NEWS IN BRIEF.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18340, 2 September 1921, Page 10

NEWS IN BRIEF.

On Monday about 60 members of the Greymouth Watorsiders’ Union secured employment on the wharf. In the Hastings district there are 5000 acres of commercial orchards, providing annually 400,000 cases of fruit, which give areturn of £120,000. We recommend the public to see the’ winnow displays of furniture * on Friday nights at Scouliar and Chisholm's Rattray street... There has been a painful shortage of water in the Fairlie district, and old residents state that the . wells have never been so low before (reports the Timaru Post). Many are quite dry and deeper sinking has had to bo resorted to, to secure any water. Bourbon Coffee, the popular beverage for breakfast, dinner, or supper. Prepared by “Durie s,” 32 Dunedin, specialists in coffees, peppers, spiocs, and curry powder....

It was stated at a meeting of the Greymouth Chamber of-Commerce that American spruce would go further than white pme in any work, 203 immigrants from Home arrived t by the Athenic recently. Of the whole number, 175 have been nominated

by friends, and 125 are coming out under the overseas settlement scheme. Ring Ross Moore, tel. 9227, for Sedan Tim.... The number of cattle for each 100 persons in the United States is to-day onethird less than in 1900, the sheep supply is reduced nearly two-thirds, while the number of hogs is fully 41 per cent, less now than then. At a meeting 0 f the Invercargill Competitions Society, the secretary reported a de-' licit of £l5O, and after discussion, it was decided to give a second demonstration concert next week at popular prices, ‘ “Waterloo.”—Orossan’s Waterloo, at the corner .$£ Forbury and Cargill roads, is convenient to_ weary city residents..., The Glasgow Corporation recently issued £2,500,000 of si„ per cent, stock at 92, redeemable in 1935 and 1950. The total

„ a for was estimated at £12,000,000. _ Evidently there is plenty of money seeking investment in the Old Country. The receipts from the recent war trophies collection in Masterton totalled £153 10s (says the Times). The expenditure amounted to £95 Is fid, including £2B Is lOd for railage, leaving a balance of £SB fiii 4d. Half of this sum will be retained by the National .Defence League, and the other by the Government War Museum Waters' Canadian cough cure cures cold# quickly; Is 6d and 3s.—At Waters’ Pharmacy ... t • A letter received s at the meeting of the Wairarapa South County Council on Saturday from the Public Works Department, stated that_ the application of the council for permission to raise a loan of £I6OO for replacing a wooden bridge .over the Makakahi would receive early, consideration. A Palmerston North grocer states that a well-known New Zealand firm of - jam manufacturers is at present (charging 10s per dozen for jars, which, before the war. could

be purchased for 4s 9d per dozen, and jet the puts an embargo on imported jams. WJint a lot of time wasted on the farm meal and milk food for calces’ and pigs. Why not try “Faterine," the new liquid calf food —made in ten minutes. It pays in time, money, and stock. Your storekeeper will supply.—Milne, Bremner (Ltd.), wholesale agents.... Main street on Saturday night was,treated to a novel spectacle (says the Mataura Ensign)* when a mechanic .from a local cycle . shop wheeled a popular official belonging ■ tp the Post Office staff through the crowded pavements in a baby’s go-cart The performance was the result of a wager for acouple of sovereigns. A real cure lor rough hands is Waters’ Chap Lotion, Is.—At Waters’ Pharmacy.... The crash of breaking glass' was heard at. the rear of the Club Hotel, Greymouth,' about midnight on Monday night (says the Star). It is stated that one or more men, knocked at the back door and demanded admittance. One name was given, but as it was not that, of a boarder, admittance * was /efused. A glass panel in the door was then smashed by the intruders, who afterwards ran away. The police are making

