NEWS IN BRIEF.

Digger (Invercargill RSA), Issue 16, 2 July 1920, Page 8

NEWS IN BRIEF.

The ex-Kaiser will escape trial. The official Labour no-confidence tion was defeated. Heavy snow has fallen in CaaterW Two feet fell in some areas. A Sydney message states that the ter of Agriculture is trying to arrange ti, importation of New Zealand potatoes. The Rev. Hector MacLean, of Church, Invercargill, has accepted the cjJ to the pastorate of St. Andrew's, Dunedin Sir Thomas Mackenzie has ^ honoured by the King receiving the Grartl Cross of the Order of St. Michael and St George.Cold, showery weather is reported fr0B 1 Auckland. Southland has had fine Wea. ther, but you could not convince the northerner of that. In the "Otautau Faxmer's" commercial oolumn appeac's the following: "Pctakes; The market is qnret, in sympatby Ganterbury." Sounds a bit like direct action. A large number of petitions ha^t«i presented by Otago members from ents in the district which will be send by an extension of the Winton-Hedgehope railway, a distance of 25 nailes, to Gore, j opening up 60,000 acres of good land snit-j able for small holdings and making arai! able a new field of lignite. The motor thief is again in Invercargill, A local business man left his car oufeid# ihe RbS.A. w-bih ho r-ttQvded a mtsting. The crx wa,s takev. e r/I fVind damaged in Biggar street r,ext day. Take the tip of your next door neighbour Bos. Get a j chain. Dr Thomas Scoular Fleming, of Gore, | died s-iddenly yestorday afternoon ina , motor car near Kelso. He left Gore infc j morning apparently in his usual heifi, J and on the way home the other occupants of the car noticed that he appeared ill, " and deeided to secure the nearest medical attention at Tapanui, but Dr Fleming eipired shortly afterwards. Gn Memiay night the drapery establishment bf the Misses Hunter, known as "The Forum," in the Hotel Cecil Buildings, Kelvin street, was broken into, and goods to the value of about£30 taken. Ihe police constable coming off the beat early on Tuesday morning, discovered that tlie pramises haci been broken into. & trance was effected by means of the tal door, a chisel apparently having been used to force the lock. A varied assortment of goods was removed, inclnding ' ccarves, furs, jerseys, and hose. police are investigating. T'hp. rinr rrrmbers of the Legislatiw j Council will probably be the Hon, E. ] Mitchelson, of Auckland, a former m®* | ber of the House and of the Ministry ; i Colonel G. J. Smith, who was a memberof ] the Council until 1914, and for some time , commandant at Sling Camp during the 1 war ; Mr Mark Cohen, lately.editor of the j Dundin "Evening Star"; Mr E. Clark, | who represented Chalmers from 1908 t' j 1914 in the House of Representatives; Mr 1 R. Scott, who sat for many years in the House for Otago C'entral and was defea j at last election for Wakatipu, his °W1 sea ] having disappoared ov. ing to tho alterati® | of bounclai-i.es ; and Mr F. J. Nerheny, » retired builder and contractor, of Auc 1 land, and a member of the City Ce01 I cil and other local bodies.