THIS PRICE OF MILK

Horowhenua Chronicle, 4 June 1913, Page 2

THIS PRICE OF MILK

Wellington's polite letter writer, persistent Mv. JJodle.v. has w'l diction that is all his own. Mis latest pronouncement bears not his name ai foot, but the style is unmistakably bis. ft breaks the news to AVellington householders that they will have to pay fivepence per (piart for their milk during the iiext throe months, and the writer concludes with .n "Note Well" as follows : —"Consumers wire respectfully reminded that the above rise is no chance movement. but an important epoch in the history of milk, indicating that the winter supply has crossed the Oreat Divide into districts where the country is not beholden to the town, and the producer need not produce unless his reward is right."

Elizabeth iiarfoot, who was horu on February 28, 1825, and entered the service of Mr and Mrs Dennis, of London and Kingscliffe, Northamptonshire, when 18 years old, wai in the service of the samo family when she died on April 12 at Kingscliffe, at the age of 88 years. Her mistress regarded her as an old friend, and the members of the family were present at her death. Her last words to those who were nursing her wore: "I am afraid you will never got to bed."

The most notablo flight in tho history of British aviation was accomplished 011 Thursday, April 17th. Mr (!. Ilamel, tho i'ainous aviator, with .Mr F. Dupree, a member of tlic Standard staff, as a passenger, loft Dover on a Bloriot monoplane, and flew at a speed of a mile « minute over five countries, landing at Cologne. in proximity to the Zeppelin ground, without having made a sin gle stop en route. In a little over four hours he had covered 210 miles and had passed over five countries, namely, England. France. Belgium. Holland, Germany. This Sight, undertaken with a passenger, easily constitutes «t record for a flight out of England. The previous host "out of England flights" were thos of Sopwith, from Shoppey Into Belgium, and by Prier, tho French airman, from London to Paris.