NEWS IN BRIEF

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17575, 17 March 1919, Page 8

NEWS IN BRIEF

It is stated that between 700 and 800 men will be affected by the closing of tho flaxmills in the Tokomaru and Shannon districts. 'flie farm of Mr Ensor, at Halswell, originally •Mr Witte's, has again changed hands at about £96 an acrc. Some parts were purchased for £75. The first frost of the season was experienced at Ashburton on Wednesday night. The Domain weather station, registered two degrees. Waters' Vi-Oatta unequalled for sunburn; Is 9d (postage V,£d etxra), from Waters' Pharmacy.... Miss Mabel Brooks, of Christchurch, lias been awarded a gold medal as first prizewinner of the green room screen contest, held in Australia, in which, there were 600 competitors. One night recently some Nireaha residents caught 52 eels in the Blue Creek, the heaviest being 101b. It is not to be wondered at that there is a scarcity of trout in thb creek. Mr Intemann gaffed a tremendous kingfish in tho Builer roadstead on _ Monday, and (according to the Westport Times) was nearly hauled out of the boat before securing his prize. ii vou wish to purchase a headstone. Thomson and Co., Moray place (opposite First Church), have the best selection, and pneos tf- -aiit a 11... The secretary of the New Zealand Cricket Council has been notified that the Wanganui Cricket Association, the present holder of the Hawke Cup, has received a challenge from the Poverty Bay Association, and the match has been fixed for the 27th, 28th, and 29th instant. There is an unprecedented demand for houses in Palmerston North, and land agents record a phenomenal number of sales. People living in rented houses aro having an ansicus time, as tho shadow of eviction' hangs over their heads. It is persistently rumoured (states the Tuatapere Guardian) that a well-known and highly-esteemed farmer in the Orawia district will be a candidate for the Wallace eletcorate at the next parliamentary election. 100 doses of Marshall's Fospherine can b made from the 2s 6d bottle 1... Mr Percy Gillies, who suffered a com pound fracture of the leg by falling over c bridge at .Waipawa on Friday week, is said to be doing as well as can be expected. It is stated that he walked a mile in his sleep, a-nd fell a distance of 20ft to the river bed. Rifleman F. A. B. Ingpen, of Frankton, who is present at the rifle meeting at Trentham, shot with the Woodville team which established a world's record for a team's match at the Federal meeting held in Oamaru in 1896. Owing to an increase in the shipping freights, the Ashburton coal merchants find it necessary to increase the price of imported coal by 6s per ton. It is understood that no further increase is likely to take placo at present on New Zealand coaL It is understood (says the New Zealand Times) that there has been serious friction between a certain officer and the members of the Post and Telegraph Engineers Corps. It is stated that members of the corps are to be court-martialled, but they have asked that the officer referred to be courtmartialled also. Men's Box Suits, beautifully cut and well made, are now replacing the tailor-made article. We hold a splendid range, and the prices are very moderate. Also Boys* Suits and Overcoats. If you can't call and inspect them, writ© for one.—Cheyne and Co., Mosgiel.... Speaking at the inauguration of the C.T.A. victory effort in Wellington, tho Hon. G. W. Russell said that nearly onehalf of the cheese imported into Great Britain came from this little country, and he believed that New Zealand was destined t be some day the dairy farm of the British Empire. Potato-growers in Ashburton County report that there is every reason to anticipate exceptionally good mam crops of potatoes this season. The plentiful supply of moisture during the planting season s-ave the tubers a good start, and they have remained free from the ravages of blight. It was stated at the last meeting of the Hawke's Bay County Council, when the question of striking oiS rates came up for discussion, 'that 83 per cent, of the Native rates had been collected. This was a record for the dominion, the usual percentage to Jpe* collected from Natives being about sor 6. The actual European outstanding rates amounted to lis Id.. In matters of food and drink the wiso housewife holds, fast to tho well-proven ' article. As a breakfast beverage " Bourbon" coffee has proved itself both superior and reliable _Hr P. T. Lynch had the bad luck to lose his horse Sapling at Bullendale last week (says the Lake County Press). The animal fell into an old shaft, and was killed. > Sapling was a well-known trotter at goldfields' meetings a few years ago, and since liis retirement from the track has been a most usefui animal, as a hack and harness 1 horse, for his ownerThe New Zealand Times states that in view of the services rendered by the Mayor of Onslow (Mr J. M. Dale), he was presented on Wednesday night with the Mayoral chair at the final meeting of the Council, which is about to disappear in consequence of the" amalgama--1 tion of the borough with the city. The question of table poultry came up during discussion at the Poultry Association's Conference on Thursday, of the remit respecting the reinstatement of the Wyandotte breed in the dominion's State poultry farms. One delegate put the matter concisely by-stating that so long as poultry raisers oontnued to breed White Leghorn's almost exclusively, so long would table poultry be dear (reports the Press). To get good table poultry heavy birds must be raised. Haihing Caps from Is 6d, at Waters' Pharmacy (14 Princes street), next Herbert. Llfvnp" On Monday evening a shooting accident occurred in Allardice street, by which a little son of Sergeant-major Martin- nearly lost his eyesight (statea the Dannevirke News). It appears that the children, with some other boys, were shooting with an air gun at some bird which was travelling, and as it went on the_ boy with the gun I moved his aim, not noticing that by so do- ' in" his brother intervened. As a result the pellet entered the head just above the > temple, narrowly missing tho eye. Dr Macallan extracted tho pellet. The unusual occurrence of a horse having been struck down with, sunstroke has ■ come under the notice of a. County Council in the Manawatu district. Tha veterinary • ' surgeon who had attended the animal stated that it was the first case of sunstroke " among horses that he had heard of in the .district. Although kept under observation for several days, the animal was continually falling down, and showed no signs of iiri- . provement, having eventually to be de- , stroyed.