NEWS IN BRIEF.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19010, 5 November 1923, Page 12

NEWS IN BRIEF.

“The further south I .went in New Zealand, the more I was reminded of Home.” said Mr B. F. Smith, agricultural adviser to the British Overseas Settlement Delegation, Waters’ New Pharmacy, 20 Princes street, for good goods and superior service.... A fine of £2 was imposed upon a man at the Auckland Police Court for attempting to evade stamp duty by giving two separate receipts for £1 each in exchange for the sum of £2 in cash. Dunedin drapers may rage, melt, or burn, but business as usual is the motto of A. F. Cheyne and Co., Mosgiel. Everything new and up-to-date and moderately priced to compete with all competition. A call of inspection will convince y0u..,. Ihere are just 100 names on the waiting list of those who desire to become members of the Waikato Hospital nursing staff. The Waikato Hospital contains 266 beds, and 3146 patients were treated at the institution last year. Maintenance costs absorbed £69,000, and there are 84 nurses employed. Visitors to Dunedin are advised to stay at the Prince of Wales Hotel, Princes street South, where guests will find the best of aoeonirnodabcn at reasonable rates.. During the month of October, the estimated value of buildings, for which permits wore issued by the Oamaru Borough Council amounted to £5850. The alterations to the Wait aid Girls’ High School, which' axe included in this amount, are estimated at £5400. In Milton, at Gray’s “Big Store,” cash buyers get a reduction of Is in the pound on everything 1... A motor oar at Rotorua, when proceeding along a main street, struck a fire-plug. The car somersaulted twice, and finally stopped facing the opposite' direction to that in which it had been going. The driver, a Maori, was rendered unconscious, but the other occupant escaped injury. Buy watches at Williamson's. They sell the kind that never worry you, and are always guaranteed (next the Bristol). —Advt. “AVhite coal is the coming thing,” said Mr William Ritchie at a Power Board meeting at Wostmere (says a northern exchange). “The great mountain .in the background with the snow on it will never go on strike, and it will always pour the water down. The coal miners on strike will bo biting their nails -when they see electric motors at work, and saying to themselves ‘What fools we were.’ ” ’ Pigs.—We are cash buyers of first-class bacon pigs, 1301 b to 1701 b. Highest price given.—M'Conncll and Son, provision merchants, ham and bacon curers, 217 King Edward street. South Dunedin “As soon as the last instalment is paid on the family perambulator everyone nowadays goes off to purchase a motor car,” said Mr O. T. J. Alpers during the hearing of a case in the Supreme Court at Christchurch. “I am about the only practising barrister and solicitor in Christchurch who does not own a car,” he said. “No,” added Mr W. J. Hunter, who was also appearing in the case, “you always ride in a taxi!” Wo arc cash buyers of pigs, porkers, or baconers, _ any quantity; highest current market price paid; cheque by return mail. Barton and Trengrove, Manse street, Dunedin A reverend gentleman who works in the suburbs, shifted the other day (remarks the Wanganui Chronicle), and found that one of his neighbour’s families included a bright boy. lie conversed with the urchin and found that the family were of various creeds. “Perhaps father will bring you along to my church.” said the minister hopelullv. “He might,” sadi the boy dubiously, “but be generally goes to the ‘pub.’ ” M'Donalcl and Miller, Green Island, are cash buyers of prime bacon pigs. Corre-spr-r rlrncfi invited Complaint has been made regarding the use of objectionable terms in the sub-titles of picture films exhibited to school children. In Auckland a board of censors, comprising three head masters and four members of the Education Board, examines the pictures. in the case of a particular film, to which exception has been taken, the board decided that a certain sub-title should be deleted, but there was a delay in carrying out the instruction. The Government teolphone exchange was started in Oamaru in November, 1884.

