GENERAL NEWS.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXIII, 29 April 1927, Page 8

GENERAL NEWS.

The Wednesday half-holiday was retained at Hastings by 1665 against Saturday 704.

A proposal that Wellington City rates be- levied wholly on unimproved values was carried by 8334 votes to 4262. Recently the Fairlie train was. given added comfort, by the installation of chair seats, and from the nrst week oi next month they are to be made still more, attractive to travellers, by the installation ol : steam heating.

Two of the cases which were stolen from Mr Mayo’s jewellery establishment, in btaiford Street on Monday night have been found near the in notion of Strathallan and Station Streets. Both were empty.

Slock continues to be moved in large numbers. A special train of 68 trucks uf stock, which had come from the south, left Timaru at 8.30 a.in. yesterday for Belfast. And the ordinary slow trains are also carrying a lot of stock at present.

An Auckland Press Association sage savs that the New Zealand banners’ Fertiliser Company's balance sheet shows a net profit of £25186. The usual dividend of 71 per cent, is to be declared. The effect of the low quotations in the district for fertilisers has stimulated the demand for superphosphates.

Shortly before 2.30 this morning, a, resident passing through the Arcade discovered smoke issuing from the Arcadia cake shop, and the Fire Brigade was summoned. A constable on night duty had broken in the front door, and on arrival of the Brigade it was discovered that the smoke came from a pile of ashes, which had been iaimed into activity by the draught from the high wind. Ihc removal of the ashes from the floor obviated any serious damage.

A letter from Auckland, dated April 22, which was received in Timaru yesterday, stated that 53,546 sacks of wheat were recently landed in Auckland for the Northern Roller Flour Mills. Official returns published by the Government, give the following figures in regard to the importation of llour into New Zealand : —From March 1, 1926, to February 28, 1927, 28,692 tons were brought intq New Zealand; in March, 1927, 1597 tons came in; and from April 1 to April 7, 1927, 78 tons were imported.

A notice in the “Gazette” records the formation of the lollowing new Companyßy-Products Ltd., Rcgd. as a private company, April 24th, 1927. Office : Feathcrston Street, Wellington. Capital £BSOO, into 8500 shares of £1 each. Subscribers —Wellington: J. G. Ward 1000, C. J. B. Norwood 1000, G. L. Johnston 1000. Christchurch: J. A. Rcdpath junr. 1000, B. B. Wood 1000, G. Scott 500, L. B. Hart 500, H. H. Barlow 500, T. H. Undrill 1000. Timaru: J. R. Bruce 500, W. K. Bunco 500. Objects: The investigation, search for, and acquisition of tho natural mineral lesources of the 'Dominion of New Zealand or elsewhere, and in especial coal, ironstone, iron, and other ores, brick-earth, metals, and other substances, and general incidental.

Mr A. E. Hefford, New Zealand Government fisheries expert, had a long conference yesterday in Timaru wit'll Mr T. R. Mackay and Mr L. B. James, president and vice-president respectively of the South Canterbury Acclimatisation Society, on matters in regard to fish in South Canterbury rivers. The primary object of Mr Hefford’s visit was to lock into the request of the Timaru Harbour Board to have Caroline Bay declared a fish sanctuary; and to go out to the fishing grounds off Timaru tc, obtain information in regard to tho supply of deep-sea fish there. Mr Hefford left for Dunedin by yesterday afternoon’s express. On his return north, about May 5, he will visit tho headwaters of the Waitaki and Rangitata rivers, in order to acquire information concerning the salmon in theso rivers, and particularly to inspect their spawning beds. In conversation with a representative of the “Herald,” Mr Hefford said he considered, frc*a all that he had heard, that the present season for salmon fishing in tho Rangitata river had boon a good one, and it was evident that theso fish had now been well acclimatised here. Incidentally, Mr Hefford mentioned that he had noticed that the South Canterbury Acclimatisation Society gave a prize annually for an essay on some natural history subject. He thought . this an excellent thing, and one which was calculated to bo productive of very good results. aaaarßiwargatniw -ufruaai