NEWS AND NOTES

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLII, Issue 20513, 3 September 1936, Page 2

NEWS AND NOTES

The new hours for Timaru hairdressers are advertised on the front page of this issue. The annual meeting of the North End Ratepayers’ Association is to be held in the Waimataitai School tonight. To-day, commencing at 1.30 p.m.. Morton and Co. Ltd. will sell at 66 Arthur Street, on account of Mr J. G. ' Johnston, the whole of his splendid household furniture and furnishings. As Mr Johnston is leaving Timaru, every lot is for absolute sale. “It is with pleasure, after long years of waiting and of hopes deferred, that the people of Marlborough, no matter what political party they favour, learnt of the Government’s intention, since carried into effect, of recommencing the work of completing the gap between Wharanui and Parnassus on the South Island Main Trunk railway. The completion of the line will mean much to Marlborough, and will give quicker means of communication with Canterbury and the southern provinces,” remarked the president of the Marlborough Sheep Owners’ Union (Mr H. H. Vasasour), in presenting his annual report. What is probably a sequel to the influx of visitors to Dunedin for the Ranfurly Shield matches is the marked increase in the beer duty collected locally during the month just ended over the returns for August, 1935. In August, 1935, the revenue from this source was a mere £12.130, but last month, what with sundry invasions, and two days instead of one each week on which to hold “post-match” inquests. the brewers’ output increased to such an extent that they had to pay allowing for the fact that there were live Mondays in last month, which meant that there was on extra day on which duty was paid in the increase was unprecedented. Apparently Rugby enthusiasts are thirsty folk. Owing to the recent restrictions imposed by the Japanese Government on importations from Australia, it is now necessary for all Now Zealand exporters of certain Dominion products to furnish documentary proof of the origin of goods destined for Japan. The goods concerned are wheat, flour, woo*, sheepskins, beef, butter,’ con-

densed nr’k, hides and skins, tallow and casein. The certificates require to be attested by the Imperial Consulate, or in places where there is no consulate by the Collector of Customs, other Government or public offices, or the Chamber of Commerce. In connection with goods shipped by the Japanese vessels—the O.S.K. Line motor ship Canberra Maru and the Y.Y.K. Line steamer Reiyo Maru — Dunedin exporters have found it necessary, for the first time, to comply with tills requirement. A finger-print and an axe-print apparently have a common attribute in that they can be essentially personal. At least that is implied by evidence given during the hearing of a case in the Pukekohe Police court in which a. charge of theft called for identification of strainer posts by a bushman. He had cut them, but had not seen them again for several months. He was quite certain of their identity. “But how could you tell?” asked the Magistrate (Mr F. H. Levien). “I can tell posts I have cut anywhere until they start to deteriorate.” was the reply. Constable H. J. Olsen endorsed the witness’s statement. A bushman could always tell his own axework, he said, and added that he had done a good deal of work in the bush and was well aware of this. “I can recognise posts I have cut myself just as you can recognise your own handwriting,” said the witness to Mr Levien. Worms.—Our new Worm Tonic Syrup is a new formula introduced foi 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, these 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 quicklv sets it in order, the disordered stomach and bowels. It ts 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. 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.