Brevities.

Waipawa Mail, Volume XXIX, Issue 5402, 15 April 1909, Page 2

Brevities.

Mataura freezing works is to have the largest turbine plant in Australasia. During the recant heavy rainfall, the Hutt River rose six and a half feet. The United States Government are calling for tenders for 40,000 tons of Newcastle ooal for Manila. The election of a Mayor and Councillors takes plaoe on April 28th. Nominations close on April 22nd. Niagara is frozen from bank to bank. The electrical companies have lost a quarter of a million sterling by the stoppage of power at many of the works. The price of Hour was raised £1 pir ton iu Wellington, yesterday. The price of bread will probably bs raised in oonsequenoe. Pollard, ou the other hand, has dropped £1 per ton. A sample of a second orop of this season’s apples was brought to the office of the Ashburton Guardian a day or two ago. The apples are well advanoed, and are about the size of pullets’ eggs. Iu the oourse of some remarks the Hon Mr Hbgg said the Weber County Counoil constituted a good Council, as it was the ssooud heaviest rated body in New Zealand for the year 1907. The Ounard Company does not declare a dividend. The report shows a gross profit of £186,000, This with £150,000 from reserves is used to oover depreciation and debenture interest. Government valuers of the Levels County (South Canterbury) have reoently advanced the value of the land all round. Au average increased value of £3 per acre is reported by the Press. The Daily Chronicle states that Lcrd Charles Beresford has scut to Mr Asquith a State paper embodying his views ou the defects in the navy aud the oondition necessary to secure its maritime supremacy.

Dr Bruoe will land on the Atlantio side of the Antarctic oontiuent and meet his vessel on tho Pacific side after three seasons’ exploring. Ho will seek to prove the Autarotio continent’s connection with Australia and New Zealand. Dr Leriihan, Roman Oatholio Bishop of Auckland, is promoting a schema for providing free education for all pupils of sohools in the diocese. The preliminary step is to free all schools from debt, with special attention to oountry schools. Sir William Russell when in Christchuroh the other day said, states the Evening News , that if the people havo claims upon the State, the State has also claims upon the people, and the defenco of home, family, aud oountry is man’s first duty.