NEWS IN BRIEF.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19261, 27 August 1924, Page 12

NEWS IN BRIEF.

The Wanganui Woollen Mills will be officially opened on September 1!?. A fairly large area of land in the Kakonui district is being put down in potatoes this season. The first lad to leave the Master!on Methodist Orphanage to earn his living in the world is named Winston OHur^iiU. He has been apprenticed' the building Spring Photos! Complete satisfaction when developed at Waters’ Pharmacy, 20 Princes street— A mile of deep mud exists on the mam road from Hamilton to Morrinsvjlle, m the vicinity of Motumaho, the slush being 2£t deep in places (states an exchange). A settler is at work every day with a team of horses drawing cars through: and on one day was so employed for 22 hour?. “The Wairarapa district is looking very well just now, and there is an abunoauico of green feed, while stock are exceedingly tit,’ 7 said a Palmerston North stock agent in conversation with a Standard reporter the other day. Barton and Trengrove for pnmest sugarcured Bacon—best on market. —Manse street (and all branches), Dunedin.... There are rumours of gold being found in the Tarawera country. Prospectors are out making investigations. “As nearly as possible confectioners endeavour to make a gross profit of 53 1-3 per cent.,” stated a witness in the Supreme Court at New Plymouth during the nearing of an action in which the turnover of a confectionery business was being discussed. * . . The stimulating property of coffee is greatest when freshly roasted and ground. This condition obtains in “Bourbon ’ coffee. Packed by A. Durie and Co., coffee specialists. Dunedin.... If h man is found asleep, and drunk, in a locked motor car, and he holds the key, is he in control of the car? Thatvvas ,a point placed before Mr Wyvern Wilson, 8 M., in the Christchurch Magistrate’s Court. The magistrate decided that control did exist. The case also showed that wine and whisky do not mix well. Milton amateur gardeners! Gray! a “Big Store” has a fine lot of spades, rakes; and all garden tools. Very moderate prices.... It is stated that hundreds of gallons of home-made beer are brewed in Oamaru each week. The cost is said to be less than twopence per quart bottle, and some of it is claimed to be superior to the brewerymanufactured article. Men’s Worktfig Shirts, navy drill, with .white stripes, fast colours, worth 10s 6d; sale price, 6? lid, of two for 13s 6d. Another line of English, Italian and Colonial Felt Hats, high-class goods, from 25s to 39s 6d; now 19S 6d to 25s 6d. See them.— A. F. Chey.no and Co,, Mosgiel.... A South Wyndham farmer mentioned to a reporter of the - Ibcal paper the other day that ho had recently _ noticed kakas m the bush adjacent to his holding. At one time this native bird was commonly seen in his bush, but these were the mat ho had seen during the past 10 years. The egg market is yeiry uncertain m W anganui at present, and with the abundant supplies it is difficult to arrive at a settled price (says aa exchange). A lew days ago they were being retailed at j.s l'od, but smoe 1 then some of the storekeepers have received more offers of eggs than they could cope Witn. We are cash buyers porkers and baconers; highest market rates.—Barton and Trengrove, Jkanse street, Dunedin.... In the Napier Supreme Court .the other day a witness virus asked how ’he Knew shat a receptacle in question contained caustic acid (reports the Telegraph). “Because 1 smelt is," replied the witness. “Indeed,” said counsel, "and what does it smell like?” The witness 'hesitated a long time, find Mr Justice MacGregor supplied the information ■ by suggesting that possibly it smelt like caustic soda At the taritf no doubt it is the beet in Dunedin—Prince of. Wales Hotel. —Charles Hmchcliff, proprietor. Telephone V2i. Best brands of liquors.... ■ “New Zealand is hardly ■ known over there,” remarked a Hamilton resident in referring to a recent visit he paid to Australia. He went on to state that New Zealand undoubtedly had great tourist advantages, but what was desired was a vigorous scheme of advertising on the part of the Government to niake the sights known to the rank and file of the people of Australia. Infants and Children’s Goods in our show-' room are all being cleared to make room for new shipments. You will be surprised to see the assortment—Bihj, Bootees, Singlets, Frocks, Coats, and Knitted Dresses—all at sale prices.