NEWS AND NOTES

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLII, Issue 20492, 10 August 1936, Page 2

NEWS AND NOTES

“Whatever may have been said about the tortuousness of the Oriental mind, I have seen persons of undisputed European ancestry who have comported themselves with equal ingenuity in the witness-box,” said Mr Justice Callan in the Supreme Court, Auckland, recently, following remarks by counsel concerning the evidence of a Chinese. Whether or not the Chinese mind was to be regarded as particularly shrewd, his Honor said he did not know, but the matter was one for the jury to consider. Under the auspices of the Timaru Borough Electricity Department, a remarkable series of talking films will be presented for a short season in Timaru commencing to-day at the Bay Hall. There are three films, “The Wizard in the Wall,” “Well I Never,” and “Plenty of Time fcr Play”. They embrace the romance of electricity through the ages. Admission is by ticket which can be obtained free from the M.E.D. The films will be screened twice daily, at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. Coughs and Colds—When you have a cough, don’t experiment. Take a tried and proved remedy made by a chemist of experience. Tusso is such a remedy. It is equally efficacious whether the cough is of a bronchial nature or an ordinary tickling cough. It quickly effects the removal of the phlegm, and allays the tickling sensation in the throat. It is equally safe for either children or adults. Keep a bottle in the home for immediate use when necessary. Price 1/6 and 2/6 bottle. E. C. Ayres Ltd., Chemist, 78 Stafford Street. South, Timaru. Worms.—Our new Worm Tonic Syrup is a new formula introduced for i the cure of tapeworm, round worm, thread worm and seat worms. If your child is peevish or fretful, breath bad with constant thirst, irritation of the nose, and sleep is restless, thesis are the symptoms of this trouble. The medicine is purely herbal and is now used in England by the leading specialists for this complaint. Even if no worms are present, this syrup has a tonic action on the system and quickly sets it in order, the disordered stomach and bowels. It is taken by many solely for its tonic properties. A certain cure for adults or children. Price 2/6 large bottle. Posted 6d extra. E. C Ayres Ltd., Chemist, 78 Stafford Street. Timaru.