NEWS IN BRIEF

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18591, 27 June 1922, Page 10

NEWS IN BRIEF

Railway* wagons built of reinforced concrete are being tested in Germany, and are said to have given satisfaction. A Palmerston North poultry farmer claims to have discovered the secret of telling, before incubation, the sex of eggs, and a company with a capital of £30,000 is being formed. For Influenza, take Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure.... A witness during the course of his evidence at the Nelson Supreme Court (lays the Mail) stated that be estimated the value of his stamp collection at £4OOO. Oases of petty thieving are reported from the Wakanui district (says the Ashburton Guardian), In one instance, a plough was stripped, and in another a bag of linseed was stolen. The matter is in the hands of the police. One dose of “Marshall’s Fospherine” puts you on your toes, and a complete course gives that happy outlook and vigorous vitality that enables you to face the battle of life in the very “pink of condition.”... A frostfish 4ft 6in in length was washed up on Castlecliff beach recently (says the Wanganui Herald). Unfortunately for the finder, the gulls had been up early, and half the fish had been consumed. The most severe frost on record was experienced in Morrinsville lost Wednesday (says the Auckland Herald), the temperature falling 13deg below freezing point. The maximum temperature the day before was 48deg. We supply country stores with the finest smallgoods made at reduced wholesale rates; Barton and Trengrove, Dunedin.... In its annual report, the Wanganui Education" Board says; “It is only necessary to compare the condition of. the mouths of those children who do toothbrush drill with the mouths of those who do not, to be convinced of the value of toothbrush drill as an aid to good health. When a young man, 19 years of age, applied at Christchurch for a prohibition order against his father, he told the court that every day his father came home with nothing else but filthy abuse. On Sundays his father was not drunk, but remained silent reading the Bible. There never was a right endeavour but it succeeded. We are endeavouring to the beet of our ability to give efficient service to every country settler in Otago and South land, Our prices axe right, our values arc good; our salespeople are courteous and obliging, and nothing is considered a trouble if we can only please our customers.—Riach and M'Lennan, Anzac Square, Dunedin.... Some very sarcastic remarks (says the Wanganui Chronicle) were made at the meeting of the Development League over the way the trains from Wanganui just miss connecting with the Main Trunk at Marton. Mr J. H. Burnet said that if the train from Wanganui happened to be a little early, and was likely to catch the Main Trunk express, it waited outside the station until the other train had left. You wouldn’t expect to purchase a watch chain from a, blacksmith, so why go to a beef and mutton shop for your pork smallgoods. W© specialise* in pork goods only.— Fort, Roche, and Co., Dunedin’s pork specialists, Rattray street.... When a row started at his place of abode a witness who gave evidence at the Hamilton Supreme Court recently was in nocturnal slumbers. When counsel inquired what it was that originally caused the witness’s attention to be drawn to the altercation, the reply came: “The first thing I heard was a kick in the ribs.” The witness joined in the broad smile that passed over the court when the response was made. M'Gavin’s special production, “ oat mall stout,” is generous, refreshing, and strengthening. A superior table beverage.... Sawmilling in Westland (states the Hokitika Guardian) appears to he in- for a very bad time, as there are reports current of more mills either closing down-or reducing staffs. The period of stringency is indefinite, but it is hoped that the slump will not be of long duration. With the early opening of the Otlra tunnel for goods traffic, there should be a great and lasting fillip to the timber trade, and for that reason the completion of the line cannot be accomplished too soon. There is nothing more refreshing (says the Taranaki Herald) than the apt misprint, like that of the prospectus which offered “six thousand snares of five pounds each,” or of the report describing how a •row straying upon the railway had been “oit literally into calves.” It was not the compositor, however, who was responsible wh<m the tenor who had been in an accident whe nevertheless “able to appear that evening at the concert in so vend pieces.”

