NEWS IN BRIEF.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XLIV, Issue 6486, 13 September 1915, Page 3

NEWS IN BRIEF.

A. New-York mess 15; mys i!mt Ignarius Lincoln, a spy who iorm.riv residedinEogland, hus be»v.i ,\tr?uuud.

T&e G-ernisn3, fays a ei>]<, from Constantinople, are breaking up od i.Varahips to secure metal for shells, cartridges and bullets.

A fire at the Hamburg (Germany) railway station destnneu a thousana tons of corn.

eu' f mS y°ui" shirts and collars to Tin Fong's Lauudry, Taumuga, aud have chain done to yuur satidlaoCk.n A London cable announces tho death of Air Claude MacDcnald, who defended the lection.'! in China at the time of the Boxer rndng.

A Geneva message says Austria has close! the Swiss and Roumanian frontiers and troops guard the crossings. This action 13 attributed to the secret muxemsnts of trooos.

A n '\v lot of patriotic and war records just arrived at Lacey's Bazaar, Dovoaport lid. Call and liaar them.*

A casualty list issued in Sydney on Saturday brings the total killed to 260 officers and ;j,629 men; wounded, bH3 officers ami 12,870 men , missing, 44 oilicers and 1,231 men. Ring up 'Pnone No. 72 for Motor Uu-s.— Geo. Davies, Cameron Road.

A Precgvia message iudicates that the Bothaites mid Unionists are loyally cooperating in the elections aud have g.meraily eliminated the third candidates. The Botuaites are astisting; tlie Unioniats on the Aand and the Unionists are assisting the iiothaites at the Cape.

Electric; light aud power installations now executed from 19s par point upwards. Latest anu best material titled i?n most, approved principles.— Particulars, Phone 75, H M Griffiths

It is understood, says a London message, that twenty Unionist and twemy Liboral members of the House of. Commons memorialised Mr Asquith Premier, in favour of national service.

A man was fined £100 in Bjdney for disturbing literature tha- was detrimental to recruiting.

Advice from Melbourne intimates that the steamer "Wimmera has sailed.

Bt-f ad that is as fresh the third day as it is the first —that's the bread you want. Try Hammonds.*

Private P. H. Spooner, a member of the Australian Expeditionary Forte, who was killed in action, was a" former resident of Auckland and Wellington.

The Government cf Queensland announces a policy of preference in employment for returned' soldiers; also, a general system of preference for unionists.

A number of second band Cycles on hand must be sold cheap to clear— F. N. Christian Co.* While being transferred from Adelaide to tha concentration camp at Liverpool a German prisoner of war escaped. The Inspection of Miners in the Northern Territory, in Australia, announces that a payable discovery of gold has been made at Wolfram on the Hatshes Creek. ' For Children's backing Cough at night Woods, Great Peppermint Cure The Okoroire Hot Spring"Plotel was totally destroyed by fire at 5.30 this morning. Thirty guests escaped safely. The sanatorium was saved after strong effort. Thirty of the Samoan garrison returned to Auckland last night by the steaiQPr Navua. It is reported that everything is quiet at Samoa. The healih of the men is good. New shipment of cycles just landedlatest pattern—from £6 10s upwards, Terms £2 down and 5s a week. Call and inspect. H. M. Griffiths, Wharf St 'Phone 75 A Cbrisrchurch telegram announces the death of Mr John McLachlan, j'ged 75 years, formerly Member of Parliament for Ashburton, For Chronic Chest Complaints, Woods Great Peppermint Cure. Is 6d, 2s 6dJ A motor car accident occurred in the Ashley river bed, Rangiora on Satur day evening, and resulted in the death of Leonard Stackhouse, aged 27 years, the youngest son of Mr Stackhouse, of Mount Brown station near Amberley The car collided with a gig anil the shaft struck the deceased in the stomach. He was removed to the hospital and died yesterday after an operation was performed. Have youtried Hammond's Pastry r If not you do not know what good Pastry is. Try it. Wolfe-a Schnapps po&^esses tonic properties tfcat render it healthful and iDYlgoratlng. . As the result of the compulsory conference the Broken Hill miners have decided to accept a rise of Is per day and consideration of the dispute by theAabitration Court, but will take a reffirenduin on the advisability of stopping work at midnight on Friday iv order to make a forty four hours week. The enginedrivers and firemen accepted the terms of the conference without amendment. Aa a thirst fueicher Wolfe's Schnapps haa pmn r#cognJa«d by the medical i>rof«aaioß.