NEWS AND NOTES.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 2240, 17 February 1921, Page 1

NEWS AND NOTES.

The painting of coffee beans is a regular industry in Rio de dauicro. The bean is painted to please (or deceive) the customer. South Africa, for instance, prefers Central

American or Java coffee to Brazilian, so the Brazilian bean is given

a bluish-green lustre to make it look like the Central American bean, or painted yellow to imitate Java coffee. Cor the northern parts of Brazil itself the beans are painted black with graphite. This trick of the trade is said to have been invented by the Germans, who did the colouring in their own country. Now il i- carried on exclusively in Rio do Janeiro, largely by American 'linns, and the American writer quoted rejoices over the capturing of another industry from Germany.

New threepenny hit", half pure silver, half alloy, have arrived in New Zealand. They arc the forerunners of other “silver” coins up to Imlf-a-crown. There will lie no inducement to trallic in the now lifty-lifty coins, for the shillings arc worth hut -Id in silver, and a minute fraction would pay for lhe alloy in them, The three-penny bit as to its silver would be worth Id. “Punch" describes the new shillings as a. “boblet," representing Brilnn“nia as a lady shopping and ‘‘our Mr Chamberlain" as shopwalker. “What’s this V' asks the lady, counting her (diange and holding up a “boblet.” Mr Chamberlain: “That, madam, is the new shilling. It has more alloy than the old, Iml the same purchasing power." Britannia ; “Purchasing weakness, you mean 1” The mad exploit of a mysterious aviator, who amused himself by chasing people in the open Held with his machine, is being investigated by the military and police at Marseilles. Two shepherds noticed an aeroplane coming from the direction of Istres, where there is a big school of lyviation. The aeroplane came towards the shepherds, and, dashing down, passed a few yards from them. The shepherds became alarmed when they saw the aviator make another dash past them. A gain the machine missed them by a few yards only. II next went for a priest and a woman and her husband, who were crossing a large Held. They ran for their lives, and finally lay down on the grass to escape being knocked down by the machine. The aviator sixteen times Hew close to the three terrilied people, and then disappeared.

After theatre, dance or parly take NAZOL. Prevents chill from changing atmospheres. Convenient for pocket or bag. 1/0 for 00 doses.