—A. F. Cheyne and Co., Mosgiel,... A startling incident Occurred at the Chinese-South Auckland football match m Hamilton the other day (relates the Times). A fur worn by ,a lady in the crowd was suddenly' seen to be on fire, the flames blazing fiercely.. Fortunately willing banes quickly extinguished the ffamee before the lady was burned, but her hair was singed, and the fur was ruined. The fire was caused by a spark from a pipe smoked by a man who was standing just behind the lady. Waters’ Gauadiiir, Cough Cure, 3s 8d posted, only from Waters’ Pharmacy, 20 Princes street... ' “If cooking by electricity is _ taken up in New Zealand as it has been m Canada, it would require 750,C00 horse-pbwer ‘to supply the cooking load alone,” stated Mr W. A. Waters when addressing the business luncheon of the Palmerston Chamber or Commerce (reports the Times). The speaker added that in many parts firewood was becoming scare, and cooking by electricity was being universally adopted on account of it seconomy and cleanliness. Dor Influenza, take Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure... Cheese-grading was freely discussed at the Menzies Ferry Factory annual meeting of shareholders (remarks the Wyndham Herald). The prerequisite was cbmmonly agreed to bo clean milk. Mr Gibb wanted to know if compulsion could be applied to secure sound milk. Mr Henderson (manager) said that the bulk of the factory milk was quite satisfactory.. He had occasionally sent milk back, ana that produced n good effect. The chairman showed How second grade cheese affected the finance of the whole suppliers—in the Backend , causing a difference of id per lb butter-fat. ' So defective milk injures others beside the actual offenders. Country Storekeepers.—Obtain your smallgoods from Barton and Trengrove, Manse street, Dunedin. Made fresh every day: best obtainable, therefore cheapest. Liberal concessions.... Active weight-carrying hacks are in demand in the Wairarapa at present. Some fanners are willing to pay about £26 to £3O for such horses. The cause of the shortage is that, during the war period, farmers sold at any price to get them off the farms. One Wairarapa man last year bought seven moderately good ammo is that he now considers he can get £3O each for. Some of the large stations have many unbroken young hacks running wild, and one farmer informed the Wairarapa Ago that he intends to round up 20 of the best shortly. He expects them to fetch pood prices. Obanism (974): It takes lime—lots of it—to biencl whisky properly. Nothing can hurry it. but once it is thoroughly aged in the wood—Oban Draft, 2s 6d, 3s 6d, 6s, 7s, 10s. 135.... One man who has cause to consider himself fortunate is Mr C. Schneider, teamster, of Akitio (says the Palliate a Herald). He is reported to have placed his luggage aboard the ill-fated Ripple at Wellington and travelled by train. His intentions were to have travel led by the steamer, tmt ho considered the sea too rough. Mr Schneider attends to the transport of wool and merchandise at Akitio by bullock wagon to the surf boat, which conveys it to the steamer (invariably the Ripple), and he has frequently travelled by this steamer previously. Oculists’ prescriptions should be entrusted onlv to specialists.—Peter G. Dick, D.8.0.A., F. 1.0. (London), specialises ir oculists’ prescriptions, 490 Moray place, Dunedin....

Mr J. Davie, of Tanuae Station (says, the Poverty Bay Herald) states that whilst on his way to New Zealand from England, when about 10 days out, he threw a sealed bottle overboard, with a note in it for his mother, asking the person who picked it up to send it to her. never dreaming it would reach her. Last week he received a letter from Horne, saying that the bottle bad been picked up on tbe beach nt Cornwall. It must have travelled over 1000 miles. “Incredible ns this fnav seem,” states Mr Davie, “there wore several witnesses when I throw this bottle overboard who will verifv this statement. I have never heard of anything like this happening before.” They landed down at Toko Mouth, Their stores they bought from Satn. Savs Bill to Ted: We ain’t forgot That ’ere roll of Hitchon’s ham. By golly. N 0;...