NEWS IN BRIEF.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19249, 13 August 1924, Page 12

NEWS IN BRIEF.

The capital cost of New Zealand railways up to March 31, 1924, was £48,738,821. During iho. past 12 months 30,000 fat sheep and 6000 fat cattle were handled at tha Wallacetown saleyards. Someone suggested the following as a sign to be erected at railroad crossings:— “Bettor Stop a Minute Than For Ever.” “Comfy'* Hot-water Bottles for sale at Waters’ Pharmacy (under Savoy).... Additions are being made to the Gisborne Post Office estimated to cost upwards of £20,000. For influenza, take Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure....

At New Plymouth a number of tobacconists were fined 5s each and costs .for supplying cigarettes to high school pupils under 15 years of age. The Las Vegas, from San Francisco, has brought 54,785 sacks of oats, including 6720 for Wellington, 9081 for Lyttelton, and the balance for Auckland. At the tariff no doubt >t is the best in Dunedin—Prince of Wales Hotel. —Charles Hinchcliff, proprietor. Telephone 721. Best brands of liquors.... In connection* with the celebrations of the jubilee of the Napier borough, Sir Robert Stout, the Chief Justice of New Zealand, has consented to write an article for the jubilee magazine. What the article will be Sir Robert did not state, but it is certain to be very interesting, as the Chief Justice is one of New Zealand’s pioneers and a most interesting writer. For a good Tailor, Home experience, try MacLeod MaoGillivray, Rattray, street.... An area comprising 56 acres, situated on the western shores of the Rotorua Lake, Hamilton, has been proclaimed a public domain. It is the intention of the Hamilton Domain Board to transform this area, which consists largely of, swamp, into a park for the usd of Frankton residents. Milton Ladies! Navy and Light Ground Prints ane being cleared at Is 3a and Is 6d per yard. ‘The “Big Sale.’... _ As an indication of the widespread demand for electric power, eight of the 10 dairy factories within reach of the Taranaki Power Board’s temporary service have applied for the installation of motors. In these eight factories (says, the Wanganui Herald) 13 motors, ranging from to 30 h.p., will be installed. The other two factories are contemplating installations. Mosgiel.—Watches, clocks, jewellery (all descriptions}, spectacles,, gramophone springs, tor ches and refills repaired ana supplied at S. S. Harvey's, jewellers. Exchange Buildings: . “He judges his place of residence, by race meetings. If you can tell him what won the Cup ■ho can tell you udiere ho was at the time.” was the remark passed by an official of the Nelson Hospital Board at a recent meeting when uti endeavour was being made to find out where the man concerned had lived iduring recent, years _ (states the Mail) in order to fix the liability for his. maintenance. The moat palatable breakfast bacon obtainable is the famous sugar-cured at Barton and Trengrove’s, Manse street (and all branches), Dunedin....' Since the opening of the opossum season (says an .exchange) trappers have experienced unfavourite weather conditions, and as a result it is anticipated that the number of marsupials secured will not attain last season’s figures. The is good, with every indication of maintaining good P Infants and Children’s Goods in our showroom are all being cleared to make room for new shipments. You will be surprised to see the assortment—Bibs, Bootees, bmglets. Frocks, Coats, and Knitted Dressesall at sale prices.—A. I*. Oheyne and Co., \ series of oases of sheep being worried by dogs has taken place m the Rotorua district. The matter is regarded seriouslv, as the lambing season has commenced! The difficulty of proof of ownership of native dogs, added to tl.o fact that the owner, if identified, proves to have no money, makes the sheep-farmer s position an unenviable onei. Ihe are taking steps to lessen the nuisance, and the authorities ere to be asked for a grea er measure of protection. Oculists’ prescriptions should bo entrusted only to specialists.