NEWS IN BRIEF.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18053, 29 September 1920, Page 10

NEWS IN BRIEF.

It is stated that the lambing for the whole of New Zealand has given very poor returns this spring. Trouble has occurred at the railway ™ l lß ih P at ] f UTIIIIa ™ and Sockburn, work mCn eUlpl<Jyod Ulcro l»vo stopped n2t y „l n i T° hoose "- a term of endear~tcrS. Lrr at CroWB An Eskimo dog which accompanied Capta.n Scott s hist expedition to the South I ole has been presented to the Canterbury churoh" 1 y LT- °- ' AcUnd ' o£ oil^ Two plats glass windows in the new premises of the Hank of New Soutli Wales m Mastcrton kavo lxaen mysteriously destroyed during the last couple of days and nave had to he removed. Rugs, carpets, mats, and congoleum squares are much talked about at springcleaning time. We have a good assortment and the prices are. as usual, the lowest 25 o£ u se.: c ! tw - A - p - Che >™ • A , lar P* and artistic tablet is to be placed m tho mam corridor of the Auckland Hospital m memory of members of the staff who have died while in the board's service. _ • In 1917 an American socialist was sent to prison for six months for stating that Oecirgo Washington was addicted to drink !l "i the use of strong- language. JTie coffees, peppers, spices', and currys manufactured by "Duri«,» 32 Octagon, »,^f m ' Tc ar ° ."OOSnsed as something superior. If unobtainable from your grocer please send to above address Immigrants from the stricken portions ?L-f!Sf S? i Eur °P G "™ pouring into tho united -Sftates at an unprecedented rate, within a week recently more than 13,<X» mon awl women from Italy, O-echo-bloyokia, and other countries landed ;il V!/i ,derStood ,;hnt tiw weekly illustrated papers in New Zealand are increasing the price Per copy from 8d to 10d as from October 1. The mason given is the great rise in the cost of illustrations and nowspnnt paper. Nyal's Huskoys for the Voice, Is 6d.-AS Waters' Pharmacy 0n1v.... j A peculiar case came before a court the I,W F ?*« l b aroS ° ° Ut rf a hay np cut off the gas for two rooms occupied vLSi 'J 8 *"™'* 5 , so,d , icr - Th« soldier sued the l a T ady -f? r , b 1 !: G!l< ? h rf "Breement Defendant admitted having out off the gas, after due notice had been given. Judgment was colte" I )laint iff for £4 damages, with A Thames fisherman made an unexpected caphiro one day last week (says the Star), net ™ P, £ l 50 "*?™ 111 ? entangled in tho net. ine hapu;ca is usually caught on tho line m deep water off a rocky shore, and so far as is known this is the first specimen that has been netted in the trulf W„^ niS i P° nnis! Dennis! We want you! We must have you! Farmers, send yoTir vS£ " S; 1S P r? r lb on truclre - b«t PoAera I n bawncrs -- and Trengrove, DunGolf clubs made in Scotland, especially those, manufactured in Fifeshire, are rapidly growing in favour -with Americans. In PM7$ % 6ndcd IPi* 3° Scotland sent tt ■r^'S?^ 1 0i S ° lf lron h<?a<3s t0 the United States, as compared -with £25 worth m the corresponding period of last year. lwms have been born in Quebec Gaol to Mrs Mane Anno Houdo, who has been sentenced to die on October 1 for the murder of hor stepdaughter, Atrroro Gagnon, whom she cruelly tortured. The father, lelesphore Gagnon, is undergoing life imprisonment for his part in Aurore's death, iliere is a widespread feeling in favour of ?r rCp , rIPVe of the "nha-ppv woman. Marshall's Fpspherine will relieve that Inghtful neuralgia'or .headache and tono up the system wonderfully. Get a 2s 6d bottle (100 doses) to-day.—Obtainable at all chemists and grocers.... One of Auckland's early buildings, known formerly as Hull Brothers' bond, at tho corner of Albert and Swanson streets, has just changed hands. The building is a three-storey one, constructed of dressed The pricG 1S in the Tioinit y of &7000. Twenty years ago the lease of this property changed hands at £1900. The Gaming Act is now in operation (says the Chnstchurch Press). The police are reticent about what actions are beinntaken to ensure the observance of the latest regulations regarding betting, but it can be anticipated that the first action against the bookmakers will bo an "information" against some member of the public believed to have negotiated a horse-racing bet outside of the totalisator. Country Stores.—Wo specialise in highclass smallgoods. We can snpoly you daily with fresh goods at reduced rates. Our smallgoods trade exceeds 20,0001b weekly speaks for tho o.uality of goods.—Barton and Trengrove.... Mr P. C. Webb, an- unmarried fit man of military age, who refused to go to the front when the nation was fighting for its very existence (states the Hawera Star), is president of tho State Miners' Union. Ho has been deprived of his civil rights because "ho was. not wiuing to serve his country. The miners' executive, which controls the men, wants Mr Webb to have his civil rights restored, and to force the Government to give way the strike at the State mine has been ordered. In his lecture at Hamilton Sir Keith Smith stated that much curiosity was ex'Prased regarding the huge letters, G.E.A.0.U.," on the Vimy machine in which his flight from England to' Australia was accomplished. The letters were tho registration mark, said the lecturer, the letter "G" standing for Great Britain. Often, in view of our experiences." remarked Sir Keith, "wo thought the letters should have stood for 'God 'Elp All Of Us,' " For children's hacking cough, Woods' • Great Peppermint Cure. Is 9d, 2s 9d.... It is now suggested (says the Waimate Advenser) that a good site for the combined farmers' freezing works (if they amalgamate) would be at Otaio. Tho bi~ brick works of South Canterbury being already there, the placing of tho new works there also would, whilst satisfying the Wai-ta'ki-Waimato shareholders, assure the establishment of a largo school, which would mean that less diffin-Jty would be experienced in procuring labour for both works. Feilding is starting a "clean-up" week and the Star waves its editorial broom thus: If this paper had its way, Feilding' would from now on reek daily with tho smell of tho germ-destroving disinfectant Residents would be supplied with the mi-crobe-chasing fluid at the cheapest possible rate, the schools would be thoroughly treated -within and without, and every person would be encouraged to leavo no nlaoe at all for the pestilence that walkoth in darkness to ■use as as a breeding ground. Prevention is better than cure—absolutely! A northern farmer, in attempting to justify t.ho increase in the rcrice of butter, writes to a Christcburch paper and suggests that a visit to the picture shows and theatres several nights a week would show the public where tho monev goes that should be used for buying nnlk and but-, ter. The farmer goes on to state that there is no reason why the people should not. spend their money on amusements, if so inclined, but it should certainly not be done, at tho expense, in many cases the extinction, of tho dairyman, for if he catmot get a payable price for his nroduoo he must go under.