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Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17112, 6 April 1921, Page 3

PICNICS. > ———♦ .• . . • HANCOX AM) STEEBE, LIMITED. Tha first annual pionio of Hancos and Steere, Ltd., was held in tho Rangiora Domain. The picnio was . largely attended, over one hundred persons making the journey, : ai^d- the Vsa their, being fine, a most enjoyable day .w-aA spent.. Foot races, games, and cricket matches were held during the day, and at the conclusion the prizes were p-reeentod by Mr Steere. are the results, of. tho / jace»: 100 Yards Handicap, for employees, men— C. Harvey 1, 11. Smith '2t Three-legged Race, for men—O'Conuell and Baiwell 1. to Yards Handicap, for employees, ladies—iliss Mills 1, Mia BTyant 2. 75 Handicap, for ladies (open)— Mies Mills 1, Miss Blejr 2. 75 Yards Handicap, married women—Mrs Empson and Mrs Calder (equal) 1. 100 Yards Handicap, for men (open)Baxwell 1. O'Connell 2. Thread-thc-Needlo Thread-thc-Needlo Race, employees—K. Xixon and H. Smith 1. CHILDREN'S RACES. Girls—First race: Xgaira Whittington 1, Ager Hobby 2. Second raoe: ISeesie Ivy 3, Grace Hancos,2. Boys: Claude Barwefl 1, G. Palmer 2. Firm's Race—A. E. Stecre 1, G. Hancos 2, F. Mahoncy 3.

The approaching census, in Great Britain and her Dominions _is of especial iterest in view of the fact that our I American cousins counted their heads last year. They came xveQ over the ,*,;n; 1. ._., ii Adjoined a very select class. At the normal rate .Russia would probably be very near the 200 million now, but it is impossible to judge of the effect of the last few years. India is far beyond 300,000,000, and China has a" teeming population of more than 400,000,000. j Probably Japan follows next to the I United States with 77,000,000 at the I census just taken. The population of ■ the world at the present time is about 1,650,000,000. It has been estimated that the' earth can maintain a population of 6 ; 000.000,000, a total which will be reached in A.D. 2100 at the present f rate of increase. The form backer can't do without I tiie Pocket Turf Register. Now I published- • -