NEWS IN BRIEF.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17944, 25 May 1920, Page 10

NEWS IN BRIEF.

Omchunga proposes to spend £3000 this year on road works. An increase in the price of boote has boon decided upon by the Auckland boot manufacturers. > For children's hacking cough, Woods* > brent Peppermint Cure, Is 9d, 2s 9d.... > Jauranga has been granted a Governi merit loan of £34,600, largely for electricity ' extensions. 1 It is understood all British troops in France and Handera will bo withdrawn be- ; fore the end of tho Bummer. ! It your hair falling? Waters' Hair Re- > Horer will stop it 2s 6d at Waters' Phnr--1 rnncv.... Baynes, the Queensland sculler, who was chosen ag an Olympic representative, has notified the committee that ho is unable to make the trip. The Raglan County Council contemplates sometimo in the future, shifting its headquarters from Ngaru&wahia to Hamilton. Fit for the Prince— 18,0001b smallgoods weekly speaks for itself. Country stores: We can supply you with smaltgoods of the highest grade at reduced rates.—Barton and Trcngrove, leading butchers.... A Dannevirko' tobacconist had to pay a 50 per cent, increase the other day on a popular brand of cigarette tobacco, wlu'ch indicates an increase shortly in all brands. Wanganui's complaint of shortage of flour has been met'by a complaint ay the Canterbury Steam Shipping Company of the vexatious delays incidental to working the port of Wanganui. Sugar-cane Bacon. —We have secured the service.? of 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 Trengrove.... A fine of £25 and costs (says tho Strat--ford Post) was inflicted on tile proprietors of the Hamilton Metalvfitorcs for storirr? a greater quantity of gelignite than is allowed by their license. I km Waters' Ohiip Lotion for those rough li.t'Hs; I« AJd ;ios'ed—Waters' Phnrmacr.... We understand (says the Inangaboa Times) that the directors of the looal Electric Light Company have decided to offer tho whole of their plant to the Inangahua County Council as a going concern. A loyal drink in cold weather is "whisky hot." You can have another.—Wm. Crossan, "Waterloo," Caversham.... A Ponsonby woman, who had omitted t to jock the door of her residence when leaving it. to go on a shopping expedition one day recently, returned to find that some person or persons had entered find taikon £15 from a handbag. Why go on suffering from "Nerves?" Get Marshall's Fospherine to-day!... The following remit carried at the annual meeting of the Taranaki Farmers' Union recently:—"That in'the opinion of this conference tho steps taken so far to prevent profiteering are totally inadequate to prove effectual." Have 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., Mosgiel. . Acting on tho motto: "Strike when the dinner's hot," the waitresses in two restaurants in Auckland reoontlv struck work when the clock struck 12. The secretary of the union, of which some were members, has stated that its agreement to the strike had not been given. Mr William R. Albright, a Pennsylvania railroad man, has become a grandfather 36. His daughter, Mrs Thelma Wilkins, 16 yeard old, has giveri birth to a baby boy weighing 91b. _ , It is the intention of Wellington Province members of the Lower House to meet the Prime Minister towards the end of this month and discuss with him the various needs of the Wellington provincial district and also the Rimutaka line. The solid demand for "Bourbon" coffee shows the publio's appreciation 'of a good article _ If unobtainable from your grocer, send direct to the manufacturers, "DurieV Octagon, Dunedin.... Rumours are ourrcnt in Napier to tho effect that a well-known firm doing business in that, district has been victimised to the extent of £3000 by an employee who had occupied a high position, but who does not now reside in this country. M'Gavin's Oat Malt Stout specially recommended for invalids. Nothing to equal it for strength-producing. Quarts, pints, nips.... The Australian coastal liner Canberra has been refitted for her former service

■ after doing duty as a trooper during the • war. The work has occupied six months. ' One of the greatest tasks was the laying ! of 1800 yards of now carpet at a cost of 22s per yard. If you wish to purchase a headstone, Thomson and Co., Moray place (opposite First Church), have the best selection, and priori to rait a 11.... Advice has been received by the Napier police (says the Hawke's Bay Herald) of the entry into a house in Fitzroy road of an unauthorised person, who decatfaped £20 richer than when ho climbed through a small window, the only one in the house which had been left unlocked. The P.P.A. Conference' in Wellington resolved that an effort be made to secure a visit to New Zealand of Sir Edward; Carson, and, failing his ability to come, that a delegation from Ulster be arranged for in order that the people of New Zealand might have the claims of Ulster placed before them. A serious drop in wool affects us all, but 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 black at tho 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 find that wo have exaggerated their worth send them back, and we will gladly refund you all expenses.—Address: The Liberty, Princes street South.... The passengers who were on the Westralia when she grounded on her trip from Bluff to Melbourne collected a substantial amount of money for division among the members of the crew in recognition of their valuable services rendered under the most trying circumstances. Unusual circumstances surround tho admission to the Gisborne Hospital recently of a man named Charles Pulley (says the Times). It appears that he was about to take a dose of lung tonic from a bottle. On the table was another bottle containing some other fluid, and he took the wrong bottle. His condition is not considered serious, and ho is reported to bo improving. Visitors to the Dunedin Show next week will be well advised to keep a sharp lookout for Riach and M'Letinan's stall, where they will see a wonderful exhibit of the firm's well-known "Domo" separator. This nuachine, as we all know, has taken a firm hold of the market, and is universally claimed as tho finest separator in New Zealand to-day. If you have not already got one of our mail-order catalogues, you will be able to buy one at our stall for tho small charge of Is. We regret having to make this charge, but tho cost to produce it has been so great that we feel justified in socking.to lccover part of our outlay.... In addition to Riflemen HI V. Croytqn and L. Loveday, New .Zealand will have a third representative at the Bisley Rifle Meeting, in tho person of Rifleman W. H. West, of the Blenheim Rifle Club. At the 1919 and 1920 D.R.A. meetings he was runner-up for the championship rifle belt. The proposal that he should bo sent to Bisley emanated in Marlborough, and tho necessary funds for tho purpose were subscribed in that province. Rifleman West sailed by the Tofua for San Francisco last Thursday night, and will proceed to England via tho United Statos.