EWS IN BRIEF

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17614, 2 May 1919, Page 8

EWS IN BRIEF

Tho coal shortage is acute in Marion. The Max tin borough Football dub bas elected 27 vice -presidents, including a Chinaman. Tho water in the up-river reaches of tho Wanganui is lower than it haa been for years. Tho launches and steamers trading up-river aro meeting with serious difficulties. A tender for the lease of" the railway book stalls throughout Victoria, at a prico of £5295 a year, ha 3 been accepted by tho Victorian Railway Coiumissio-nora Finest brands of whisky, brandy, liqueurs, ales, and stouts supplied at Crossan's Water* 100 Hotel, Caversham. Tho overdraft of the Tim am Borough Council on April 23 was £20,564, mad© no of: —Harbour Board loan, £6000; temporary loans, £13,559 9s Id; contractors' doposits £318 6s; Bank of New Zealand, £836 5s 4d. New Zealand is a young country, but already, in addition to tho Stato institutions, there are 46 orphanages in various parts of the dominion. A Masterton mounted soldier who returned recently from. Egypt states that hi 3 horse was shot prior to his departure (says an exchange). On its stomach being opened it was found to contain no less than six bucketfuls of sand. Waters' Cnap Lotion—guaranteed to euro Rough or Chapped Hands.—Waters' Pharmacy; 15.... The Lower Hutt Borough Council has decided to support the Milton Borough Council in urging tho Government to adopt measures to secure a State-owned mercantile fleet of steamers. A revival of sawmilling in Kailcoura i 3 assisting to meet' local labour requirements as well as to employ labour. liree mills aro now operating. Kaikoura timber is slow-growing product of the country, bu£ its quality is excellent. According to a cable message in the Australian papers, three thousand Australians were to haver left England on March 28 by the Port Macquarie, the City of Poonah, and the Karoa, the last taking invalids, inchwling 1000 mental cases. 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,' write for one.—Cheyne and Co. Mosgiel Miss Stella Glenme, of Blenheim, secured second place in the Sword Dance contest for girls under 16 at the Palmerston competitions "on Easter Monday. It is six years since she last competed, and she was beaten by her pupil,' Miss Thorn, of Hataura. The Cabinet has decided, states the Hon. D. H. Guthrie, Minister of Lands, to increase the limit for loans for improvements and stock to soldiers taking v up bush lands from £750 to ,£IOOO in general cases, and to £1250 in necessitious cases, at the discretion of the Land Board. About 750 persons subscribed to the "Masterton Epidemic Relief/ Rind. Of the £3307 12s 7d promised by subscribers the sum of £3272 12s 7d has been received. It is expected that £27 of tiie outstanding amount is still collectable.

Coffee manufacture, from its tasteless, green condition, into the delightfully fragrant and health-giving roasted beans, has our skilled attention daily.—"Duries," 32 Uctagon, Dunedin.... A traction engine, owned by Mr He-wit,-son; went through' the bridge over the Mangaone Stream, M&nawatu, on Roberts's Line, on Friday. The engine fell right through the bridge to the stream, the driver and his assistant luckily escaping with only minor injuries.- . The Australasian Women's War Club in London haa now been closed. In a farewell letter to the British Australasian the secretary acknowledges the club's indebtedness to Mr M'Lean, of New Zealand, and the High Commissioner (Sir Thomas Mackenzie).

The Westport News, replying to criticism by the Westport Harbour Board, declares that as a result of war charges, about £500,000 has at the expense .of the board's endorsements been placed to the credit of • the Railway Department.

A Real Corn Cure is Waters' Kornbane, Is (posted Is l^d).—Waters' Pharmacy," li Princes street..'.. A £50,000 property deal was referred to at the Wellington Industrial Association meeting on Monday night (states the New Zealand Times), and it was said that on© business man had to buy a £3000 section adjoining his premises in order to save himself, although he did not want his newly-acquired land at all. There is still no trace of the three men who lest their lives in the Ahaura River. A search was carried out as far as tho Blackball bridge. The party then worked back to the vicinity of the dredge, but no trace of the bodies was seen.

A start has been made to effect temporary repairs to the steamer Bessa. 3No further damage has been foimd in the examination of the outside of the 'hull. It is expected that it will' take from a week to 10 days to make the vessel seaworthy.A Natural Cure for Indigestion—Dr Crossland's Noxol—2s bottle!... In the course of an election spoech r "Wellington, Mrs J. R. Gibbons suggested that a New Zeal and-wide effort should be made to convey to the people of Colon, on the Panama Canal, the grateful thanks of the people of for what they had done for the New Zealand soldiers returning home. She also suggestd that the people of Cape Town should receive the same oompliment. The fishing season has been very poor so far as the Ashburton County rivers are concerned. Ashburton anglers" have been talcing advantage of the favourable conditions during the past few days to indulge in a Httle fly fishing in the vicinity of the town, and according to reports some good "baskets" of medium-sized fish have been secured.