NEWS IN BRIEF.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18054, 30 September 1920, Page 10

NEWS IN BRIEF.

A new traffic bridge over the Wanganui River at Taun.&ruiiui is to be opened in November. , Havoc was caused to orchards Jn the \\ airarapa last week by a gale of exceptional violence. M Gavin's Oat Malt Stout specially recommended for invalids. Nothing to equal it for strength-producing. Quarts, pints, nips.... Up to data New Zealand lias donated between £8000 and £9000 to the Broken Hill Distress Fund. Auckland accountants urgo the appointment of a Royai Commission to determine '.he permanent, methods of taxation. Install a Domo or Olympic separator if you want satisfaction.—Riacli and M'Lennun, Anzao square.... T lit; new style of Court dress recently sanctioned by the King will cost about ±<20; the previous Court suit had cost £40 at pre-war prices. , meeting of teachers at Auckland decided that it was inadvisable at the present time to aslc te-achers to give instruction » se* hygiene in the public schools. When you are furnishing, coine and see our large stocks. There is a surprise in store for you. Our values are the best, and we can supply y (nj with everything, including groceries. You will appreciate the advantage, as it saves a deal of trouble.— luach and M'Lennan, Anzac square ■ regulation has been gazetted prohibiting the sending of bees from the Auckland district to any other district in the dominion without a permit from the Agricultural Department. , T /\ Corn Cure, posted. Is 3d. —At Waters Iharmacy. 20 Prinoos street. Over 200 delegates are expected to atthe annual conference of the New Baptist Union, whicli wi'l open at tile Auoklnd Tabernacle on October 6, under the presidency of the Rev. S. Jenkin, of Wanganui. Don t say dye— say Tintex, and. you will be able to mako your blouse or hose or lingerie just liko new again." Packets 9d each.... The famous artificial silk mills at Turbizo, Belgium havo resumed operations to their former full capacity of 15,0001b per day. inese mills were almost completely destroyed by the .Gennan in 1914-. "Something in the way of legislation be provided this session which will cause reckless motorists to be a very great deal more careful than they havo been in tne past, was tho warning given by tho Prime Minister in tho House All things fit to survive do survive. Tho popularity of Crossan's "Waterloo" is a case m point.... Featharston cheese factory, with its outJr -j i , tons > is DOW the largest individual factory in New Zealand (says tho Wairarapa Age). Riversdale factory, in iaianaki, occupied this position for many years, but last year its output was exceeded by l-eatherston by 10 tons. 111 noi; wushin' tae stay here as a „ because ah m a freeman!" said a son of Caledonia, with some disregard of fact, fj" a b .f rJ y Policeman led him off towards the cells after having been sentenced to ChritehurS. PriSO r ent f ° r drUnkeDness at Rugs, carpets mats, and congoleum squares are much talked about at springearung time. Wo have a good assortment, and the prices are. as usual, the lowest Sco s ; ' hem —' L F - Cte -™« The South American Republics are in a constant state of revolution. An Englishman is reported to have asked, " Where is really the capital of Bolivia?" A Bolivian answered his question by replying. "The wh' +£ is the back of the horse which tho President of the Republic rides " , A , new mysterious religion, Omo TVkva nas been recently re-established in Jipan! is said to be an extreme form of socialism, aiming at the destruction of the existing social order. Members of the cult men retired discontented military • Jr St n^i 0 - 11 ,f arth an ywhere else) know!? k ' r " . US ° it and you'll r ,A Now . Zealander who recently returned from a visit to Germany says that he sawconcrete and steel factories going up every- ! Germany appeared to hL no worse off than any other part of warravaged Europe. . He had found the "made m Germany eign already broadcast in Belgium, France, and Engird Dennis! Dennis! Dennis! We want you! Wo must .have you! Farmers, send your pigs to us; Is per lb on trucks, best porkers edin erS ~ alld Trengrove, DunAn improved demand for building sections is reported by land agents in Auckland. Inquiries made indicate that more sections than houses, are being sold. The demand tor houses is said to have fallen off during tho last few weeks, though good-class houses, up to £2000, do not remain long in the market. 