LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXX, Issue 9, 28 August 1914, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The master bakers in Christchurch, in view of an increase of £2 10s in the price of flour since March sth. are urging the Government to remove the duty from flour for six months. The Fire Brigade held their usual weekly social last evening, and a very enjoyable evening was spent. About 80 couple were "present, and splendid music supplied by Mrs Bianchi. Extras were played by Mrs E. Hancock and Mr L. Young and others. A tasty supper was provided by the Ladies’ Committee.

News of a double drowning fatality in the vicinity of Buysegur lighthouse reached Invercargill yesterday,, but particulars of the occurrence are meagre. The lighthouse-keeper at Puysegur Point announced by telephone that the wife of one of the Keepers being ill, a man named Smith went to Coal Island in an open' boat to obtain the services of Mrs Louden to nurse the sick woman. As the boat was returning, it capsized, and both passengers were drowned. The body of Mrs Louden had been recovered when the news came through, but there was then no news of the recovery of the body of Smith. The Press Association adds that a sorrowful feature of the tragedy is that Mrs London's husband, who is employed at Coal Island, can only be communicated with by Morse signals at nightfall. A special correspondent wired this morning:—Speaking in the House last night, Mr J. B. Mine asked what was the policy of the Government in regard to the Advances Department. He feared that advances had already been curtailed considerably more than should have been necessary considering the state oT the last quarterly balance. At the conclusion of the last quarter there was a sum of £125,000 to credit in the Advances Department. Under the policy pursued in the past the Treasury had retrenched in the advances funds. He hoped this-would not be the case this year,., and tha't the ' whole million; and;*. att quarter would be f retained,,at tfte, jdisyT posai : r pf‘' xlie,.'‘Advances as an, ; .. aid to clcvol(:q)incpfcr;Worki .throughoutthe Dominion. People looked tb-thed Advances Department to give or lend to the banks of the Dominion, so that there might be ,no fright owing to financial institutions, and so that money might be kept ns easy as possible. f