NEWS IN BRIEF

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17425, 20 September 1918, Page 8

NEWS IN BRIEF

lhe Mastorton Co-operative Dairy Companw lias aeciced to make an advance to Is 5J per lb for butter-fat for the September suppiyWaipukurau has recently packed 800 partis for men at the front. These contain. of cake alone, besides other goods, so are very desirable parcels indeed. R. A. \Yalsh produced "The Honour system. R. A. Walsh produced " Hie Conqueror."... Ihe Whangarei Harbour Board has just appointed Mr J. Blair Mason, of Dunedin, to r ?mT. llpon a : scileme for the improvement ot V\ hangarei Harbour, with a view to providing facilities for oversea shipping. Whitebait are coming up the river m p eater numbers now, and better hauls are •i.u° ol> tain e d by those who sally forth ) Vl ;' nct f * n Jjuest of the favoured dish (writes tiie Ka tangata correspondent of the Clutha Leader. „ high prices quoted in city papers aro no criterion as to values offered by us. iselore doing your spring-cleaning or get-r."fL-ir a . r SUn " ner drop us a lino for A V rn, ° r ' r s ®> ar >d inspect.— rpif' ,V h <?. v ne and Co., Mosgiel.... lhe births registered for the four metroEnm?" ° f New Zfraland « August numbered 716, as against 738 in. July, a reerease_ of 22. The deaths in Julv were previous' th. M C ° mpared with the ' I"? A aSt io ' ter Private James Burrows, tLtho k '- m !r ntlon s (says the Free Press) that he has just completed four years' continuuos serv.ee, during which tike he~L not onco oeen on sick parade—a somewhat unique record. J Vat .F rs - chemist {next Herbert, haynes). for Unique Hot-water Bags at nnres.. During the last few weeks no less than 10.0001b of cake has been baked ln Wellington for sending to the soldiers at the front. This'has been supplied to the Red Cross and Lady Liverpool and Citizens' Gift Funds. ° f - he , recn ?>ts who mobilised wifii the horty-sixth Reinforcements last week were transferred in camp to the Fortyseventh Reinforcements. The draft was well over strength. All driifts are now full 33 Second Division men are concerned until March next. i Cross Roads.—You cannot miss the note, if you leave car at junction Cargfll and Forbury roads.... Sergeant R. B Hart (son of Mr R. J. r? i B°a-Td of Trade) is returning to New Zealand shortly, after long service in Franco. He fought at Armentieres, the bom me, and Messines, and finally was severely wounded in the arm in March last, during tne German advance which has now become a retreat. Sergeant Hart has un " er £° De five operations. The death of Mrs John Wilson, aged 95 veal's, occurred at Dargarville recently. Mrs \\i!soil arrived m the dominion by the" ship Tiannnh Watson in .1840, and proceeded to -angiterona Wesleyan Mission station. ■I? , yoar , 3 later she married, establishing with her husband a home noted for half a century for its hospitaHty. Mrs Wilson had 16 children, and is survived -by nine. Waters Chap Lotion, guaranteed to oura those Rough Hands.—Waters' Pharmacy . Referring to the stagnation of industry in ihis country due to war i rices of material the Mayer of Christchurch (Mr H. Holland) at a meeting, which discussed the repatriation of soldiers, stated that never in t-he city had there been such a lack of# building operations. _ At present just a few thousands _of pounds' worth of structures w erc going up as against £250,000 worth in pre-war times. A man named Ernest M'Kenzie was arrested on Saturday (says the Auckland Star) on a charge that in April he attempted to obtain £70 from tho New Zealand Government by claiming, through his solicitor, from the New Zealand Railway Department, compensation of £70 for a motor-cycle alleged to have been lest by railway servants in transit from Raetihi to Auckland. Marshall's famous Teething Powders, absolutely freo from mercury, opium, and other harmful drugs; cannot harm the youngest infant. Cures all teetJiing ailments promptly. Is packets at Marshall's Pharmacy, Dunedin.... An incident that is causing considerable comment in the Hutt Valley at preseot is one connected with the illness of a number of residents (reports the New Zealand Times). Seven persons, who are not | related in any way, were taken ill with | violent pains, accompanied with gastritis. The- each consulted the same medical nvm, who, strange to say, was affected in a similar manner. Mr Jack Henrys, who was killed by a motor car accident at Eketahuna last Friday, was the eldest son of Mr J. E. Henrvs, the well-known handicapper. Deceased was a member of the Union Steam Ship Company's office staff iii Wellington, while he also followed his father's profession, having [ taken up handicapping nearly two years ago. i Last season he officiated for a number of northern clubs, including Avondale, Rangitikci, Opunake, Stratford, and Marlborough. Mr Henrys leaves a wife and one child. Quality in :ood beverages makes undeniable appeal to the wi3o. This explains the consistent demand for " Bourbon" coffee. In tins Is Id and 2s 2d.... I regret to have to report more 3amage by wandering dogs among the flocks at Milburn (writes the correspondent of the Kruce Herald). At !Mr Williamson's run a large number of ewos and hoggets were rounded up, and before the dogs were discovered over 200 sheep _ were killed and smothered. Several parties have been out scouring tho hills hunting for the culprits. So far three have boen shot, but there are still others at large. J. G. Stevens, draper, 57 George street. Genuine bargain sale now on Amongst the men of tho Chinese labour companies now in France there exists a clannishness that* shows itself in many curious According to our ideas, perhaps one of the most remarkable is their attitude towards money matters. A number of them will be in a shop examining the various goods. One, wishing to buy an article, and finding perhaps that he has not enoutrh money, mill calmly help himself from the purse of his nejglfbour, who looks upon thia quite as a matter of course and raises no objection.