NEWS IN BRIEF

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17428, 24 September 1918, Page 8

NEWS IN BRIEF

I — The Government has acquired a farm of 10J acres in the Winton district for experimental purposes. Iho Gazette slates thata person unknown has forwarded the Land and Inqome Tax Department £25, which is assumed to bo conscience money. ihe love story in "The Conqueror" ia cn arming. Tho dramatic action is skilfully built to climaxes that reach the acme of motion picture realism.... A valuable library of about 400 New Zealand and other books, and a cabinet ot inlaid Now Zealand woods, has been bequeathed by the late Mr Alfred Kidd to *Lr i? University College. - ~ ± n , M'Kenzie announced on Thurswould not be a candidate for c.ling-ton Central. War conditions Have made it impossible for him to make the icquisite arrangements for engaging in a political campaign. !i you v. T 1 hto purchase a headstone. Ihorr.son and Co., Moray place (opposita : rirso Cru'rcii), have the test selection, and prices to suit all . It is expected that the Westmere Estate, to the east of Masterton, will be taken over bv the Government fpr settlement by returned soldiers. The bore which is being driven at Waipatiki m the quest for oil is now down Indications are still encourag- ' .. c Ur °- w. suit taste '-Try M'Gavio's bpecial non-deposit ale. Just the drink AM heels' rni! " 7 ta^'e ' k'sht, bright, clear. j 9" Woo JJey, who was superintendent of the Auckland Fire Brigade until March, when he resigned the office after three months of sick leave, died at the Auckland Hospital last Tuesday, at the age of 58 years. Bread in Moscow, mainly composed of chopped straw, costs a penny an ounce, and butter, when it can be obtained, 50s per pound. * Quality m lood beverages makes an undeniable appeal to the wise. This explains ' the consistent demand for "Bourbon" tlrs 13 lfl and 28 2d— Tho Acting-Post master-general (the Hon. ii Mac Donald) announces that a very small mail, one bag, despatched from Wellington on April 23, for the Civil Post Oince, Malta, has been lost at sea through enemy action. •» After some discussion on Wednesday the U ellington Education Board decided to convene a conference of representatives trom all Education Boards, to be held in November. All boards are to be asked to forward remits for consideration at the conierence. -If your digestion "weak and you have occasional turns of indigestion, just try Or Crossland's Noxol, a vegetable remedy of Proved .merit 2s, chemists, stores, end" Marshall s Pharmacy, Dunedin.... Another woman has been appointed as a mmister, the Rev. Margaret Cook, 8.A.. ol Oxford, having accepted a unanimous invitation from the congregation of tho Norwich Unitarian Church to become th« pastor. 1 Raising the military age was a disastrous blow- to chorus girls, said Miss Eva Moore, speaking m London. In one revue 36 girla had to give up their -work because a great comedian had been taken, and without him . the revue would not pay. That man was now employed by the army painting buckets red. Waters' Chap Lotion, guaranteed to cure those Rough Hands.—Waters' Pharmacy , .SiIV It was stated in a Palmerston North Supreme Court action that the profits on a contract for 21 days' -work were expected to be £400. His Honor the Chief justice: Contracting in the back-blocks is more profitable than any gold mine I know." It was explained by counsel that part of the work included crushing houlders. J. G. Stevens, draper, 51 George street. Genuine bargain sale now 0n.... At an Auckland City school one of the speakers appointed to address the children on France's part in the war asked the pupils to promise that they would endeavour to learn French literature, and to save up so that they might achieve tho honour of visiting France. One youngster returned to school in the afternoon with the message: "Please, sir, mother says she isn't sure about my getting to France, but father's going in two months." J. _G. Stevens, draper, 57 Georg-9 streetGenuine bargain sale now 0n.... An application for a war bonus was made by the tinsmith workers before tho Arbi--1 t-ration Court at Auckland last week, Mr ' Justice _ Stringer presiding. Evidence was > called in support, and the president inti--1 mated that the matter would be considered. For chronic chest complaints. Woods' Great Peppermint Cure. Is 6d, 2s 6d... After seeing the possibilities of the gas emitted from_ the oil bore at Waipatiki, a Gisborne resident, who has a bore on his estate from which a similar gas is emitted, is having balloons made by a Dannevirko firm to act as holders for tho gas, which ho intends to use for the driving power of a motor lorry in the Poverty Bay district. Whiskies and brandy of all the most appreciated brands may be obtained on application from Wiru Crossan, Waterloo, Caversham.... On his return to Takaka last week, after giving evidence before the Military Service Board at Nelson, Mr Charles Campbell, of Bubu, received the following telegram, despatched from Richmond:—"Be wary, pits are open; mind your own business.—Dick." The wire had evidently been meant to reach Mr Campbell before he left for Nelson. It _ has been handed to the military authorities, and more will probably be heard of the matter. The high prices quoted in city papers are no criterion as to values offered by us. Before doing your spring-cleaning or getting your summer outfit, drop us a line for estimates; or, better still, call and inspect.— A F. Cheyne and Co., Mosgiel.... A very eevere blizzard set in on Tuesday evening, and continued all Wednesday (says the Mount Ida Chronicle), followed by a sharp frost (12deg) at night. Tho snap will cause a heavy death-rate among newly-born lambs. This winter has been exceptionally severe on stock, and/no doubt mustering will reveal a heavy death-rate on high country. J. Waters, chemist (next Herbert, Haynes), for Unique Hot-water Bags at lowpsl prices... Serious injuries were sustained by Mrs Wilson, wife of Mr C. K. Wilson, farmer, of Piopio, and ex-M.P. for Taumarunui, as the result of an unusual shotgun accident. A loaded gun was accidentally dropped near where Mrs Wilson was standing. It discharged on striking the ground, and tho charge lodged in her foot. Sho was removed to the Waikato Hospital, where it was feared an amputation would be necessary, but the hospital authorities later hoped to be able to save the foot. TO RHEUMATIC SUFFERERS. A host of witnesses sing the praises of RI-lEUMO. This wonderful remedy is successful because it attacks and usually expels at once the real cause of Gout, Rhematism, Sciatica, or Lumbago—excess uric acid in the blood. One well-known Wellingtonian writes thus:— "Whilst suffering from a sever© attack of Rheumatic Gout, a friend brought me a bottle of RHEUMO. Its effect was certain ; the pain left, the swelling went down, and the second bottle completed the cure.' Mv wife also had a severe attack, and one bottle effected the cure. After taking three bottles, a friend who had been suffering from Rheumatic Gout for some three years, and whose case was considered hopeless, received almost immediate relief from pain, and was able to leave her bed." ' RHEUMO i 3 sold by all chemists and stores, at 2s 6d and 4s 6d. ■ Try Progajidra—a certain cure for both hard and soft corns. Barraclough's Magio Nervine Cures Toothache. , —44 — The number of puffs which a locomotive gives in a given distance is governed entirely by the size of its driving wheels For every turn of the wheels it gives four separate puffs. Therefore, if the circumference of the driving wheels is 20ft— which is about the average, the train is going at 50 mifes an hour, we get 880 puffs a minute. In the purpose of Woods' Grdtt Peppermint Cure, There's nothing uncertain and nothing- obscure ;, It will vanish a cough, it -will banidi a cold, And its powers to comfort are manifold. In gastric complaints it unfailingly brings A soothing relief where the malady stings, Thero are no narrow limits of action, bo •sure, In the uses of Woods' Great Peppermint Cure.