NEWS IN BRIEF.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18323, 13 August 1921, Page 16

NEWS IN BRIEF.

0 Them are at present 56 fire insurance '* companies carrying on business in New ' Zealand. A New Plymouth town property has just changed hands at a price in the vicinity of £IBO per foot. Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure for Cougns and Colds never fails.... The cost of living in New Zealand is the fifth lowest among, the countries by the war. A real cure for rough hands is Waters’ Chap Lotion, Is.—At Waters’ Pharmacy.... Exports from Patea district for the month ! of Juno were valued at £282,346, and few the half-year £1,489,494, M'Gavin’s special production, “oat malt stout, is generous. refreshing, and strengthening. A superior table beverage... Exports from the Wanganui export district for the month of June were valued at £397,769, and for the six months of this year the total value was £2,429,558 (says the Wanganui Herald). Waters' Canadian cough cure cures colds quickly; Is 6d and 3s.—At Waters’ Pharmccy ... «. f .The new one-man cars under order by . the Invercargill Town Council are at present on the water may be expected to arrive at any time. _ From Cansbrook and the Springboks to 1 Wm. Crosson’s “Waterloo’’ is a mere step. Ihe liquors are g00d.... The slock slaughtered at the Ashburton abattoirs during the month of July was as follows:—Cattle 93 (one condemned), y cal ves 2, sheep 1038 (two ' condemned); ’ pigs 67 (one condemned). tf , y , ou re h 1 doubt as to which -tonic you should take, ask those friends who flare ’ taken Marshall’s Fospherine what they ■ think of it. Marshall’s is mostly sold by r recommendation... , The amount received in advance rates i by the W ellington City Council has reached i £8999 14s.' Only large amounts will be ■ welcome for the future, as the smaller " ones are scarcely worth the trouble they ’ give in book-keeping. , If gave instant relief! Ihe bottle which was so conspicuous at match 1 ** now empty! All bottles replenished at - Wm. Orossan’s “Waterloo.” Caversham.... \ s A ballot was conducted yesterday among i applicants for four houses that have been j erected by the Wellington City Council r at Northland. They are-each of five roomed . with conveniences, and the prices fixed . by the council are respectively £1575, £1420. £1405, £1375. I Wool has dropped. Ladies buy whole- . sale, 3 pairs heather or lovat grey alli wool heavy knitted stockings for 10s 6d, or j one pair 3s 9d. One week only.—“ Liberty,” Princes street South.... t At the Timaru Borough Abattoirs during - the month of July there were slaughtered i 201 cattle, 1586 sheep, 34 lambs, and 6 ! calves. Of these three cattle and three i sheep were found to be diseased. The j killings for July of last year were 2SI cattle, . 1537 sheep, and seven lambs, and seven i calves. The revenue for last July whs £l3l 2s 3d as against £ll9 8a 9d this July. > Thomson and Co., Moray place (opposite ' First Church) „ Just arrived a large and 1 choice selection of granite and marble - monuments. ’Phone 2296.... t One of the pilots of the “air expresses’* i between: London,' Rotterdam, and Amsterdam, Mr R. E. Duke, who is a musician i and composer as well as a flyer, says that 3 some of his happiest ideas for melodies 1 come to him when he .is high in the air. > It is the exhilaration one feds when_ up : n i the which makes the brain so active, ha says. Don’t worry if servants are troublesome. • “Handy Jack” will save you a lot of hard • work—cleaning pots, pans, shelves, etc. A«k your grocer for ‘‘Handy Jack.”—Milne, Bremner (Ltd.), wholesale agents.... , / , A well-known London photographs,.- has recently stated that photography is not a man|s job. Women, he says, carry out all tne various processes and operations much better than men. This is attributed partly to the fact that women, being more sympathetic, put sitters much more l at their ease. But in developing and printing, also women are said to far surpass men. Mean man story (54): _Ho said a Chinaman was .the biggest curiosity in the world, because he bad his head and his tail at the same end. Country orders despatched smarfly.—Oban H0te1.... At a time when there is an appeal for funds with which to purchase flour, for shipment to the Chinese famine victims, it is rather unbelievable that in normal times China produces sufficient flour for export purposes. Yet in -.1920 almost 6,000,000 r barrels of Chinese flour were shipped to I, Europe. New mills arc contemplated in the - wheat-growing sections. s For > the children’s sake food values axe i being carefully examined. of its body-building qualities, “Redmill” cocoa r should be given regularly to children. Asjj your grocer-for “Bodmili.” Take no other. —Milne ; Bremner (Ltd.),'wholesale agents...^A new process' has been discovered for drying fish by electricity in a few hours. The dried fish will keen good for years, f and have only to be soaked in water' to become “fresh” again. One of the greatest industries in Norway is the drying of cod, which are split open, liked smoked Jjaddock, ' and placed on the rooks to dry in the sun - of June, July, and August. The sale worth waging for.—Visit A.' F. Cheyne and Co.’s wimer sale. As prices wont up during the war, so now they come tumbling' down. Replacement value* are . not considered. Everything reduced, and there are many bargains Just see them.... Although stocks of coal have accumulated to the point of a surplus in some districts, , - prices nave increased. Referring to the matter last week, the Mayor of Wellington said that for the 12 months ended March 31, the average price of coal purchased by the City Council was £2 14s 9d per ton. During the first three months of the current financial year the average price . was £3 Os 6d. Calves and young pigs thrive naturally when given. “Faterine, the new liquid stock food Prevents scours, colds, etc. Try it. Storekeepers, dairy factories stock it.— . Milne. Bremner (Ltd.), wholesale agents.... s Referring incidentally to the world-old j problem, which has never been satisfactorily i answered. “Do butchers eat their own sausages?” it is of passing interest to note 1 that Henry Ford and his son find it neccs- • sary to go abroad when they need oars. An 1 American journal announces that Henry 1 has just bought a new Rolls-Royce and ’ 5 Edsel a Lanchester. i The coffees, peppers, spices, and curry powder prepared bv “Duries,” Octagon, 1 Dunedin, are pure, clean, and fragrant. If ; not obtainable from your grocer, send direct to the manufacturers... Exports from Taranaki for the 12 months ended June 30, 1921, amounted to £5,303,926 as compared with £4,524,313 in the previous 12 months. Of last year’s total £2,559,635 worth was shipped from New •'Plymouth, i £379,284 from Waitara, and £2,365,007 from Patea. The total exports from the dominion were £50,£21,881, as against £46.595,266 for the 12 months'ended June 30, 1920. From all indications so far, the coming butter-fat season eeems to bo going to be a very good one. If, however, you nave not the best make' of separator you will not get the pood results you should. All progressive farmers are installing the Domo. For clean skimming, easy turning, cleaning. simple construction, and general effici- : ency tho Domo ranks amongst the first of the separators. Write for prices and particulars. We sell this machine 'on trial. — Rinch and M'Lennan,: Anzac square.... Jokes about the Ford car have been the f humour of motorists for a number of years, but a somewhat original one was cracked at the Magistrate’s Court in Auckland one day last; week before Mr M'Kean, S.M. A solicitor asked the plaintiff: “Is it not a j fact that about four years ago you owned ’ a Ford?” “Yes.” “Have you owned any other cars since then?” "No.” “Pan you drive a Ford ?” “Yes.” “Can you drive a motorcar” “No!” Call and see our display—direct from wo- ; tory to the homo. Furniture and furnishing's.—Scoullar and Chisholm—