NEWS IN BRIEF

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18463, 26 January 1922, Page 10

NEWS IN BRIEF

A peculiar complaint, something akin to colic, is very prevalent in Masterton. Motor . 'removals, any distance town or country. Get our price.—Crust and Crust, 20 Manse street... , The Arbitration Court will open its first session for the year 1922 at Christchurch on February 6. M‘Gavm s special production, “ oat malt stout,” is " generous,, refreshing, and strengthening. A superior table beverage.... The Winton Borough Council at its meeting on Friday last voted its annual contribution of £2O towards the funds of the Southland League. .Holiday “rejoicings” already in full tap at William Orossari’s “Waterloo,” Caversham! Mildest, nicest, most appetising drinks.... The Northern Advocate reports that the Portland cement works at Whangarei are in full swing again. Nothing better for a cold than Buchanan’s “Black and White.”... / Girls in Hongkong are sold at about £1 a head. Although called “ adoption,” it is really a form of slavery. A good tailor is MacLeod MaoGillivray, 168 Rattray street, Dunedin.... The boundaries of the area covered by the London -County Council have not been changed since 1855. | “The ambitious man strives for the beat things in life.” The best thing we know is a breakfast of Hitchon’s baoon done m the oven with a tomato. Ever tried it?... Up to the end of October last, £10,437,997 was paid in.motor taxation in Great Britain. All of it had been hnaded over to 'the road fund. What’s the matter, old boy? Why, you are us cross as a bear. Liver out of order, eh? Well, _ get some of Dr Crossland’s Noxol. It will fix you; it’s a great medicine, and it cures. 2s, at chemists and stores... The Crown of Hungary consists of two diadems, one dating back to 1000 and the other to 1072. -We iead, others follow. Bacon (in the piece), Is’dd; sliced, Is 2d.—Only at Barton and Trengrove's.., ■ The population of Hamilton has grown from a little over 3000 10 years ago to 13,798, males being in excess of females by 227. The natural enemy of grease and dirt in pots and pans is “Handy Jack.” Try it. The grocer stocks it. Milne, Bremner, Ltd., wholesale agents, Dunedin.... An oil 'launoh has been washed up on the boaob between Maxwelltown and Kai-iwi, near Wanganui. The ownership cannot beascertained, nor is it known where the craft came from. Harvesting requirements are obtainable at most reasonable prices at James Gray and Sone, Milton,.,,

