NEWS IN BRIEF

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18468, 1 February 1922, Page 10

NEWS IN BRIEF

The Labour Party has decided to contest the Hawke's Bay’ seat at the . next general election. The Grey County Oouiksl has adopted Thursday as the weekly half-holiday in the county. Harvesting' requirements are obtainable at most reasonable prices at James Gray 1 and Sons. Milton.... A quantity of timber from the wreck of the Perth, that had been washed ashore, was sold by auction at Greymouth at 13s per 100 ft. , . At a meeting' of farmera held in Oamam it was unanimously decided to pay Is 6d per hour this season for harvesting 1 and threshing wages. The Government received the sum of £13,225 16s during the December quarter for press telegrams, compared with, £8750 11s for the corresponding period' in 1920. p Obanism (187): “All nature smiles and the world is pleased” (Lee). Get your whisky from the Small-House with the Big Reputation and you will have the nectar of happiness in Carnival Week. , Feature i yachts and bulldogs. Oban H0te1.... An Irish exchange says: “Housewives will learn with satisfaction that on and r from Monday next (December 5) bread may be purchased from the Belfast Co-operative Society’s shops at 6id per 21b loaf.” With the outdoor life of summer, the skin requires careful attention.' . Wa£h with “Diadem” Barillar—the pure soap. “Dia- *■ dem”—not any other. Milne, Bremner, ’ Ltd., wholesale agents, Dunedin.... The free masons of Maori Hill are forming a_ lodge in that district. The movement is being enthusiastically taken up by the local brethren. “ Marshall’s Ij'ospherine ” >will ward off a break-down jf used when the nerves show danger signals. Take a few, drops in water, and notice how quickly you are benefited by this nerve tonic and food. Obtainable all chemists; 2s 6d 100 doses. Get it to-day.... Owing to the shortage of old matured whiskies at Home the distillers., in orderto uphold their brands, are retaining their high grade_ whiskies for their bottle trade. A working boot for working farmers. Solid nip, wbolehaok, no toe cap, heel and toe plates, nailed, pegge« and riveted, a great boot for hard wear, md a fayourita for team and -general farm work; price, 32s 3d, post free. Riach and M“Lennon, Anzao square. Please state size.... The Christchurch Hospital Board, baa accepted the, control of the splints arid plaster workshop, established in that city , by the Defence' Department, and wiM in , future be responsible for the manufacturei of artificial limbs. ■ We cater for the health of the community, Our dustproof van conveys meat direct from abattoirs to shops without fear , of germ infection. Not only is the quality . of the beet, but every precaution taken to I keep it wholesome.—Barton and Tron- ‘ , grove... One hundred pheasants are to be liberatedl 1 in Whakatane County, according to advice ' received by the Whakatane branch" of the Rod and Gun dub from the Tourist, Do- . partment, Rotorua. , The price of softgoods and all dosses of , drapery will be found in 1922 to bo veiy . much lower than those ruling in 1921. Messrs A. F. Cheyne and Co., Mosgiel, ' make this statement without fear of contrat diction. Their stocks and prices prove it.... The Wairoa Electric Power Board haa - been authorised to raise a loan of £IO,OOO , at 6 per cent, interest. The amount is > portion of £IOO,OOO proposed to be raised to provide for the coat of constructing electric transmission lines between Woikaremoana f and Wairoa. i The perfect dessert—flon 1 Jelly Crystals, r Guaranteed pure and wholesome. X boon to i invalids and children. Ask your grocer lor ■ them. Wholesale: Euabon Prop. Ca, 748 , King street (tel, 449) I j Mr Bryant, of Raglan, has given a farm fronting on the ocean near Raglan and a large sum of money to establish a convalescent home for sick and dedicate children ’ whose parents are not in a position in the ■ ordinary course to send them for a seaside holiday. To Coffee Connoisseurs.—We have landed ex Tainui a shipment of No. 1 Blue Mountain Jamaica, the finest coffee grown on earth. 