NEWS IN BRIEF.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17630, 21 May 1919, Page 10

NEWS IN BRIEF.

Ihe ostima-ted population of the dominion on March 31 last . was 1,187,205 —males 588,372, females 598,831. It is stated that the price paid for Mr . • Moore's Makuri property, which has just beei) acquired by the Government for soldier settlement, was i>l4 per acre. The recent spell of dry weather was responsible f or a shortage of water in the Otaki River, 'and trout perished in thousands.

A Natural Cure for Indigestion—Dr Crossland's iNoxol—2s bottle!... A meeting of Te Kuifci residents resolved to purchase the freehold of the town and deal with it on the occupation with right to purchase system.

During the progress of the South Canterbury meeting last week, Mr G. L. Stead sold the two-year-old sister to Braid, by Boniform Brocade, to a Dunedin sportsman.

The expenditure of the Public Works Department during the last 1 financial year amounted to £1,207.432, compared with £1,140,732 in the preceding year. A Rsal Corn Cure is Waters' Kornbane, Is (posted Is lad). —Waters' Pharmacy, 14 Princes street....

/ The Masterton Labour Party intends to nominate a candidate for the Masterton seat at the general election. The election of a candidate is to be made by the preferential voting system, A meeting of the Board of Health, set up tmder the Public Health Amendment Act of last session will be held on Thursday.

Votes for churchwomen with the right tohold church office was approved by parishioners at an annual church meeting held at Whakatane on Wednesday night. Waters' Cnap Lotion—guaranteed to cur© Rough or Chapped Hands.—Waters' Pbarmacv: 15...

Hon. J. A. Hanan states that as a result of the medical inspection of school-children and "follow-up" work by nurses, many parents are being induced to have their children treated for teeth, throat, eye, and other defects.

Among the New Zealand horses spoken of as likely to race in Sydney next spring (says the Lyttelton Times) is the two-year-old colt Affectation, by Kilbroney—Simper, one of the best juvenile performers in the dominion this season.

Two little girls, aged seven and eight years, daughters of Mr C. Williams, Methven, were admitted to the Ashburton County Hospital on Saihirdav afternoon, suffering from severe injuries about the head, caused by a trap accident.

Shakespeare says, in "Paradise Lost," that "A man's a man for a' that." So says Wm, (3ross->n's "Waterloo," Cavers!iain.~. _ A Masterton returned soldier, who loefc the x sight of one eye while on active service, had the misfortune last week, while engaged in engineering work, to suffer a severe injury to his remaining eye. He is at present in Wellington securing treatment. Owing to the faulty nature of the explosives supplied, the men in the No. 3 section of the Liverpool mine were idle on Thursday as a rsrotest (says the Grevmooth Star). _ _ The consistently high standard of qtrafity in "Bourbon" coffee explains the" popular demand. If not obtainable from your grocer, send direct to "Durie's," 32 Octagon, Dnnedin. ..

During April the population of the dominion diminished by 631. The arrivals totalled 1112 and the departures 1743. The latter included 533 males and .427 females who left for Australia, and 108 males and 123 females who left for the United Kingdom. • The departures also included 232 children.

The Christchnrch Press states that aft Friday's conference between Canterbury and West Coast representatives at Otira, a resolution was passed placing upon record the conference's appreciation of the bravery shown by the late Thomas Walsh, at Taihape, by sacrificing his life in the performance of his duty. For Bronchial Coughs, take Woods' Great Peppermint Cure....

Recently the Mount Somers train was considerably., delayed through a derailed truck. The Railway Department gathered together a most efficient staff of 12 men to replace the truck on the rails, no fewer than half the number consisting of inspectors, supervisors, etc.

A shag shot pn one of the Waitaki Islands recently was found to contain 11 young trout. Perhaps thie is where the missing millions of salmon fry have gone (says the Oarnaru Mail). It certainly seems to account partially for the poor trout fishinc last year, as the river is dotted here and there all up its 'course by dumps of shags. A fish trade is to be shortly opened up in Hokitika. Several local people have secured a yacht and intend trawling in the southern fishing grounds. If efforts are successful the fish will be sold on the wharf at a price within the reach of aIL Men's Box Suits, beautifully cut and well made, are now replacing the tailor-made article. We hold a splendid range, and the § rices are very moderate. Also Boys' uits and Overcoats. If you can't call and inspect lhem, write for one. —Cheyne and Co. Mosgiel Referring to the absence of a weather report from East Cape owing to a broken telegraph cable, Mr D. C. Bates (Dominion Meterologxst) said that the, cable had been useless sinoo September, ', The cable has proved an expensive item m the past, and it was possible that a wireless telephone might be employed in the ■ fnture. A fish about lift long was washed up on Caroline Bay sands on Sunday morning. It was alive when' washed up but died later., A discussion took place, apparently without a decision being arrived at, whether it was an unusually big porpoise or a small whale (reports the Timaru Herald). A big wound in rtsback may have been the canse of its stranding