Workmen engaged in laying gospipes in Graham street, Hamilton Hast, unearthed a human skull and bones, lying only a lew inches below the footpath. Do the dutiful by the old folk. See that they are kept supplied with Buchanan's “Blade and White.”... , - ■ ■ Harvesting operations are in full, swing in the Wairarapa, and come very good crops have been secured. The grain crops are looking well, and should return good yields. Not a fleeting, stimulus, mind you I WDuv sltnlTfl Foisphenne is a genuine restorative and, nerve food. Its effect is progressive, each dose carrying you. a step further on the 1 way tp Health every day, Es 6d at chemists or ■/. - The police are _ investigating 1 the com- - plaint of a resident of the Tisbury-Otera-maka district that ho was assaulted at the door: of his residence by jbeijag hit on the . head with a heavy instrument. With the outdoor life of summer, the ekin requires careful attention. Wash with “Diadem” Barilla—the pure ’ soap. Y‘Diadem”—not any other. Milne, Bremner, Ltd., wholesale agents, Dunedin.... '• •The Railway Department has a large gang of men on the Main Trunk line relaying the sleepers and portions of the rails for the whole, distance between Tau marunui and Waimahia. On some parts of "this portion of the line the sleepers have absolutely decayed. : Obanism (185), After all, we think the , longest word, is 1 ‘cleotrophotomicrography for it_ has four, more letters than “undenominationalism.” . Oban is the S.H. with the B.R. in the Octagon.... -The extraordinary fertility of Balclutha toil is well known (Says the Clutha Leader), and this fact was again emphasised the othier day when a "Leader representative was shown several sticks of rhubarb, grown in a local garden, that measured more.than three-feet in length. '■ Tho ■ largest - stock of old matured malt Scotch whisky is held by James. Buchanan and C 0.,- Ltd., and- their associated companies. Which enables them to maintain the high-class quality and 1 age of “Black - and White.”... ” , . The Waipa miners ore still out' on strike as a protest against the Miners’ Award made by the Arbitration Court just before the Christmas holidays (says the New Zealand i Herald). Reports were current ■at "• Huntly the other day that-arrangements have been made -by- the Waikato Miners’ Onion to provide the Waipa’ men with strike pay. - So far as could /be gathered, this-is only a local movement at present; We are again offering genuine No. 6 Ontario cotton duck horse covers with the beetfelt lining at 44s each. No difference in price for horse dr hack. Send your order now, and we will keep them until delivery , is required. Riach and M'Lcnnan, Anzao* square.... , A stowaway who intended making a cheap trip to San Francisco .left .Wellington recently by the Marama. He was not destined to go far, for when the Marama ■ met the Tahiti on her way down from San Francisco the lad was transferred on to the Tahiti. He arrived back at'Wellington on Saturday morning. ,To" Coffee Connoisseurs.—W° have landed ex Tainui a shipment of No. 1 Blue Mountain Jamaica, the finest coffee grown on earth. 3s 6d per lb.—“Durie’s,” 32 Octagon. Dunedin...." : " ■ Several sharks have been observed inside the . harbour lately (telegraphs the Tauranga correspondent of the New Zealand Herald). -One 9ft in length was captured • ' near the Beacon at Mount Maunganui. Another was hooked opposite the town, but the hook straightened under pressure ' and the shark escaped. We cater for the health of , the com-. munity. Our dustproof van. conveys meat X direct from abattoirs, to shops without; fear of germ infection. Not only is the quality of the best, but every precaution taken to keep it wholesome.—Barton and Tren- , grove.... Small arms ammunition, up to'soo rounds' per annum, may . be supplied by the" Defence Department to each member, of a defence rifle club at 5s 6d per .100 rounds, including freight to . nearest railway “station. Bank receipt for payment must also include 15s for each 1000 rounds to pay for the box until it is returned. . If you have not tried our. men’s working boots at 25s 6d iye would advise you to do so at once, as the changeable wee.iher'nccessitates a strong pair of boots. These boots are nailed and pegged, with heel and toe plates, and are .indeed the best value offering on the iparket at present. Riach atjd M‘Lenuan, Anssac square.... ; ' _ A little‘girl named Hatch,/a resident of with'another girl, was basiling in tho Cobden lagoon, and both got out of their depth (telegraphs the Greymouth correspondent -to Vthe Christfchurch. v Press). One managed to. return to shallower water,, but the girl Hatch went under. A boy named Fryer pluokily went to the rescue; but he proved unequal to 1 the ■■ .task. , Captain, Mqllinsop went'in with his , ■■'Sdciety ’beahfiM "in* FAglimd’ Send 'an/the:' * way' to ■.Diipedin.; for'Waters’ >Vi-Oatta Fdoe ' • Cream. * . Nothing- .to .qquaT if; anywhere. ; ■ Jars 2»j' posted 2s '6d. ' .• Obtainable only from Waters) Pharmacy, 20 - Princes- Street,, - Dunedin.... - 'That an improvement, in the" milling* industry in the North Island at least can bo confidently anticipated in the near future is evidenced by the fact that the State Forest Service has recently disposed of a block of 5,000,000 feet of milling timber, principally rimli, near Raetihi, for a sum of £10.597 13s. It is understood that a Rahgitikei firm/of sawmillers were the suc- . cessful tenderers. It is also understood that other blocks of timber in the vicinity of the Main Trunk lino' will shortly be placed on the market for public competition.' ■' ' ’ V; 1 The price of softgoods and all classes of drapery will be found in 1922 to bo very much' lower than those ruling in 192 L Messrs A. ! F. Cbeyne and, Co., Mosgiel, make this statement without fear of contradiction. , Their stocks and prices prove it. .. A visitor to Palmerston ‘North reported to the'police on a recent evening that her bag was- snatched by a young man who was in company- with two others, 'whilst she was passing through the western side of the Square at 8.15 p.m. The woman, who was advanced in years, stated that she. was overtaken by three young men, who jostled her, and one snatched her handbag, which contained two pair of spectacles.: gloves, and 15s in money., The police, are investigating the’affair. To. make tho most deliciously-flavoured, quick-setting pure fruit jelly use Bon Jelly Crystals, Ask your grocer for them. Whblesale: Ruabon Prop. Co., 748 King street-Rel. '449).... 1 1