NEWS AND NOTES

King Country Chronicle, Volume XIX, Issue 2051, 4 December 1924, Page 1

NEWS AND NOTES

A portrait of Mr Calvin Coolidge, President of the United States, was transmitted by air "in London on Sunday, and twenty miniates later was reproduced in the city. The U.S. State Department is now conferring with the British Admiralty regarding the forthcoming. visit of the American fleet to New Zealand and Australia. It is understood the former has been unofficially assured that the proposal meets with the British Government's approval. Mr P. Miles wity be a resident piano tuner in Te Kuiti from the 24th inst. Orders left at Miles' (late Trotman's) Music Sftore. A Barcelona labourer purchased a tioktet in the Spanish lottery. He hid it in a pump. The ticket drew a prize worth £24,000, but when its owner went to the pump for it he found that rats had eaten most of the ticket. He collected the pieces and gummed them together, and hopes stall to receive the jraize. The only really reliable and effective correctives for all liver ailments are Dr Cole's famous Little Liver Pills. A trial bottle will fully convince you. McLennan's Pharmacy, Rora Street Te Kuiti. (*) The manager of the Dunvant Colliery Wales,, Mr William John, swam across a wide stretch of water to the mine workings and found, two of the entombed men. He was unable to rescue them, so he swam back and reported his recovery. As a result of Mr John's wonderful act of heroism, both men wore successfully rescued. Hnve your piano kept always up to "**' pitch by P. Miles, pin no tuner. Kenan's a' speciality. Special rates for the year. Orders Miles' Music Store (late Trotmnar's). The former Chinese Emperor (Hsuan Tung) has taken refluge in the Japanese Legation, where he is to remain. There does not seem to have been any cause for him to have feared any im- . mediate danger. His action was probably due to recent persistent rumours .of impending trouble in Peking at the instance of General Peng Yu-bsiang. . Razorb and strops in great variety. Inspection invited at Stubbings', Hairdresser and. Tobacconist, Rora Street, Te Kuiti. The engagement is announced of the .-lion. Stuart Montague, Lord Swaythling's heir, to Miss Mary Levy, granddaughter of Lord Bearsted, who is the head of the Shell Transport Company. The marriage, will unite tvvo of the V wealthiest families in England. If yoki have a prescription to be made up you'll naturally take it to the Pharmacy where only pure drags are used and where promptness and accuracy are assured. In other words, you'll naturally come to McLennan's Pharmacy, Rora Street, Te Klriti. (5) The Daily Express says that British experiments aiming at the elimination of noise in aeroplanes reslulted in the problem being practically solved. When thinking of exchanging or buying a piano, consult P. Miles, piano tuner. Agent E. and F. Piano Agency. Miles' Music Store. Violations of the liquor law in the capital of the United States during the fiscal year totalled 14,013. In this period 9013 people were arrested tor drunkenness. Upwards of 20,000 gallons of high-power illicit beverages were seie'zd by the police. Ladies! Let your head be your N crowning glory. Shingling is the rage; also Boston and Buster cuts. Tuesdays and Thursdays by appointment, at Stubbings, hairdresser, Rora Street, Te KuitiDisastrous tires are raging on the Los Angeles oilfield. They originated in the Sanfape district. Twenty oil tanks, each of which contained the equivalent of the contents of 2500 barrels, are "ablaze. The fire is spreading rapidly, and the flames are 300 ft. high. If you are requiring any form of Hair 'or Tooth Brush—or any Toilet Requisites—you can dv\ no better than buy your needs at McLennan's Pharmacy, Rora Street, Te Kuiti, for not only do we offer a better selection of better goods, but our prices are always lower. (6) Mr Geoffrey E. Duveen, a sufferer from deafness, has writetn to the Uni--v-ersiity College Hospital conveying a rgift of £50,000 for the 'construction and equipment ctf a new Ear, Nose and Throat Hospital.

Smokers! Not© this: "City d© Luxe pipes for 7s 6d. Extraordinary value. See them at Stuhbings, Bora Street, Te Kuiti. The Union Steam Ship Co.'s motor ship Aorangi will leave the Clyde next week for sea trials, during, which she will travlel 1000 miles. The coming tests are described as being the most important in the history of the Brutish mercantile marine. The Aorangi sails for Southampton on January 2, 1925. Get a La Gloria Gramophone for Christmas. Cash or the easiest terms. New music and records always arrivtjgt Miies' Music Store. Mrs Charles Chaplin, (nee Lita Grey) until recently the film comedian's leading woman, is still subject to Califortia's compulsory schooling law, being but 16 yean ©ld.