, 1/6 & 2/6 At about 3 o’clock on a recent morning a young man who was a passenger by the main trunk express refreshed himself with lemonade and threw the bottle out of the window. The train happened to be going through a cutting just then and the bottle, rebounding from the bank smashed the window of another car and drove a piece of glass into the cheek of a young woman who was dozing In the carriage. The guard, after investigation brought along a very subdued young man who apologised profusely and was most penitent The girl forgave him; the guard collected 15s for the broken window. At the meeting of householders for the election of a school committee at Oretl Plains, the annual report disclosed a most satisfactory year’s work and a credit balance of £23 3s lid. The outgoing committee received a hearty vote of thanks and regret was expressed at the departure from the district of Mr W. Coster, who for a series of years, has been a most capable and energetic secretary. The following were elected a committee for the ensuing year;— Messrs John M-rdoch, Jas. Findlay, Thos. Miller, Robt. Miller, S. Woods, Thos. McLean. Robt. Bailey. At the subsequent meeting of committee Messrs J. Murdoch , ami J. Findla' - were elected chairman and secretar- respectively.—Own correspondent. 1 The training ship Amokura returned to Auckland yesterday after having completed her class-firing. Talbot and Woods, two Auckland boys, head the list, j