NEWS IN BRIEF

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17502, 19 December 1918, Page 10

NEWS IN BRIEF

There is a short supply of oaten-sheaf chaff in the Wairarapa just now. The retail price is £12 lGs per ton. Tlio Ashburton polico raided business premises in West street on Saturday, and it is understood a quantity of liquor was seized. . i. Tho Masterton fund for the relief of sufferers by the influenza epidemic has reached £3200. Suro to suit your taste t—Try M'Gavin's " Special" non-deposit ale. Just the drink for the family table. Light, bright, clear All hotels.... Captain and Mrs Macfarlane, Devonport, celebrated the sixty-first anniversary of their wedding last week. Four influenza patients wero discharged from the Ashburton county hospital on Saturday. _ There are only four patients leit in the institution. Tho now position-of' woman sanitary in-' spector to the Auckland City Council was tilled last Tuesday night by the appointment of Mrs Caroline R. Rodgers, a certified nurse, with English experience in sanitation. There were 31 applicants for tho position. Wnen your children grind their teeth, start in their sleep, it's generally a sign of thread works. Marshall's Worm Syrun is what they require to remove them. Price, 2s 6d; posted, 2s 9d.—Marshall's Pharmacy... A Wellington machinery importing houso has received i "iimation by cablegram from Sfcotland that steel wire ropes can now be exported from tiw United Kingdom without priority permits or other formality. Harvesting is likely to commence hi the ' Bonny Glen district this week (states tho ' Wanganui Herald). Autumn-sown oats are looking wel'., but they require a few warm and sunny days to bring them to a stato of perfection. Tho crops are heavy. Tho spring-sown crops aro a contrast, and they appear to bo just straggling for an existence. Start the day well with "Bourbon" Coffeo for breakfast! If unobtainable from your grocer, Bend direct to the manufacturers: A. Durie and Co., 32 Octagon, Xhmedinu-.

The Hon T. M. Wilford, Minister of Marine, stated on Saturday that a beginning bad beeirmade with the framing of regulations for the prevention of waterside accidents, statutory authority for which was given during the recent Parliamentary session. . Waters' Chap' Lotion, cruaranteed to cure those Rough hands.—Waters' Pharmacy 0n1y.... .. J Most of .the employees of the Auckland lramways Company who were incapacitated by influenza have returned to duty, and the service is now nearly normal. The loss of profits as a result of the falling oft" in traffic during the epidemic is stated to be £10;0C0. "Woman doctors run thes< hospitals in France just as well as they are run by men," said Sir Watson Oheyny at the open ing of the session at King's' College Hospital Medical School, Denmark Hill, S.E. Women are admitted for the first time to the Medical School this- session, and already , 16 are on the books, states the Daily News. 'J,. Waters, chemist (next Herbert," Haynes), for Unique Hot-water Bags at lowest prices... Daylight saving by turning the clock ahead one hour for seven months is estimated to have 6aved the United States 1,250,000 tons of coal and £400,000 in gas bills (says the New York Public). It contributed also to a large extent toward* the success of tho war gardens. Dame Melba, according to a Melbourne paper,, has received a cable from the King asking—or rather commanding—her presence in England. In consequence the diva leaves Melbourne this month for the Old Country. It is surmised that she is to take part in connection with the peace celebrations. Christmas presents have to be bought and given to cheer your friends and relations, bend us your requirements, and we will give them prompt and careful attention. Useful gifts for father, mother, sister, or brother.—A. F. Cheyne and Co., Mosgiel.... On Saturday night the police raided premises in Uppjer Willis street, Wellington, suspected as being a sly The alleged owner of the premises will appear before the Magistrate's Court during the week. A large quantity of liquor is stated to havo been found on the premises. Two youths were arrested at lnvercargill ,on Monday afternoon, in connection with the theft of a motor car, ■which was taken from Mr Wood's home in Georgetown, Invercargill, about a fortnight ago and found a few days later several miles beyond Tuatapere. When the car was abandoned, the youths took to the bush and remained in hiding until Monday, when they returned to Invercargill and were arrested. In case of hotels again closing Xmaa orders should be in -sarly to save disappointment.—Wm. Grossan, Waterloo, Caversham, „. .' The Napier 'Tramway Union, at the last meeting of the Napier Borough Council, asked tor an increase of 3d per hour on the present rate of pay to all employees working under the tramway agreement. It was pointed out that owing to the abnormal increase in the cost of living, the members of the union found it impossible to make ends meet on the present rate of pay. After consideration the council decided to receive a deputation from the.union. A Wellington business man went last week to inspect a house at Hataitai, the rent of which is 37s 6d per week, but the owner of the place deoliiied to entertain any proposal to let the house to him when it was known that the prospective tenant had three children. T-ne house-owner would condescend to let the premises if tho children were under 18 months old or over 14- years. JJhe prospective tenant, however, was unable to readjust the ages of his offspring, as he ia still in quest of a home.