NEWS OF THE DAY.

Colonist, Volume LIV, Issue 13507, 29 August 1912, Page 4

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Got the ihabit of buying your jewellery at Louisa KenI*. Largest stocks, greatest variety, highest quality, and host value.

Thnro wao on exhibition at the Excelsior Butchery, Bridge street, yesterday, .a Tamworth-Yorkshire pig, two years old, which turned the scalo at oGSlb.Tho pig was grown and fattened by Mr. W. Jones, of tho Rai Valley.

In the Supreme Court, at Dunodin. on the 20th inst., on the application of Mr. W. Vornon Rout, probate of tha will of Canon Fox, deceased, was granted by His Honour, Sir Joshua Williams to Grace Fox, tho sole executrix named in tho will.

It is reported in the lobbies that there was considerable consternation among tho Civil Service when it transpired that on a recent occasion a high functionary, who gave evidence before the Civil Service- Commission, and dealt it out very unkindly as to the. methods adopted in other branches of -tlie service. The head of more, than one department then submitted himself as a witness and gave categorical denials to ail that the aforesaid high functionary had stated, and naturally the latter was called on for an explanation. Whether the alleged treasonable , utterances will find permanent record aniong the of the Civil Service Commission is a matter that is perturbing the thoughts of those whose administration was so unceremoniously and so unexpectedly attacked in flank.—Dunedin "Star. 1

Personally, we should liko to sec the honoriaum raised and the number of members reduced, for a House of 80 members is quite out of proportion to tho necessities Sl of a country with a population of a mere million. . . We pay our judges and our magistrates and our heads of departments liberal salaries, and it seenia a, little bit anomalous that the men-who have to frame the--laws that they are called upon to administer should be paid the pittance of a chief clerk.— Taranaki ''.News."

As an instance of how land values have risen in Poverty Bay district during the pa-et few years, a dairy farm was purchased for £17 per acre, was this week sold at £'30 per acre.

In connection with the establishment of the naval ba&e at Auckland, it has been decided to construct a harbor for submarines, plans for the work having been prepared by tho engineer for tho Auckland Harbor Board. Several •shore- depots will be built to accommodate the gear, plant, etc., and an oil tank will be required for the storage of oil fue.l. Tho estimated cost of the work is about £45,000.

It was his first visit to America, and lie was anxious to 'see as much of it as possible in a,short time. In a brief visit to the South ho met an aged negro who hadrbeen-a slave. "How interesting," he remarked."And after the war you had your freedom?" The old man looked at -him half sadly, half sheepish iy, shook his woolly Head, and said: '"'No, isah. I didn't "i+. no freedom —I went and got married t H

The tittle of thaWhite House, Washington, was strangely bestowed. Soon after it was built it was proposed to call it the Palace- but this was opposed on democratic grounds. Congress then determined that it should be caddol the Executive Mansion. It became known as'the White House because, when rebuilt after the British soldiers had partly destroyed it, it was painted white to hide the traces of smoke and. flame upon tho walls.