NEWS IN BRIEF.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17942, 22 May 1920, Page 16

NEWS IN BRIEF.

Steps to prevent the leakage through non-colloction of tram fares are to bo taken y tho Auckland City Council. A Wangajriii County councillor at - tho rneetißg- recently slated that a few days ago he had been obliged to pay 2a 6d each for grass seed sacks. sou wish to purchase a headstone. °? 1 ?S n a , nd Moray place (opposite J5 irst Church), hnvo tho beet selection, and pr>rp» to suit a 11...

. i? ostnnated that lie expense of sendWanganui Garrison Band to the JMaiat contest in October. 1921, wiU aggregate about £1000.

T'o roost peoplo tie idea of selling butter by tho yard is, to say the least, unusual, but this is tho custom in Cambridge, England.

Wo all hare in our minds otir ideal homo, but how often do we find something near ii in tho_ market. _ See Riach and: M'Lonnan'a advertisement in _ "House Sales" column. They have something nice.... Two young seamen agod 16 and 18 years deserted' from the sailing ship Huia rooently (states tho Greymouth, Star), and so far havo not been arrested. An elderly sailor charged with drunkenness at the Thames Police, Court recently said, "I had a couple of pick-me-ups, and they knocked mo down." For children's hacking cough, Woods' Great Peppermint Cure, Is 9rl. Sis 9d....

