Mount Ida Chronicle FRIDAY, JUNE 15, 1917.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume XLV, Issue XLV, 15 June 1917, Page 2

Mount Ida Chronicle FRIDAY, JUNE 15, 1917.

tonight in dreamland dear; But beware and be wide awake, For the paths are dark in its lampless park, And you might slip into the lake;.' Chills begin when you're up to the chin In ice-cold water with duck- weed in; Andjthe only means to survive' and endure Is a course of Woods' Pepperment Cure.

There are forty-one freezing works in the Dominion, twenty-five being, in the North Island, and sixteen in the South Island. These works have a total daily "killing capacity" of 130,300 sheep and 3590 cattle. The .storage space is equal to 4,647,000 freight carcases of 60!b each. The Dunstan Times .says:—The Secretary of the Central Otago Perserves Ltd. regrets to inform us that no rabbits will be received at the factory after 9th inst., until further notice.

German authorities have appealed to the people to clothe the dead in paper shrouds and winding sheets on the ground that the use of grave clothes absorbed much indispensable material. The authorities recognise that compliance with this order is. painful but patriotism enjoins it.

The entrance of women in England into unaccustomed lines of business prompts this genial bit of humour on the part of -the Manchester Guardian 'The lady bank clerk had completed her first week, and a friend asked how she liked the work. jOh, its beautiful said the girl. 'l'm at a branch where nearly all the people we know have accounts and it's so nice to see how little money some of your friends have in the bank. At Hakataramea a woman over 60 years of age, and her husband also over 60, have lately .been engaged putting in their wheat, all their sons having been taken for the war. The woman has been ploughing and driving a four horse team. , ; The black coal worker.—Our ship was coaled by a mob of black fellows a most villainous crowd, under a boss whose badge was a handy club,' writes i Mansia trooper abroad a transport with the 20tb. At any indication of a "go-slow" he rushed in and beat them with his club, .'occasionally varying this healthy discipline by hitting a ringleader over the head with a chunk of coal. The effect [was magical and' was a tribute to the primitive method of dealing with labor in revolt. The niggers were not by any means overdressed, and a few-"rags they wore hung together on pieces cf string. They smokedpipes a foot long and in spitting they were certain'.y long distance.champions. . j.;_ silK 3 -, »number of districts the Swede turnip fcrops are going to seed, and growers forced to turn their sheep on much earlier than they wished to The extremely mild season has probably been the cause of this —Sduthlander.

A record price for Australia was recently paid in Melbourne for Merino wool. Undsr the Imperial requisition scheme, the appraisers fixed. 30gd per lb as the value for the too lot of a clip grown near Beaufort, Victoria. Values up to 30Jd were also .paid in Geelonorecently.

Mr G. A. Fenwick, Dunedin, writes:—At the request of Mr Duncan Rutherford of Calverden, I have undertaken'to call on sportsmen in Otago and Southland to do their bit by organising bare drives for the Red Cross Hospitals in Great Britain; and I wonld very much like if you would give a local in your paper in support. As you will see by enclosed circular, bares and rabbits are tremendously appreciated, so that sportsmen may feel that any trouble or expense they are put to is recompensed by the knowledge of the good they are doing. The game should be consigned to the nearest freezing works by the consignor; freight payable to the consignee. The circular referred to 'contains extracts from letters from different hospitals in England acknowledging receipt of crates of bares and expressing appreciation of the gift. The hon. organiser of the National Service League requests us to insert I

a paragraph requesting all those who have received shillings from the sale of the patriotic song, "We'll Never Forget Our Boys," to remit the same to the Secretary of the National Service League, Masterton.

In a brief reference to the coming | session of Parliament, Sir James Allen ! informed a representative of The Press recently that the business would consist chiefly of war legislation, a Loan Bill, and, possibly, an amendment of the Act under which tbe excess profits taxis imposed. Sir James said that experience had shown that the existing provisions of the law were working out inequitably in connection with the excess profits tax.

A Gazette Extraordinary extends till December 31 the term for which notes of the banks doing business in the dominion are made legal tender.

On Wednesday a prohibition order was granted against a resident of Ranfurly. The presiding Justices were Messrs H. Wilson and J. I. Praser.

During the .week very hard frosts have prevailed at night, which have greatly hampered out-of-door work Some of the claims have closed down" and ploughing and trapping are at a standstill.