MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 2644, 4 September 1906, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Kin- teen drivers of liakeis' caits in Auckland were pounced ir.ion by the police, and wtie siih.se'| ui'iitly lined £1 <ach, for not ra-ryi-'g scales in their caits. In m tint! the Hon. Mr McNab's Minisieii.il app intnient, an exchange provides the following information : "ThcMoNabs have lodl' been identified with Gore, which town at one tim- 1 was known as 1 MoNab's." Pkki'akk J'.'R CKO;T. The time wasted in sending for a physician or for ni' do-'ine, when a chil l shows sjtnptoins of croup, often pi oves f ital. Are i il-le medicine, aud one that should alwajs be k'pt in the for inmiedi ite use, is (Jhanib-;i lain's ( Remedy. It wi.l |>r. . vent the attack, it given as s ion as the ch 1 I becomes hoaise, or even after the croupy cough appears. It is also the safest. as it contains no narcotics. For sale by L. Hotop, chemist. Of cighty-stven Russian provinces, eightytwo are in a modified state of minor or oth>.r forini ot exceptional defence. Renter reports th tat a given siyual every polceman in the streets of Plock was murdir.d ForKronchial Coughs and Colds, Woods' Great Pi ppermint Cure, Is 61 & 2s 6 I per Rottie. Since the carrying of No-license in Ashbii'ton, s>[)< rt has been somewhat on th<s wane, publicans were among ite principil supporters. With the object of euio ir.agii g sport and putti- giton a better footing, the No-license Council have offered to d n.te towards the expenses of the two mtet n.s (New Year's Day and Eister Monda)) held by the Amateur Athletic Club, tha sum of £'2o. If either day is wet, and the club's funds suffer thereby, the Council will gi>e another £5. Don't Diet, It needs all kinds of food to supply the numeroue demands of the body. That's wby nature gives us such a generous variety. Eat all your appetite calls for. That's what your appetite is for, to let you know what elements of nutrition you really reed. Eat all >ou want. Dr. Sheldon's Digestive Tabules will digest it and make a new person of you. They will give you strength, new life, new ambition, and enable you to enjoy living as you never have enjoyed it before. For sale by L. Hotop, chemist.

Lettei-writers are reminded that it is now obligatory that stamps be affixed on the front or adrlrees side of a letter, and in the right-hand upper corner of that side. Stamps placed on the back of a letter are no longer recognised, and the letter is charged as insufficiently prepaid. Sir Wilfrid Laurier, in response to Sir J. G. Ward's message, is despatching to NewZealand a number of the best specimens of Canadian m >ose doer, SWEETEN THE BREATH. Chamb i 'ain's Stomach and Liver Tablets will clean thn sour stomach, sweeten the breath, and cieate a healthy appetite. They promote the flow of gastric juice, thereby inducing good digestion. For sale by L. Hotop, chemist. Among the hundreds of telegrams and letters which Mr C. H. Mills has ieceivel expressing sympathy and anger at his not being included in the new Ministry, there were some very peculiar ones, of which the following is a sample " Hon. C. H. Mills, Wellington.—When Te Kooti wanted a fair wind on his way from the Chatham Islands he threw one man overboard, so now the same thing occurs to you. Accept my sincere tympathy." Tanzi. a long felt want supp'ied ; a perfect preventive of the dreaded potato blight. One dressing kills the spores, and prevents the germs of dit-eise acting. 2s bottles make twelve gallons. All stores sell it. Says the • Wairarnpa Daily Times': "Calls to the Legislative Council are expetted to be announced in the Governor's speech on Tuesday next. The Council is now such a feeble body, so inert and so degenerate, that we may reasonably hope to see it invigorated by new members, who will lie men possessing a reputation for both ability and integrity. If such appointments are not made the inevitable conclusion will be that the services of men of this stamp are no loDger obtainable within the ranks of the party.

Why suffer the torments of Hell with Rheumatism or Lumbago when Dr Sheldon's Magnetic Liniment will ease the pain at once, aud continued applications effect a permanent cure. Price Is 6d ; large bottle 3s. For sale by L Hotop, chemist. John Ross, bockmiker, waa on Saturday last, at Christchurch, sentenced to a month's "mprisonment, without hard labor, on a charge of trespassing on Riccarton racecouise. The exceeding mildness of the season is emphas's '1 hy the early evidences of spring in th's district (says the ' Oamaru Mail'). We have reported the appearance of lambs in seviral places already, but a Kakanui farmer, who owns about a couple of hundr ed ewes certainly takes the palm, as he has finished tailing 105 per ceut. of Limbs from his Bock. We believe this to be the liest record for this ) ear in North Otago, but a number of owners have already had their flocks supplementel by natural increase. Lambing will not be general for nearly a month yet. We understand that the winter wheat is well forward, and bids fair to give a good return. The late rain was greatly appreciated for the assistance it gave to growing crops and the soaking the ground sustained.