MEWS IN BRIEF.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17943, 24 May 1920, Page 10

MEWS IN BRIEF.

" Very extensive damag© wae done to tho roads around, liotorua. by the heavy motor trallio during the visit of the Prinoo of Wales. in Wellington, where- tho schools are closed owing to tho influenza epidermic, children under 15 are not allowed to attend the picture theatres after 6 p.m. The solid demand lor "Bourbon" coffee shows the public's appreciation of a good article If unobtainable from your grocer, eend direct to the manufacturers, "Durie's, Octdtfon, Diinodin.... Tiv* shooting of a white heron near Lake J'jllesiriero a few days ugo was referred to indignantly by members at a meeting of the Canterbury Acclimatisation Society. Mr William 11. Albright, a Pennsylvania railroad man, has become a grandfather at 30. His daughter, Mra TheJma Wiliinu,, 16 yenrri old. has given birth to a baby boy weighing 91b. A man connected with many cheese factories in the Wairarapa states "that tho lifting of the Imperial commandeer on cheese will certainly be responsible for a rise* ia the prico of butter-fat next season. Have you secured your winter stock of wooilea linJorwear? If not, don't delay. Wo havo a full range, and price* are still moderate; but they will be ecarce and dearer later on.—A. F. Cheyne and Co., Mneofiel. . Tho Hon. Mr Coates Btates that the Publio Trust Office profits for tlio year ended March 51 wore £78,000, an increase of £15,000 over last year. With the opening of new branches a still greater increase is expected next pear. It is said that a coal seam has been broken out at Raumai (near the mouth of the Kangitikei River), and that certain Palmereton North capitalists aro "keeping the matter dark." A general increase in crime in the Wellington police district, which includes Marlborough, Nelson, the Wairarapa, and Wellington city, is disclosed in tho offences return for tho year ended December 51 ' last. 100 doses of Marshall's Fospnenno can bo mn.l* frnm t|,n & 6d nnttlp I The Minister for Education (the Hon. , ... . P arr ) has been considering further facilities arranged by his departmental officers for tho education of deaf children. Steps are now being taken to establish special day classes in each of tho four centres. T Gl j v "J? evidence before tho Pastoral ljands Commission in Timaru, a Mackenzie Country runholder said ho know a man who. had 400 acres of land, and who, after putting up wire-netting, and going out with dogs and traps, took 70C0 rabbits off hie place.

