NEWS IN BRIEF.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XLIV, Issue 6496, 24 September 1915, Page 5

NEWS IN BRIEF.

The Liquor Traffic Control Board of Great Britain has decided to schedule Greater London as a munition area, thus prohibiting treating and enforcing tho further diminution of the consumption of spirits.

For Influenza take Wood' Great Peppermint Cure. Never fails. Is 6d 2s Cd

Good catalogues were submitted at the Melbourne hides sale. The buying was active and prices showe I an advance of one eighth of a penny per lb.

Have you tried Hammond's Pastry ? If not you do not kcow what good pastry is. Try it.

Large orders for Army munitions have been received in Dublin A central factory which is being established will control 170 firms in Ireland.

HaviDg secured a large stock before export ceased Aye are prepared to sell the now unprocurable B.S.A. Cycles at original prices—F. N. Christian.

A cable has been received fronf London stating that Chaplain Major Luxford, who was wounded at the Dardanelles, is now doi.ig well.

Mr John Timmins, of Te Aroha, has receiver! a letter of appreciation from his Excellency the Governor on the fast that he has six snns serving with the Expeditionary Forces.

Electric light and power installation now executed from 19s per point up« wards. Latest and best materials fitted on most approved principles.— Particulars, Phone 75, H M Griffiths

The Dcfenca Minister has received word th%t the Sixth Reinforcements arrived at Cairo on lhe 19 th. The health of the men was generally good. Twenty • six cases of illness had occurred on board, only one being serious, that of Private D. Widdowson who contracted pneumonia.

The French Budget Commission reports that the cost of the war up to the pref«utis£l,2o0 r OOO,OOO. The expendi ture is £82,000,000 monthly-

Paraffin oil (colourless, tasteless and odourless) new stock just arrived Price slightly tdvancad. A 3 Mirritjleep, Chemist and Optician.*

Mr H W Foster, Financial Socretary to the British War Office replying to criticisms, admitted that \vas*e existed in the army and there was still room for improvement, but the governing factor was the prnper feeding of the troops. Never before bad troops been fed as well as the British in this war.

Bread that is as fresh the third day as it is the first —that's the bread you want. Try Hammonds.*

The Duke of Beiufort, siys a Loudon cable, is sellipg his Breck* shire estates.*

For druggists sundries and supplies. A J Mirrielees, Chemist and Optician.*

The Government ha<* informed tbo Wellington Racing club that their buildings will ba available for the race meeting at the end of next month

For Children's Hacking Cough at night Woods Great Peppermint Cure Is 6ci 2s 6d.

A n°w lot of patriotic and war records just arrived afc Lacey's Bazaar Devonport Rd. Gill and hear them.*

Mr Asqnith, British Premier, in r«ply to a question in the Hoiua of Commons, said it was not proposed to reduce the number of members in the Cabinet.

Men! Bring your shirts and collars to Tin Fong's Laundry, Tauranga, and hava them done to your satisfaction.

The new postal rates and an additional two-psnee per message on telegrams begins today. The rate* for Pres3 telegrams will be gazetted next week but the new scale has not been finally settled.

For rough hands, (affer gardening) Nyal's hand lotion Is fid. AJMirrialees, Chemist and Optician.*