NEWS IN BRIEF.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17871, 28 February 1920, Page 16

NEWS IN BRIEF.

Tho number of private motor cars on tho Masterton showgrounds at the recent show was 7W. This was 20 more than last year. There is bo little crop to be harvested ■this year (says tho Timaru Herald), and what there is, is ripening eo irregularly that liarvestera are finding it difficult to get work. Far more men are offering than can bo placed. H you wish to purchase a headstone. Thomson and Co., Moray place (opposite First Church), havo the best selection, and prof's to suit a 11.... The To Awamufeu Chamber of Cbramerco has resolved to moko representations to the Government to raise the basis of exemption from ordinary inooaje tax from £300 to £40( to meet the increased cost of living, and thV low value of the sovereign. During last year the gold output of th" Klondyko waa some £400,000. Since th] goldfield was first worked about £40,000,0(1 worth of the precious metal has beef secured, and it is believed that there % still an equal amount waiting to bo worked; out. Have you ever made a friend iit business? Riach, and M'Lennan are noted for tho ■number of friends they havo mad© in new customers. They safeguard all easterners' interests, and are only too pleased to havo the opportunity.... What is declared to be tho longest fence tho world is that which forms a portion of the boundary between New South Wales and Queensland. It is about 300 miles in length, and was erected' at a cost of several thousand pounds. It was not put up to keep out rabbits, but to prevent tick-in-fested cattle straying out of Queensland. According to Mr Charles J. King, t.f Napier, who was in Germany at th© outbreak of war, there was none in 1914 who was not overjoyed at the thought of the war. AH, even women and children, stated they had been waiting for it all their lives. There was no doubt of the result, the general opinion being that the end would come in two or three months. Just the drink lor the family table. Light, bright, clear. All hotels. M'Gavin Y " special" non-deposit ale. Sure to suif yo"r taste... For rescuing a girl from drowning in tht Manawatu River some weeks ago, Allan Kobbio, a sergeant-major of the No. 2 troop, Palmerston North Boy Scoute, haf been awarded the Silver Cross by the Dominion Headquarters. Mr Horace Hunt, formerly of Wellington, and well known in musical oircles through out New Zealand, writes from London that he will rotwrn to tho dominion shortly. Mi Hunt was in Germany at tho outbreak of the war, and was a prisoner there for * considerable period. At present there is a keen shortatre of furniture in Dimedin, and purchasers usually have to wait until it is made up. For the benefit of those who require immediate delivery it will be interesting to know that Riach. and M'Lennan can fulfil your order from stock.... Mr J. J. Dougall, at a recent meeting in Christohurch, described every member of the nursing profession as a victim of pnblio indifference and public apathy. "I agree with the Mayor," he said, "that the status of the nursing profession should be close to that of the medical profession, and I hope that something: will be done soon to improve its status." The Prime Minister gave a Wellington reporter information regarding' advances to local bodies under the Government's housing scheme. Ho said that aoplioations and inquiries received from local bodies had represented a total sum of £405,000. Applications that had been entertained by tho Government totalled £75,000 _ the maximum loan in any single case being £10,000. Taken promptly and plentifully, and then' to bed, influenza disappears. Crossan's famous "Waterloo" blends highly recommended.... , As showing the interest taken m the potentialities of the Orepuki district (says the Advocate) by those outside, it may re mentioned, that no fewer than three professors have been visiting tie district lately. Deposits of argil, marl, shale, and coal have been under quest. ■ , . Recently (a correspondent writes) quite ari aristocratic party, judged by the names, was conveyed by motor oar from Beaumont, for it was occupied by two Lords, an Earl, and a Duke. The incident was rather exceptional, for there were only four travel--1 lers by Earl's car on the occasion, and their respective surnames were those mentioned. Waters, Chemist, next Herbert, Haynes, sole agent for Nyal's Death