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GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.
Mothers' and Wives' Association.
"With the object of augmenting their funds members of the Mothers' and Wives' A-ssociation conductcil a pioduce »nd cake stall in the alcove of the Palace Thcntre) yesterday. The response was very gratifying, and the large assortment of cj-tk's« with whicJi tlie niall "as laden had ve'y considerably diminished hy eveu
| ¡og. Tua organiser wes Mrs. leabrook,
. and the other hJJss associated with her ! were -Mrs. Fimy, .Mrs. Weaver, "Mit. Deb I saia, Mrs. ">Tcwto=, and Mrs. Massey.
I Charoo of Wiro Murder.
I Frederick Peter Mcu&t, charged with
l the murder oí his »ile at C'iristchujvh, i appeared in court cn Wednesday. A
j brother of decreced, who is leaving the
country, was the only -vitmes«. He said j hits sinter waa happy when he last saw j her. Mouat denied to him that them had
been any quarrel, or that he struck her accidentally. Accused waa rrmundctl for a week, but the ease will not go on for some time, as scjeüttilo inveatigatie-? will
have to be made.
New Food and Drugs Reoulations.
The Secretary for Public He?alth (Mr. T". J. Tudor), in a notice which appears in this issue, d¡revis attention t° the~fttct that the new food und drugs regulations, involving changes in labelling, will come into force on June 1. In order to enable tho»e concerned to boome conversant with (he amended requirement*» the regu- lations have been printd in booklet form, and can be made availojile at the' Public Health Department upon payment of Is. net' copy. The department will a!sd give ?ny information or advice that may be desired regarding the labelling yjrovisioiie o£ tho new regulations.
Hydro-Eloctrlc Extensions.
| .1 conference between delegates appoint-
ed from the Brighton and Green Pondi councils to report on the proposed scheme for hydro-electih light and power for these two municipalities, was held at the conn eil-eharobera. Pontville, on Wednesday. There were present:-Brighton: The War eleu (Councillor John Swan). Councillors T. J. Eddington, and J. 11. Bisdee. Green Ponds: Tho Warden (Councillor A. li. Gor riuge), Councillors Johnson, with "council clerks. Mr. P. JIC. Chalmers (Green Ponds) mid .Mr. II. Ii. Morris (Brighton).- Mi. Swan presided. The canvassers reported où the-pi ogress of their canvass for. light and iiower, and sp far the results ate fairly satitjaclory. It. was deeieled to recom- mend that the council doline n lighting
aiea< Mid take! a 7-iuIi ol the utopivera
within that area, and in the meantime te» nsk the Hydro-Electric Department for' it further eitonsion oí tune of thvee months to consider the department's olfer. Export of Dried Fruits.
On-Mouelay the Dried Fruits Export Con- trol Brjard -«"¡li meet in Melbourne to de- cide the 'question of cnTablishinz out Lou- don sellin" agency for Australian dried fruit« shipments. Senate Vacancy.
Mr. W. A. Gibbs, assistant secretary to the Labour party in New South-Wales, was last niuht selected by .the A.L.P. exe- cutive as the Labour candidate for the Senate vacancy created by l'>p death e>f Senator Powe.r.
Amtac Day Racing Banned.
There will, bo no race nicotines in Vic- toria on Anv.ac Day, April' "3. Tho V.R.C. has banned nil races on that dale. i
Rain at Launceston.
After a week ot warm weather, rain
commenced to fall at Launceston about 9 o'clock last night. A good downfall is needed to give the winter feed a good start, as the country in the north of the State is al presont very dry. Pottery Exhibits.
Miss Poynter and Miss V. Mace have for some time been working hard preparing their exhibits for the Arts and Crafts Exhibition at Hobart. On Wednesday, 'Thursday, and Friday a private view was held (writes our Bothwell correspondent), and resi dents of the district had the privilege of seeing the beautiful specimens of the pot- ter's art designed and executed by Miss Poynter and by Miss Mace. The exhibits this year are even more beautiful than those which were so much admired at last year's exhibition. The collection is the largest yet produced at the Bothwell pot- tery, and contains a greater variety of colours and designs, the colouring of some of the exhibits being entirely new. Seve- ral novelties were observed by the numer- ous visitors to the pottery. Among so many exquisite specimens it is difficult to say which were most admired, but in view of the near approach of the supply of power to Bothwell some beautifully designed electric reading lamps were ob- jects of special interest.
Severe Electrical .Storm.
A report from Broken Hill states that a severe electrical storm waa experi- enced at Poolamacca Station on Thurs- day night, whon "¡DO points of rain fell in 45 minutes. A fireball fell at the roar of the homestead.