NEWS IN BRIEF.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17729, 13 September 1919, Page 16

NEWS IN BRIEF.

There is reported to be a good deal of siokness at present 111 Westland, especially among the young folk. At mooting of tho Waikaka brazich of tho New Zealand Farmers' Union it was deeded to hold sheep shearing classes in tho' district. Saturday, morning is drapery bargain at J. G. Stevens-'". 51 Georgr Native Pifjeons aro reported to«tx» plentiful on the lowor slopes of the Longwood ranges (says tho Western. Star). Iho heavy fall of Enow has apparently driven the birds from tno high country. The saving to the Auckland Citv Council through tho recently-adopted practice of ratingiusjjrig street lamps at midnight, inBtead of 2 a.m., will amount to lis 6d per himp per annum. „ Fo f Bronchial Coughs, take Woods' Great Peppermint Cure... j M<Ka y. of Ellengrove, Richmond (Nelson), who/readied his 85th birthday a few cays ago, has completed hii war diary, and intends preserving it for future generations. .Tho coal shortage has created a revival of the firewood business in the King Country, and farmers are making money in clearing sections and selling tha timber. * ure «> suit your taste!— Try M'Gavin's special non-deposit ale. Just the "drink ° l i «« family table. Light, bright, clear. All hotels.... ■L-iis highest pay-out amongst dairy companies this soasor. must be credited, to tho N Basra Co-operative Dairy Factory, which snows the handsome return of 2s 2d per lb butter fat (reports the Stratford Post). Normanby cotr.es next -with 2s l|d. The property of Messrs Ogilvy and Sons, vr ,' r "° To Whiti, a few miles from Mastcr.cn, has been acquired by the Government for the purpose of eoldier settlement. The property contains over 300 acres, and should cut up into six dairy farms. If you wish to purchase a . headstone, i; P°- Moray place (opposite First Church), have the best selection, and prices to suit a 11..., The balance sheet of the Australian Fund for Distressed Girls shows that tho donations exceed £3000. ■ General C. H. Foott formed the nucleus of the fund by picking up 14s 7d left by a "two-up school" in Franco after tho players had scattered. V Tho values* obtained for sheep at the •Wostfield fat stock sales'a few days ago rv' r °Jl^ e highest experienced this season. Diseasing the position, a repesentativ© of one of tho leading Auckland butchery estai> ? said that* butchers were losing heavily on sheep, particularly wethers. Your Butcher Meat.—Where to buy: Where only the best quality is kept and the prices are tho lowest in Nsw Zealand, •fry Barton and Trengrove, Masse street, tha leading cash butchers, and judge for yor.r.-01f.... Dairy farmers who have been debarred from using the railway to carry stock will be interested to know (says the Levin Chronicle) that at W.aikanao tho other morning the train to Wellington was occupied a considerable time in lifting some racehorses whioh had to be sent away." Avoid substitutes. You can rely upon getting the genuine article from Wm. Orossan, "Waterloo," Cavershiain.... _ Tho Wanganui Herald say 3 that the municipal authorities have resumed spraying of streets with a liberal supply of disinfectant! as a precautionary measure against influenza. •Many citizens have taken precautions, and it is reported that there is an increased demand for medicines used in tho treatment of influenza. Hundreds ol men _ will bear testimony to the excellent value in our box suits.- Wa now offer three special lines in ladies* silk blouses at 16s fid, 18s 6d, 21s —worth 25 psr .cent, more money.—A. F. Cheyne and Co., Mosgiei.... j A report from Vavau, dated August 14, states that the Sydney strike was . having a disastrous effect in tho Tongan group, where the food supplies are not plentiful. The arrival of the Talune was anxiously awaited, as it was expected that the consignments tha vessel was carrying would save the situation. A record for-local- egg-laying competitions has been put up by an Indian Runner ducle in tho competition now proceeding at Mount Albert. This-bird, which is owned by Mr E. W. Daniel, has laid 100 eggs in 100 days, and is maintaining -the same, regularity, on the road to the-second century. A 'Real Corn Cure is Waters' Kornbane, is (posted Is lid). —Waters' Pharmacy, 14 Prinrps street ... Officers of tho Australian Telephone Association claim that the position at, tho exchanges is growing serious. This is partly due, they admit, to the fact £hat many telephone attendants are suffering frqjn -Influenza,; but it is also- said that experienced girls are leaving the service because they cannot* enduro tho conditions any longer. Ihe employment of eo many " flappers" and boys is said to be impairing the efficiency of the telephone scrvice. Waters' Chap Lotion—guaranteed to euro Rough or Chapped Rands. — Waters* Pharmacy; 15.... Approximately 40 car-owners have been summoned to appear before tho Wellington Court in tho near future to answer charges of exceeding the epeed limit on the Hurt road. The pro3ecutmg authorities allege that the by-laws relating to speed on this highway wero broken during the last meetinn of the Wellington Racing Club. The offenders, it is .stated, come from all parts of New Zealand. In the "Bourbon" brand of Coffee, flavour, body, and aroma all bespeak quality. " Bourbon " makes an undeniable appeal to people who appreciate good t coffee.... The heavv rainfall and recent weather tafs had its effect on the stock in the district surrounding Hastings (says the Napier Daily Telegraph). From all quarters losses aro reported, and cno well-known Hastings resident is said to have "lost a,i least 150 laiabs. The losses have practically all occurrnl amongst the young stock, tho older animala having withstood the elements exceptionally well. The Wellington Commercial Travellers and Warehousemen's Association has forwarded to Admiral Jellieoo a flag made out /f New Zealand flax <says the Post). It was given to tho association by Mrs Paxata, of Waikanae, who made it, and this flag has been instm menial in raising large sums of money for patrotio objects. Pigs! tigs! Pigs! Wo are cash buyers of porkers and bacon pigs. Highest prices given.—Barton and Trengrove, leading cash butchers, Dunedin.... An idea as to tho extent to which building operations were restricted by war conditions was given io the Dovonport Borough Council a short time igo. It was stated ' that during tho five years immediately bofore the outbreak of war 322 dwellings were erected in the borough- Dilring tho five years end 2d 'August 4, 1919, the number was 56. • Why go on suffering from "Nerves 7" Get Marshall's FofDhprinp to-davt . Among the most brilliant returned soldier students who are taking tho Repatriation Department's commercial ooursa in Auckland aro two men who were formerly labourers, but who are now unable to follow their old occupations. The progress these men' have made is reported to bq remarkable. Thev wero described as "boin , book-keepers." Unfortunately tho health of both broke down and they have been "compelled to go into hospital for treatment.