NEWS IN BRIEF.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17726, 10 September 1919, Page 10

NEWS IN BRIEF.

Tim membership of the Wangamri Cnainbcr of Commerce has reached the 200 mark. So far 219 persons have signified their wiungncss to become members of the*proposed trotting club in Masterton. lnc Anglican diocese of Wellington has a movement on foot to bring the stipends of its vicars uo to £SOO a year. Pigs! rigs! figs! Wo are cash buyers of porkers , an<l bacon pigs. Highest prices Riven.—Bnrton and Trengrove, leading cash butchers, Dunedin.... it v' s *" as :een rccc i ye d in Napier that ix.Al.b. New Zealand will visit that port j a o bripf stay of two hours on Thursday September 18. 0 A ;'ui ,n lont'Jy1 ont 'Jy consumption of butter in .-/outhland reaches a tctol of approximately ou tons. During the past winter the output of the local butter factories amounted to only a small fraction of this. In the " Bourbon" brand of Coffee, flavour body, and aroma all bespeak quality. liourbon makes an undeniable appeal to people who appreciate cood coffee.... NT 2 V , lf f' for last month (says the- Auckland Star) Ehow a substantial increase m marriages over .the number -for the corresponding period of last year, tho difference being 163. The record price for New Zealand of £2 per cwt was realised for pumpkins sold at auction by the Auckland Provincial fruitgrowers' Association last week. Waters' Chop Lotion- cuarsnteed to euro Rough or Chapped Esads. - Waters' 1 lisrmnpy: 1β.... The last 16 adults who have died in Waimato have averaged 75 years of age, ilve r S). beang fr ° m »to 89 the ~; JfV ,^ Van & an . ui Borough Council has deW re life interest in *• rKI,? 5 ate ' II th the «ception of the ?1000 £f P re Per«y. Paying the beneficiary iIOOO per annum during lifetime. i/h,^^!?"™ 5 Waters' Rornban". Pr.r?o°fftr Pe 't . id> -~ WaterS ' U hS^hJ° nt^kß t ° te 3> le <h*s* at AdeerVh^e^ W a,ftle br l snoulder. At his best New York wL a smart jumper, who had some useful nerhis. ctedit in k -* *&* Some little time ago a fine seam o f lignite was. discovered at Sanson, close to i< ending and arrangements were made for ~A t the ""» g P°t » good Urn of fireclay has now been located, which it is hoped mil add to Folding's industi^sfjS^r**to be tbo ** » mO fii S l p^I ? ltors ~ This w °nderful machine still holds pride of place, and aTa com skimmer, easily worked, and easily cleaned m.ichino. it seems a. marvel to us vrhy people should go past rator; but people are not going past it orders are coming to hand daily The 12* gallon machine for the small fannsr, at £6 A *t not , hm S. short of wonderful value, ana the other sizes aro equally cheap You can get prices and particulars from the proud Otago agents, Riach and M'Lennan or Anzac square.... Speaking at a reosption to the Hon. Huia Onslow at Otaki in December, 1904. ft J t?u *P S t dd « l < then P«me Minister stated that in the forties the Ngatiraukawaa in the district numbered 3000 strong <U the present time (says the Otaid Mail) they number somewhere in the vicinity of three or four hundred. There is at the present time nearly a million and a-quarter feet of white pine tor butter boxes and cheese crates in the OW °rrt h h e E S? m °nt Box Company at Uhutu This company is Taranaki-owned. and the timber will be exclusively utilised tor meeting tho requirements of the dairying industry. J . , Dr Crossland's Noxol is sold by all chemists, and stores—2s bottle!... A few nights ago two Maori girls—one "rfWuP* 1 "-two. , yean of age—were put to bed in a relative's house at Paeroa. Tho elder child fell asleep while reading a school book by candle light. Shortly aiierwards the bedclothes were found to be on fire and the youn?er girl was so badly burned that she died. At the To Awamutu Magistrate's Court recently, before Mr E. W. Burton, SM a man named -Collins, 23 Tears of age with several, aliases, was fined £150 on three charges of supplying liquor to Natives tor consumption off licensed premises—the maximum. The alternative was fixed at three months hard labour on each charge. Hundreds of men will bear testimony to tho excellent valuo in our bos suits Wβ now offer three special lines in ladies' silk blouses at 16s cd, 18s 6d. 21s-worth 25 per cent, more money.—A. F. Cheyne and Co., The body of Mr J. K. Law, head master of the Aramoho School, was found on tho road near Opunake a few days ago. Mr Law had a farm at Opunake. "and, as waa his custom, was spending the school holidays there. Recently he had bsen in indifferent health, and had been attended by Dr Reid for heart trouble. For Bronchial Coughs. take Woods' Urpat Peppermint Cure. The Dominion Executive of the Protestant Political Association is meeting in Wellington (says the New Zealand Times) Among other matters under discussion is Jie programme to he adopted at the forthcoming general election. The district commi..iees are to meet later, when candidates for the various electorates will be chosen At tns Rotcrua Police Court last we»k before Mr Kenrick, S.M., 13 men were enarged with playing "two-up" at Ohinematu. Eleven pleaded guilty, and were each, fined £3 and 7s costs. The other two pleaded not guilty. They wero each fined £3 end costs (£2 3s). Assorted cases of wines, spirits, ale, stout etc., .pacued and despatched promptlv to legal order.—Crossan, Waterloo, Caversham.... . Speaking at Napier recently, Sir Robert Stout said that the 15 million surplus shown l n _rll w Zealand was accounted for by the lant that loans were included in the revenue side or the account. If this was not so a deficit would be shown. If we did not -et rid of the present extravagance we had many lead years to look forward to No provasicn was bein- made for probable drops in the very high prices at present ruling. The outlook in New Zealand was very serious. In is a rncrter of profound regret that Aarmral Jelheoe s visit to this part of the dominion is of such brief duration, as it hardly gives our citizens time to demonstrate their patriotism or to show their appreciation of all that wo owe to our wonderful navy. Our distinguished visitor in speaking at a northern town, mentioned hew charmed he was with the beauties of W9\v Zealand, and should he ever retiro from ha present high calling ho would seriously thmk of settling in our favoured isle It •«ras also quite- on the cards that u no took* u:> residence in Dunedin the Uovpmment. ot tne day ware to be asl-ed to consult Riach end M'Lennan, of square, u-'tn reference to'the furnishing of his new home.... On owning an unlabelled tin found in his outhoi7.se the other day, a resident of iJlufi c.ianeed to come upon oysters preserved nine years ago by Mr T. Crocket I (reports tho Bluff Press). Notwithstanding j their period of confinement,. the preserved I fcivalves smelt fresh and looked »healthv j A sample taste was made by the discoverer" i aiKl he found them so appetising that he I palled for bread and butter, and disregard- ] jnir his wife's expostulations he ate the lot. and no-.v avers that tho flavour of the preserved oyster is superior to the fresh product. ,