Two eggs of tho New Zealand qua.il, which is believed to have become extinct many years ago (says the Christcfouroh Press) havo been presented to tho Canterbury Museum. "It is 20 years dnco tho railway tariff was reviewed. It is quite obsolete, and one mass of anomalies," said Mr A. t/oigh Hunt, at tho meeting of the Central Chamber of Commerce at Wellington recently. M'Gavin's Oat Malt Stout specially recommended for invalids. .Nothing to egual it for strength-producing. Quarts, pints, nips.... The students' doings on Commemoration Day in Sydney have brought about their ears a great public outcry in, the press. The opinion is very generally expressed that eomo of the displaya far exceeded the bounds of propriety. _ • Cotton is largely used nowadays in tho making of artificial silk, which is produoed by dissolving the fibres and 1 reducing tho resulting thick solution to -fino threads, in which there is no trace of tho original cellular construction of the cotton. Country dances, social 8 ; etc., are catered for by Frew Bros., Mosgiel. All orders receive prompt personal attention. Satisfaction guaranteed.... An Irishman who was _ fined at tho Thames Polioe Court for being drunk waa stated to have pulled a bush out of a front garden and tried to put it in_ his buttonhole. When spoken to ho said ho was a< Sinn Feiner, and could do what he liked. It is no more an indication of astuteness to take an undue profit from a confiding purchaser than it is a sign of financial genius to give a blind man short change. Have you seen our wonderful 216-page catalogue; it's a wonderful book. Send us Js in stamps and it's yours. —Riach ana M'Lennan, Anza-c square, Dunedin.... The Marine Department announces that tho Auckland rook oyster season oommenoed on May 10. Tho price of .these oysters is £l-0s 6d per sack, as against 14s 6a, the price last season. The increased cost ia attributed to the higher rates for labour, sacks, and other charges. ■ A serious drop in wool affects us all, dub how does this affect you? For a limited time we undertake to supply you with a pair of all-wool colonial knitted stockings in shades of grey, heather, and extremely low price of 3s lid. lhcro are warm, good dyes, and just what you need for winter. Just try one pair, and ifyou find that we have exaggerated i their worth send them back, and we will gladly Tef»nd you all expenses.—Address: The Liberty, Princes street South.... The following resolution was put before a meeting of the Canterbury Automobile Association recently (says the Press) by Mr F. W. Johnston:—"That the council expresses the opinion that the dimming ot lights except on the well-lit streetsi is a dangerous practice, and that no car Jiotdd travel at night if not provided with antiglare lenses." TJhe motion was carried. Is vour hair falling? Waters Hair Restore/will stop it 2s 6d at Waters' Pharm Some excitement was caused at Nuhaka) . recently by a Native running amok (says thoDanrievirko News). Not content with disturbing the pioture show, ho up and down the road, offering J all and sundry. Ho was eventually mobbed, trussed like a fowl, and conveyed to Wairoa, where ho appeared before the magistrate. His little escapade cost him ab Fit for s 'tho PrinM. —18,0001b smallgoods weekly speaks for itself. Country stores: We can supply you with smallgoods of the highest grade at reduced rates.—Barton and Trengrove, leading butchers.-. A titled sportsman in his -will made tno following bequest: " I bequeath to my brother the sum of one shilling to show my appreciation, of his noble saenfioe to country in avoiding .military service until compelled to join, up. The testator him. self, needless to say, had served with tho Sugar-can? Bacon.—-We have secured the services ot a specialist in biicon curing, no r.ow claim to have the very best bacon procurable in the dominion. Prioes, as usual, the lowest-Barton and Trengrove.... "I would suggest to the Welfare League, which is coihposed of ohantobly-nundcd, very wealthy people, that it should donate a challenge cup, open to tho whole \vi do world, for tho worst slum,' stated Mr J. M'Kenzie at a housing meeting in Wellington recently. "That cup would never leave xNew Zealand." ho affirmed. I recently visited the slums of Dublin, and I thought they were bad enough, but there was'nothing in England, Scotland, or Ireland to equal the slums of Wellington. Use Wuters' Chop-Lotion for those rough hands; 1? lid posted.—'Writers' Pharmaov,... 'Thirty-five returned soldiers are receiving training at the poultry farms established by tho Vocational Training Branch (Defence Department) at the Cashmere Hilla Military Sanatorium, Christchurch. Instruction is also given in fruit-growing and bee-keeping, the numbers attending being 23 and 29 respectively. Seven of the men who have taken this course are now settled on poultry farms, and three others aio negotiating for land with tho same object in view. Treat your visitors _ weU. Water is not gonerous enough to drink Royal toasts; add something stronger.—Wm. Crossan, "Waterloo," .Caversham...t The well-known. Wanganui River steamer Manuwai has been sold by Messrs Hatrick and Co. to tho Waikato Shipping Company. Sho is having tho upper deck removed, •and when the work is done, will be totted to tho Manukau by the Arapawa. ■ Tho Manuwai was launched in 1894, being tho second Steamer of the Hatrick fleet to bo placed on the river. She was built in, the Old Country, and put together in Wanganui. In future tho Manuwai will trade up and down the Waikato. Dr Crossland's Noxol is sold by all chemists and stores—2s bottln!... As the hero took the heroine in his arms (says the Christchurch Press) everyone in a certain picture show on Tuesday afternoon, know that the inevitable moment had come, and with romantic sighs settled down to enjoy the ecstatio climax. The climax came, and maidenly hearts beat faster. Then, without warning, the spirit of romance was dispelled by a atertled and youthful voieo from the back of the tbeatro', " Sweets 1 Sweets 1" The spell was broken and the audienoo was back on 'oarth: tho hero and heroine finished their embrace amid loud laughter. Have you secured your winter stock of woollen unJerwear? If not, don't delay. We have a full range, and prices are still moderate; but thoy will bo scarce and dearer later on.—A. F. Cheyne and Co., Mosgiel. . > >

A strange thing happened in Wellington, N.S.W., when a young man named L. Nicholson, who is both deaf and dumb, heard sounds for the first time in his life. One "of the attractions at a show was an Avro aeroplane, which mado many trips skywards with local passengers, and amongst those was the young man in question. _ While in tyie air he was greatly surprised and pleased to find that he oould hoar quite plainly, and thought he had gained his hearing for good, but on reaching tho earth once more he was deaf again. Nevertheless, though disappointed at tho turn of events on Teaching the ground, he is in hopes that ho will oventually regain his hearing, if not his speech ai welL The solid demand for "Bourbon" coffee phows the public's appreciation of a good article _ If unobtainable from your grocer. 6end direct to tho manufacturers, "Durie's,'■ Octagon, Dunedin....