LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 10305, 9 November 1911, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

To-morrow is People's Day at tho Show, and there will be no issue of tho "Star." All the Canterbury trout rivers are clear to-day. The Radio Station, Wellington, ports that the Aorangi will be in wireless range to-day and tho Remuera and Manuka will, probably be within rango to-night.

Tho Waimato School Commit-to© oir Tuesday night appointed a deputation to wait on tho .Education Board to urge that the schools and residences on tho sohool grounds should be connected with tho underground drainage system, which is now being installed. The roll number of tho school in the primary and secondary divisions now. totals 550, and the attendance lost month averaged old. If this attendance is kept up throughout the present quarter tho school will be entitled next year to an extra teacher. A grain expert has given ill a London daily paper some interesting figures eoricenrijjg the wheat crop of the world, shoiviny; it to b© exceedingly satisfactory. Tlio United States wheat crop is pat down at 665,000,000 bushels, in Canada it was by far the largest 011 record, being over 180,000,01)0 bushels of excellent wheat. For tho past few years Russia lias been the largest exporter of wheat in the world, and during the coming season it will be all 'easy lirst, for, apart from the big crop jiist secured, there are very large reserves of grain in the country. The wheat harvest of France has been a fair average yield of 41,000,0(H) quarters of fine quality grain, which., with reserves of old wheat, will be nearly enough to go round until next harvest. In Austria-Hungary a largo bulk of excellent grain was secured, quite sufficient for homo consumption, and » fair surplus for exportation. 'Die wheat crop-of Roumania and Bulgaria is again an excellent one. and the quality niie. A bumper yield of excellent grain was. secured in Italy. Spain is rejoicing in the fullest and finest crop* on record. The crops in Argentina ana Australia, which will be harvested in December and January next, are in a very promising condition. The lnnd in India is now being prepared to receive thd new crop under rather unfavourable conditions, it being too dry, and rain is anxiously awaited. In the United' Kingdom the crop is a splendid one, both, as regards outturn and quality. Medical authorities agree that, al« though there are many contributing causes, excess uric acid in the blood is tho real cause of Rheumatism, Gout, Sciatica, Lumbago and kindred diseases. RHEUMO is the one remedy that will remove the excess uric acid and quickly give relief. Sold by nil chemists nnd stores at 2s Gd and 4s fid, 1898 X

A Masterton telegram says thj't a thunderstorm visited that district. this afternoon, and telegraphic communication with the outlying districts Was interrupted. November Hi lias Hie <1 ntn for the laying of the loundation stone of the first workers dwelling m Cliristehurch f>>' tho .Hon J. A. Millar, Minister of Labour. Ihe site is in Seddon Street, Sydenham. The weather was broken in the* dominion this morning. It was ruining oil the West Coast and in Southland, Mid tlio conditions were mi promising in the North Island. Strong westerly yinds and rough seas wore reported generally. A Nelson telegram says that a severe electrical storm was experienced there this morning, with heavy rain, vivkl lightning and filiarp thunderclaps. Mectric bells were set ringing, and communication with Cable Hay was interrupted for several hours.

Tho South Island was cut off from holographic communication with the North Island and Australia for about mi hour this morning. A heavy electrical storni iviis raging over the Nelson and Blenheim districts, and all tho cables were earthed for safety.

Mr F. E. A. Gordon, a North Island poultry expert, who' is one of the delegates to tho Poultry Conference, will give a lecturo on poultry culture, under the auspices of tho. Boys' Gordon Hall Poultry Club, to-morrow evening at ,<>ight o'clock. There will bo no charge for admission.

After several hearings, during which Mr Hewitt, S.M., visited Christ-church to take the evidence of the girl and her mother, John Ridley, formerly of Kujrtara and. Roofton, 'was committed tot trial On a charge of having had carnal knowledge of a girl under sixteen, also with taking steps with a view to procuring abortion.

At Nelson, Messrs Miller and Co., building contractors, sued the Nelson Institute and Library Committee for i per cent of the amount of a tender for building, on the ground that no tender was accepted. The defence was that the tenderers were asked to submit revised prices, which tlioy did, including tho plaintiffs, but another lowest tenderer got the job. Judgment was reserved.

Delegates representing the various lAnfcl-military Leagues in New Zealand met in Wellington to-day. 31r Scott Bedford, in welcoming the delegates, eai<l that good work had been done deppite the misrepresentation and ridicule of the Press. Tho movement had resulted in the Government backing down to a certain extent. Reports from delegates stated that tlio movement against compulsory military training was gaining ground all over the dominion, Weak and delicate children are given, a now lease of lit'o by using Stearns' Wine of Cod Liver Extract. Delicious tasting, easily taken, fleahproduoing and strength promoting. 1