NEWS IN BRIEF

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17504, 21 December 1918, Page 14

NEWS IN BRIEF

t The oost in connection with tho influenza tpidemic in Masterton and the surrounding 1 listrict will probably total just under £1700. J It is reported that tho -women tram conluctors in Hamburg decline to give up T heir joba unless the State gives them. a ;uaranteo that they -will stcure husbands. c The largest mail ever sent from San f irancisco is being brought by the Ventura, c vhioh left there on the 2nd inst. for Syd- *• ley. a Ham! Ham! Ham at Barton and Tren- a trove's. Try our sugar-cured hams; no- S hing to equal them.... According to an announcement made by ho Ordnance Department, 146,322 machine runs, 2.437,297 rifles of all types, and 21,801 pistols havo been produced since ho entrance of tho United States into the , rar In response to an inquiry by a Dominion eportor on Tuesday it \vaa learned that tho fireless stations of New Zealand are still mder the control of the naval authorities, nd are likely to be until alter the treaty 11 f peaico is signed. " t] L you wisn to purchase a headstone- s homson and Co., Moray place (opposite- f irst Chc-rch), have the best selection, and « tn suit all-.. b T res f' ecfc to overcrowding in dwellings v ; r Newland, at a meeting- of the Petone li sorough Council, stated that he knew of houso in Wellington tho rent of which a •as i.2 per week, which was sublet at the tl ite of 5a per week. tl T!--> holders of British Government seouri- i« es numbered beforo tho war 350.000: there -w ro now 17,000 0(X). There are 400.000 local f< gencies that havo collected £79.000,000 in is xpences and half-crowns. Ham! Ham! Ham! at Barton and Tl-on-rovos. Try our sugar-cured hains: noling; to equal them.... 'The only capital' a returned soldier is seds to go on tlie land is tho desire," said = lr V. Jones, president of the Canterbury armers Union at Christchurch on Wednesiy. He said that this was tho opinion of farmer ho had met that day in the matter Government's liberality to returned A soldier, writing from Franco to a friend l Hastings, says: "T>y the way, staff Seers of the Air Service who remain in upland, and who do not fly, are known i -cJjs'is, xor tao obvious reason."

