NEWS IN BRIEF.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17796, 1 December 1919, Page 10

NEWS IN BRIEF.

The acute crowding of schools at Tauranga is staled to be affecting the children's health.

Eucalyptus trees which wero planted in the AVairarapa a year or two ago aro showing considerable vitality. The eucalyptus thrives well in that part of the dominion. King 758 and get quotation for one page advertisement in Stone's Guiib.... Advieo lias been reoeived that a number of German aeroplanes, naval trophies, and sundries are being sent out to New Zealand ns war trophies. There is very littlo straw in the oat crops in the Wairarupa. this season owing to tho stunted growth brought about by tho dry weather.

100 doses of Marshall's Fospnerine can be mmlp from the ?..« 6H bottle!

Steam ploughing by -moonlight was done in September at Terling, Essex, on farma owned by liord Itayleigh, and harvest work was being done by moonlight in the Islo of Wight.

Carrying in a bag their life savings; of £500 in gold, an aged couple walked into a bank at Gillingham, Kent, last (September, to conduct the first banking transac- , tion of their lives. Just think by how many peoplo and How many times Stone's Guido will be handled during tho next two months. This period nlono is worth_ tl» pricc wo ask for ono year's advertising contract, which practically means ten months' free advertising.... One of the largest, da.irymen of the Matamata, district predicts that next season tho prices _for real good dairy cows will bo in the vicinity of £50 (says tho Matamaia Record).

Save the booking chrk's time by having tho right _ money for your destination Stone's Guide, price 2d, will give you tha fare....

Mumps continues to be very prevalent throughout tho city (says the Njjsv Zealand Herald). Tho bulk of those affected are ohildren, but there have boon a fair number of adult case?. Where care has been taken no serious consequences havo occurred.

Waters Chap Lotion—guaranteed to curn Rough or Chapped Hands. — Waters' Pharmacy; 15.... At Omoto ono night last week a. fisher for eels is said to have landed 82 eels of various bizes, making up a very substantial sack _of fish. Tho largest caught in tho vicinity tho same night turned tho ecala at 221b.

"Bourbon" Coffee for breakfast is the sound rule in many Dunedin households. If "Bourbon" be not obtainable from your grocer, fend direct to the manufacturers, "Duries." 32 'Octagon, Dunedin.... A rather exciting incident occurred in Oashel street, Christchnrch, the other day (says the Lyttelton Times). A man entered a fruit shop and_ became involved in a quarrel with a. Chinaman. According to an eye-witness's account, cabbages and other handy missiles were flying before a police constablo arrived on the scene and took the man to the polico station. Avoid missing your train or apnoying busy railway porters by asking what timo the next train leaves for Warrington. Stone's A.B.C. Guide has latest information....

The effects of the recent frost were extremely severe in parts of Havelock North, whore acres of potatoes, tomatoes and beana were cut to the ground. In some cases crops appear to have escaped, the frost not being general, it was severs in most parts. Where to #0 for Christmas holidays. Con« suit Stone's A.B.C. Guide. Holiday specialists' fee, 2d per c0py....An extraordinary fate befel the cutter Rama Rama, owned by Messrs Edwards anfl Hall, planters, of Bua, in Vanua Levu' (Fiji). The vessel was sailing along the coast when she was enveloped in' a whirlwind, forced under by tho forco of the wind, and sank in fathoms. Tho Rama Rama, which was valued at £700, was not insurfed. A Real Corn Dure is Waters' Kornbane, Is (posted Is lid). —Waters' Pharmacy, 14 Princes street....

A singular accident happened to Mr J. Crosley a couple of days ago, telegraphs the Tauranga correspondent of the New Zealand Herald. 110 was working in his tailoring establishment, and picked up a bottle of ammonia, when the cork blew out, and the liquid contents struck him in tho face, inflicting severe injuries to his left eye and cheek. A doctor was immediately summoifed. There is hop© that the sight of the injured cyo will not bo impaired. Stone's A.B.C. Guido for December will contain tho fullest information for the new railway time-table....

