Brevities

Waipawa Mail, Volume XXIX, Issue 5707, 2 May 1911, Page 2

Brevities

At a meeting to arrange for the reception of the Irish delegates £B2 was col looted in the room.

A milch oow offered at auotion by the Otaki poundkeaper a few days ago realised exaotly Is. Recently a horse sold at 2s 6d.

A day or two ago at the Napier Magistrate’s Court, there were 89 civil oases on the list, and fifteen judgment summonses.

The London County Counoil has decided to allow Sunday biograph shows providing the proceeds, less rent, are handed to genuine oharities. Severe froßts have been experienced in the Wairarapa district during the last two nights. These will have a damaging effect upon the youDg grass.

While a publioan named Boyd, residing at Nowra, was handling a cask of rum, a light 06rae into oontaot with it and it exploded, Boyd was fatally injured.

During April, whioh was the first month of the registration of youths for oompulsory military training, 6167 persons were enrolled out of a total of about 16,000 liable to serve.

The bulk of the potatoes coming on to the Wellington market now are said to be of inferior quality. The importations are from the south, and the trouble is chiefly Irish blight. Each of King George’s sons will receive £IO,OOO a year from the Civil List on attaining his majority; and eaoh daughter £6OOO a year at her majority or marriage.