NEWSY PARS.

Thames Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 10356, 3 May 1911, Page 2

NEWSY PARS.

At tha Avondialel meeting to-day the local horse Electrakoff won the Autumn Handicap of 150sovsi, tiha prinicipaJ race of the day.

Ap( accused, with many previous convictions, dame before the Naipier Oourt alnd wag "santencied to three months' imprisonment. Accused: "Well, si^nd me to Audkland or Wellimgton g|oial. I don't like Napier gaol." Tha Magistrate: "I'm afraid you'll have to go there. We don'tl give ex- | cuirsion trips, you know.''

The Wairara-pa Ag|e publishes interviews with the manager of the frtiezing worts, leading, >'breed ler's and a, gi-atd|er, which show that lambs of poor quality have been exporte|d from New Zealand! during the palst season. A demand is maldle for a better system of grading, oir the institution of grading Ibty the GoiVea-nmeint."

Jaipan is busy with the devlelopment of her navy, A 40,000 ton battlesiiip is to be lajd dowh .shortly at Yolkosuku. The largest Dtreadnouglut oi Japan is the Settsu, 20,800 tons, to havia been launchedl during the presetnifc month. The new battleship Will be armed with at leas* 14 12in gnns. Tha official Gazette 1 siays Clienhai Bay has been added to the naval ports of Japan. A million pounds will Ibia expended in fortificiatioiis and devlelopmemt there. :

This new Federal liners, of 14,000 tons, whicih aire nowl building for the Außitr'alialn trade, will be the largest vessels tradEnlg to Australia 1. They will 'bie up to date in eviery respect, having twin sci Jewa and five masts. The- vessels are to cairry 300 first-olasis passengers and probably 200 third class). The new liners will have the . most modern! appliances for the 1 rapid handling of cargo!, and will be suitalbly fitted foi" the working of the Manchester 1 Ctanail.

"When you have sieien tree trunks that were many clemturieis in gi'owth, falling, bit ibiy bit into the maw of a faictory fu!mace, without any attempt ■bleing madle to fill their place in tho forest; when you h!a,Ve fbieeai saddened by tJie speotacle of the marvellous Brazilian forests blazing '■ in every direction to make room for coffee plantations that will presently springup amongst the charred trunks, you realise keenly that there isl no more urgent need in these great countries than a complete organisation, of forest" planting," so writes Ml. Clemenoeiau,inthe O'ttseirver 1 (London).

An intenesting insuran'de has been offered to Lloyd's underwriters in connection with the infant of wealthy American-parents resident in an Americian city. A premium of 20s per cent has been quoted! to cover the payment of a total loss should the child bo kidho.pped 1 and 10s percent to pay amy ransom demanded up to £2000. The child is Waal-anted to take ■ tha air iv a parambulatorj of which tilie upper portion is enclosed in a "steel cage, andi to We guarded by three private' detectives. Siilbjectt to the: rates bieinlg approved the in(surahce will dome into effect.