NEWS IN BRIEF.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XLIV, Issue 6497, 25 September 1915, Page 5

NEWS IN BRIEF.

The result r-f the special appeal for pitriot'c" fund* in Auckland is that £25,000 was subscribed ia I irge cheques during tareo dayn. The priucipal amounts are: New Zealand Insurance Company, £7,500; L 1.) Nathan and Co., Wilson and Horton, and Leylend O'Brien Timber Co, £1,000 each. Ilavt? you tried llamrnoud's Pastry !* If uot you do not know what good pastry i^. Try it. Reuter's Now York correspondent states it is understood that the cuuferenco of financiers decided that a five per cent loau for the Allies he issued at par for a term of five years when it will be convertible. In twenty years the securiu->s will bear 4.1 per cent interest. For Influenza take Wood' Great Peppermint Cure. Never fails. Is Gd 2s lid German newspapers are boastiug that Serbia will feel the foroa of the mailed fist when, the Germans accomplish what the Austrian army was unable to carry out, Having secured a large stock befoie export ceased we are prepared to sell the now unprocurable B.S.A. Cycles at original prices—F. N. Christian. A London cable states that Stonebengo has bteu sold by auction for £0,600. Paraffin oil (colourless, tasteless and odourless) new stock just arrived Price slightly t.dvdueed. Aj Minidlees, Chemise and Optician.* According to a London cable the steamer Kemuera has sailed for New Zealand. Bread that is as fresh the third day as it is the rirsc —that's tho bread you want. Try Hammonds.* A meeting of Radicals in London urged tho Government to tax laud values. For Chronic Chest Complaints, Woods Great Peppermint Cure. Is 6d. 2s 6d Advices from I ondon state that the British steamer Eroninigen was blown up. One persou perished and several were wounded. Electric light and power installation now executed from 10s per point upwards. Latest and best materials fitted on most, approved principles.— Particulars, Phonts 75, H M Griffiths Au official enquiry baa cleared wellknown Sydney aud Melbourne liiins of alleged overcharging for out fits supplied to nurses on active service. For druggists sundries and supplies. A J Mirrielees, Cinmist and Optician.* Speaking in the House of Commons on the Budget, Mr R McKenna, Chancellor of the Exchequer, said there was an overwhelmingly strong case that sugar should be taxed. The best test was the greatly increased consumption of sweets* and tea, which justilied the principle of obtaining money from as many contributors as possible.

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

Jhe pries of cigarettes has been increased one penny per packet iu Groat Britain.

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

The London Daily Telegraph states that the omission from the budget of an additional tax on beer and spirits is due to the fact that the Government intends to deal comprehensively with. the entire driuk question later in the session. A n»w lot of patriotic and war records just arrived at Lacey's Bazaar, Devonport Hd. Call and hear them.* The laying of mines by the Germans in the Baltic sea lias inflicted heavy losses on Swedish fishermen, and the Swedish Government is now seeing compensation. Men! Bring your shirts and collars to Tin Fong's Laundry, Tauranga, and have them done to your satisfaction. There is much discussion because the terms of the order forbidding treating in London are still unpublish* ed, but if they aro similar to thosa operating in other munition areas a man will not ba allowed to pay for his wife s refreshment unless it forms part of a meal. Contravention involves a maximum penalty of six months' imprisonment with hard labour, or a fine of £500. For rough hands, (after gardening) Nyal's hand lotiou Is6d. A. J MimeIces', Chemist and Optician.*

A Paris cable says that the Germans court^martiilied a Swiss cycling champion on a charge of espionage. The man was shot, despite the Swiss Government's protests Ring up 'Pnone No. 72 for Motor Cars.—Geo. Davies, Cameron Road. Be kind to your mother, for when you were small, She kissed and caressed you if you had a fall. She nursed you in sickntss, and laughed at your joy. For she was your mother and you her dear jboy. No friends c«tild bl kinder, no^ friends could be truer, Than mother—and Woods' Great Peppermint Cure. The Trades Congress at Vancouver, by 103 votes to 28, negatived a proposal to record itselt neutral in respect to the war. A statement appeared intbe I executive'3 report that under existing \ conditions labour must lend every assistance to Great Britain and the Allies for a mighty effort to secure early and final victory. It was the proposal to debate this passage which was defeated. FEAR OF NASTY MEDICIN* K. The fear of having to take a nasty medicine cause*, umuy a child to hide irregularity of the [■bowels. Chamberlain's Tablets are so pleasant and easy to take aud so free from harsh effect that they can be given with safety to children. Every mother should keep Chamberlains Tablets in her mediciue chest. Sold by all dtultrs Jin uu-dicni.?-?.