NEWS IN BRIEF.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17935, 14 May 1920, Page 10

NEWS IN BRIEF.

Large train loads of shelp, mostly fate, ~ have been leaving tho Obautau Railway Station lately (states tho Standard). Tho famous band of the H.M.S. Rβ- • nown (a full military combination) ,\ga.yo two recitals in Wellington. " ' Tho Telegraph Department advises thai the concession permitting the use of figures in " deferred" rate cable messages ia now withdrawn. Treat your visitors well. Water is not generous enough to drink Royal toaste; add something- stronger.—Wm. Cxossan, "Waterloo," Caversham.... It is tho intention of the GnmmieeGropers and Wild Bush Ploughing Match Associatio/i to hold a ploughing match this year (states tho Western Star). The total value of the butter and oheeee production of the Auckland district for the year ended Juno 30, 1919, was approximately £3,187,000. Tho Southland Electric Power Board is proving in ite preliminary work. It is the intention of the Power Board to have tho huts used by tho men constructed at Tuataper© and conveyed by road to Monowai. The solid demand for "Bourbon" coffee shows tho public's appreciation of a good article If unobtainable from your grocer, send direct to the manufacturers, •'Dune's, , ' Octagon, Dunedin.... The system of " jury-squaring" hae become so prevalent in Vioboria that an agitation is afoot in that State to abolish i3io jury system , of trying persons charged with crimes and establishing a method of trial by fchroo judges. To facilitate the speedy completion of the Ohai line and open up the coal mines along ita route (says the Otautau Stand-n-rd), arrangements have been completed between the Railway Department and tho Ohai Board to run three special trains daily to convey ballast from ißingway to the new line. Uee Waters' Chap-Lotion for those rough hands; Is 4id posted.—Waters' Pharmacy.... Owing to the heavy demand from the drought areas forage is scarce and prices.. .are exceptionally high in New South. Wales. Tho price of foodstuffs has led poultrykeepers to make a large reduction in their stocks, and oggs are consequently scarce. The supplies are" smaller and the prices are higner than has been the case for years. "Paints to-day are short-lived in usefulness and inadequate in regard to protection," said Mr L. P. Symee, in a lecture on fats to the Canterbury Philosophical Institute recently (says the Lyttelton ; . Times), "and we may see a development from plastic materials titat will be pleasing to the eye, bo more useful and givo infinitely more protection than the paints wo aaro now using." Hare you secured your winter stock of woollen, underwear? If not, don't delay. We have a full range, and prices are still moderate; but' they will be scarce and dearer later on.—A. F. Cheyne and Co., Wnsgiel. . In New York State alone during , last year, 1000 rural commnMiities had to close their schools. The number of teachers in tho States who abandoned their calling last year was 143,000. Of the teachens now working it is stated that 65,000 ore admittedly unfit for their posts. Poor pay is one explanation advanced. t Wonganui is the fifth in srce in New Zealand. The borough population is estimated at' 15,363 and tho suburban at 6515, making a total of 21,778. Invarcargili eomes noxt with 14-,867 in the borough and 3859 in tho suburbs, total 18,726. Napier figures are 13,785, 2588, 16,383; Palmerston North, 13,617, 1249, 14,866; TimiMU, 13,230, 1593, 14,828; Gisborne, 11,022, 3344, 14,366; New Plymouth, 9820, 1231, 11,051; and Nelson, 9107, 1233, 10,340.

100 doses oi Marshall's Fospnerine can w> marie from the 2s 6d oottlel.. A good haul of mice wae recently secured by a Wyndhara resident (says the Herald). The destructive little creatures had got in amongst his chaff and done a considerable amount of damage. . They had evidently made their home in a case. He carefully removed ail the contents excepting a sack, under which they sheltered. With prompt assistance a deluge of water was poured in, and no fewer than 45 mice were by that means destroyed. It was quite a clean sweep of the witole colony. Fit for tho Prince.—lß,ooolb emallgooda weekly speaks for itself. Country stores: We oan supply you with smallgoods of the highest,grade at reduced rates. —Barton and Trongrove, leading butchoxe.... A famous American preacher, himself a bachelor, thinks that the reason men are disinclined to marry in America is because they are afraid to. This is his wail:— "The women to-day havo gone socially and financially crazy. Homely interests do not appeal to them. Theatres, dog shows, horso shows, oat shows, any old kind of a show, aro the things that appeal to them. And as for money, it is the kernel of every woman's happiness to-day, or she thinks so until she finds oat too late that she is judging by wrong siandards altogether." l> your hair falling? Waters' Hair Restorer will, stop it. 2s 6d at Waters' Pharmacy.... School children of Conna, in. Glamorgan;, havo caught the spirit of indignation aroused in the village by the action of the country education authorities, who have appointed an outsider as head master of fehe local council school. The stranger has been chosen to succeed Mr Fi Lloyd, who has been in the village 14- years—an assistant master for 10 years, and temporary head master for four years. Hundreds of school children paraded the streets, carrying banners, one of which was inscribed: " We, , the children of Conna, demand justice for our old head master." At a publio meeting of protest which followed it was stated that Uri children had all declared their intention of refraining from attending school unless Mr Lloyd's services were retained. Mr John, the ohairman, said the parents admired the children for their loyalty to their old friend, Mr Lloyd. Sugar-cane Bacon. —We have secured the services ot o specialist in bacon curing. Wβ cow claim to have the very best bacon procurable in the dominion. Prices, as usual, the lowest.—Barton and Tremjrove.... A Masterton settler had a unique experience in a northern • township recently. Ho was driving through in an up-to-dato motor oar with a young man, who resembled tho Prince of Wales in appearance, and was about to leave for a trip to the Old Country. He pulled up in front of a _ hotel, and behind him was a car containing a large quantity of huggage. People began to flock out of the hotel and to grasp' the hand of the young man, and soon there was an excited crowd of several hundred people in the locality. The young man who was the centre of so much attention Iblnslvcd profusely, and explained that it was a case of mistaken identity. Ho was merely a tounet on mute for America. The crowd enjoyed the joko almost as much as the stranger, and tho barmaid who had given tho rumour a start collected many sixpences. RAPID FIRST AID. By promptly rubbing Q-TOL into a cut, burn, or bruise, all dangers of inflammation or fostering woUDds are avoided.