NEWS IN BRIEF.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18348, 12 September 1921, Page 10

NEWS IN BRIEF.

For the week ended September 3 the Wesfcport Stockton Coal Company shipped 2207 tons 3civt of ccal. ■ The Egmont A. and P. Association erected 152 cattle boxes at its show grounds, PLiwera, last year, at a cost of £2096. Domo separators are farmers' joy.—Riach and M'Lonnan, Atizao square.... A large number of quail aro to be liberated in Hawkc's Bav at an early date. The birds are b«ing purchased by the Hawke's Bay Acclimatisation Society. A Takapuna farmer was finod £SO recently for having sold milk adulterated to 64 per cent, of water. Waters' Canadian cough cure cures colds quickly; Is 6d and 3s.—At Waters' Pharmacy ... For the* week ended Septomber 3, the Wefitport Coal Company shipped 10,083 tons 15cwt of coal and 48 tons 6cwt of coke. Local sales: 240 tons 16owt. The Wangfanui Borough Council on Tuesday last declined as too high tenders for six workers' homes, the lowest of seven. for bnck or concrete, being £5198, or £865 each. Other items would make the cost of each £1026. A real cure for rough hends is Waters' Chap Lotion. Is.—At Waters?' Pharmacy.... A regular -weekly holiday for nurses at tiie Auckland Hospital, such as is now »>', vogue at the Wellington institution, will probably be established shortly in the northern city. The Auckland commercial travellers will shortly meet to decide the question of ft campaign to raise £IO,OOO for helping tho Auckland Hospital to fight the cancer scourge. Woods' Great Peppermint Cur* for Loughs and Colds never fails.... Buyers from Vesteya and Armours are at present in the Wair/vrapa (says the Age). One of these is said vrithin the last fewdays to have purchased 400 head of oatfle at about £4 1& a head. The Invorcargill Town Council has decided to invite Mr W. D. Snowball, Government Veterinarian, to visit the abattoirs with a view to matter's being placed on an improved footing. Special reductions on all costumes during September. We have a full range of navy and black worsteds and serges, also colonial tweeds, etc. Call and get a quotation for jour hew season's costume or dres3. Satisfaction guaranteed.—A. F. Cheyne and Co.. Mosgiel.... Notwithstanding the fact that it is about four years since tho Woodville Bacon Company ceased operations, a pig was recently' consigned to the company "for curing from many miles away. Needless to say. no one took delivery. Gold valued at £118,503 was exported from Grey mouth for the year ended July 31, 1921. For the same period 23,145,545 superficial feet of timber, valued at £219,273, were also exported. There is no question about it. For best liquor of every wholesome description' Crossan s "Waterloo," Cavertham, -'takes the bun. ... , \

Rich deposits of blacksand are reported to have been obtained on the beaches of. Braes Bay, Waihj, and Gillespie's lately, caused by the heavy 6eas stripping the beaches. At Bruce Bay one clean-up resulted in lOOoz of gold bein» obtained The Westpoit Coal Company is making (says the Times) to place a wire from Denniston to Millnrton so as to carry its eleetrio power and lighting over to that township. As there is no eleetrio power on Millerton or Granity this will prove a boon to the residents of those townships. ■'■ " | ■. Bourbon Coffee, the popular beverage for breakfast, dinner, or supper. Prepared by ' Durie's," 22 Octagon t Dunedin, specialises in coffees, peppers, spices, and.curry powder.... the hearing of a by-law oase at Wellington, the police informed Mr F. K. Hunt. S.M., that complaint had been n&de by motor cyclists about the excessive pace a motor car.was travelling. "Well from my experience," replied the magistrate, ' the complaint should have been the other way. , Finding the moneys with which to finance the Christohuroh City Council's building scheme is not proving a simple matter (according to the" Sun). Thus far the appeal to philanthropic citizens with capital has fallen .flat. A more striking fact to which the Sun draws attention is that in six days - the council received applications from only 19 persons who are in need of dwellings. The "Prime Minister" of health has been in office now for forty, years, and has rendered invaluable services to the community always ready and available for all Marshall's Fospherine, sold everywhere, 100 doses K pence.... A resolution passed by the Wellington Chamber of Commerce, deprecating "any interference by politicians with . the Railway Department in its efforts to curtail expenditure," was endorsed by the Waitemata Chamber of Commerce (states the New Zealand Herald) It was decided to suggest to the Wellington organisation that representations'should''be made to the Minister of Railways that a curtailment of expenditure could reasonably be made by a reduction of staff without loss of efficiency. Mr Rogers asked in the Napier" Magistrate's Cotirt last week for an adjournment for two weeks. Mr Lusk (who was appearing on the other .side): I will not be hero thin. There's a 'football match on in Wellington. Mr Rogers: Well, adjourn it till the first court after the Springboks* test.— (Laughter.) Mr Lusk: All right, if I'm. fit then. At present"* we have completely sold out of 65-gallon Domo separators, but expect a further supply of these next. week. All other sizes can he had at once, but intends ing purchasers are requested to send their orders early, as sometimes there is a run on a special size of machine with the result that we are sold temporarily out of that size.—Rmch and M'Lennan, Anzao square.... A sum of £740 has been raised in aid' of the Boy Scout movement by the Auckland Rotary Club, makirjg the total for the city £1216 (reports the New Zealand Herald). In making this announcement at a meeting of the club, Mr T. Macky said the total for Auckland was much higher than the amounts raised in southern cities, notwithstanding the fact that the city- had just found £BOO for the Young Citizens' League. It was proposed to send commissioners from the league to the south with Mean Man Story: (69).—Lady fully laden with-parcels on Mornington car endeavouring to get her fare out of her peggy bag. Male friend oilers to hold the.parcels, which, met with a rebuff. " Don't be so mean, pay the fare, it's easier."— H0te1.... a view to extending the organisation. "The Chief Postmaster has said he* did not know whether to congratulate or commiserate with Mr Treweek upon his retirement," said Mr % J. W. Stewart a superannuated official at the farewell *to the Auckland Telegraph Superintendent, "but I want to 6ay that you do not know what living it until you taketho jump and get rid of the rod tape which has bound you down for so many years. Take the jump! You only begin, to live when, you know you can shake your head and know that it does not belong to Wellington." The "pleasantries" which occur when there is a family difference were much in evidence in a civil case at the limaru Magistrate's O-urt recently (says the Post), in which a disagreement between two married sisters was essentially ' the cause of the trouble. One sister had issued a summons against the other, and the sister summoned stated in her evidence that her 15-year-old daughter had sent a telegram to her uncle and aunt, thanking them for the summons. "Did you smack her for her impertinence ?" . asked Mr Mosley. Apparently the witness, who said she did not tell tha ohild to send the telegram, had' not done so. Snowilake kerosene, the pure white light, Ask your grocer for it. Distributors: W. H.Simms and Sons (Ltd.), 16 Manse street. Dunedin.... ~ ~ ~ Encouraged by the success it has aomevfto at Timaru, the Now Zealand Aero Transport Company, after several conferences m Wpllington, contemplates extending ite operations as far as the capital city (says the New Zealand Times). Suitable midlines and men are to be sent to Wellington during the coming summer. Mr Wia;ley has been in Wellington eonfemns with the New Zealand Air Board. It is said that the company contemplates erecting a permanent home, probably in fcne Butt Y&lky or at Lyall Bay, and aims at commercially linking the North and South Tslanda by flights to and from Wellington and Blenheim, in suitable machines to b* approved by the Defenco Department. gular flights to the Manawatu and Wairarapa are also in contemplation.