'THE LITTLE UN.

Little Un, Volume 1, Issue 84, 14 March 1885, Page 2

'THE LITTLE UN.

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Saturi»ay>:/ HAinai r14th, 1885. Bki^landdastyear imported £5000000 worthof (Iieese. - _ ■ New Zealand has the most liberal patent laws in the world. During the last 25 years, Kussia lias annexed three millions of square miles in Asia. d :' For several weeks a bush fire has heen raging near Whangaparapara Harhour. A youth has just heen fined £5 at Christchurch for disturbing the Salvation Army. Telegraphic communication between here and Opotiki is interupted, the line heing down. The Ohinemuri Licensing committee are talking of closing two of the Puhs at Paeroa. Mr Ballance is rough on the Soudan volunteers. He says a lot of them are known to he "mere loafers." For the Ewe and Kam Fair at Christchurch on Thursday next, there are 689 entries. The judieial inquiry into the accident to the s.s. Thomas Bussel will hehear.d hefore the K. M. on Monday next. Ahout 3,800 shares in the Southern Cross Petroleum Company were sold at Christchurch the other day at prices ranging from 6d to 1/3. The regular army of the United Kingdom, last year, exclusive of India, numbered 137,632 of all ranks. The British army in India 61,641 men. It is proposed to extend the Exhibition building at Wellington, and receive applications for space till the 31st inst. The Paeroa Kaces, which take place on Tuesday next, (St. Patrick's day,) promise to he very successful. Several Tauranga horses are entered for the various events.