NEWS IN BRIEF.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17989, 16 July 1920, Page 10

NEWS IN BRIEF.

churci aZZ k O6ll ar - me d in Christe of a new bride telephone at Wairoa is proceeding. An estimate which has been made places th 6 Uaited Try Waters Chap-Lotion for those rough hands; Is 4d posted.—Waters' Pharmacy. .. isradiord, England, proposes to plant 3000 trees in a circular avenue nine mil,*, roun d as a war memorial. ■ ,irlJ h U nad - 6 1 f l6 do it , She bought the ring and paid for everything," said William Richardson Clements, when arrested and cftarged with bigamously marrying at Lam-

■At the meeting of the New Zealand ? 10n ' '£ stated that the New Zealand team had been insured against acoident on the New Zealand and Australian tours. Pig-s! Pigs! Pigs!— Send to Barton and frengrove. We are cash buyers of porkers and baconers. Highest prices given.... A northern exchange says the licensed victuallers of New Zealand have set Trt on propaganda work, in view of the great poll m 1922, when the figures are expected to be very close. A somewhat sensational occurrence took place at the fir© at Taihape last week when it will be remembered a block of buildings was destroyed. When the blaze was at its fiercest, a cylinder of gas in the dentist s rooms exploded, blowing large hoks in the roof and floor. The finest brands of whiskies, wines, brandies, liqueurs, ales, and stouts are alCa a ve 3 ra ham.! d_Wm - CrOSSaD ' Waterlo °< The preparation of lawns and grandstands to seat 5000 in connection with the vis Oup matches next summer has been approved by the Auckland City Council. It is expected that the matches will take three days to be decided. •i5 0 x' rila f les B° rou gh Council has decided to place its workmen on the same looting in regard to wages as the miners, and they will now receive pay in terms of tne last award—namely, a minimum of £4 oct for a 44-hour week. Who do the largest butchering and retail business m the South Island? Who always keep the best quality procurable? Who always keep the prices low? Why, Etchers Trengrove, progressive

.On the four occasions in which the Empire Kjfle Match has been competed for JNew Zealand has won ifc once and has been, runner-up on two occasions. TTie snield, which is a handsome one, cost £250. It was made in Australia, and was paid for by means of a shilling fund. It is customary to give bridea presents, but Uruguay, which was always classed among the benighted countries, is the first one to propose a State gift. A Bill is now before its Parliament .proposing to give all brides a dowry of £41 10s—probably the price of the trousseau. ee P for the strenuous times ahead of you. The best aid, because safe, sure, and in famuv use, is Marshall's Fospherine. Large-size bottles 2s 6d—nearly 100 doses. Al' chemists and stores.... Seven licensed victuallers, two hotel managers, and several barmaids, convicted at Aldeishot Police Court of having charged than the maximum price for beer and whisky, paid into court in fines and costs a total sum of £190 la, whereas the whole of the overcharges amounted to no more than Is 3^d. Philip Kerr, who recently received the Companion of Honour," practically acts as Foreign Secretary on the Prime Minister s Secretariat (says the Sunday Times). It is generally thought that when Sir Erio Drummond decides to resign the secretaryship of tho % Jjeague of Nations, with its accompanying salary of £10,000 a year, Mr Philip Kerr will be one of the candidates for the position. Congoleum Squares have become very popular. They are made in various sizes. We have a full range, and allow a special discount of 5 per cent, off list prices.. Beautiful new patterns. See them.—A. F. Cheyne and Co., Mosgiel.... The examiners of the Eoyal Naval College at Dartmouth are evidently not courtiers. In the list of those who have undergone the "passing out" examination for cadets there are 89 names arranged in order of merit. No. 85 is Prince George. He < 3 really the last but one, three lads who were absent sick from the written examination having been classed on the results of the term's work.

"I don't know if cigarette smoking has done so, but. the old Englishman, whom nothing oould disturb, has been upset, and is disappearing," said Sir Robert Baden-Powell in a recent address. "We have got a rather Southern, or Italian spirit into us," he continued, "which is not quite so stable, though it may be more clover and full of wit that of the old stolid Englishman, and it is essential that some of the stolidity 6ho<uld be regained."

Try Waters' Chajp-Lotion for those rough hands; Is 4d posted.—Waters' Pharmacy. A good-natured Taranaki farmer was approached for assistance by a benzinestranded motorist a little time ago, and promptly from his small stock supplied a tin to tide the traveller over. A week or two later the farmer found that a tin had been stolen, and ho suspected tho man whom he had befriended. Then a third tin disappeared, and he was quite pleased. That tin was full of water, and a car held up near by proved his suspicions correct

H your hair Tailing? Waters' Hair Restorer will stop it. 2s 6d at Waters' Phar< macv.. .

Hirst, tho cricketer, hag recently appeared in a series of "picture" programmes in England. He was shown batting, bowling, even "swerving." It was easy to follow his stroke, aiid very gnickeyed observers declared they had no difficulty in following the curve of tho ball through tho air. The pictures are notable as the first pictures of cricket, entirely satisfactory. If a wholo match oould be represented so accurately it oould bo followed on screen with as much intensity as oil the field.

"Bourbon" coffee for breakfast, dinner, or supper makes for pleasure and satisfaction. " Bourbonis prepared by coffee specialists: A Durie and Co., 32 Octagon, > Dunedin:... Sir George Newman, chief medical officer of the British Ministry of t Health, layn stress on the advantages of* an intensive system of physical culture for young and mature alike. The general praotitioner is advised to recommend toe-touoning, a simple but awkward feat, to elderly patients. Elderly men can bo met in tho city of London who are immensely proud of the facility they have reached in morning exercises. These exercises have extended remarkably among the middlo classes of lato years. Ono proof is tho number of phvsical instructors who make a good thing out of their "old men's classes." Keep tho kiddies well. "NAZOL" is sure protection against ooughs and colds. Sprinkle baby's pillow. Older children can take it on sugar. 60 doses Is 6d.