GENERAL NEWS.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXIII, 13 October 1926, Page 8

GENERAL NEWS.

Between seventy and eigfity farmers have loft New Zealand for the Argentine during the past year.

Flour is still coming to New Zealand from Australia. From September 24 to September 30 last, a further 2577 tons came in.

Entries for the Timaru A. and P. show closed yesterday, and though they do not constitute a record, they are very satisfactory. The new sheep pens that will be required, are to lie built by day labour by the Association.

In the Handel block of the Hutt Valley Settlement the “impossible is being achieved (states, the “Post."), in the building of good five-roomed houses for offer to purchasers, houses, land, fences and concrete paths, and yard, at an average price of £S9S. The provision of these houses is one of the most interesting features of the very interesting plan for the development of the Hutt Valley, concentrated at. present in the “town-planned” area iu the Lower Hutt.

Fat lamb buyers are now looking around to see what they can do in the way of making forward purchases. Some sales have been made at prices ranging from 20s to 23s for mixed sex lambs, to be delivered in February.

Three young emus were hatched out at the Auckland Zoo last week and are ‘ now running about the emu’s paddock with their parents (states the “Star”). Unfortunately the other six eggs that the emu was sitting ou were not fertile.

Though it cannot be said that business in tlie sale of farm lands in South Canterbury is brisk, it is a fact that several good farms have changed hands lately at prices at which it is considered they can be made to pay, and which mark a bigreduction on boom values.

Included in tlie subjects for discussion at next Friday’s meeting of the Timaru A. and P. Association will.be a proposal to ask the Freezing Companies to open their works before Christmas. It is not usual to open the works until after the Christmas and New Year holidays. During September, 4G consumers

of power were connected by the South Canterbury Electric Power Board, S 8 permits wore issued, 13 extensions and 13 ranges connected. The total number of conusmers connected to September 30, is 1235, and the total connected load . 2446.5G8 lt.w.

Once upon a time it was tlie custom of the press to hold up the example of the Danes'or Americans for Australians to follow. “To-day,”

writes an Australian correspondent, “New Zealand is more often cited. Australia is a great market for New Zealand-bred stud dairy stock, and some magnificent animals of all dairy breeds have been brought here; They and their progeny in skilful hands.have done very well, and have been a tremendous advertisement for New Zealand cattle. I confidently anticipate a bigger demand thail ever for New Zealand dairy stock in the future, and I believe it will pay New Zealand breeders to develop . this market more than has been done in the past. New Zealand is the natural source of our dairy stud stock, and this wonderful market is only now realising the advantages prevailing from the enterprise and skill of Now Zealand breeders. An organised drive for trade in Australia by New Zealand breeders would give mutually advantageous results.”

The annual meeting of the South Canterbury branch of the New Zealand Society of Accountants was held oil Monday. Mr P.. B. Foote presided over a good' attendance of members. The annual report expressed regret that owing to lack of interst among the students, it had been found impossible to hold a session of the Students’ Society during the past year. The election of officers resulted' as follows: —-Chairman, Mr P. B. Foote; secretary, Mr J. Leggett; oemmittee, Messrs W. Allport, C. Dash, A. Wilson, A. J. Allport, W. R. Jaques and G. Johnson. Mr W. D. Revelb (Council member for. South Canterbury) then gave an account of the proceedings at the annual meeting of the Council ol’ tho Society, held in Christchurch in August. Mr Rerell's address was listened to with the closest, interest, and lie was accorded ' a hearty' Vote of thanks for his' con-, tinned interest in the affairs of the branch.

The weather, which has been very unsettled for the past fortnight, was still in doubtful mood yesterday. After , heavy rain over night,, the morning broke fine, find up to noon the sun shone brightly. But in tlie afternoon the sky clouded over again and there were threats, happily unfulfilled, of more rain. The excessive wet and cold were very hard on newly-born lambs, and there have been a good many losses. The snow in the back country was making a quick getaway under the influence of yesterday morning’s sun and wind, but it had not all disappeared when the sun disappeared, for. the day. In the Mackenzie Country the fall of snoSv was reported to be six inches deep, and it gradually tapered off till at Sutherlands it was only two inches. There was a iight fall of snow throughout the greater part of South Canterbury, and in the Fairview and Claremont districts, it extended to within about ten miles of Timaru. At Geraldine. there were three inches of snow; at Peel Forest four inches; at Hae-Hae-te-Moana three inches.

Radio enthusiasts may now obtain the famous “Niagara” B Batteries at the Progressive Hardware Store. They are stocked in the small 300 size (priced at 10/G), and intermediate sizes up to the Heavy Duty GOO (priced at 27/6 each). 1 England, Mcßae, Ltd., confidently recommend these batteries, which carry a full guarantee, and have the name of the “Niagara” manufacturers behind them.