Mount Ida Chronicle FRIDAY, SEPT. 14, 1917.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume XLV, Issue XLV, 14 September 1917, Page 2

Mount Ida Chronicle FRIDAY, SEPT. 14, 1917.

Th<2 Australian "strikes seem to •be coming to an end. On Monday tbe Sydney Strike Committee unanimous-. lydecided to instruct |the railway and tramway employees to resume' work on Tuesday morning. The Australian engineer i and blacksmiths, amalgamated engineers and amalgamated engine drivers and cleaners accepted tbe decision. Other sectional unions decided to consider their attitude. During tde strike there were outbreaks of violence and.one striKer was shot dead by a volunteer worker, and shots were firer! at workers on different occasions,' one-.taking effect on a railway fireman but he was not seriously hurt. Sir James Allen announced in tbe House of Representatives that the total casualties to the New Zealand Expeditionary Force up to September 3 numbered 30,127, comprising 8461 dead, 48 missing, ' 97 prisoners, and 21,521 wounded. The Minister of Defence stated that up till the beginning of August 11,493 soldiers Lad returned to New Zealand, of whom 9466 bad been gazetted out of the force, or had been discharged, 1260 had returned to duty, 136 were waitintr to return to duty, 281 were in hospital or homes, 246 were outpatients, 30 were on sick leave, 19 on special leave, 14 had died, five bad and one was in prison. It is expected that the first ballot in regard to the Second Division will take place in the last week of October. Class A will probably provide two, i£ not three, ballots. A paragraph which {[appeared in a< recent issue relative to the wonderful result of strychine for rabbit poisoning', has been copied into many news papers with the result that we have received many inquiries as to the mixture employed. The following is given by the Fields Divison of the Agricultural Department: 121bs carrots or apples finely chopped will take loz of strychnine finely ground. Sprinkle over this about J'xb white sugar an t allow to about four hours. Lay in. the evening.—Dunstan Times. Farmers who have thus month earlier than usual—began poisoning rabbits report great success with phosphorised pollard (states the Wyndhaih Herald.) One mail tells us he has never had such results, and is disposed to think the early start in part at least accounts for it. Mr B. C. Allan has been effecting great slaughter with strjchnme on thin slices u? swede turnip.-. He fee is the rabbits which graaually increase in number till all in the neighbourhood swarm on th». property. Then the strychnin© is added—and . tiie wholesale slaughter follows. The rabbits do not-travel far j and are all recovered for their skins, j The Minister of Defence haa been I advised of the sale arrival at a port of call of the first portion of the 29th Keinforcements. . -

We nraw attention": to tbe advertise men t referring to the registration of orchards. Tbe Pripe Minister states that the Liquor Bill proposes to change the opening hoar of hotels xfom 6. a.m. to 9 a.m., and to alter the cloaiof uour from 10 p.m. to 8 p,m. If carri«, the bill will come into operation "a lat November. i _ On Saturday the junior and school I footbaU teamsvisit Ranfa rly to meet the teams of that centre.

-f; Mr H. Shaw met an unfortunate accident at Wedderburn on Sand&y. While, dislodging some rabbits from ond»r the school he placed his rifle against ,th« wall and walked around the building. On coming back a dog or rabbit must have knocked the rifle down just as Mr Sb'aw put his foot around the corner and he received the bullet ou the inside of the left ankle. Although lying near the road (sisveral motor cars and bicycles passed/ they failed to notice his efforts to attract attention) it was sometime b&fore a passer-by (Miss Hilda Dugan) c4m® to the rescue. She got assistance tLad Mr P. Dowling took tbe patient to\the hospital in his car. The deccor cdaild not locate the bullet and Mr Sbaw ftad to go to Dunedin for X-rav treatment. TO VISIT AN OPTICIAN 1 is absolutely imperative when the elves are painful, swollen, reddened \ 0 r ■ watery./ These are Nature's signpostts that something is wrong. Very oftenV spectacles or eyeglasges will correct\ these irritations. My visual tests are 'scientifically made, and enable me to prescribe accurately if glasses sre needed. HUGH; NEILL, D.8.0.A. Glasgow Optical' House, 249 Georee St., Dunedin. Chronic Chest Complaints, Wools' Great Peppermint Cure, Is 6d, 2s 6d.