to Flies.... A party comprising Dr J. R. Tillyard, of , Sydney University, Professor Eosterfield and Mr Bigg, of the Cawthron Institute, Dr ,T. Allan Thomson, Director of the Dominion Museum, Wellington, Messrs T. A. H. Field, and F. G. Gibbs, went up the Dun Mountain track last weak (states the Nelson Colonist), and inspected the mineral belt. The visitors were much impressed with what they saw. The exhilarating and refreshing effect ot good coffee is undeniable. "Bourbon" coffee gives this result; proved by the steady and increasing demand... During the war a considerable sum or money was raised by tho- Maoris for the benefit of roturned Maori soldiers. The funds in hand amount to between £35,000 and £40,000, practically all of whioh haa been invested m farming pursuits, including one farm of 6000 acres in the Bay of Plenty district, another at Hicks Bay of 8000 acres, and a third between Nahaka and Wairoa of 6900 acres. A lot of money will have to be sunk into working these farma before the returns provided will be sufficient to permit of disbursement among the Maori soldiers, who number approximately 1000. Bathing Caps just arrived from England. At Waters' Fharmacy (next Herbert, Havnesl... A visitor to London, recently returned 1 , states that London is still crazy on danoing, but describes the jazz, as .danced there, as quite a dignified movement She also spok« of a new dance from Paris under the old name of tango whioh has all the grace of the stately old minuet She says the danoing goes on all the afternoon and all night, and at the Portman rooms, a fashionable dancing academy in Portman square. 15 expert teachers are in constant attendance. Here, at the slightest suggestion of rough , dancing, tho offenders are asked to leave and are not permitted to return. Dusty Roads nnd Butcher Meat—Our dustproof motor delivers all meat from the City Abattoirs in perfect sanitary condition to our shops, which are the most up to date in Australasia. For quality we are unsurpcfrd.—Barton ind T^mrrnvp.... Stored away in a fireproof vault under the Paris Onera House are records of four songs sung by Adelina Patti in 1907. These were presented by Mr Alfred Clark, together with records executed by Tamagno, Caruso, Melba, and other famous ope™ .- singers. When making the rift Mr Clark stipulated that the records should be carefully secured, and should remain unused until the year 2007, in order that musio lovers of the 21st century may enjoy th* opportunity of hearing some of the best voices of bygone days and compare l them with those of thedr own time. Sale catalogues are a means of educating the publ'o as to prices ruling for certain articles. Alter studying them get quotations from us. You will be surprised at our moderation. But buy now; prices must r j S o —A. F. Ch:>vrie nnd Co.. Mosgiel.... The" Ashburton police (states the Guardian) recently raided a dwelling in the borough in quest of liquor, with the.result that 48 bottles of whisky were (seized. One of the raiding constables stated that the store was concealed by one of the cleveres* pieces of architecture ho had ever seen ?n his experience. On the removal of a tea caddy from the mantelpiece it was found that the polished wood behind had been worn by continual handling. This board was found to move, and subsequent experiments revealed a system of sliding or hinged doors behind which was a snug little apartment, accommodating four dozen bottles of whisky. Dr Crossland's Noxol is sold by all chemist' nnd stores—2s bottle 1... Tho increase of disease in Germany was specially marked in the case of tuberculosis and rickets. Tho former affected largely the adult population, and the latter the children. In Prussia tubercle of tho lunge increased two and a-half times, and is now equal to what it was 40 years ago, and in Kattowitor th© death rate from tubeiclo increa'eed six times. In children the death rate from two to six years increased from 1913 to 1917 49.3 per cent., and this was largely d<ue to tho almost complete withdrawal of milk. Before the war Berlin received 1,250.000,000 litres of millc per day, during it onlv 225,000 litres. As a resuJt of this and the small amount cf butter available, rickets became prevalent in practically all diseases,, resistance to infection was greatly diminished, and numerous cripples may bo expected as the .e----sult of bono doformities caused during the time of shortage