NEWS IN BRIEF.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17826, 7 January 1920, Page 8

NEWS IN BRIEF.

For a shorthorn bull a South American buyer at Birmingham paid; £2100. The Germoji Imperial Standard captured at Joruisale-m has been presented to tho sth Welsh Regiment for special servioea. A cheque for £103 was discarded bv a burglar who stolo the wallet oontaining it from the United Freo Church manse, Bomnybridige, Falkirk. Bathing caps just arrived from England at Waters' Pharmacy (next Herbert, Haynes).... For giving short weight in bread, Egbert Henry Evans, a Southampton baker, was fined £50. Tho deficiency on 12 loaves was nearly lib 14oz. Of all the animals tho tiger is tho worst sea traveller and tho most susceptible to seasickness.

"Some of the darkest pictures in society to-day are duo to marriages contracted after tho proper mating- period has passed." says Dr Honson, Bishop of Hereford, is support of early marriages. Tho Rose, Thistle, and Sharnrook will doss together at tho old of Waterloo, will send usual supplies.... Commenting on tho shortage of catskins, Bold as such in. Paris, the Continental Daily Mail refers to tho "extraordinary quantities of oheap furs now offered for sale at innumerable open bootlis which have been set up in every quarter." There will be no new bananas for three weeks (says the New Zealand Herald), but a shipment of about 1000 cases of Oalifornian oranges was due to reach Auckland on Thursday. Honey exports from New Zealand for the past five years, in cwts, were: 1915, 2456. value £5763; 1916. 2396, value £6067; 1917, ,15X2, value £3552: 1918, 2819. value £7992 ; 1919, 6619, value £32,018. Your boy will want a suit shortly. Secure one while you can get it in all-wool tweed. It will not bo long until they are unprocurable. All sizes now in stock, and a good range of patterns.—Cheynp ana Co., Mosgiei.... It seems somewhat odd to find that in a land noted for its dairying New Zealand's imports of milk and cream (preserved) for nine months of last 'year came to a total value of £19,320. "All they do ia to take tho microbes off the floor and put them on the wall, where they have a better jumping-off place," said: a delegate to the Teachers' Institute when describing tho rather caitual methods employed' in tho cleaning of schools.

James Moss, 42, a docker, wearing 11 pairs of corsets, was chased and caught oy a policeman in Bristol, who thought ho looked too bulky. Moss wag sent to prison for a month with hard labour for stealing the corsets from a ship at tho docks. Your Butcher Meat.—Where to buy: Where only tho best quality is kept and the prices are the lowest in New Zealand. I'rv Barton and Trengrove. Manse - street, Prinws street, or Octagon, the leading cash butchers, m.d judge for_ yourself.... Tho go-slow policy in tho coal mines (says the Eltham Argus) is strangling the cement industry; checking- tho cement industry is stopping building; stopping building is creating a shortage of dwelling houses, which) 'will hit tho workotß very hard before long. "Waiting at the Church"—the worde of the old comic song must have come back to a wedding party at MaMerton on Wednesday. The wedding was delayed for some time owing to the inability of the party to gain access to tho>church. A messenger went in search of, and eventually found tho custodian, and tho key was produced and the ceremony was then proceeded with. ... <T , Start tho year well by insisting on ' Bourbon" coffee for breakfast. If not stocked by your grocer, send direct to the rnanufacturers, "Dnrics," Octagon, Dunedin.... Two motor cars wore rather badly damaged a$ Renwicktown on Thursday as tho result of a collision. Tliev had been proceeding in the same direction, one close behind the other ,and tho mishap occurred as the car in front was swung round to turn a corner. Tho driver in the second car was not expecting the other driver to turn, and he was unable to check his speed in time to avoid a collision. A now world's record prioo for a Lincoln sheep was established at tho annual show and sales at Lincohi, England, in August. Tho reserve champion ram, bred by Mr J. Brocklebank, was bought for the Argentine at 1600 guineas. Tho next highest price was 340 guineas, which was paid for tho champion ram bred .by Mr A. B. Holt. Theso two prices indicate in. a striking manner how buyers' and the judges' appraisements of quality and voluo may differ. Tho former, of oourse, cannot take pedigree in consideration. Waters' Vi-Oatta tereaseless), unequalled for sunburn, Is 9d—Waters' Pharmacy on Hindu bottlo gatherers aro unlicensed, and yet they'givo themselves a license to enter tho privacy of anyone's back-yard at any timo of tho day, much to tho annoyance, and at times, embarrassment of tho housewife (says tho Dominion). Tho iirapcctorial authorities at the Town Hall at present lican.% fruit hawkers and sell street stands, but do not have any control whatever over a body of men who are said to earn any tiling between £3 and £&■ a week gathering bottles from people s backyards. . — 0 A Natural Cure for Indigestion—Dr Crossland's Noxol—2s bottle 1... Tho lino of low sandstone hills which, extend from Awahuri, past Feilding, to Halcombe, apparently is a huge bed of brown coal, of quite uaeful quality. Several Palmorston North pooplo recently visited a. newly-opened sonm on Loo's Lino, two milog from Feilding. A heavy 4ft seam, only 10ft from the surface, was opened up. A load of this was used at tho Awahuri Dairy Factory, ami in a. traction, engine, and gave # excellent results.