—Peter G. D' 6 *, DBOA. FT.O. (London), specialises in oculists’ ’prescriptions, 490 Moray place, nigs continue to, commit extensive deoredaUone 'in -the HawkeV Bay back country, and there are few of the outer stations at which pig hunters are not welcome (states the Napier Telegraph). As rTirntter of fact, it is only the constant efforts of pig-hunters that keep the tido of “Captain Cookers” within limits. As it is they work havoc among lambs, in the pastures, and on the fence®, and m P have been so active that bonuses of _ la or more per tail have been offered to Pigjhunters. The finest coffee grown on earth is Blue Mountain Jamaica. This great coffee is obtainable in New Zealand only Durie and Co., coffee specialists, 22 OetaK °A comparatively small shipment of Fiji bananas ww brought to Auckland by tho ToFiw. The shipment totalled 8392 <»ses of bananas, as against 16,000 cases on the previbus trip. It is stated that the conditi-m of the fruit landed at Auckland early m July showed a considerable loss to growers, owing to the immature and poor condition of the bananas, and tho planters were loath to forward another largo consignment to tho Auckland market at the coldest period of the year. Country Storekeepers.— We supply all smallgoods of the finest quality obtainable in tho dominion. Freshly ma.de daily j liberal concessions—Barton and Trengrove, Manse street, Dunedin. .. “The glut in the cattle market i® most alarming to those closely connected with it” remarked a prominent beef grower ot the South Wairarapa to an Age representative recently. The speaker added that the producer had been harder hit than the fattening man, for stare cattle were at zero. Tho Moat Producers’ Board had now accumulated funds totalling ever £3°JWO and of this they had’ spent a paltry £l3O on last years “Eat More Beef” campaign and apparently thought their responsibility ended thei’6. , * Country folk I Try, our prompt and reliable mail service. Waters Pharmacy, 20 Princes street, Dunedin.... An amusing little dialogue was overheard in Dee street last week (says the Southland TimeM, between a local business man anti a'well-known. Invercargill sqm writer. Ihe sign writer was proceeding along the toolpath in a oare-froo sort of manner totally ignoring the new, blunt command of the Otv Fathers— ‘‘Keep to tho he. was confronted by the man of commerce, who jocularly remarked: “Youre on your wrong side. Can’t you see the notice 7 “Good Heavens. Sir,” spluttered tho signwtritor “I’ve been painting these oam things all the morning.” Men’s Working Shirts, navy drill, with white stripes, fast colours, worth TO* 6d; sale price, 6s lid, or two for 15s bd- Another line 'of English, Italian and Colonml Felt Hats, high-class goods, from 25s to 39s 6d; now 19s 6d to 25s 6d. _ See them.— A F Chevne and Co., Mosgiel.,.. It Is usually difficult to ;get boys out of bed in the morning, especially at this unie of the year, but tho parents of some of (ho scholars at a small seaside school m Canterbury had something of a surprise the oilier morning (says an exchange). Overnight demands for alarm olooks to be set at were complied with, but there wore socptical smiles about tbe offiosoy of turning out the boys at such an hour. However at 6 o’clock next morning a little band met and walked over the. hills to Lyttelton in time to meet _ the incoming ferrv boat. It was not a desire on the part of the boys for exercise, but it was to enable them to welcome liaok their head master and hie wife, who had been on a trip to England. Obanism (962): If a man really loves a woman he will give up having an occasional spot. But if she really loves him she won t ask him to—more especially if he gets it at the Oban Hotel. .. ... A start is to bo made next week in Christchurch on the work of packing the first consignment iff egew for the Old Country this season. This consignment which consists of 600 cases, is to be loaded bv the Port Curtjs at Timaru. The, eggs will bo packed under the supervision of Government experts, and each egg will bo properly tested and graded before being packed for export. It is intended to export 440.000 dozen eggs (or in other words 5,280,000) from the dominion to London this year. It is anticipitod that 160,000 dozen will he sent from Christchurch. As there are 30 dozen eggs in each case, 18,000 dozen will bo shipped from Timaru by the Port Curtis. Hurrah ; hurrah 1 I merrily cry. As I go to the' breakfast table. I smell Hitchon’s bacon in the fry: The mere thought makes me fit and able. Hitchon’s bacon. Ask venr grocer....