NEWS IN BRIEF

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18601, 8 July 1922, Page 16

NEWS IN BRIEF

„ The North Island railways pay 1.77 per I cent, better than the Soum Island, j A cat on a farm near Lincoln has s adopted eight ducklings, following the 1 drowning of its own kittens. > For Influenza, take Woods’ Great Pepper--1 mint Cure.... I Whilst John Worsell, of Tnnjjridge Wells, was slaughtering a pig it bit off his I thumb. > M’Gavin’s special production, “ oat malt , stout," is generous, refreshing, and ' strengthening. A superior table beverage.... A.. Bill has been introduced in the Mary- ' land Senate making it unlawful for a wife to search her husband’s pockets. , Laugh and the world laughs with you. ■ Drink, and you don’t drink alone if It is r Buchanan’s "Black and White.’’.., The Masterton Borough Council proposes 1 to declare gorse and broom as noxious | weeds) Thomson and Co., Moray place (opposite j First Church). Just arrived, a large and choice selection of granite and marble ■ monuments, 'Phone 2296.... ; “Where did he , hit you ? Li the abdo- , men ?” a solicitor asked a witness at Hemes i Police Court. "No,” was the reply, “in the washhouse.” [ Too “why” of a whisky, Buchanan’s , “Black and White” answers correctly all ; queries. It’s first in the class,... ! The Lake Wakatipu steamers ere costing ! the Railway Department almost twice as much to run as the revenue they are earn- ' ing. 1 We supply country stores with the finest 1 smallgoods made at reduced wholesale rates. Barton and Trengrove, Dunedin.... The first catcM of whitebait for the season was made at Waitara (Taranaki) last week, t about three-quarters of a pint being caught ■ (states an exchange). According to the • Natives, so early a catch denotes an early spring. Otleu a oaoklmg hen means a fresh egg. ■ But always Buchanan’s “Black and White 5 ’ means the best whisky. Milne, Bremner • (Ltd), agents....

