NEWS IN BRIEF.

Digger (Invercargill RSA), Issue 20, 30 July 1920, Page 8

NEWS IN BRIEF.

Owing to lack of explosives very little coa'. is being obtained from the Wairio district 4 A party of Father Jerger's supporters have left for Colombo to make further re. presentations for his release. A boy was killed in Christchurch while attempting to alight from a tram car 1 while in motion. The American Cup Race was won by the Resolute. , Sir Thomas Lipton states that he will build another boat and issue a challenge for 1922. At last meeting of the Invercargill Town Council an anonymous-- writer suggested the post office square as the best site for a soldier's memorial, and offering £2000 if his plan is carried out. Two memorial tablets have been unveil. ed at Makarewa. One at. the school with 21 names, and one in the public hall with 42 returned men's names on it. A meeting was held at Nightcaps te consider ways and means to get a residential doctor. One speaker declared that a state doctor was as essential as a state post office. Great and varied are the ways of some John Hops. To fill the roll of carter in the day-time and put the nips into the Roopites Convalescent Homes at night-time is indeed an accomplishment. The worth of "Skip" to the Department is indeed great. Mr J. R. Hamilton, M.P., asked a question in the House asking the Government if the analysis of manures could be expressed in plain English instead of in the chemical formulae. During a dense fog in Wellington harbour the ferry steamer Duchess rammed the New Zealand Shipping Company's Ruahine. Considerable damage was done and the boilers of the Duchess were moved six inches forward through the impact. Replying to Mr J. R. Hamilton, Mr Massey stated that he didn't know what Auckland merchants were supposed to be concerned in the sale of 150,000 bags of "paper" oats. To his mind the pi-ac-tice was most objectionable and ne would have enquiries made to ascertain if it was Jegal. The Nightcaps correspondent to the "Western Star," reports that B. Somerville has returned with his Old Country bride. The residents turned out with the tin can band, but the police officer "put his foot down." Down where? on the bride, the band, or Frank Boyles' cellar. Following this paragraph is the report of the Sunday afternoon band concert. "The Digger" is anxious to know whether it w s the tin can band, or the real band which, at a recent meeting held by them, had the hall packed to overflowing as an indication of the support the band received at "Caps." During the past few days Mr G, A. Lamb, secretary of South Island Dairy Association, has been making a tour through the dairying districte of South Otago and Southland, for the express pur. pose of enlisting the practical sympathy of the directorates of the various dairy co-operations operating within the territory indicated in sonnection with the scheme for the co-operative marketing of the Dominion's cheese exports, etc. Mr Lamb reports that he is meeting with gratifying success. on his mission. The following factories have already signed up with tlie Co-operative Association :—Mosgiel, Kaitangata, Paratai, Wairuna, Pukerau, Waikaka, Wyndham, Edendale, Oware, Brydone — the four last named alone guaranteein.g 1000 tons cheese. Several factories -in Southland have still to be looked up. The results so far revealed are very promising in the inte.'este of Co-operative dairying.