There 13 a probability of another olectrical scheme developing at what is known as tho Piopio Falls, neir Otorohanga. Last week a member of tho Government electrical engineering staff visited the falls and reported to tho local authorities interested in the schemo that in the flush of tho season tho falls would _ be capable of developing 2000h.p., and in summer IOOOh.p. Ho strongly advocated harnessing the falls. Picnic and week-end holidays are nothing if not convivial.—Apply to Wm. Crossan, "Waterloo," for tho requisites..., A Wakanui fanner, discussing tho proposal to close down tho schools on December 16 for the summer vacation, states that this early closing, on aocount of tho election, will not meet with the approval of many farmers in the district. He explained that at the very time the boyj would be useful to assist with the' harvest, and incidentally earn a little pocket money, thov will be required to go back to school '# again.

Tho unsettled climatic conditions will not prevent the busy housewife performing her usual Eprinj? cleaning;, Everything requisito for this important operation will ba found nt A. J?. Cheyne and Co.'s, Mosgiel. They have «'i well-assorted stock at most moder* ato priccs...

Keen rivalry exists in the shearing records m the different sheds around the Kast Coast (says an exchange), but a oneday tally put up by four "men in Messrs W. and F. Franklin's shod at Mnngatuna will take a lot of clipping to beat. Tho tally of the _ four men for tho day was 1212, and this is regarded as probably a world's record for nine hours' machine shearing. The individual tallies were: W. Vella 361, G. Stewart 335, S. Oope ,316, - Burkcnshaw 212._ Tho sheep, were mostly lambs, with a fair proportion of ewes. Your Butcher Meat.—Where to buy: Where only tho best quality is kept and tho prices are tho lowest in Now Zealand. Try Barton nnd Trengrovo, Manse street, Princes street, or Octagon, the leading cash butchers, nr.d judge for yourself.... A slight improvement in the mining injdustry has occurred at Tnirua (says a correspondent of tho Thames Star). Mr J. Collins, an old prospector, is now in charge of tho Gholmsford mine recently granted him, tho new reef being opened out on assays very -\Voll. A sample crushing is now being obtained, and if the returns from crashing come up to expectations moro will bo heard of this mine in tho near future. " Dear George,—Sinco writing you yesterday, 1 notica that Riach and M'Lcnnan, tlio pluco where wo bought our now furniture, havo got euch a nice stock of Christmas presents in their Stuart street show room. Thcro was a lovely suit caso I saw at 84s. I think you should get it, as it will always ba handy, and, at any rate, weMl roquiro it for tho honeymoon trip.—Yours, Gwon."... A cablo message to tho Australian papers, under date of the Bth inst., states:—Peggy Fisher, a land-girl, was married to-day to tho discharged soldier whom &&o rescued from a bull. Twelve land-girb drew her to tho church in a farm cart Peggy Fisher #011 a medal and a husband by tackling' a bull which was goring a discharged soldier who worked on tno same farm. Mies Fisher kicked the animal's snout with hor heavy hob-nailed boots until the animal ran away. For this she was awarded the Distinguished Service Bar. called the Victoria Cross of the Land Army. Another Local Success,—Messrs Stone, Soil, and Co. (Limited) have boon entrusted with tha responsible task of issuing for December in one volume tho new rail-

way time-table. ••• A letter, in which a threat of exposure was made* against tho petitioner in a divorqc caso, if she failed to pay the expenses connected with her confinement, was produced in the Divorce Court at Wellington last week. Tho evidence showed that tho petitioner hoji not been provided with maintenance by her husband, and thnfc after her discharge from a maternity hospital sho whs not in a position to pay for her treatment. "lie matron wrote hor a letter, threatening to expose her story to her parents in Englnnd if sho did not settlo her account. "Tho woman ought to bo iifihamod of herself for writing such' a letter," remarked tho judge.