6 .The coffees, peppers, spices, and currys manufactured by "Duries," 32 Octagtm t?™ 3 . r «»£nased as something superior. If unobtainable from your grocer please send to above address. * It has come out in evidence in English courts quite recently in a criminal case that conversations over the telephone have been heard and reported by the exchange operators. The British Postmastergeneral is to be asked whether the operators are sworn to secrecy, and ore justified in hsteimig to private talk over the wires. Wll y is Clever Mary like Turkey? Because it is the enemy of grease...'. Bishop J- H. Vincent, founder of Chautauqua, died suddenly in Chicago recently at the advanced age of 88 years. It is over half a century since Bishop Vincent gathered a community of Christian workers on tho edge of Lake Chautauqua, ail idyllic spot within easy reach of New York, and thus inaugurated the summer , school system. w^' 8 f°r Voice, Is 6d.-At Waters Phdrniacy , 0n1y.... 'The doctors are pushed for room all o\er the place and have had to refuse patients owing to lack of accommodation " stated Mt ft.. Wallace, chairman of the Auckland Hospital Board, at a recent meet C ? m I J i neUting upon a report which stated that there were 452 patients in the institution Mr Wallace added that fortunately, there were not many patients in tne infectious diseases ward. One hundred per cent, more light when Ami " are Cloan and Use "Bon A farmer took up some 2700 acres cf bush land in tho neighbourhood of Otorohanga just 17 months ago (writes the correspondent of the Auckland Star). Today he has over 2000 apres in grass and -s pasturing some 2000 sheep and nearly 100 head of cattle, besides 20 horses. He is aiready sending regular consignments of fat sneep to the freezing worlcs, and hopes to turn off 6003 by Christmas. For children's hacking cough. Woods' Great Penpermmt Cure, Is 9d, 2s 9d Rabindranath Tagore. the Indian 'piet, : s again m London. At a reception he said that for the first 50 years of his life he nad enjoyed tho intimate seclusion of his obscurity. Ho spent his youth liko a solitary shepherd of tho desert, watching rhe silent stare which hover judge nor discuss one's merits, nor distribute praise and rewards. Tins had made him unfit for accepting public applause with the grace that comes of habitual assurance. Country Stores.—We specialise in highclass smallgoods. We can supply you daily with fresh goods at reduced" rates. Our smallgoods trade exceeds 20,0001b weekly, speaks for the quality of goods.—Barton and Trengrove.... Stock circles or© chuckling over the joko of the season (says tho Pahiatua Herald) bbine months ago a well-known Pahiatua breeder purchased an 'aristorav.tn« heifer in Taranaki. and as tho r..sl«ravs —lto at that iier I'rr, t to Pahiatua t»v motor lorry. 7b hs-pnom t.>afc a iivoal ?fook hjfi n iVw bend cows mzin« on tuo Shorthorn WexV j place- and a day or ,\ r 'o tho dc-.-iVr took a out end qnjefclv raid him two eevs. After a good deal "f T"A>rsi:n9ion 'he client ivna induoH to I >'irch:c> a thtni cow for which he rornewhni; reluctantly naid £13 ](>s. Ax ho ofl" his ;ni?ch><«A ho ;h?..t ho was eriite '•Tip> his first, t-v.-o jMjrehnsss. but he •hink iniicli of ih" £15 one. The of .* a) wfi that. the. .miiml Mtrn-v.; ,mf. ( 0 h-. fh# ariM-ocmtfc Sl>orthorn Tor wli'flf V.TTi'/irods el (! •;].?, \\en> paii] oil? .• :v rnonths igo. will reliev,-. ; right fill neur. Jcia or nt".,l f rrta ■ip th<? f-i st'rn wond'-Tftilsv. Oc.l a i-otfcVi flfjj to-claj".- - Or.hnhm,Me at nil and en