NEWS IN BRIEF.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17712, 25 August 1919, Page 10

NEWS IN BRIEF.

At a meeting of individual n&ions at Mastcrton on laonday night a Trades and Labour Council was elected. A leading French actress has been legally ordered to pay damages of 22,000 franca for having called a rival actress a Boche. Ia« slandered lady was born in Alsace. On Wednesday Detective Eade arrested a young woman on a oharge of abandoning a. month-old baby boy in Sydenham. A Natural Cure for Indigestion—Or Crc<33land's Noxol—2s bottle !.. It is understood that Rewi Poto will bo shipped to Sjydney shortly, with a vi«w to ceiupoting in hurdle races at tho principal spring meetings in Australia (says the Lvttelton Time*). Arrangements have been made to send wireless messages to all incoming troopships advising the troops of tho reduced wulway services, which would, in a good many cases, prevent their relatives from meeting them at the port of arrival. The butter famine lias extended to Greyinouth. The commodity was very scarce rlisre on Saturday week. This state of affairs should, hov.-evor, soon disappear with the commencement of tho new season (says Iho Grey River Argus). Re. the Grand National, at Christchurch: von may be well posted at Wm. Orossan'a Waterloo, Caversham.... A short time ago a thms-yoar-old girl, Mabel Thornley, residing at Kilbirnie, was admitted to tho Wellington Hospital, having been badly scalded a.bout the body. The accident was caused through, a kettle of boiling water falling on tho child. Robert Harrison, a bricklayer, of Paknerston ( North, diod in the Publio Hospital from "lethargic encopjhalitis," or the disease more commonly known as sleeping sickness. Deceased was admitted to the hospital on June 3, and since admission he had slept, with the exception of short intervals, practically the whole time. A Real Corn Cure is Waters' Kornbane, Is (posted Is lid).—Waters' Pharmacy. 14 Prmops street... "When their disabilities warrant it, limbless men and other soldier patients travelling by rail or steamer, may be allowed first-class cocommodation at the discretion of the medical officer authorising the journey."—Extract from General Headquarters instructions. It was stated a short time ago in Wellington, in _ reply to inquiries, that the question of increasing remuneration of temporary Publio Service employees haa been under consideration, and the employees in some departments have already been advised of the increases to bo made. In the " Bourbon " brand of Coffee, Savour, body, and aroma all bespeak Quality. "Bourbon " makes an undeniable appeal to people who appreciate good coffee.... Aα interesting souvenir is in the possession of Mr Bates, Berha-irrtore. It is one of the last shoes of Carbine, the worldfamous racehorse. Mr Bates has had it mounted and framed with a letter from Mr Wallace Glasby, of Ilolbeck, Welbeck, in whose care Carbine spent his last days, vouching for the genuine character of the trophy. A Chinese fruiterer named Sing on Keo came before Mr W. G. Riddell, S.M., in the Magistrate's Court at Wellington on. Wednesday, on the unusual charge of having displayed vegetables on shelves of not suilicient height from the footpath. This was, said Mr W. J. M'Eldowney, who appeared for ■ the City Council authorities, the first prosecution under the by-laws. His Worship imposed a fine of £3, with 7a rests.

Waters' Chap Lotion—guaranteed to cure Rough or Chapped Hands. — Waters' Pharmacy; 15.... Warrants for the payment of financial assistance to men not yet demobilised are still being issued by the Financial Assistance Board (says tho Wellington Post). In all 2141 warrants -were issued during the month. Since it was ostablished the board had considered some 22.000 cases, 3600 of them being reconsidered cases. Of the total applications made only 253 have beeto declined, and" 69 withdrawn.

As showing the disparity in labour -values these days it is worthy of note that tenders for a fencing contract, which came before the Waipa County Council recently, ranged from 16s to 5s •6d per- chain. The man who got vhe job was a returned soldier. He was also the lowest tenderer.

Hundreds ot men will bear testimony to the excellent "value in our box suite. We now offer three special lines in ladies' silk blouses at 16s 6d, 18s 6d. 21s—worth 25 per cent, more money.—A. F. Cheyne and Co., Mosgiei....

It is :eported on good authority that a, well-known Christohurch business man haa bought {our aores of land at Marshland, and intends to present it to the district for a recreation ground. It ia probable that a monument to the memory of fallen soldiers will be erected there later on.

About jOO telegrams addressed to troops on the Somerset and Port Hacking were lying undelivered at the Lyttelton. telegraph office on Tuesday night (says the Lyttelton Times). As the vessels were lying in the stream arrangements -were made that all wires received before 7 a.m. on Tuesday should be laken by the tug which conveyed the pilot, and many were thus delivered. The 100 referred to were received too late, and subsequent delivery was found to be impossible. ' ' '

For Bronchial Coughs, take Woods' Great Peppermint Cure...

Constables Joyce and Hislop had a lively time recently in effecting the arrest of two intoxicated soldiers at Lyttelton. About a dozen " Diggers" and ships' firemen took a hand in attempting to release the arrested men, and it was with the utmost difficulty that the police were able to hold their men. Five of those who ha<J, it ia alleged, attempted tho rescue, on arriving near the Police Station, were placed under arrest by other constables who had arrived on the scene.

Thomas Overend, 84 years of age, a retired farmer, living in St. Alban's road, Christchurch, dropped, dead a few days ago. On Sunday week he developed pains which subsequently passed" of?, but recurred next morning. He >got up, bat collapsed suddenly. An inquest was held before Mr Bailey (Coroner), who returned a verdict of death from heart failure.