A Isew Plymouth land agent has confessed says_ the Taranaki Herald) that he lias fallen into on o of tho many housing traps and is now homeless. He sold hie house, having another in view to rent, and then he found he could not obtain possession of the other house. True loyalty is not stingy. Let your toasts be in the beet procurable.—Wm Crossan, "Waterloo," Caversham.... During the hearing of a case at the Magistrate's Court at Palmerston North recently a counsel stated that his client had to pay £26 a week for hotel accommodation( for himself, his wife, and eight children. "A ruinous proposition for him," commented counsel. "Ruinous for anyone, I should say, ,, replied the magistrate. The irregular running of coastal shipping is declared by the chairman of tho Board of Trade to be responsible for tho temporary shortage of supplies of sugar m different, localities, and but for vessels (failing- to keep to time-table tho task of controlling the distribution of sugar would be simple. At a mooting of tho Wellington Educa-' tion Board recently the following recommendation was adopted:—" That the Government Insurance Department be requested to issue \a policy for £500, covering the board s liability in regard to accidents to school children occurring within the procincta of the school or during conveyance to and from their homes. Ufiu Waters' Chap-Lotion for those rough hands; Is 4Jd posted.—Waters' Phnrmnov... Seventy or so pottery manufacturers in England have established a college of experts and chief chemist, and head of that institution is Dr Mellor, who 20 years ago was a clicker in a Christchurch boot factory. Dr Mellor is well thought of by the founders of the college, and it is estimated that the expert advice given has resulted m a saving of 25 por cent, in manufacturing 005t,.The rather unusual course of passing a resolution regarding a social question waa taken by a jury hearing a case at the Aucko supreme Court recently (says the Herald). A young man had been convicted of assault, which the jury decided was committed while under the influence of liquor, fhe foreman added to hie announcement tnat tho jury desired also to draw attention to tho evils of tho liquor traffic, aa disclosed by the case, stating that a resolution to that effect had been carried by the jury. J bugar-canc Bacon.—We have secured the services ot a specialist in bacon curing, Wo now claim to have the very best bacon procurable in the dominion. Prices, as usual, the lowest.—Barton and Trengrovo "Can the channel of Lyttelton "harbour bo deepened to 40ft; if so, would it be done by blasting o r dredging, and what would bo the cost of the work?" Thio question was put to the engineer of the L/yttelton Harbour Board recently at the meeting of the board by Dr H. T. J. Thacker, M.P. The engineer replied to' the main question in the affirmative. The work could be done by dredging, and tho only ikjw plant required would bo a bucket dredge. Tho cost woidd be £200,000. The memorial to Rewi Maniapoto at Kihikihi, and the. house which the Government built for him there, are falling in a state of disrepair (says the New Zealand Herald). It is felt that steps should bo taken to preserve them, and it has been suggested that tho house, if renovated, could bo used as a Maori museum. Mr Selwyn Mays has interested himself in the proposal, and has already been promised several sums of money, to be handed to Victoria League, which undertakes the care and renovation of such memorials.

Fit for tho Prince.—lß,ooolb emallgoods weekly speaks for itself. Country stores: Wo can supply you with smallgoods of tho highest grado at reduce'd rates.—Barton and Trcngrovp, leading butchers.... Tho following letter was, written to the Clifton County Council by a ratepayer regarding tho condition of the Maugamahoe road:—"l have two children attending tho Mimi School daily. Should anything happen to them or the horse, I would hold you responsible for any damage. If the pony tliat my boy rides to School could only reason like a human boing, the first thing it would do would bo to go into Waitara on your monthly meeting day and turn its heela to you and kick the lot of you out."

Tho use of chaffed lucerne as a constituent of the morning mash for poultry lias been advocated for the past 20 years (says tho Sydney Telegraph). With tho high price of feed, and the certainty of still higher prices, its use becomes essential economy. Iho Stato poultry expert, Mr Hadlington, points out tiiat it takee 15,000,000 buehels of polkrd and bran annually to feed the poultry of the Slate. And he significantly adds that "at loaet one-third of this great total could be replaced by lucerne grown on the poultry farms," l= your hair falljjig? Waters' Hair Rβetorer will stop it. 2s 6d at Waters' Phar'luaey.... A member of tho bar engaged at the Auckland Supremo Court did not (says the New Zealand Herald)), indulge in any subterfuge when a witness was telling him how much liquor ho liad had on an occasion in question. Tho witness said he had had two drinks of beer. Counsel promptly asked whether they were long ones. "Onewas," said the witness. "Tho other was what is called a half-handle." "It is quite all right," said counsel promptly. "I understand what you mean." For children's Hacking cough, Woods' 'Groat Peppermint Cure, Is Dd, 2s 9d.... The position of three councillors of the Hanrlton Borough is likely to bo affected by the recant purchase of a motor truck by the council, according to a paragraph which appeared in the town clerk's report to the council. The reference was aa follows:—"Motor truck for gae department. An account for this truck has been received from Mr R. Hewitt, care J. Pomeroy and Co., Limited, and I am* informed that Mr Hewitt, is an employee of the firm mentioned, so that payment of the account ■would be received by Pomeroy and Co., another firm also being concerned in tho transaction. I wish to point out that this purchase affects at least three members of tlie council, and further, that under Section 44 of tho Municipal Corporations Act, 1908, payment of tho account appears to bo unlawful."