3s 6d per fix—“ Dane’s,” 32 Octagon, Dunedin.... There are 395 telegraph offices in the Auckland district; 96 in Blenheim, 215 in Christchurch, 243 in Dunedin, 41 in Gisborne, 42 in Greymouth, 202 in Hamilton, 48 in Hokitika, ; 109 in Invercargill, 86 in Napier; 106 in ’Nelson, 107 in Now Ply--mouth, 53 in Oamam, 84 in Thames, 71 in Timartt, 103 in Wanganui, 186 in Wellington, and 58 in Westport wines (best brands), whiskies, ales, stouts, otd.. supplied tQ. legaJ.crdgr.. town and coupsham.... '■ ’ ' '• '<v That wheat crops in North Canterbury will yield 10 per cent, below the Government estimate is the opinion of a Morven man, recently returned from there. He blames Take-all for the decrease. Buchanan’s 1 “Black and White” oval pints again on the market Great whisky.... ' A representative gathering of farmers was addressed by Mr Cambridge, delegate to the Producers’ Conference*, in the Dunback Hall on Monday evening. Mr Cambridge outlined the meat pool scheme, so far os it has evolved, and a motion supporting it was carried unanimously. There is a mysterious power in Dr 1 Crossland’s great medicine, Noxol, which . astonishes all who take it. Its power over indigestion, constipation, and liver troubles is simplymarvellous. Try a bottle for your constipation. 2s, at chemists and stores.... ■ i The Masterton dairy factory has raised the wholesale price of butter by Id per ,Ib. The retail prioe will how be Is 4d cash and Is 5d booked. First grade factory butter is being sold in Wellington and Christchurch at Is 2d per lb. The captain’s story, illustrated by lantern views, should interest you greatly. Speaker; Captain Mullineux, M.O. Place, Bums Hall. Time: 8 o’clock to-night.... . The mouth of the Patea River has been blocked 1 with logs brought down by tbe flood in the Whenuakura River. The easterly Weather experienced lately has washed the logi? into the mouth of the river, where they have formed a' dam between the two walls, leaving a narrow passage in the centre. There is quite a large staff of men engaged at clearing the blockage, but so far without success. “A nod from a lord is a breakfast lor a fool.” Wise men breakfast on Hitchon'a bacon- No eggs required with Hitchon’e. Ask .for Hitchon’s..., “If it came to a' matter of obenrdities and anomalies under the suggested system of degree ‘examinations, I could a tale unfold with regard to the old system,” said Mr F. H. Bakewell. of Wellington, at the University Senate in Auckland. “It would make each particular hair of the senate stand on end like quills upon the examination porcupine,” he added amid laughter. Waters’ Vi-Oatta face cream removes tan and loaves the skin smooth, clear, fresh. A wonderful bsautifier. Price 2s 6d; posted; 3s. - Waters’ Now Pharmacy, 80 Princes: street. Dunedin.... “Will you please arrange to send any mice and sick cats you may come across to the Government Bacteriologist for investigation?” said Dr A. D. Whyte, assistant medical officer of health, in a letter received by the Newmarket (Auckland) Borough Council. The reason given for the request was,-(that the plague bulletins from. Australia showed that mice and also oats wore at times found to be plague-infected. Nothing better for a cold than Bnohanan’c“Black and White.”.., Dr Newman stated in the House that, ho could remember the first sod being turned on the Featherston-Martinborough railway a good 1 many years ago, and no-" thing whatever had been done to it since. The Hon. J. G. Coates (Minister of Public Works): “Do you want me to put the sod back again?” (Laughter.) Dr Newman: “No: I wont you to got on with th% railway.” (Laughter.) Wo lead, others follow. Bacon (in the piece), Is Id; sliced. Is 2d.—Only at Barton and Trengrove’s,... • A distressing fatality occurred on Wednesday morning at Mokorota (says the Western Star). From the rather meagre details avail- , able, it appears that at about TO o’clock / Mr J. B. Taylor, farmer of the district, was carting stakes, having with him an employee named Welter Wright, a young man of Invercargill, and a native of Waimatuo, and his own son, three years of age. _ By some means or other, not yet explained, the dray was precipitated into the Wyndham River at a spot where there is a deep hole. Mr Taylor had the presence of mind to throw the boy out on to the bank, but he and Wright went down with the team. Mr Taylor managed to gel out, but Wright did nbt com© to the surface, his body probably being pinned down by the dray. Two of the horses were drowned the third being rescued by Mr Taylor arid some neighbours. The body was recovered the same day.