INTERCOLONIAL BREVITIES.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 28 February 1901, Page 4

INTERCOLONIAL BREVITIES.

Within the last few days additional evidences of extinct glaciers have been found in the Mount Kosciusko district. At the Armidale Police Court a Chinaman named Ah Bing was fined £SO for U3ing the title of " Chinese doctor."

The N.S.W. Minister for Work 3 told a deputation that he would not let any furniture contracts unless white labour was employed. During the past half-year 246,610 sheep and 121 cattle were purchased for treatment by the Sydney Meat PreservCompany.

The oharge for conversations of three minutes at the City and Suburban Telephone Bureau of Sydney has been reduced from 6d to 3d. Labour candidates won every seat at

the municipal elections in Broken Hill (N.S.W.), and have now a majority of ten against two. At the Armidale (N.S.W.) Commonwealth demonstration, the States of the Commonwealth were represented by a kangaroo, with a disjointed tail, significant of New Zealand's aloofness. In connection with the shortness of water at Broken Hill, the N.S.W. Minister for Works recently decided, if rain did not fall soon, to ask the South Australian Government to send water up by train.

A snake in a Sydney street is nowadays a rarity. One was, however, killed by a constable in Moore-street on a recent Sunday night. The reptile belonged to the carpet species and was about Gft Gin in length. A good deal of trouble is still being experienced by the N.S.W. Department of Labour and Industry in connection with the "mixed shop" question under the Early Closing Act. The leading tradespeople have now been invited to supply a list of those articles which, in their opinion should be on sale after the general closing hour (6 p.m •) Nineteen wheelmen and drivers were fined at Newcastle (N.S.W.) for absenting themselves from work at the Stockton colliery for four days. The Women's Christian Temperance Union has presented the Sydney Corporation with a handsome drinking fountain of marble and granite for ereotion in the city. A farm of 28 acres on the Bolwarra Estate, near West Maitland (N.S.W.) was seld the other day by public auction for a little more than £43 an acre.

It is believed that the long-standing Adelaide Hospital trouble hasbeeo settled. Dr Veroo and Dr Hay ward, two of the aid staff, returned to the hospital on the 10th instant. A Wfodoran (Q.), telegram stated that the Birdsville mail left by camel on the 13th inst. This is the first time in the history of Windorah that the mail has had to be run by camels. The fact illustrates the state of drought. The Commonwealth Cabinet has decided to take over the post office, telephone, and telegraph services on Ist March next, the date originally fixed by Sir John Forrest. The Defence Department will also be taken over on the same date. "While the increase in the number of ewes put to the rams in New South Wales in 1900 was only 10 per cent more than in 1899, the number of lambs marked was over 50 per cent more. The average lambing for the whole State shows a marked improvement on late years, and has reached what is considered a satisfactory condition.

SANDER & SONS' EUCALYPTI EXTRACT- —Under the distinguished patronage of His Majesty the King of Italy, as per communication ma-le by the Minister forfForeign Affairs, through the Consul-General or Italy at Melbourne, March 14, 1878. Awarded diploma at the Amsterdam Exhibition, 1883Acknowledged by M dical Clinics and Uni vereities all over the Globe.

There are imitations of Eucalypti Extract in the market, products of simple distillation, orming crude, resinous oils. In order that these crude oils may not be taken for our purVolatile Eucalypti Extract, which is recognised by the Medical Division of the Prussian Government to be of perfectly pure origin, as per information forwarded to us through the Consul at Melbourne, March 2, 1878, we state:—

It is proved by tests made by the Medical Clinics of the Universities of Bonn and Griefswald (Prussia), and reported to by Dr Sohultz Professor of Pharmacology at Bonn, and Professor Dr Mossier, Director of the Medical Clincs at Griefswald, that only products that are saturated with oxygen and freed of acids resinous and other substances adherent to primary distillation, will develop the sanative qualities proper to the plant. All crude oils or so-called Eucalypti Extracts, are to be classed according to the named authoriii :s, among the turpentines, which are abandoned long since as an internal medicament. Tl ese crude oil, or so-called Eucalypti Extracts, are discernible:

1. By their deficiency in pungent odor (which our product, the only genuine Eusa lypti Extract, develops most freely through ts surplus oxygen.) 2. By their alcoholic, thin, and mobile appearance, being reduced to specific density through the presence of acids. 3. By their taste, the result of contract ing tendency of resins and tanats. If these crude oils, or so-called Eucalypti Extracts, are applied by mistake in case 3 of croup, bronchitis, dipthcria, internal inflammation, dysentry, etc., the consequences are most appalling. For safety's sake ask always or Sander and Sons' Eucalypti Extract.— Sandhurst, Victoria, Australia.—SANDEß & SONS.