NEW YEAR DAY 1913. SPOILED BY, RAIN. ,-, Optimists who turned out early yostep day to celebrate the advent of Iho.Nctf, Year by spending a day in the open ait wero eadly rebuffed …

FIRE FATALITY. RETIRED MARINER LOSES HIS LIFE GERMAN WARSHIP SENDS AID. BLAZE AT AUCKLAND. Auckland, January 1. Serious damage and loss of life were caused by …

SITUATIONS WANTED. BAKER, first-class experience Bread and Small Goods, open, for tng igc ment, country town preferred. "IJakor," co Tickling, To Kuiti. \ WANTED, Position by refined …

PERSONAL ITEMS. The Hon. W. F. Massey and the Hon. Dr. Pdmare ore in Wellington. The Hon. H. D. Bell and; the Hon.A. h. Eordman are at Queenstown, the Hon. F. Mi B ...

PROFESSIONAL ENCACEMENTB. ANTED, Fire'and, Accident Insurnnco Agency,' for Nekon, by Commission Agent with good connection. Box 41, Nelson. ' - CROYDON PREPARATORY …

BOWLS TOURNEY. MARRED BY HEAVY RAIN. PLATING IN COATS UNDBE UMBRELLAS. After a. glorious three weeks' stretch of summer weather, yesterday's • holiday—New Tear's …

SHORT AGE OF FARM LABOUR. TnE POSITION IN MARLBOROUGH Farmers in the vicimt> of Blenheim nro etpuieiicing gieat tioublo just now in Setting sulhcient labour to cope with tho …

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THE TRADE & OUTLOOK OF COOK ISLES, . fr_ AN INTERVIEW. RETURN OF JUDGE MACCORMICK. One of the passengers who returned to Wellington by tho steamer Tahiti …

NEW YEAR HONOURS. TWO NEW PEERS. ' ' KNIGHTHOOD OF MR. W. & BUCHANAN. MR, L. STOWE, C.M.G, lb- Telerr*ph-Pre«s As«oe!«.tlon-t!opyrla*i CRecd. January 1, 9.45 …