NEWS IN BRIEF

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18758, 11 January 1923, Page 10

NEWS IN BRIEF

Very intense heat has been experienced throughout tho Wiriton district during the past week. Oat Meal’Stout, Oat Malt Stout. A New Year treat. 18s per dozen, packed.—Crossan’s.... Horseflesh is evidently getting cheap in Wanganui (says the Herald). Recently an old grey capable of doing a few more years’ work was knocked down under the hammer for 7s fid. Do not forget Apollinaris Water when making up your Christmas hamper. It always meets with decided approval.— Milne, Bremner (Ltd.), wholesale agents.... ' A young girl named Mavis Miller had a narrow escape from drowning at the bathing pool used by the majority of Morrinsvillo swimmers (reports a. correspondent of the New Zealand Herald). She was bathing with some others, when she got into a note and was soon in difficulties. She was rescued in an exhausted condition by a companion Miss V. Brayshaw, who is a fairly good swimmer. People with good perception and discernment are more likely to prosper because they not only rocogsiso onnortunities to make money, but also to save it. Our customers perceive that our prices are keen, and that by furnishing throughout with u* money will be saved. When you come to town to furnish be sure to come and see our stocks. itiach and M‘Leunan, Anzac square, Dunedin.... A Wanganui resident, who spent a portion of the holidays in the Rongotea. district, states that he was surprised to note how the rabbits had increased along the coast. A very good instance of how numerous they are could be gathered from the fact that recently a well-known medical man shot 600 near tne mouth of the Rangitikei River off his own gun in a day. The finest mineral water on tho market, and especially needed at Christmas time, is Apollinaris Water.... A section of the local public seem to have solved the problem of being able to procure cheap Iruit (states a Wanganui exchange). Several local residents, who went out of town for the holidays, returned to find their stone fruit trees stripped. The orchard robbing appears to bo general and not restricted to any particular locality. Visit the Provincial Hotel bottle store, Dunedin. Best liquor, best prices, and best attention from Maurice Goughian.... A ease of attempted burglary occurred recently at the residence of Mr J. R. Hetherington, 14 Merivalo avenue, Epsom (says the New Zealand Herald). During the night Mr Hetherington hoard a noise as of a chair being upset, but on going to investigate was unable to find any intruder. A maid, however, had seen a man pass her window, and had also hoard noises in the house Nothing was taken. Jellies are now becoming a regular dish., on the table. Be sure and get the best. Marshall’s Jellies have stood the test for 15 years. Guaranteed pure fruit flavoured. Be sure and ask for Marshall’s; refuse substitutes....

“Do you know a more magnificent showground in the Southern Hemisphere," asked a Masterton enthusiast of an overseas visitor during the recent holidays (says tho Age). “Comparisons are odious," was the dry response, ‘‘but if your show stock are of the same high standard as the preparations for their display your district is second to none.”

Ring out the old and ring in the new with a bottle of Buchanan’s Black and SVhite Whisky.... The agency has been secured in Christchurch for a new type of car—-or, rather, for a motor vehicle which is neither motor car nor motor cycle. This_ is a threewheeled runabout, ©quipped with a two and a-half horse power two-stroke Villiers engine. The single wheel is at tho rear, and the outfit has a car steering system. Tho driver is completely enclosed by wind-shield and side and rear curtains.

Ladies’ silk hose, in black and colours, exceptional value, 4s fid pair. Gray and .Sons, Milton.... A draught gelding that was exhibited at the Waikato Show at Claudelnnds, and also at the Auckland Show, by Mr S. B. Grant of Papatoetoe, has been sold to the Northern Roller Milling Company for £405, Tins is considered the record price paid for a working gelding in the Auckland Province, if not much farther afield. The gelding was awarded first and champion prizes at Waikato ami Auckland. Coffee connoisseurs! We still have some Blue Mountain Jamaica, 3s fid per lb, the finest coffee grown on earth.—“ Dune’s,” coffee specialists. 32 Octagon, Dunedin.... Fish, which has been in short supply throughout the holidays, is still scarce at Auckland (says the Herald). Schnapper, mold, gurnard, and a few English mackerel have Ixion caught by trawlers in the Hauraki Gulf, and they have met with a ready sale. This is tho time of year when fish move from the gulf, and trawlers will now operate principally in the Bay of Plenty. Peace and goodwill towards men, and then a taste of the finest whisky on the market, Buchanan’s Black and White....

