NEWS OF THE DAY.

Colonist, Volume LIV, Issue 13396, 20 April 1912, Page 4

NEWS OF THE DAY.

With to-day's issue is insot a plan of town sections to be offered at. auction by Messrs. JBisley ißi-os, and Co. on behalf of Dr. Locking. V

At the Magistrate's Court yesterday, Messrs. T. A.• H. Field- and W. T. Bond presided. H. J. Simmonds was convicted of drunkenness and discharged. Two maintenance cases were adjourned for a week, and a case of alleged theft was adjourned till this morning at ten o'clock.

Tho following will represent the Federal Hockey Club in their matches today :—Senior, v. Nelson: Shannon, Neale, Monson, Burns, Webley, McßaeFittall, Kerr, Miller, Anstice, Louisson, Ingram. Juniors, v. Wai-Mai: Laird, Harris, Cooke, Boyes, Bell, Bennett > Stephenson, Henrys, Robertson, Wells, Jennens. Emergencies: Gudsell, Simpson and Floworday.

Tho future of fruit-growing in _ New Zealand was referred to in enthusiastic terms by several delegates to the anjiual Nurseymen's Conference in Auckland. It was stated that, in addition to family orchards, the area devoted to commercial orchard i.n New. Zealand! had been increased by over 1000 acres during last*year. Prospects for tho further development of the export and canning trades wore exceedingly bright, it was said, and satisfactory reports were to hand from the Auckland, Hawke's Bay, -Wellington,' Nek on and Otago Central districts. , :

H.M.S. Pioneer, now at Lyttelton, is the. only vessel of the' Australasian squadron in southern waters, and she is <lue at Auckland by tho end of April (says the "Lyttcltcir Times"). Tho. Encounter is also duo at Auckland about tho, same time. Tho flagship Drake will remain at Sydney for some time.' Tho Challenger was duo to arrive at Sydney from Hobart on Saturday. Tho Psyche ia also at Sydney. The Cumbrian will remain in "China waters until repairs to tho Promotions are effected. The Prometheus will remain at Hong Kong under repairs until June l._ The Pegasus, now in China waters, will also remain th6re for some time.

Attention is directed to tho advertisement on' the second, page of this issue regarding tho Dr. Sherman method of treatment of rupturo. ;

Tlie survival of the fittest; Martell's has stood! the test for 200 years ancl is still the Brandy of vrnb'eateil quality!