Obaniam (317); S. home. B. reputation. - Some Hitehon’s have—no trifle but —A decent steak—a solid cut Of Bacon —no wafer slice I —A chunk of pork and drink beside Gallons of whisky, pre-war draft —And pails of Thomson’s water.... At the end of last week Uw* number of unemployed registered at the Wanganui Labour DepartmAt’s local office totalled 82. This number was made up of 70 labourers and 12 skilled workers. No one was assisted to employment during _ the week. The Pahiatua County Council has been granted permission to . raise a loan of £BOO. for the erection of'two workmen’s cot- > tages. Dr Groseland’s Noxol is health’s own handmaiden. Made from purest vegetable juices and barks, this sterling remedy is quick to bring relief to all who suffer from affections of liver, stomach, or kidneys.... As showing the effect of the intense cold of last week (relates the Otorohanga Times) Mr I). Turner says that, on going to the weir for eels, he found them frozen to death in the water, a thing that he has never known happen before. Waters’s New Pharmacy are now offering first quality “Unique” hot water bags at the following reduced prices:—Bin x 10in, 10s; Sin x 12in, 10s 6d; Bin x 14in, 11s; lOin x 12in, 12s. Postage 8d extra. 20 Princes street (opp. Bristol).... “Can’t you make any offer?” a Maori bankrupt was asked at New Plymouth. “Supposing I pick up a purse with, money, in it and can’t find the owner—l. pay’, then,” answered the Maori. Start the day right and every meal, top, with something hot, flavonry, and appetising; just “Eedmill” cocoas the economical food drink ■/ ' What is known as the Poafikani case, touching Native titles in the vicinity <jf the Waimrapa Lake, will be heard by the Native Land Court at its sitting at Greytown on August 1. Drapeiy sales are Very common in all centres, out ■ the “premier” Winter Sale' is being held in Mosgiel, where Messrs A. F. Cheyne are having their annual clearance. If you can’t call and see the bargains, write for catalogue or prices.... ‘A raft of logs broke away ‘ from the steamer Akaroa in the Bangitoto Channel (Auckland Harbour) last Saturday afternoon. The steamqr. Ngetiawa was delayed by the drifting logs when coming to Auckland on Saturday night. The logs ..were subsequently picked up. MacLeod MacGfllivray, specialist in chjess suits for lodge or dance purposes; bandmade. .Rattray street (opp.yD.LC.)... Inohqfed in the cargo ofV the Manuka, which arrival at Wellington from Sydney on Monday, were 100 Java finches of various colours, 50 parrots, 12 magpies, 20 blue-eyed doves, a crested dove, two redromped parrokeete, tkro king parrots, and eight cockatoos. Some were consigned to a local dealer, end others were going \ south. - <■ ''■■■■ -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 onr famous sugar cured bacon? Nothing better on the market. Special attention -given to country- orders.—Barton and Trengrove, Dunedin.,.. ' ‘‘Out of every 100 ft of timber exported by Great Britain,’’, said Mayor Belcher at the Dominion Farmprs’ Institute (Wellington), “80ft came from foreign markets, yet the colonies oould supply her wants for centuries to come. All the cotton, used in Lancashire oould .be grown in Queensland alone.” ; . > Nuggets of economy are crowding every corner at Gray’s winter sale. Milton residents are well.catered for there.... , i A boat carrying kerosene to the dominion is due at an early date. It is rumoured that with the arrival of. this shipment a further drop in price is\to take place. There appears to have heed a out war between certain'oil companies of late, and when one firm dropped 6d per case} the other went one betotr and made Is rrcuefion. Dear Crossan,—Please repeat last order. Same brands. Cannot obtain elsewhere. Attach “Waterloo” tag and ensure safety.... Mr Samuel Turner, who has just returned from a trip abroad, told a reporter in Wellington that after being in Denmark, Holland, Belgium, and America, and in close' touch with the producers and distributors of butter and - cheese, be was convinced 1 that New Zealand, both as to the production and distribution of butter ’ and cheese, leads the world. A. chilly morning, the alarm dock, but. oh! the luxury of that wanning cup of nourishing “Redmill” cocoa. Milne, Brcmner (Ltd.J, agents.... The other evening (says the Wanganui Herald) a man who was evidently hungry located a meat safe of a well-known local refreshment room, and on making a hasty retreat got bung up on a barb wire fence. The assistants at the room, noticing his predicament, went to look fir a policeman, but in the meantime the fence or the pants of the safe-emptier gave way, and before the officer of the law oould be procured the culprit had gone. > Year in, year out. ‘TBonrbon” coffee maintains its high standard of excellence. “Bourbon” haa a body and flavour that appeals to coffee drinkers. The ideal breakfast beverage.... ■ ’ “How much is half a gallon?” asked counsel,of a witness in the New Plymouth Magistrate’s Court in an attemptAo visualise in practical form just exactly'how much the Quantity would be. “Perhaps it would be easier to judge half a pint,” put in the Magistrate, and a smile went round the court. “Yes, that would probably be an easier standard of measurement,” admitted counsel. ’' All invalids and children"relish Bon Jelly Crystals. Beautifully flavoured, fresk pure, wholesome, and easily digested The best money can buy. Ask your grocer for a packet. Wholesale, Ruabon Co. (tel 449! The Tardrua Power Board on Monday adopted the estimates, totalling a sum of £3OOO, to cover the first year’s working operations. It was resolved that the Minister’s consent' to borrow the amount by way of overdraft bo _asked. The estimated rate to cover this 'amount is about id in the £. None too poor to buy our goods; none rich enough to ,buy better. Fort, Roche, and Co., Dunedin’s pork specialists, Rattray street. Town and country stores supplied.... “There are people who think that eating sweets gives the children bad teeth, whereas the people with the finest teeth are found in the sugar plantations always chewing the cane.” The above assertion wag made by a speaker at the annual convention of the Federated Confectioners’ Association in London. _ 1 Marshall’s Fospherine is a veritable wine of life, for it contains in a safe, convenient, and well-balanced form that greatest of all life-giving elements —phosphorus—supplying natural life and energy to onr bones, muscle, and brain.... t The baby ’first and father last! This is the new order of importance of the members of the family, as decided by the Willesden magistrate, Mr W, T. Luke. _ A- woman complained that her husband did not rive her enough money to keep them belli aqd the baby. The magistrate told the mother that “the order of the family should be: The baby first, then you, and last of all, the husband. Feed the baby first, then look after yourself, and inhere should ;be anything left oyer let the husband have it. If there is- not, let him look out for himself.” From the time a young man' contemplates matrimony, until hefhas “dona it,” and even afterwards, we cater for his requirements. Wo supply the engagement ring, the wedding ring, the furniture and furnishings, but he must find his own wife. , Success and happiness will be the result of our share in .the transaction. , We can furnish the home prettily and economically. Riach and M'Lenhan, Anzac square, Dunedin.... Another move forward on the East Coast-y Bay of Plenty Main Trunk Railway has been made, when, after 20 years’ expectancy, the people of Taneatua' have seen an actual start made in railway work in the town, which is 91 miles from Woiht. The Public Works Department has carried the railhead to Awakeri. six miles from Whakatane. where a railway connection will lie made, the line running south from Awakeri. About six miles of formation is ready for the rails, and there are about five miles more of difficult work to bring the line to the Whakatane River, opposite the township of Taneatua. Hitchon Bros, pet a pig, Alone and quite forsaken. They grabbed the sucker by the wig And turned him into bacon.... A good tailor is MacLeod MacGfllivray, Rattray street (opp. D. 1.0.)....