A prisoner named Patrick Kelly from the waimarino Prison Camp escaped the other day (says the Wanganui Herald) and is still at large. He is being searched for by the police and prison warders. M’Gavm’s special production, “ oat malt stout,” is generous, refreshing, and stiengthening. A superior table beverage.... The king kauri tree in the Otaoi forest in the Ness Valley, Clevedon, Auckland, which was cut through from bark to bark on November 25 by six stalwart bush men, but refused to fall, stood in its supreme strength, defiant, for three weeks. It was anticipated that the first gale would' lay the giant tree low, but it remained monarch of the forest until a wind in the right direction swept on the bush. The tree had only a slight natural lean. The secret of good health, Ozone Health Salt, fruit flavoured and effervescing, quickly corrects the minor ills of life in father, mother, and the children. _ At all leading stores at popular family price. Is 6d.... Animal lovers will enjoy a pig story which is told by a settler up the Wanganui River (says the Chronicle). A town visitor, always welcome on a backblocks farm, was expected, and a six-mile ride over a bridle track had to be made to meet the steamer. As though out of curiosity, the pig, which was a pet, also made the journey, and also made the return trip to the farm, a full distance of 12 miles. The visitor was greatly pleased with his pig escort. Send your films to Waters’s_ New Pharmacy, 20 Princes street, Dunedin for printing and developing. * High-class work. Lowest charges.... A married man named Mr Charles Batt, aged 51, residing at Auckland, was admitted to hospital suffering from severe injuries to his right ankle, the result of a shooting accident. He was raboit-shooting with his son-in-law and grandson near Waiuku, when a gun which was lying on the ground was accidentally discharged by the little boy, ti’e whole charge entering Mr Batt’s ankle. No home can have complete Christmas cheer without a bottle of Buchanan’s Black and White.—Milne. Bremner (limited), wholesale agents.... The New Zealand Christmas dinner at the Guildhall, London, for poor children,, was provided from a fund organised among the New Zealand Anglican Sunday schools under the auspices of the Church Army. A cablegram received by the Rev. F. W. Whibley, vicar of Ormondville, Wellington, and New Zealand secretary to the Church Army, states: “Eleven hundred children who dined at the Guildhall send greetings and thanks to yourself and New Zealand children.”

Country stores supplied at special rates with our famous small goods; freshly made daily. Barton and Trengrove, butchers and pork butchers.... A much-desired feature has this year been introduced by some of the Rotorua motor companies, who have instituted cheap hour trips round the town and its environs in the evenings. The innovation is evidently appreciated, and satisfactory patronage has resulted. A certain amount of price cutting is going on in the transport line there just now, and competition is very keen. Hotels and boarding houses are full of visitors. Obanism (474). —We are “ earnest as a mouse in a trap ” when we repeatVObaa prewar standard draught whisky, nothing better, and never a headache in a bottle.... A Gisborne resident received a rude shock the .other morning. He was engaged in mowing his lawn when an explosion occurred under the mowing machine, and a scrap of metal struck the mower on the elbow, causing a wotmd which, bled copiously. Subsequently an examination of the lawn revealed the shattered brass of a detonator, and later several unexploded detonators were found’. It is presumed that someone must have thrown the detonators over the fence as a means of getting rid of them, thoughtless of the risk whica the action involved to others. Pigs. Pigs. Pigs. We are cash buyers of baconers and porkers. Send your pigs to Barton and Trengrove, Dunedin.... The apple crop in severe! of the country districts suffered severely from the effects 0f... the recent hailstorm (says the Now Zealand Herald). This was especially the case at Waikumete, Gratia, Henderson, and Huapai. Some damage also was done at Avondale and New Lynn, but at Birkdale and in some other districts the fall of hail was vary light! The appearance of black spot among apple and pear trees ha% been very marked, especially since the beginning of the recent spell of moist weather. Coffee connoisseurs !_ We still have some Blue Mountain Jamaica, 3s 6d per lb, the finest coffee grown on earth.—“Durie’s,” coffee specialists, 52 Octagon, Dunedin.... A most beautiful display of sheet lightning. was observed recently at Napier, increasing in brilliancy towards midnight. From behind an iceberg formation of the clouds over the Kidnappers the lightning flashed and quivered almost regularly in yellow, green, violet, and fiery red. abater the flashes were noticed further north, towards Mahia. The atmosphere has been disturbed for several cays, another evidence being the thunderstorm at Hastings. Being made entirely Wbm curative vegetable juices, “Noxol” remedies aH painful digestive end liver disorders without leaving any harmful after-effects, such as are caused by narcotics, which relieve but do not remedy. 2s 6d a bottle, containing a month’s supply. The first shark of the season was seen at Castlecliff beach the other day, and was treated in a most humiliating manner (relates the Wanganui Chronicle). It had got inside the breakers in the early morning, and was detected before 6 o’clock in a

deep hole. It stayed there till about 10 a.m.. a source of much interest, till some enterprising soul went in, secured it by the tail, and pulled it oat. It measured sft fiin in length, Thinking that a timely warning to bathers would not come amiss, the shark was hung up on the danger post. Later in the day, however, it was deemed to be a bad advertisement and was buried under much sand. This month special value _is offered in ladies’ hosiery, which comprises lisle, silk, and all wool cashmere. We have all shades, and you will find the prices right Fast colour black hose, fine quality, 2s lid pair. V. F: Chevne and Co.. Mosgtel... An enormous eel was caught in the Maitai River, near Almond Tree Flat, Nelson, by two boys named Hawke and Hobbs. A hook tied to a stick was used, and the boys had an exciting time before the eel was landed. Hobbs hooked it in the tail, and the strength of the filth was so great that it threw the boy into the river. Hawke came to his companion’s assistance, and together they landed their catch after about a £0 yards’ run. The eel turned the scale at 271 b. it was sft long and over 16in in girth. It is stated by fishermen that more large eels are caught in the Maitai than in many of tho larger rivers in the do-

minion. . ” What’s the use of worrying? Wo cater for the purses of every class in the community. You can be sure of getting the utmost value for your money. Primes* quality at lowest possible price is our molto. So "hurry” to Barton and Trengrove - « .. People who suffer from chilblains should endeavour to go through the winter without gloves, according to one doctor. If they cannot do this, they should use looee-fitting gloves of lined leather. Tho elections now are past and gone, The Masscyites are quaking. But Wilford, he is going strong, He dines on Hitchon’s bacon....