NEWS IN BRIEF

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18875, 30 May 1923, Page 12

NEWS IN BRIEF

Counterfeit coins are in circulation in Timaru. In the flush of the season,,the Pahiatua Egg Circle was sending 500 dozen eggs weekly to Wellington. The winning double is sure to be Strachan's oatmeal stout and Kaka a1e.... A settler in the Te Awamutou district reports that within the past few weeks no fewer than 60 of his flock of turkeys have been stolen. Don't be caught in the dark. "Handlelights" are everlasting electric pocket torches; never roquiro refilling. Edison Supply Stores, No. 8 Royal Arcade, Duncdin.... A recommendation is to come before the Invercargill Council at its next meeting to reduce the price of gas by 5d per 1000 ft, as from August 1. For children's hacking cough, Woods Great Peppermint Cure.... "There would not be a farmer not bankrupt in New Zealand if they nil had lost heart," said a speaker at the Taranaki Meat Company's reconstruction meeting recently. Striped winter blouses in smart, fresh colourings and various sizes, are to be obtained from James Gray and Sons (Limited), Milton. The price is 9s 6d each.... A new cold storage business, financed mainly by Australian pTaziers and capable of accommodating 20,000 cattle and carcases, has been established at Singapore. Chas Hinchcliff, lato of the Gridiron Hotel, wishes his numerous friends to know that he is now mine host of the Prince of Wales, the house of comfort... At Wairoa Magistrate's Court, 15 Chinamen wcro charged with making false declarations in order to get on the electoral rolls last December. Owing to the absence of a Chinese interpreter, the cases were adjourned for two months. To come home and find the bottle empty —a severe hardship when you look forward to Buchanan's Black and White.... It is a year ago last Saturday since the British expedition to conquer Mount Everest, the highest peak in the world, established a record altitude, reaching 27,300 ft above sea level. Weather conditions then compelled the climbers to abandon the attempt to reach the top' till next year. A suit of the best style, cut, and materials at £6 10s. Let us save you a couple of guineas on your next order. —G. S. Roberts, tailor, Stock Exchange.... During the month of April the New Zealand Flying School, Auckland, carried 93 passengers by aeroplane. Its pilots made 47 flights, and the average mileage per flight was 9.4. The Flying School is t.ho sole aviation company operating in New Zealand at present. "What wll yours be?" "Buchanan's Black and White, sir. My order is always the same."... "They don't seom to evince any desire to go ont," said Mr Wyvern Wilson, S.M., of the peoplo in the back of the Magistrate's Court at Wellington during the hearing of an indecent assault case recently (reports the New Zealand Times). "They are content to listen to the unsavoury details, unless I order them to do so." The court was cleared. The Winter Show will soon bo here with all its gaiety. Let us give you an estimate for a new costume, a nice heavy coat, or a one-piece frock. We have some beautiful worsteds, serges, and tweeds, and the prices ore strictly moderate. A. F. Cheyne and Co.. Mosgiel.... , Mr Angus Campbell, the •well-known Shorthorn breeder of Wyndham, has recently sold his three-year-old bull, Knapdale Diamond Conqueror, to Mr R. D. D. M'Loan, Maraekakaho (says the Southland Times). The price reported is 450gns, in these clays of financial stringency, is a particularly good one. The life of the party as usual—Buchanan's Black and White. Milne, Bremnot (Ltd.), wholesale agents ... Speaking to a Christchurch Sun reporter, Mr Sam Blair, representative of Mr Douglas Fairbanks, stated that it was hoped to get 5000 or 6000 Maoris into the film, and these would be used for many scenes. "New Zealand will be given proper credit in the titles as the location of the Fairbanks picture," continued Mr Blair. "The film should give the dominion a lot of publicitj'." When you have Influenza you want the very best medicine that it is possible to get. There is nothing to equal Marshall's famous Influenza Remedy (Concentrated) for cutting the worst attack short. Obtainable chemist* and stores—- " That criminality is more a. question of environment than of nature was a lesson I learnt in the army," said Mr F. herbert, at the reunion of South African veterans at Taranaki last _ week. He had known one man with criminal propensities who "should have been shot" —he was shot afterwards —but he had been a very fine soldier nevertheless. Ocedar Mops from Hunter and Etheridgo. Small 4s lid, Large 7s 5d....

