The following remedies for scale blight on apple trees are recommended by Mr Mr Blackmore, Government soalb pomologist: —For summer. blight. —Caustic soda *98 per cent) lOlbs j potash, lOlbs ; tallow 401bs; resin, 401bs. Firsb dissolve the potash and soda m ten gallons of water. When dissolved, place the whole m a barrel (50 gallon measure). Second dis solve the tallow and resin together. When dissolved, add the same to the potash and soda m the barrel, and stir well for five minutes or so. Leave standing for about two hours, then fill up with water, stirring well as every bucket of water goes m Use the following day one pound to the gallon of water, and apply warm. For winter.—Lima, 251bs; sulphur, 201bs ; salt, 151bs T.ke ten pounds of lime, twenty pounds of sulphur, and twenty gallons of water. Boil until the sulphur 18 thoroughly dissolved. Take the re maining fifteen pounds of lime and fifteen pounds of salt, and when thoroughly slaked, mix together and add enough water to make m all sixty gallons of solu. tion. Strain and spray warm. Use Iron boilers, not copper.
The 24-Hour Bicycle Tournament.
~— ■■ *— ■■ —- Dungdin, Ocfcober6. At the end of twelve hours, Lewis had covered 197f miles ; Body, 1971; Soaoes, 197 ;Daff, 193 j JRapson, 183f ; Jraighead, 161. Lewis covered 200 miles ml2 hours 41 minutes 31 seconds.
The New Bank President.
Weixinoton, October 6 Mr Watson, Chief Inspector of /the Colonial Bank, has now accepted the presidency of the Bank of New Zealaud and beeins duty at once.
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