inquiries. ■ I It's quite a picture to see the happy couples who daily frequent our warehouse-r----tho proud father carrying a little child only four to six’ weeks old in his arms and the happy mother selecting a nice sea grass pramette. They all know we have the beat selection, and file prices are in many cases pounds cheaper than . elsewhere. We can do a lovely pram for £7 12s 6d; other prices and illustrations on application.—Eiach and M'Lennan, Anzao square.... Reports from the country show that Monday’s f pain was 'general throughout the district, and was very welcome, though a heavier fall would have been still more welcome (says the limaxu Herald). A recent snowfall amounted to about 4in at Fairlie, but it had practically disappeared by' Wednesday night. Ail the ranges within sight were white to' the foot on Wednesday morning, but by evening they had lost their paleness. ' , A Taranaki farmer saved three hours forty minutes each day by feeding his calves on “Faterme'i—the natural liquid stock food, jjuring cold weatner lie saved tne oaives’ lives too, btorexeepers stoca it. —Mime, m’cnmer (Ltd.), wmneoale agents.... ane only mining now going on in the 'i'eviot ciistnbt (says the Mount Benger ivian) is oy mo leviot-ivioiyneux Hyarauuo touuoing U)iii|jariy, wlucn is wonting on

wiiites Flat, a gravelly block of no use for larxnmg or gardening, bottlers usually look .upon siuicuig as an operation which destroys land lor the sake ol one crop, out in this case they looic on contentedly. Doing sausned that uiu disturbance is not working mischief to the present or the next generation. , ihe “Prime Minister” of health has been in olhce now lor forty years, and has rendered in valuable services to the community, always ready and available lor all Marshall's I’ospnerme, soid everywhere, 1W ‘noses .10 ponce.... tno Urey mouth Chamber of Commerce on nriday, passed a resolution that the Acting-Prime -Minister be again telegraphed to, pointing out tno groat harusnip tue West coast was suuonug by reason ol the continued operation ol the adverse Australian ianix on i\ew /jcauind timoers, and again urging him to use ma best elforts to eiiect sucn adjustment as wouid enable the wlioio ol white pme to be exported. unemployment, it was pointed out, was gradually increasing on the Coast, and an equitable adjustment of the tariff on such lines as oomd be recommended by the h ore-stry Department wouid inspire confidence in tne tuture ol the industry, and largely prevent lurther dismissals of puli ' employees. ino sale worth waiting for.—Visit A. F. Uneyne and uo. s winter sale. As prices went up, during the war, so now tney come tumbling down. .Replacement values are not considered, itverytiung reduced, and there are many bargains, dust see them.... ’.there has been a decrease in the number of sneep in the i\apier-uisborne district amounting to *08,956 as will be seen when the ugures furnished by the Government lor 19*5-21 are compared, in 1920 tnere wore 0, 9x4,680 siieep in the district, while in the loiiowmg year the number stood at 0./uo, ilo. this district has a larger •number ot sheep. this year than any other qt the districts ih -New Zealand, ihe WellingtonWest Coast district is second highest with h.ibOJObi; Canterbury-Kaikoura conrgs next witir 4,196, 0bt1. 'ihe grand total tor the dominion on April SO last for the year was *3,*86,u31, a decrease of 634,939. There were 12,7(4,323 sneep in the Mortlx.lslandthis year. ... A dairy farmer may now send all ms butter-fat to the factory, because he can mix the skim milk or whey with “Fatehne” for feeding calves or pigs. itpays in every way. Send lor a supply to your storekeeper.—Milne, liromner (Ltd.), wholesale agents.... Butter-fat is already beginning to cojne into the Ashburton factory more freely, and there are signs that tne coming' season will be one of record consumption (says the Guardian). Feed is still rather short for dairy cattle, but the present.. rain will help matters, 'ihe soldier settlers at Lowcliha and Coldstream are expected to add a very large amount to tbo milk supplygoing to the Blackbridge Cheese Factory. They have had to buy cows in a fairly dear market, but the returns from cheese still promise well, in spite of a falling London market. An offer of Hid per lb was made for the season’s output, and believed 11 3-8 d can still be obtained, although it may l>e decided to consign the output. A price of Hid per lb' for cheese is the equivalent of 2s 4id for butter-fat so that dairying may still be considered as a very handsome proposition.