The king 1 pengum which was added to the zoological collection at the Newtown Park, Wellington, a month ago, is a particularly sociable bird, and has made many fast juvenile friends during his brief residence •at the zoo. He is distinctly partial toward children, whom he treats with the respect and gentleness due to brothers and sisters. The bird is about 12 months old, and was obtained on the recent trip of the Tutanekai to the Southern Pacific. "Look here. Joe, we must call at Riach and M'Lennan's warehouse during Show vv'eek just to have a look round. Thev .'dvertise a lot, and it appears to me from their ads. at any rate that they are the cheapest people in town for farmers with slender means like ourselves." "Too true," said .'loo, "I bought working boots from them last year, and I never had better ' value, and, besides, they supply everything *'... A Wanganui resident was chatting to a friend about the reduced price of beef, and how cheap it was to buy the choicest roasts, ribs, steaks, and other portions from the ox (relates the Wanganui Chronicle). He became quite enthustiastic about tho reduced cost of living, and also about the increased vitality he felt as a result from | his increased meat diet. But his listener did not seem to respond, and finally he remarked: "Excuse me; I'm a vegetarian." J StorekepDers,—lncrease your turnover by : handling B. and TVs renowned small goods. Best procurable. Liberal concessions. Largest j output m the dominion. Guaranteed abso- \ Jutely freshly made daily. Barton and Trenj street, Dunedin.... I "We're oil agreed the next war will come : from overhead," said Sergeant-major' Bell, when emphasising the interdenendence of the Navy, Army, and Air Force at the South African veterans' reunion at Taraiiaki recently. The Air Force would in future be the most important branch of , the Empire's defence—together with the j Navy.—(Applause.) 1 _ If you woula really enjoy whisky, ask for ;it by najne, ''Buchanan's Black and I White. .... ; When utiwai—the vegetable pest perhaps better known as "biddy biddy"—was under discussion at the Farmers' Union ConferI ence at Palmerston North this week, one I member said that in wool kept for two [years he found that utiwai crumbled.into dust. Some of the other delegates were not so sanguine (reports an exchange). One delegate said that he had found "biddy biddy" in a nair of underpants he bought from tho Defence Department. Nothing is more astonishing than the rapidity with which Influenza travels through the country and assails people under different , circumstances. Protect yourself and family by using Marshall's Famous Influenza Remedy (Concentrated). Obtainable chemists and stores.... A new system of voting wa s adopted at ft meeting of ,a certain Canterbury organisation (says the Lyttelton Times). It was necessary to elect six members to a committee,, and seven men had been nominated. It was agreed, to save time, that those present should write on a slip of paper th'e name of the man they did not wish to see on the committee. The scrutineers had a. simple task. Thay were back in the room within two minutes. Particular? Then there's Aio need to ask you what Whisky you'll have. Of course. Buchanan's Black and White.... Cadet training found ardent supporters at the South African veterans' dinner the other night (says the Taranaki Herald). Sergeant-major 801 l thought that discipline was necessary through every walk of life, and the boys benefited greatly as a result of the physical and military course. Ser-geant-major Bell insisted that the idea was not to make the cadets soldiers so much as to make them men and. good citizens. You are wanting good breakfast bacon. B. and T.'s famous sugar-cured is the best on the market. Try it. You will never buy any other. Manse street (and all branches), Dunedin.... Divorce cases figured largely in the Supreme Court last week {reports the Now Zealand Herald), no fewer than 26 undefended actions coming before Mr Justice Stringer. In all the cases decrees nisi were granted. Cases in which misconduct was alleged numbered eight, six of the petitioners being men' and two women, uesertion or separation was the ground advanced in 12 cases, no fewer than nine of the petitioners being women. There are still a good number of undefended divorce actions to be heard. In view of the "community" sings it is well to know that Crossan's throat soothers (procured at Waterloo) prevent hoarseness.... "This is the worst week _we have experienced since Christmas in connection with unemployment," remarked an official in the Labour Department to an Auckland Star reporter. He pointed out that there were approximately 250 names on the books of people requiring work. These consisted mostly of labourers fit for heavy work, of whom there are 151. During the previous four weeks the total unemployed on the books ranged from 144 to 214, while in the first week of January there were only 97. Buchanan's Black and White* Thank you —I will. I can never refuse a good thing. Milne. Bremner (Ltd ). agents.... - "The outlook is not too bright with regard to unemployment," said an official of the Labour Department to a Southland News representative the other morning, "although the figures have improved slightly «ince last weeit. At present there are 25 names on the list of those waiting for work, as against 39 last week. It was stated that the number of unemployed would probably be considerably augmented when the freezing works closed down. 'Obanism (593): The hustler who prays for work is heard, but the man who prays for a job <o be sent to him gets no results. Oban H0te1.... .tines are of no use, but this is a case where I cannot impose imprisonment," said Mr J. W. Poynton, S.M., at Auckland, in dealing with Frederick Howard, who ■appeared on a charge of publicly exhibiting a double chart on two races at Takapuna. The police stated that ihe accused was a waterside worker, and had been remanded for sentence pending the Supreme Court proceedings. Accused was acquitted in that court on a charge of bookmaking. Accused was fined £2O, the maximum Ex Westmearn we nar« laDded a further supply of Bluo Mountain Jamaica; the finest coffee grown on earth. —A. Durie and Co., coffee specialists, 32 Octagon, Dunedin.... " The minds of farmers during recent weeks have been agitated by a discussion on the destructive or other qualities of the rook (says the Hawke's Bay Herald). Instances have been quoted of where rooks have ruined whole crops, and done other damage, until eventually the New Zealand Farmers' took the matter up, and a recent meeting of the Hawke's Bay County Council requested that body to take action against the pest. The council has decided to take the necessary steps to have the present protection on the birds lifted, so that endeavours can be made to keep them in check. There are people called Hitchon, Who cure bacon bewitchin', You'll sing with delight, care put to flight, When from Milton you get a nice flitch in....