NEWS OF THE DAY.

Colonist, Volume LIII, Issue 13143, 27 June 1911, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

The Collector of Customs yesterday received a telegram from the master of the Kamona, from Farewell Spit, reporting a dead whale at 40.35 lat., 173.39 long., at 10 o'clock.

There will be a .practice for the Harmonic Society's chorus this evening,

At Eltham opposition in the picture business is keon. The picture shows that have been established for seine time past, last week reduced prices to 6d and" 3d. There is every probability "of further developments iii the near future.

Keas are .said to be unusually numerous in the back country above Ashburton, and these destructive birds have already been responsible for killing' a largo number of sheep. It is stated that the birds attack the sheep mainly, iii foggy' weather'j fina frequently drive the animals over precipices while hunting them. Recently Mr Edgar Steady of Christchurch, paid a visit to the Mount Somers Estate for the purpose of studying the habits of the birds.

The cold weather which has been recently experienced inMasterton has had the effect of ; killing the grass grub, which has wrought considerable damage on a number of properties. In the Forty-mile Bußh, as well as the Walrarapa, the grass grub ha.s been very destructive. One settler estimates that he has had over two hundred acres of grass destroyed by the pesti

For1 the vacaitey fin the Takaka County Council,caused by the death of Mr; W. J. Reiily there are five candidates, and the poll will take place cm, Friday next. The" name§ of the candidates, hourfc of polling, etc., ?i.re given by advertisement in this issue.

The Sheffield Choir arrived at Auckland yesterday morning by the Wimmora. An immense , crowd on the wharf gave the Choir an enthuiastic reception, says a Press Association wire. Mr. H. Brett, chairman of the reception committee, in ( welcoming the choir, said that the visit would give a good stimulus to music from end to end of the Dominion. Dr. Harriss and Dr. Coward acknowledged the reception.

On the eve of his return to England by the steamer lonic Mr. T, Sedgwick sent atl interesting letter to the "Sedgwick boys" in New Zealand. He says that so far the scheme has, with one of two" exceptions, proved a success, and that, generally speaking, tho i employers and the boys are vtsry satisfied with each other'j •

A W.anganiii Press Association telegram says that for fourteen years Ngan For was a well-known and respected market gardener in that town. He was married to a Chinese woman, and had three little children, the eldest aged four, the family being esteemed by a considerable number ot European friends. About six months ago they went on what was intended to be a three years' visit to China. Letters were receved in town announcing their safe arrival at Kong Kong, and later at Hankow. Mews just to hand announces a terrible calamity. It appears that the family were living in a village thirteen miles from Canton, and that a band of marauders attacked the house in the dead of night. Ngar For was disabled by a gunshot, and tlie robbers, after ransacking the house, carried off the two children.' Mrs. For pursued them to recover the children, but was shot, dying a few hours later.

Messrs. Bisley Bros, ami Co. v.ill hold a stock sale at Richmond tomorrow ;on Tuesday noxt they \\ ill hold a clearing sale at Dovedale on account of Mr. Kcnyon. The Now Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., wi'.l hnld a sale of house and land situated at Waimea AVest on July Bth.

Shampooing', manicuring, scalp massage, face massage, hair-dressing, clipping, singeing. Dandruff cured. Call or write. Large stock of toilet requisites.—Mrs. Gaw, Tatton's Buildings, (Upstairs), Trafalgar street. For Chronic Chest Complaints, Woods' Groat Peppermint Cure, Is 6d, 2 8 6 d. Said A. to B.: My friend, I'm going to take a wife; And how to furnish cheaply, I'm puzzled for my life. Said B. to A.: If that's the way, you're but a "new cham" here, If you don't know that we all go to Lock's, without much fear . Of overcharge or chiselling. He's just the man, I know, To fix you up with everything, at prices very low. Lock's great Furnishing Emporium equip pore happy homes than any other in the province. We here give a side light on Gadsby'B marriage:— Captain Maflin: I don't see why you should make such a fuss about a little matter like getting married when jr ou have furnished your future home in such good style. Captain Gadsby: Don't think me foolish, Jack, old man. You know how grateful I am to William Lock for all he has done already, but what troubles me is that I've forgotten an Atlas Sewing Machine. Captain Maflin: That is a serious omission, but I'll run round and put the matter right before the wedding. No home can possibly be complete without one, and they are sold (only) by Wilfiam Lock, the Universal Provider