WHEELBAND’S NOXIOUS WEED EXTERMINATOR.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1449, 31 January 1918, Page 37

WHEELBAND’S NOXIOUS WEED EXTERMINATOR.

THE FARMERS AND GARDENER’S FRIEND. One of the best noxious weed and scrub exterminators ever placed upon the market is undoubtedly that of Messrs. Wheelband, Ltd., of Christchurch, which firm have recently opened up a branch of their business at 80, Pitt Street, Auckland, under the management of Mr. Foster. A representative of this journal was recently shown a whole sheaf of unsolicited testimonials from farmers, testifying to the efficacy of Wheel-

Land’s mixture in destroying blackberry bushes, docks, twitch, dandelion, etc. Among the testimonials received by the firm the following letter from Mr. W. Hall, caretaker of the Lancaster Park, Chr stchurch, is of particular interest. Mr. Hall writers: “The application of a few drops of your specific to each weed has entirely cleared the ground from them. I have personally extracted the roots of several dandelions treated with your weed killer, and all weeds extracted after the lapse of six weeks from their treatment were found to be quite dead and in a state of decay. In several places where the liquid has been used in killing

weeds I have since grown grass seed, and it has come up quite strongly, showing that the application of this weed destroyer in no way affects the ground.” This testimonial, emanating from a gentleman of Mr. Hall’s experience, should carry some weight in convincing our readers of the relative value of Wheelband’s mixture as a sure means of destroying weeds, etc. The mixture is in liquid form, and can be sprayed through the finest spray pump. It is applied to the foliage of the blackberry bush, Californian thistle, broom, gorse, scrub or weeds to be treated. No attempt to reach the root is made, except through the medium of the leaves and sap, and it is guaranteed that the

liquid does not affect the fertilty of the soil. We predict an enormous demand for this specific, which is in our op’nion one of the very best and most reliable on the market. Wheelband, Ltd., also manufacture a guaranteed Fly Exterminator, useful for destroying insect I fe on sheep, also invaluable for exterminatng flies. A light spraying two or three times a week on breeding places, such as manure heaps, stables, drains, garbage boxes etc., wll effectually kill all germs. A perusal of Wheelband, Ltd’s announcement, which appears on our front page of this issue, will be found of considerable interest to farmers and gardeners.

In a letter to the Minister of Defence, General Godley makes the following reference to the Tunnelling Corps:—“I have lately been on a visit to the New Zealand Tunnelling Company at , the New Zealand Veterinary Hospital at Calais, the New Zealand Railways Operating Company, and the New Zealand Stat onary Hospital. I found them all working well, and was much interested in the work the tunnellers did at the time o' the big offensive at . I did not realise before, and I am sure you have not realised in New Zea’and, what an immense amount of work they d d, and how much they contr buted to the success of the operat ons there. I have told Vickerman to write an account of it in a form in which it could easily be published, and I will send it to you. It was very interest ng to walk in their tunnels and caves underneath the old town of , and to find them labelled and known, as the caves were, by the names of the principal towns in New Zea 1 and. linked up by passages named Princes Street, Riccarton avenue, Lambton Quay, Queen Street, and so on. I had a very good report of the work of the Veterinary Hospital also from the Chief Veterinary Officer, and from what I could see it appeared that the work of the hospital was very good. The corps in wh’ch the Railway Company has been working has given me a very good report of it, and the Stationary Hospital. which is now in a new location, has got settled again, and is once more doing good work. Everything is go ng well with the divis on at present ”

Captain Martin H. Donohue, the distinguished English war correspondent, who was formerly a Sydney journalist, writ ng to a friend under date British M’litary Mission, Rumania. August 28, says:—Last year I abandoned ink-spilling —temporarily, at all events —and put on khaki. I have now been a year on the eversh fting Rumanian front, having come here from Greece by way of Italy, France, Norway, Sweden, Lapland, and Russia. The W.O. has treated me very well. I have an important job up here, and I cherish hopes of becoming a general, provided that the war does not end too soon. What wonderful chaps the Australians are. There are a number fighting with the armoured car section on the Russian front. I ran into three of their number the other day. All had been in Egypt, and had survived the horrors of Gall poli. One I spotted because of his speaking Russian with a real Australian bush accent. The Russian soldier is now learning quite a deal about the land of the kangaroo. I put in a cold time last winter. I antic pate that the forthcoming winter will be none too comfortable. Austrians and Germans captured in the fighting are removed some disance from the war zone, and then turned loose Not one has been known to attempt to escape. I think this shows their good sense. * * * * Among the German prisoners of war in English camps are several of great wealth. One, more communicat ve than the rest, estimates his income at between £20,000 and £30,000 a year. One of the regrets of these rich prisoners is that they are not allowed to spend all they would like. They are limited to an expenditure of £1 a week for luxuries, ard these luxuries must not include anything contain'ng meat, sugar, four or m Ik. Hence some occas’onally buy as much as 21b. of tobacco a week, or its equivalent in 100 cigars or 200 cigarettes. “It is a mistake to suppose.” said an officer of the Prisoners

of War Department in the course of a recent interview, “that they smoke 21b. of tobacco a week. It is not unusual for them to buy boxes of cigars or tobacco and distribute what they do no: want themselves among the poorer prisoners. A prisoner has not much opportunity of spending money. Most of his surplus cash goes in buying clothes.”