At a recent examination (says an exchange) the world alibi was included in a question beginning with the usual, “Explain the following,” etc. Some of the explanations, although obviously made to see how far the examiner had a sens© of humour, are not unworthy of record. One pupil, domestically-minded, gave “The song a mother puts her baby to sleep with.” Another, clearly a super-Einsteinian, defined it as being in two places at the same time. A third, doubtless a future administrator, stated that it was merely “a police court formula.” Lastly, a pupil who seemed somewhere to have heard of the allegory on (he banks of the Nile, defined it as “a town in Egypt.” Remarking that revolvers were dangerous things, the magistrate at Auckland fined a night watchman £2O for being in possession of an unregistered firearm. “Look here, George, I’ll simply have to get a pram or push chair for our little girl. I know it has taken us all our time tb pay the doctor and nurse, but the dear little thine- is getting heavier every day, and I 'simply can’t carry her.” “Very well, ■’ Mary,” said George, “just you go along to Riach and M'Lennan, of Anzac square, Dunedin; they are ttie people who will give you a good article at a cheap price.”... For the complexion use “Vi Oatia” Cream, 2s 6d posted. Waters’ Pharmacy, 20 Princes street.... Instances of children who had been on an average to two or three schools a year were mentioned by Dr J. W. MTlwraith in a lecent address to £lie Auckland Rotary Club, when speaking of the amount of work done by school children on dairy farms Une girl said she had been to 12 other schools, and a second girl claimed 11 others. Xhoir parents had moved about on different Share-milkmg contracts. teacher once said to him when he was inspecting, “They are milKers. Don’t pay too much atention to them.” , iT os L Palatable breakfast dish is undoubtedly Barton and Trengrove’s famous sugar-cured bacon. Being the best on the market, it is therefore cheapest. No waste T° a, i E? *° fh* last ounce.—Manse (Dunedin) and all branches.... Wnat is probably a record for New Zealanu has been established by a five-year-old grade bhorchorn cow, owned by Mr A Deveich. of Hikutaia. Last year this cow gave birth to three calves, all of them dying soon after birth. On Thursday last tho ! a “ e , c ? w gave birth to no fewer than two heifer ana tnree bull calves within a few hours. Unfortunately four of Ind f'! eS very small when born, and nave died. One bull calf is normal “m’- and allve ? n ? healthy. The oow 14 an d is in normal health. . -uni - non Coffee!—The ideal breakfast bevvrage. The coffee-drinking public know ttey can rely on this brand for flavour, strength, and aroma all the year round... the following story of a child’s estimate ot her teachers is related by a country “ Th i S Hfctle ** l > ««wi s®vem had recently oome from a North Auckland way-back school. With every appearance of sincerity she told me that at her school they had new teachers ever year. ‘O Mary ’ said her teacher, ‘why did your teacher’s stay with you for so short a time? Were you children rude or unkind to them?’ Oh no, replied little miss, with conviction, you see, they soon taught us all they knew; then fresh ones cams.’ ” nais ir 1B w atyle - rat > and matenais at £6 IGs. Let us save you a coupie ot guineas on your next order.—G. S. Roberts, tailor. Stock Exchange. The farmers on the Hauraki Plains are w ti et . pVer J helr difficulties,” said Mr f‘ „ .. neaß > Government cheese instructor of Hamilton. “They have had a terrible .™d tho condition of the stock is T?r ■ Mr Harkness said that the Hanraki Plains settlers have had the severest winter since the plains were opened up. Rain had fallen almost daily for weeks and everything was of the same colour! mud grey. The stock bad great difficulty m finding dry places in which to lie, and were suffering acutely. The milk supply this year had dropped considerably on the plains, added Mr Harkness Mosgiel’s jeweller (S. S. Harvey, Exchange Buildings) suggests that an electric torch would constitute an acceptable Christmas gift. All prices.... ' A few days ago several local launches journeyed to Mayor Island (says the New Zealand Herald). Parties aboard the launches Severn and Kingfish enjoyed excellent sport fishing On the first day the Severn’s crew secured a hapuka which weighed 1111 b beating the Kingfish’s best by 301 b, but on Mon-day-tee tables were turned by one of 1321 b caught by a member aboard the Kingfish. Many excellent photographs were obtained the catch and of floating schools ol fish. Recently an enthusiast in a small boat, fishing between the mainland and Matakana Island, hooked a shark five and a-haif feet long on a schnapper line. Ihe shark put up a strenuous fight, but was eventually secured and towed to shallow water, half a mile away from where it was hooked. Tbe question frequently asked the last *l_t° 40 years in this paper has been: “ Who is Peter Dick?” Everyone known the answer.... Under tlie heading that “trade follows not the flag but the best bargain,” the American Importer points out that after making all due allowance for increase in prices of goods from 1914 to 1922, the fact none the less stands out strikingly, that British Empire preference policies have in no wise operated to restrict, perhaps not even to handicap, the growing development of demand for goods from the United States. In illustration of this contention, the article states that in 1914 Australia imported from America about 45,000,000 dollars’ worth of goods, but in 1922 the amount totalled 80,000,000. New Zealand in 1914 imported from the United States about 9,000.000 dollars’ worth and in 1922 this increased to 20,000,000 dollars. Obanism (728): From every town and village in the' dominion there is a road leading to the Oban Hotel, Dunedin. The S.H. with the big reputation, famed for bulk whisky.... ■ When Pomeranian dogs to the value of £25 are found poisoned, and dead, it is natural that ,the owner should complain to the police. This happened at St. Helier’s Bay recently (states the Auckland Star), and as a sequel to inquiries made by the local constable Wm. Holt was charged with throwing poison on land not in his own possession. In a statement to tho constable, Holt said he had put strychnine in a mussel, with a view, to exterminating some annoying strange cats which made the night weird with their serenading. Two oats fell into the trap, eating the poison in the mussel. No doubt in high glee at the success of his efforts, in 'ensuring midnight silence. Holt threw the dead felines over a cliff, along with the remaining portion of poisoned mussel. They thudded on to the beach below, not 200yds from St. Helier’s Bay wharf. That constituted an offence. It cost Holt £2, in addition to costs. Josephine, dear, and did you hear The news that’s going round. They’re selling Hitchon’s famous ham At one and five per pound. Cash buyers bacon pigs—Hitcfion’s, Milton... ON THE FERRY. “ BAXTER’S ” IN DEMAND. Coming across from Lyttelton to Wellington the other evening a travelling man met an acquaintance who had been on a holiday visit to Christchurch. On inquiring after the friend’s health, he was informed that he had had a bout of influenza while in the Cathedral City, but was now rapidly recovering. “You know,” he remarked, “what put me right was Baxter’s -Lung Preserver. It is really wonderful stuff. All the people in the house were bad with ’flu, and I put them on to it. As a matter of fact, the doctor recommended it to me. He said it was far better than, any made-up prescription.” “Baxter’s” is a firm favourite with the New Zealand public. It has been on the market over 57 years, and the sales have steadily grown by sheer merit. It is rich, soothing, and warming, and contains no harmful narcotics. Soothes raw chests and throats in remarkably quick time, and heals inflamed passages. 'ln addition, it is a -wonderful tonic Baxter’s Lung Preserver is procurable from all chemists and stores in generoussized bottles at 2s 6d; or, better still, obtain the family size at 4s 6d.—Advt.