LATE LOCALS

Hokitika Guardian, 2 March 1933, Page 6

LATE LOCALS

The sun will enter the zodiacal sigh Aries on March 21, when the equinox occurs; the distance of the earth from the sun will then be about 91,520,000 miles. The planet Mercury . sets on March 15 at 6128 p.m.; Venus rises on this date at 5.7 a.m. and Mars at 5.53 p.m. Jupiter rises' on March 15 at 6.8 p.m., and Saturn rises at 2.9 a.m. Hop-picking began iii some gardens | in Nelson last week, and is now in full swing. Crons, generally speaking, are on this occasion by no means as -heavy as they Were last year, and in consequence the season will be comparatively short. The harvest will yield probably a little more than half the quantity of hops obtained last season. ! This is due, to some extent, to the areas planted in hops being considerably reduced. A' grower with one of the largest gardens expresses the opinion that the crop this year will not exceed 2000 bales. The quality of the ! liops, he said, was good and the pick- I ing would be favourable, although the j season would he short, approximately two weeks being the duration for the larger gardens.

For that irritating flatulence after eating try X-AN Mixture, X-AN freshens up the stomach glands, multiplies the digestive juices, purifies the blood and restores the muscular action to the intestines thus ensuring projer - aliminntion. V F. Williams, Chimist.—Advt.