NEWS IN BRIEF.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18324, 15 August 1921, Page 10

NEWS IN BRIEF.

During the past month 16 cows and 90 horses were impounded by the Pahiatua borough ranger. It is anticipated that the municipal motor 'bus service in Palmerston North will be in operation in a fortnight's time. The Dannevirke County Council has reduced the wages of its employees from 15b to, 13s a day from September 1. The coffees, peppers, spices, and curry powder prepared by "Duriee," Octagon, Dunedin, are pure, clean, and fragrant. If not obtainable from your grocer, send direct to the rranufacturers.... Mjlk is now being delivered in Martinborough at 5d a quart. The Taranaki News states that the Taranaki section of the railways is the most payable section in the dominion. The farm account of the Woodville Jockey Club shows a profit of Is 6d on the year's working. .Floods in the Snannon district during the week ended August 6 resulted in the suspension of operations at some of the flaxinills. ' The sale worth waiting for.—Visit A. F. Cheyne and Co.'s winter sale. As prices went up during the war, so now they come tumbling down. Replacement values are not considered. Everything reduced, and there are many bargains. Just see them.... The name Dannevirke Electric Power District has been officially assigned for the hydro-electrical scheme, instead of' Southern Hawke's Bay. The Taranaki Farmers' Meat Company made a profit of £3049 on last season's operations. A dividend of 6 per cent, is being declared. A solicitor in court at Timaru recently ventured to rally a witness with, "I suppose you go to do a day's work because yon are paid for it" (reports the Herald). The man retorted, "And 1 suppose you are here because you are paid for it." If you are in doubt as to which tonic yon should take, ask those friends who have taken Marshall's Fospherine what thty think of it Marshall's is mostly sold by recommendation.. /. At the meeting of the Oamaru Borough Council on Thursday evening four applications were received for the position of borough valuer, and Mr E. A. Atkinson was appointed at a salary of 100 guineas a year (says the North Otago Times). The synchronisation of the holidays observed by all public educational institutions has proved very beneficial (states the chairman of the Wellington Education Board in his annual report to the Minister). The benefit would be increased if private Softools observed, tne same dates. A good tailor is MacLeod MaoGUlivray, Rattray street (opp. D.1.C).... "The amount of imported confectionery in New Zealand now is beyond all reason. .Last year £547,000 worth of confectionery was imported," said a confectionery manufacturer while giving evidence at tfte Arbitration Court at Christcburcb. "That ia almost as nigh as our beer bill," remarked the president of the court, Mr Justice Frazer. It's worth tihe risk! See if you can pass the "Waterloo,", at corner Forbury and Cargill roads, Caversham, without entering.... The earnings of the Napier Harbour Board for the seven months ended August amounted to £29,509, an increase of £4561 over the corresponding period of 1920 (says the Hawke's Bay Tribune). The figures for the same period in 1914 were £26,828, which was about the board's record year. It will be seen from these figures that the board has just about recovered its revenue from shipping and goods after allowing for increased dues. i Rabbit traps at 32s 6d dozen; horse covers, " best No. 6 Ontario duck horse covers at 445, and men's heavy working boots, heel and toe-plates, pegged, hailed, and riveted, at 28s 6d and 35s 6d, post free, are the best concessions offered to the farmer, to-day. Satisfaction guaranteed, or goods may be returned.—Riach and M'Lennan's Co-op. Assn. (Ltd.), Anzao Square.... The launch Eileen Bell, owned by W. J. Bronland, and valued at £ISOO, caught fire 'at Oamaru on Tuesday night from an explosion caused by fumes from the cargo igniting (says the North Otago Times). Mr Bronland had a narrow escape from his cabin, the roof of which was blown off. The City Fire Brigade extinguished the flames.The cabin was destroyed, the hull somewhat damaged, and the engine damaged to the extent of £SOO. Mean man story (57) t He had his ops and downa At present he is pretty low down —because he is hard up. Our Royal Navy Rum is wonderful. —Oban H0te1.... "The full sympathy of their fellow-mem-bers" is expressed by the New Zealand Bank Officers' Guild, referring to employees of a bank who have not received the "long-looked-for bonus. The lack of consideration shown by the authorities of their wealthy bank towards the large number of their poorly-paid staff is most reprehensible." adds the guild organ. "What adds fuel to the discontent is the fact that the directors, themselves men of affluence, a few weeks, ago voted to themselves and the other shareholders a bonus of 2£ per cent., in addition to the usual dividend of 10 per cent." Waters' Canadian cough cure cures colds quickly; Is 6d and 3s.—At Waters' Pharmacy ... The hand-feeding of cattle has become practically universal all over Hawke's Bay (reports a northern exchange). What little growth there is in the grass is quite insufficient to keep stock satisfied, and hay and root crops are now being fed. The indications of an early spring, nowever, are still prominent, and there should be a good growth of feed during the present month. Willow trees in the Mangateretere district are bursting into leaf, and other signs df an early spring are fairly plentiful. A real cure for rough hands is Waters' Chap Lotion, ls.T-At Waters' Pharmacy.... Extensive sowing was carried out at the Moa Seed Farm in the autumn (says the Tuapeka Times), the seeds of wheat, lucerne, barley, rye corn, oats for chaff, cocksfoot, and timothy being got in, and preparations are now going on for spring sowing on a larger scale than last year. Whatever the future scheme of the farm may be, it will continue as a seed farm, and on comprehensive lines. The present intention is to concentrate on the raising of agricultural seeds, the seeds of _ both fields and garden vegetables, and strains of a few sorts of the flowers most commonly grown, such as sweet peas. In the programme for next season the area set apart lor general horticulture is 21 acre's. Woods' Great .Peppermint Cure for Coughs and Colds never fails.... A protest against the practice of banks in paying no interest on current accounts was recently made by Mr M*Cutcheon at the meeting of the Raglan County Council. He said that during the year ended March 31 the council had £27,000 loan money at fixed deposit, receiving 3i per cent. .The bank let this to others at 7 per cent, making a profit of £9OO on the transaction. The county fund was always in credit, and by lending this to the bank received nothing, and in addition paid a bank charge of 10s per year on each account. He proposed united action to induce .Parliament to legislate in the direction of making interest payable on current accounts. Mr M'Cutcheon was asked to prepare a statement on the matter for next meeting.