NEWS AND NOTES.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2212, 27 July 1914, Page 8

NEWS AND NOTES.

|« fiUTT HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY J,' .■ /At'tlio annual meeting of the-Hutt ;; : I;>;,Valley Horticultural. Society' last, week, ;¥,■.-the!report and balance-sheet showed a £ : : ,>.v cordit of £9 Bs. lid. The spring show ■ : r,':.:':.yras generally 'admitted to'havo been one. r'^' nf ,the most attractive: exhibitions held r/.; u by theVsocioty. The Roso Show, al"S:-: though an excellent display, resulted in ;.;. : .;". : -a loss of£4 145., owing • to: lack; of .sup-I'.'-;'port; : Dr; J. It. -Purdy has introduced ■o.u'a rose-naming coniDetition' for amateurs, X- and. has generously donated a trophy, : I;' =:-';■ .to. bo'awarded the;successful,comp'eti-*;:.;••;:-tor.; The following officers were elected, [:?:.':'•: for vtho /ensuing; year :—Patrons, the }V_ .Earl and Coujitess of Liverpool; ;prosi- !:;•■■;■:'• dent, Dr. 'J. U.' Purdy; vice-presidents, f v NJfesre, T. M. "Wilford, :M.P., C. '■ P. £;■;?•;.'-'Skerrett, K.C... E. T. Tuhibull, H. Bald- [•'•.■:;■ (Mayor), C. Trovethick, Graham J. K ;: - Vv..Harvey, Vivian Eiddiford, F; D.- <?; A.. F; Roberts; Mrsl CF-'Yal-I;;;,;'■■' Jaime, Dr. JKrams, Dr. Hector; 'coin-' p"; :rnittee,' Mesdamcs'-H. "F.'.Ayso,n,':Stan|;•;7^'•toa'rdl'': Knigllt, A. J. Hobbs, Misses .Trcp-- jvothick' and : Williamson, Messrs., 'CI. W:':; J Cudhy, W. L.' Foster, A. Grierson,' A. Hobbsi M. J. Hodgins,C. Hollard, ¥■{'■ ?G. -M. Palmor, B. H. Parker, H. Poole, : A-';ißi'.'-N.i!Wall,- T. Waugh, E..D. Wood!i:i:';ward, E/.J. Hill, "C. E. Dowland, J. L. i;i;-:-':'Barlow; Auditors,: Messrs. H. ; B. Gorj;:V.-:': ;:do]i : nnd'.T\ r .'Nioholson;. hon,; treasurer, l'.'';":-.£-Mr;-A.' Hardhahv; joint hon. secretaries, 1 i;;.: ; A/Hardham.: i ;i- : '-- ■■&" meeting ,bf Jthe'- General Purposes ■thb'Clydesclale'.:■Hor.se'■.S6-• i'';•''■■ : 'V : clßty.of ; ■New.■2^land■ : was ! ll.eld,in•Dull-' y-Z .tedin last Thursday, when there ; wero preJas. Gow; vice-president; in ;:i;:'ilio chair, and-Mr. J. A\ Johnstone, hon. c£v; treasurer.';. The following applicants-for I :■■'■. membershiD: were duly'elected:—R. J* l" - f-Stanleyi. Wilson's .Fairfield 1 ,; Ashburton:; [■.v'' Youngsbh:Bros;, llivefsdale;'-Griffiths. \i ; : < Bros.,'". Lansdalc,rHiltoii,: -'Geraldine; p;-; 4; frhos:- ■ King,, MandevilUy; ; Miller • Bros., !^,'' : i>rVVp'ndon. ; :\-v.-;- : ';:.,,t,V', ',:■.' 'f." ; v v ', AWe guarantee you. satisfaction, if. yoii i ',-:} ';-'Vail'us your, cream:.';',;Weigive you 1 correct t'"■'■.'■ • test, iproner' 1 weight, >. 'and 'best: price, all f ..vtho time: 'Bv'sending,our butter,,direct 7-ft" to-England,''America;, and: Africa, we do j-'-''■•"■ ■-away with the middleman's,profits, and . "v:: give you'■ s the;.benefit of: 6ur.;',6elhhg -orS ; ■'>.'ganisation;-' For' further, particulars.write C;"'■''■•'"■ lis'"at- once,"' or rail .'ybiif.. cream, .to. .St.-.. !--':'<V-- John's'jßutter:'Factory;;;St; :■ Johns'. Staf K :, ; :tion, ;Wangamri.—Advt. ; .'■-;-";;■: ,'; . ' Ever.considered the advisability- of• inP ■ V: Polling a .'water-wheel on .your property? ','■";' There's ; a lot -of'-'power:-running ;to-waste -i ' ."in that swift stream— enough to, drive all f.' : : .your; farm machinery; -..' This vis: a-. good, [.:'.'" sound.p'ropositiomrmeaus.ymoney to.,you;' ["---Write' for, particulars.' ■A. J., Partem,• t ■'.-.'.Sheet - Metals and Plumbing Works, Car T ; t"; :•■.■ '■..;'...':■',"•'• i. : /'.: : ,' : - \^^- : :