LATE NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 30 March 1917, Page 1

LATE NEWS.

.Kite J’afcSS ASSOCIATION. —OOFfBIGHTJ. N,SW. EL£C; IGMS SYDNEY, March 29. Counting the absentees votes is proving a slow . process, and one or two scats still hang upon these. The second ballot contests will be <'■ •- cided next Saturday and the following Saturday. Tallow Sales, 9 LONDON, March 29. By order of the Government the trilon’ sales wore not held, but possibly sonic will be auctioned next week, u -o further auctions are likely. LONDON,"March 28. Bakers Magazine shows that stock' exchange securities are valued at £2,669,000,000 ail increase for the last four weeks of £17,000.000 being the first increase since November 1915. H Z News.' I WELLINGTON, March 29.—The price of gas in Wellington is to bo increased next month by five-pence per thousand feet; the present rate being 7s 6d. The reason for the advance is the extra cost of labour and material. OAMARU, March 29. —At the prize giving of the North Otago Scott Memorial Committee - there was u large attendance aid Stirling addresses were delivered by the Acting-Prime Minister and Mr F. Milner, Rector or Waitalci Bovs’ High School. OAMARU, March 29.—The heavy rain which fell last Saturday lias revived the wliole of North Otago after the long spell of dry weather.