NEWS IN BRIEF

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17576, 18 March 1919, Page 10

NEWS IN BRIEF

fI„Ti lere - a c° a , t prc£ont two cases of influenza in »-wdi Canterbury, and a number of cases of diphtheria. l^tj° gl i latl ? n kas been mado allowing the holder of a trout license to fish for salmon rln~ivf° any . n y w ' U P to April 30, insalmon' eaCh P 615011 to ebc An Ashburton farmer reports that he estimates a, loss m some of his wheat crops of 10 bushels per acre through destruction caused by tho Hessian Fly. in case or epidemics, accidents, eto. Meukow £ 3-Star Brandy should be in every shiuri Crossan, "Waterloo," CaverA Masterton resident lost six purebred pullets and a cockerel one night last week as the result of a visit. from a weasel. Several good catches of kingfish have been made from the Wairoa boat recently (reports the Daily Telegraph). On Tuesday on the northwards trip 31 fish were caught, and on Wednesday on the return 15 more were pulled on board. A couple of them turned the scale at between 50 and 10 pounds. -Nr' Pro £ a M r oldest competitor at the £ew Zealand Bisley meeting at Trentham is Killeman Georgo Howe, of the Wellington JNavals Club, who made his debut at a championship meeting at Brigirtwater Nelson, in 1879. Rifleman Howe is a wellknown figure at rifle meetings, and he has attended the championship gatherings ever since their inception. Surel to suit your tastet—Try. M'Gavin's bpecial non-deposit ale. Just the drink /Pi! i 6 , £amil y table. Light, bright, clear, AJI hotels.... The Ashburton Acclimatisation Society is arranging, if the Domain ponds go dry to have the perch transferred. to (some of 'the back country lakes. Arrangements are also being made to visit the Hinds River and transfer small trout from the pools to the Ashburton River. v The executive of the. Farmers' Union in the _ Wairarapa has passed the following motion: —"That this executive desires the Agricultural _ Department to take drastio steps to eradicate the noxious shin.) lantana, at present in this country, and to prevent the importation of any more lantana seed by nurserymen and otners." Bathing Caps from la 6d, at Waters' I harmacy (14 Princes street), next Herbert. Haynes. .. _ A Government gjrant was authorised some t?^®- a g° for raising the Invercargill Post Office clock, but so far nothing has been done (states the Southland Times). In tho_ meantime there. are numerous complaints about the inefficiency of the lighting of the clock, the usefulness of < which is greatly restricted at night owing to the poor illumination. Tho danger of allowing youths to have unrestricted use- of firearms was shown recently at Karori South (states the Dominion), when some youths armed with revolvers and rifles discharged shots indiscriminately, and as a result# two valuable oows were shot; one received a bullet in the head and the other was wounded. in the leg. The beasts, which belong to Mr Disley, havo since had to be destroyed. In matters of food and drink the wise housewife holds fast to th-3 well-proven article. As a breakfast beverage " Bour•bon " coffee has proved itself both superior and reliable....

The drought which followed the flood in the south was causing inconvenience to householders whose water supply had run short in tho tanks. >At Kaitangata numbers of residents were compelled to use water for domestic purposes which had been drawn from the river, but on, Wednesday the copious showers relieved the' situation.

the London Quarterly Review, commenting on the New Zealand Official Year Book, describes it as "an encyclopaedia of all that relates to the dominion," and "a marvel of care and condensation."

Our London correspondent states that the Quarterly / Journal of the Geological Society for November is devoted entirely to the Trias of New Zealand, the main article' being contributed by Dγ C. T. Trochmann, as a result of* his own researches. There is also * technical paper by Dr F. A. Bather on Fragmentary Remains of Crinoids." Dγ Bather independently confirms Dγ Trechmann's conclusions as to the age of the beds in which they occur.

> Men's Box Suits, beautifully cut and well made, are now replacing the tailor-made article We hold a splendid range, and the prices ire very moderate. Also Boys' Suits and Overcoats. If you can't call and inspect them, write for one. —Cheyne and Co., Mosgiel "I am astonished to learn this," said tho Hon. Wi D. S. Mac Donald to a. Waipiro Bay deputation which, in complaining of tho new mail service, pointed out that by the present bi-weekly mail it takes a letter four or six days to roach Gisborne, two or three days % to reach Takomaru Bay, six days to Tuparoa, and six daye to Maka-i ralca. The construction of a tunnel two miles an<B eight chains in length, which will be necessary in the case of the development of the Mangahao hydro-electric scheme for supplying, Wellington, aipoears on the face of it to be a formidable undertaking, but, according to the Government expert, Mr Parry, it will not bo so. He states that it will be Dossible to work from numerous faces, which will greatly lesson the magnitude of tho 'work, besides making for speedA Natural Cure for Indigestion—Dr Crossland's Nosol—2s bottle!... The Lyttelton Times says that the latest purchases of land for soldier settlements include 300 acres at tho Hadlow Settlement, Thnaru, a part of the Rhodes Estate; 200 acres at the mouth of the Rangitata, a portion of the Studholme property; and 300 acres of dairy land at Orari, purchased from Mr Alexador Stewart. Further areaa in the Winchester and Ashburton districts have been inspected by Mr J. D. Ritchie,; chairman of the Land Purchase Board. A serious accident occurred an Saturday morning at the railway crossing below tho Waiareka yards (according to the Oamaru Mail). Mrs J. Diver, of Enfield, was driving, down into the 'valley to Chelmer street when the Tokarahi train struck tho horse and trap, throwing out the occupants, killing tho horse, and smashing tlie trap to & helpless wreck. Mrs Divor was seriouslv injured, being badly cut and bruised, and her son, ths other occupant of the trap, wai also very much knocked about, but wai able to walk. Both were taken by the motor ambulance to the hospital. Waters , Vi-Oatta unequalled for sunburn; Is 9d (postageVVJd etxra), from Wntors" Pharmacy..-. Just before 3 o'clock on Thursday afterternoon a man nartred Thomas Higgle, aged about 75 yaarsj while setting on a seat at the Hawera water tower erounds, collapsed and died. A young man who saw deceased states that ho suddenly threw up his arms and seemed to experience convulsions, expiring immodiately. Higgie was well known in Wanganui. At tho Tananui Sohool Jubilee celebrations held on the 7*h inst. the_ greatest, ovation after that accordsd to Sir Jamca Allen -was given to Mr J. K. Mensies, who m his 21 years of head mastership endeared himself to both parents and pupils. On mounting the platform to address t\* assembly ho was heartily choered and listened to attentively.

Since its formation in August, 1917, tht Air Inventions Committeo considered fIOOCi inTentions.