NEWS IN BRIEF.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17713, 26 August 1919, Page 10

NEWS IN BRIEF.

A milk vendor of Whakatan© waa recently fined £10 and oosts for selling adulterated milk. The Stratford County Council decided a few days ago that the necessary steps be taken to rake a loan of £90,000. Assorted cases of wines, spirits, ales, stouts dispatched promptly to legal orderCrossan, "Waterloo," Oaversham Fifty-three applications have been received by the Ghristchurch City Council for the position of assistant traffio inspector. Pian3 have'-- been prepared for an up-to-date ferro-concrete hotel of 60 rooms at Raetihi. It is stated that the hotel will be one of the best equipped in the dominion. if you wisn to purchase a neatlscone, Thomson and Co., Moray place (opposite Jiirst Church), have the best selection, and prices to suit aIL... A pnblio demonstration m connection with tho housing difficulty in Wellington is being arranged by the Labour Representation Committee. It will take place in the Town Hall during the first week of the session. A little boy named John Duffy, about three and a-half years of age, a son of Mr E. Duffy, died in the Waihi Hospital a few days ago from a fractured skull caused by " a kick from a horse. Sure to suit your tasto!—'i"ry M'Gavin's Special" non-deposit ale. Just the drink for tho family table. Light, bright, clear. All hotels.... A short time ago a yonng man who was riding along Cuba street, Palmerston North, was by three dogs, which pulled him off his bicycle and Worried him. Before he was rescued he was badly bitten on the legs. For Bronchial Coughs, take Woods' Great Peppermint Cure.... The first dominion conference of School Committees' Associations will be held in Wellington on September 1. Replies have been received from all districts signifying their intention of sending delegates. What the auctioneer described as record prices were realised at a clearing sale at Otangihaki recently. Dairy cows ranged from £12 to the extraordinary prioe of £38 for high-grade milkers. All the cows were in splendid condition. Hundreds ot mea will bear testimony to the excellent value in our box suite. Wβ 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.... A rabbiter operating in the district beyond Lumsdcn states that an unfortunate result of the limitation of the open season for paradise duck is that hundreds of these birds are now dying from poison which has been laid for rabbite. Why go on suffering from #"Nerves?" Get Marshall's fospherine to-day I--. The Rev. A. T. Thompson, agent of the British and Foreign Bible Society, who has been collecting funds for the establishment of a Bible House in Wellington, has nearly completed his mission of collecting £1000 in Canterbury. Waters Chap Lotion—guaranteed to euro Rough or Cnapped Hands. — Waters' Pharmacy; 15.... A sample of sand which is claimed to con- • tain iron, taken from the beach at Lyall Bay, was exhibited at a meeting of the geological section of the Wellington Philosophical Society. A magnet attractod minute iron particles, and it was decided that further tests be made to ascertain whether or not the sample is pure ironsand. In the " Bourbon" brand of Ooiiee, flavour, body, and aroma all bespeak quality. " Bourbon " makes an undeniable appeal to people who appreciate good coffee.... An accident happened to Mr Ben Beardsmore, proprietor of the British Hotel, Kaitangata, recently. While he was busy fixing a lamp it exploded, severelv burning him about the face and hands. He is now under the care of the doctor, and progressing eatisfactorily. A Keal Corn Cure is Waters' Kornbane, Is (posted Is lid). —Waters' Pharmacy, H Princes street... In London Sporting Life on May 23 it was announced that George Gray, the wellknown billiard player, had died in Melbourne on the previous day. Oc jsumpfcion was mentioned as the cause of death, and some particulars of his career were given. Mr Gray, who was in excellent health, was somewhat surprised when he read the report of his death.