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NEWS OF THE DAY.

A consignment of lacewing flies has been received by the Agricultural Department from Inspector Reid, who was sent to the Cook Group to report upon the fruit industry there. The insects have proved very effective natural enemies to many of the smaller insect pests, especially in different species of aphides. The flies have done good' work in controlling the black aphis, which at the present time is proving a troublesome pest in Hawke's Bay orchards.

Very fine displays of new Jewellery suitable for Christmas gifts are now daily, being made by Messrs .Brown and Kerr. The firm has an announcement to-day.* . ' .

Even in democratic New Zealand it is not at all common for "a lady to preside at a meeting of a public body and for that reason the annual riieetof the Waitaki County Council will be remarkable, says the Oamaru "Mail." In the absence of the County Clerk, whose duty it is to preside until the chairman for the ensuing year has been appointed, Miss Martin, as his deputy, took charge of the proceedings and carried out her duties in a manner which left nothing to be desired.

Xmas presents. — Electro-plated hair brushes and mirrors, each from ■■Os to 12s, now selling at Brown and Kerr's.*

The French Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ' has taken action against a kinematqgraph company for an act of unprecedented brutality to a horse. In a series of pictures called "The Lover's Revenge," a. carriage drawn' by a horse was seen to rush over the edge of a cliff and be dashed to pieces. The' pictures were not "fake" pictures. An old blind horse, harnessed to a carriage, was driven over the edge of a cliff near Boulogne to obtain them.

Just opened, Christmas and New Year cards, scripture texts, Sunday School; reward cards, toy books. Cheapest in town. R,. Snodgrass & Sons.*

Never be afraid to come straight in if you can't see the article in the window that you want. — Brown and Kerr*

On Saturday next, at 11 a.m,. ftlessrs Bisley Bros, and C~. will hold a dissolution sale ol $200 coils wire nettiug.

To.day, at 2 p.m., Mr A. Karsten will sell on account of various clients, without reserve, a lot of furniture, electro-plate ware, etc.

The Temperature. — At three o'clock this morning the thermometer outside this office registers 47 degrees.

The Victory Butter is made from whole milk cream, the cream being reduced in- temperature by the latest and most up-to-date scientific appliances. The public are guaranteed that this butter is free from all germs, is sweet and wholesome and can be had at the same price as other brands.*

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Colonist, Volume LI, Issue 12421, 10 December 1908, Page 2

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NEWS OF THE DAY. Colonist, Volume LI, Issue 12421, 10 December 1908, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY. Colonist, Volume LI, Issue 12421, 10 December 1908, Page 2