Cold winter days soon find the limitations oi one’s wardrobe. Gray’s Milton, have a delightful assembly of clothing to meet the present requirements.... The spores of anthrax, according to text books on the subject, retain their vitality for_ vears in a dried condition. The bacteriological investigations made by Dr A. B. Pearson, of the Christchurch Hospital staff, _ into the recent death from anthrax in this city, go to bear out this statement (states the Press). It has been ascertained that Glastonbury, the tannery employee who died from the disease, had the shaving brush, at the roots of the hair of which the anthrax spores were discovered, in his possession, for at least three years. The drop in wool last Tear is making itself manifest in the reduced price of men’s and boys’ clothing. Wo have a full range, showing a substantial reduction, and can fit boys and men of all builds. A. F. Cheyne and Co.. Mosgiel.... In the fine black sand washed up' by the sea in certain parts of the foreshore of Te Wae Wae Bay traces of gold are to be found (says the Southland News). Some years ago a plant was erected at Orepuki for extracting the gold, but after a short trial the works were closed. Recently two ivtaofis with a miniature plant commenced working _ the sand at a spot on the Tuatapere side of Bluecliffs, and the results evidently are encouraging. About three weeks ago they sold £2B worth of gold to the Tuatapere Bank and last week they came in with another parcel. Year in,_ year out, “ Bourbon” coffee maintains its high standard of excellence. “Bourbon” has a body and flavour that appeals to coffee drinkers. The ideal breakfast beverage.... If the arbitration system is to go bock into the melting pot (says an Australian paper), one leeson taught by its failures and successes alike will have to be borne in mind when the time comes {or recasting. Somewhere in the new system room must be found for the public. All councils and conferences where employer is left to arrange terms with employees and the public interest is nobody’s business have an element of danger in them. Industrial peace is a boon of great value, but its treaties must not be signed over the consumer’s unconscious body. Prime ox beef and wether mutton, the finest fattened in the dominion. No cow beef sold. Lowest prices for the highest grade, quality. Have you tried our famous sugar cured bacon? Nothing better on the market. Special attention given to country orders.—Barton and Trengrove, Dunedin.... ‘The amount of, human exertion in the towns is practically down to zero,” _ said i-<r Truby King to an Ashburton audience recently. “People have forgotten the use of legs, and ride everywhere they want lo go. The women have got the art off nicely. They have arranged their footgear in such a way that they cannot walk in any ease.—(Laughter.) Yes. they certainly have arranged their footwear admirably. I am afraid I rather shocked a Christchurch audience when I remarked that if it had have been an auction sale instead of a lecture hall they were at, and all the ladies were put up as oab-horses, they would not have fetched a fiver a-piece.—-(Laughter.)’' All invalids and children relish Bon Jelly Crystals. Beautifully flavoured, fresh, pure, wholesome, and easily digested. The best money can buy. Ask" your grocer 'for a packet. Wholesale, Euabon Co. (tel 449). — Recently two farmers from Waitara with three lady friends decided to take the ' cross-country trip by motor ever Mount Messenger to the Waitomo Caves. Although the weather was good (says the Auckland Star) the journey was an awful one, and the car arrived at Te Kuiti in an almost unrecognisable state through mud, showing clearly the ordeal which had been come through. The journey of 108 miles was covered in 13 hours, and two oases of benzine were used. The car is ; the only one which has got . safely through this winter. Nothing would induce the trippers to go back by the same route. Simple, economical, and nourishing beverages specially tapped for country visitors.— Wullie Crossan, Waterloo, Caversham.... In a local. book store recently, says the Levin Chronicle, two gentlemen were discussing “Things you wouldn’t believe,” when a lady came in to inquire about a book she had seen in the window three weeks previously. She knew neither the name of the book nor. the author, and after a minute description of a picture that adorned the cover, the bookseller was able to identify and produce the volume asked for. “Oh, thank you so much,” said the lady, “I’ll take a note of it. .1 want to get it from the library!” Several serious complaints often arise from a disordered state of the stomach, liver, and kidneys, and a corrective remedy is then very essential. For such complaints the most efficacious antidote is Noxol, a splendid vegetable medicine.... Two cars, one turning the comer of Sale street, Napier, full of passengers on their way to the races, and another proceeding along the Parade shortly after noon, recently met with a terrific crash. The last-mentioned car, which only contained the driver, was so badly smashed about that it was necessary to commission another car to bring it into town. Tho second "bar was more fortunate, and only suffered the loss of a wheel. Fortunately none of the occupants were hurt, a couple of ladies receiving s 'a few outs, but more of a 1 shock. . Waters’ Canadian Cough Cure is the prescription of a famous Canadian doctor. First dose brings relief. Price, Is 6d and 3s, posted 8d extra.— Waters’ New Pharmacy, 20 Princes street, Dunedin.... A very heavy frost was experienced. in the city and suburbs the other morning (says the Auckland Herald). The frost was particularly severe in outlying districts, and large open spaces presented the appearance of snowfields. The minimum temperature recorded on grass yesterday morning .was 32.5 deg. This temperature is only half a degree above freezing point, and is the lowest recorded during tho present cold spell. Thomson and Co., Moray place (opposite First Church). Just arrived, a large and choice selection of granite and marble monuments. ’Phone 2296.... Ernest. Green, the father of three sons killed in the war, who himself twice went through the experience of serving on a ship that was torpedoed, and whose wife died while all the others were away in the service, was sentenced in London to three months’ hard labour for breaking two yrindows in a drug store while intoxicated. Green, who speaks six different languages, pleaded with the magistrate, saying: “Take consideration of the little services I managed to render to King and country. ’ But the magistrate said that if the prisoner could not live up to that service tho court could not be responsible. Jack and Jill went up the hill To fetch a pail of water, Our pig has gone to town with Bill, ’Cause Hitchon’s they have bought her... An interesting story as to how Whakatane received its name was told by Rev. Fletcher, at First Church, Frankton, last Thursday evening (states the Waikato Times). Maori tradition has it that some 600 years ago when Maori navigators crossed over from the South Seas in canoes, one of these arrived off Whakatane. Members of the crew were somewhat diffident about leaving the oanoe and going ashore, fairing the treatment they might receive r.t the hands of the inhabitants ashore. _ A chief’s daughter, noting their hesitation, said if no others would go she would “Whakatane” (nlav the man), and was first ashore. Tho landing place thus became known as Whakatane. Hitchon, Paape—that’s beer and bacon. What a glorious combination. Eat Hitchon’s bacon, then good cheer. Quench your thirst with Oban beer. For country orders, Oban Hotel, 5.H.8.R....