NEWS IN BRIEF.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17936, 15 May 1920, Page 16

NEWS IN BRIEF.

Auckland P. and T. officers want tlia counter delivery of lcttere abolished. A large-sized dairy herd was sold in Taranaki the other day at an average price of £38 sa. Country dances, socials, etc., are catered for by Frew Bros., Mosgiel. All orders receive prompt personal attention. Satisfaction guarantee*.!.... The street collection recently tal«n up in Sydney on behalf of the hospital totalled £14,500. A total of 18,312 acres in. tlio Auckland province will bo opened this month for soldier Bottlers. M'Gavin's Oat Malt Stout specially recommended for invalids. Nothing to o<jual it for strength-producing. Quarts, pints, nips.... The Auckland Star says that there will bo no current there for electrio radiators this winter. ' The arrival in Wanganui of 60 tons of cement last Saturday (says the Herald) has temporarily relived the building situation in so far as pressing joba are concerned. If you wjsh to purchase a headstone. Thomson and Co., Moray place (opposite First Church), havo the best selection, and prre> to suit nil . In view of the prevalence of influenza in Wanganui (states the Herald) the Schools' Committeo recently recommended that all the schools bo disinfected. The Mataura. Borough Council has decided to ask the Railway Department to build the now railway station in concrete, to replivos tho one recently destroyed by fire. For children's hacking cough, Woods' Great Peppermint Cure. Is 9d, 2s 9d.... A Sydney lady (Mrs E. ICrieger) recovered £20 damages from a hair specialist (Misa von Brakkal) for turn in# her goJden hair green instead of red with a special dye. Tho time may oomo when wo shall ask not how many pounds a man has, but howhe got them," and what he is doing with them? said Profeasor Chilton at Canterbury College recently. Good blankets, grey or white, are now very scarce, but Riach and M'Lennan, of Anzac square, have still a few pairs of fullsize grey ones left of a quality unobtainable elsewhere to-day. Send yo-ur order immediately if you wish to obtain a pair. Price 50s. Also kapok quilts, any pattern, atl 47s 6d. Country purchasers supplied on approval.—Riach and M'Lennan, Anzao square and Stuart street.... _ . The Hawkc'a Bay County Council has decided to take legal action against tho owners of all motor lorries which are not fitted with reflectors, as stipulated by tho County Council's by-laws. So great was the pressure of people on the Petone foreshore during the visit of the Prince of Wales t that a Maori canoe, which was lying on the beach, was trampled to matchwood. Sugar-cane Bacon.—We have secured the services of o specialist in bacon curing. We cow claim to have tho very best bacon procurable in the dominion. Prices, as usual, the lowest.—Barton and Trcngrove.... Farmers, we can supply you with a rainproof riding coat that will keep you dry for three or four winters. We guarantee it to be worth the money, and the prioo the lowest you can procure it for anywhere. —Riach and M'Lennan. Anzao square and Stuart street.... "You've got a lot of chance of keeping anything in a boardinghouse," replied a witness at the Napier Magistrate's Court recently, when asked why he did not retain certain receipts. At the Manawatu Patriotic Society's meeting recently some hilarity was caused by an applioant for relief, stating in liia letter that he had won £125 at 'two-up" and had used it to reduce his overdraft. An important discovery of a new dye, which is believed will supersede all aniline dyes, and establish a great new industry in Britain (says the Daily Chronicle) has been made by a Harley stTeet physician. A serious ai'op in wool affects us all, but how does this affect you? For a limited time we undertate to supply you with a pair of all-wool oolonial knitted stockings in shades of grey, heather, and black at the extremely low price of' 3s lid; These are warm, good dyes, and just what you need for winter. Just try one pair, and if you Gnd that we have exaggerated their worth bond them back, and we will gladly refund you all expenses.—Address: The Liberty, Prinoes street South.... The continued shortage of coal in Hawko 3 Bay (says the Herald) is causing a great inconvteniece to all sections of Harbour Board work. Firewood' is being used where practicable. . Is your hair falling f Waters' Han: Restorer will stop it. 2s 6d at Waters' Pharmacy.... Speaking at the Masterton Progressive League luncheon recently, Colonel Mitchell, M.P., said that the Wellington people were determined to join forces with the people of Wairarapa in an oarnest endeavour to bring about a deviation of the railway over the Rimutakas. Fit for the Prince.—lß,ooolb emallgooda weekly speaks for itself. Country stores: We can' supply you with smallgooas of the highest grade at reduced rates. —Barton and Trengrove, leading butchers.... In oonneetion with the arrest of Jamefl George Tracey, a Customs official at Napier, charged with stealing £148 18s 6d, the. property of the New Zealand Government, it is stated that the charge will be amended to read that he, "at various dates, did steal sums of money aggregating £4600." , Why go oife sutt'ering from " Nerves?" Get Marshall's Fospherine to-day 1... The Otautau Standard states that James Joseph M'Swiggan, who, up till recently, was licensee of die Fairfax Hotel, dropped dead at his work on Friday afternoon of last week. Deceased was known to hava been troubled with his heart, bat outwardly ho had appearedi to be in good health. _ Ha was 57 years of age, and leaves a widow and a large family uf young children. Have you secured your winter 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., Mosgiel. . Considerable inconvenience is being experienced by builders states tho Wellington Post) owing to the fact that orders for Australian steel cannot be fulfilled. Ordera that were being heavily placed during November and December for delivary in New Zealand havo bee!n discontinued, under instructions from Australian steel men, who cannot guarantee delivery upder eight months. , , Lbe Waters' Chap-Lotion for those rough hands; Is 4id posted.—Waters* Pharmacy.... The great conservatory at Chatswarth House, the beautiful Derbyshire Boat of tho Duke of Devonshire, is being ■ demolished. It was perhaps the most fojnous "glass house" in England. It was designed and built in 1850 by Sir Joseph Paxton, and tho Crystal' Pake© is in some respects a copy of it Tho difficulty of getting enough coal to keep the place warm chiefly led to the decision to break it up. The solid demand lor "Bourbon coffee shows the public's appreciation of a good article If unobtainable from your grocer, send direct to the manufacturers, "Durie's, Octagon, Dunedin.... In tho pageant at Petone depicting tlia landing of Captain Cook and the eaxly settlers, which was held l in honour of the Prince's visit, tho gift pig was carried ashore in a conspicuously labelled .benzine case. Incidentally (according to tho Dominion) I tho little porker created a diversion by making a dash for freedom through the forest of legs supporting the spectators on the beach. True loyalty is not stingy. Let your toasts bo in tho beat procurable.—Wm. Crossan, "Waterloo," CaYersham.... The following clause appeared in the annual report of tho New . Zealand Returned Soldiers' Association,' (which was recently adopted by tho Dominion Executive: On Maroh 31 all patients in hospital were demobilised, consequently tfaesir military pay stopped, and _ they received a pension in lieu. By this an injustice was done, its totally incapacitated patients received £2 instead of £3 3s per week The following resolution was sent to tho Primo Minister, tho chairman of tho Repatriation Board, and the Commissioner of Pensions: ' That the executive sub-oommittoo is of the opinion that tho War Pensions Department should grant a full pension and a supplementary pension to all ex-soldier- out; patients, except those for whom t!w Repatriation Department ia prepared to acoept responsibility.' As tho result of this resolution ail totally incapacitated men will receT'o their pension, plua the supplementary pension, and their casos will be examined uqarteriy. In the City of New York there haa been a reduction of 25 per cant, in the number of horses in the last two years. Dunne tho preceding seven years the number declined 16 per cent A sure and pleasant specihc for removing. worms is WADE'S WORM FIQ-S.