\ O oo ts DAIRYING and MIXED FARM, j _ North Line; very superior Houso , ot / rooms, men's hut, byre, stable, looso- » box, outhouse, niilkhouse; good orchard; ■ piptyo, fowlhouse and run (netted). Price l ±-2o par acre. Railway and post office half- > aiile, fcchool alongside property, factory li « miles. Easy terms to Returned Soldier A prwin rrr aTr , Fol. 4-454 PAT?QP of £ ottm K the tbd of HOUSE you want is to build one. Wo 1 iiavo some_choice BUILDING SECTIONS in St. Clair. AvaiLablo Sections in that . ch ° lc ° locality are* fow. Secure one; fehev will never be cheaper. Within 5 minutes of 1 T7VHV r. . Fol. E. 31 V rX, m Con y enjent broomed BUNGA- ' ? lectri ° and all conveni- . enccs ! handy, to car, St. Kilda. Price, £555. ■» Fol. 472 I 250 whales was driven ashore Iby motor boats at River John, Picton bv th* T 3, - Scotla ' Md left on the beach vfcinto t ? 0 , one the knowledge of the methods used to secure tho oil, and it was feared thobeach. mMlmals would decompose on Lamb! Lamb I Lamb!— Buy your Xm** lamb at Barton and Trengrove's, where you ' get quality and quantity for your money. kom aV o^°rif ß,eSt St<X>k 111 town ' to choose n, Vf,ri prices are, as usual, the lowest, Beautiful lamb, from 4s 6d tho quarter; legs, from 4s; loins, from 3s 6d. Wo have ako a very large supply of ox tongues. In our pork department we have abundance of cooked dainties to choose from just suitable for holiday-makers. We have also a large ££*«* i, and baooa -—Barton and Irengrove, butchers and pork butchers corner Manso and Prinoes streets, Dunedin Ihe Industrial Board of the United Stated has decided, and notified manufacturers of cream separators, that in the year 1919 not K^iqJ s P -!f Z th J 6 dumber mado during 1918 will bo turned out. Sweden has also absolutely prohibited the export of separators from that country. (? ure W, suit your taste! — Try M'Gavin'a Special non-deposit ale. Just the drink AH &ek 7 ' Light ' brieht - oleariJn^ane^ oa with , the of hoosfr^rJ ? S ° Mlffl s ,°p ttleir return from the S a . ca^Q .message to -the Australian papers), it is estimated that the population ,of London is nearly 8,000,000, of this number about 1,005,000 people vlJ ig undor overcrowded conditions, Sstrid Dg 50,000 WOrkcrs in tho J. C. Calder, dentist, has started practice above Lees, painter (opposite Wardells\ uoorge street.... * Wellington picture men state that the i'icture i theatres in Auckland 4 run their houses on the continuous plan as before the epidemic in spite of the clause m the Public HeSth AmendniMit Act that the hours are to be from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. The +f A . u proprietors and manS ffake^ ake . 10 that the clause provides a restriction in hours so drastic that it fails such e by ae a court Md regarded ** Marshaii's Raady-roKef Asthma Powder, sufferers will find that this powder will give prompt relief from the most distressing symptoms. Is 6d per tin.—Marshall's Pharmacy, 86 Princes street, Dunedin.... Department has been S j ' enough to present to the Crippled Soldiers' Hostel on WeUington tera number of fowls of good strain and some Muscovy ducks, which, have been aocommodated m a spacious and well-ap-pointed run on the property. By this' means some of the men who find sanctuary m this pleasant place for a time will be awe _to leam the rudiments of poultry larmmg, and at the same time assist the institution in & practical way. In case of hotels again closing Xmas ordere should be in early to save disappomtment.—Wm; Crossan, Waterloo, Caversham.... ' of 105 years Mr 'r Smith who came to Sydney in Nnr/K m 01d , Colonists' Home, North Fitzroy, last week. Mr Smith was born m Devonshire in 1812, and' came to Australia when 21 years of age as botanist with an expedition sent out in the ship -L-uittlesnake, commanded by Captain Hobson, to explore the country west of Port Jackson. It is stated that "Smith's" real name was John Roberts, and that he was related to the late Lord Roberts. btart the day well with "Bourbon" Coffee for breakfast! If unobtainable from your grocer, _ send direct to the manufacturers: A. Dune and Co., 32 Octagon, Dunedin . As a result of a recent outrage at Ohingaiti, m which a. returned soldier's horse was painted blue and various other pranks ln ' P lnc ! u^n K the entering and [ desecration of the Presbyterian Church, tour youths appeared at the Mangaweka | i\la n istrate s Court m answer to various cnarges in connection with the offence All pleaded guilty, air Hewitt, S.M., imposed on each a fine of £5, together with all costs, tho latter amounting to a considerable sum! aters' Cnap Lotion, guaranteed to cure oHy D hands.—Waters' Pharmacy It was generally suspccted that a Chinese' storekeeper who died recently at Rahotu nad a noard of money on the premises, and accordingly close watch was kept on the premises after his death until such time as it was possible to have a search among his belongings (says a North Island paper), lnis search, it is reported, resulted in £280 being discovered in deceased's bedroom benmd a box. The money, which comprised nve-pound and pound notes, sovereigns (35) 1 ". was all neatly and methodically arranged, each denomination bemg carefully placed in separate envelopes. ,/'■ y,aL C r a , ciiemist, tuext Herbert, tlaynes), tor Unique Hot-svater Bags ac lowest prices.— Several generous Palmerston North resiaents have banded themselves together for the purpose of trying to maJio this Christinas a little brighter for some than the tour previous seasons, of Christmas have W 1 " u T^ y • have decided that tliis could best be attained by doing something for tJie kiddies of the town. It was decided tnat i u should take the form of a delivery i :5 - s °, n Christmas morning to every child in the borough under 12. The deery will bo by cars, each ono manned by a father Christmas, who will call at every roT e - Wl^n t ' lo borough boundary. Christmas presents have to be bought and given to cheer your friends and relations, bend us yoilr requirements, and wo will give them prompt and careful attention. Useful gifts for father, mother, sister, or F ; % 3 T n ? Co-. 'Mosgiel.... iJio Kov. J. SL Archer cheated iwnrih amiosement at a political meeting at Brooklyn (Wellington) on Tuesday night when ho described his search for a house to live m. Mr Archer dresses as an ordinary citizen, and ho explained that he is never taken for a parson. In company with his wtfe he interviewed one landlord who was a ' smug and wowserish individual" Thin person demanded that his tenants must be respectable and have no children. When they inspected the house offered for Occupation they found it was only fit for pigs. It ought to be burnt down, yet 30s a week was demanded for it. Speakiug with an American gentleman the other day, the writer learned that the torpedoing of hospital ships aroused intense disgust throughout U.S.A. This reminds us that every N.Z. hospital ship carries an ample supply of St. George Tinned Chicken and St. George Sandwich Paste. Try these delicacies yourself; pore, good. Order a Eoz tin, contains twice as much as usual pastes.—2