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Bruce Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 89, 8 December 1913, Page 5

. On Friday last Mr Stevens,' of the Utago Aooliniatisation Sooiety, liberated WO yearling trout and a large quantity of fry in Sahnond's Creek, Milton. v *

Mr W. A. Low, advance agent of Messrs Stephenson and . Linley's Royal Pantomime Company, was in town on Saturday, making arrangements for the forthcoming Pantomime of "Little 80-Peep." It is reported that a fair-sized seal lias come ashore to vegetate during the Xmas holidays, and has been in residence in a lagoon at the mouth of the Toko, river for some days past. . "What for they ,no give the Maori no sugar?" inquired u Native to a Gisborue business man the other day. "Because no one oan get anv sugar now," replied the pakeha. '"Well, what am I to do/" persisted the Maori. "Do what the pakeha is doing," was the reply; "go without." "But te baby," wailed, the dusky one; "he must have some sugar in ms milk" Then a happy inspiration struok him "I know ho soliloquised, "I jolly well get te honey" The sugar famine, consequent on the strike, lias now made its appearanoe locally, and the majority of the Milton storekeepers' stocky are completely exhausted. Bignmeuts are, nowever, anticipated this week.

In conversation with a local gentleman, wno is probably one of the most expert authorities on wool values in Utago,. very feasible reasons were suggested lor the drop in . values as disclosed by the recent woM sales. Hitherto, tne Amencaus were practically tne only competitors for the extra superfine grades, paying as much as ad per lb. more than other buyers for that class of wool, but now, owing to the removal of their tariff they are dealing m lower grades that they were una Die to touch witn proht before. „Hence top grades, so keenly competed lor by them, are now neglected |and liuve aropped back twopence per lb. With regard to other classes, there has been a feeliug of uncertainty amongst buyers as to their being able io get iheir purchases shipped away owing to the strike. WtATHEK REPORT. Mr Bates, Government meteorologist, reports:—The indications are for variable and strong breezes, easterly, moderate to ttrong prevailing; expect dull weather vvith much mist and tog in puns; rain probable; barometer unsteudy, with temporary rising tendency, but will fall fast after about 4b hours,