NEW ZEALAND NEWS

Taihape Daily Times, 21 June 1919, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND NEWS

THE MINE-SWEBPERS. TWO IN QUARANTINE. WELLINGTON, June 20. The urine-sweepers Geranium and Marguerite have been placed in qua.r—antine, there being twelve cases of influenza on the former and two on the latter. The Mallow is free of influenza, and, providing there are no developments, will berth on Saturday. The vessels somewhat resemble destroyers, having a high forecastle head, two stump fumiels. and a flush deck aft. They are of -:1 special type, designed and built for the Work during _the period of the War,a,and, are manned by naval ratings, The vessels are of_ 1200 tons register, xvitli engines .de-, veloping 2000_ llO1'SC—1J)0-W01’, ‘aiud are capable of steaniing'.l'T knots an ll_our. are 267 feet in Vlengtli, and have tl.‘_ib.Q£l_lllOf,:33‘fCot. _ ,_i . , h .; -= _ _sHoß'r-Wr.IGH-r BREAD. ‘ “ Bariiain FINED £lO. WELLINGTON, June 20. At the Police Court, Joseph William Armstrong, baker. was fined £lO for selling under-Weight braed. Defendant ’s counsel stated that new flour had been used, and the sixounce margin allowed t'or evaporation had proved too little. T Magistrate Frazer remarked: Every baker has a set of scales, and if he does not like to take the precaution of testing his bread now and again he must take the ‘consequences. This man might have been selling short-weight breadfor weeks. V,-Ve hae had some trouble about, adulterated niilk some time ago, and I want to make it clear that I,intend to take the same stand in i_'_e.gard to this ma.tter. There is only 01lfi,_l§’aX to put a stop“ to thing, and to hitlit hard every time. THE MrLl'rgir3‘v CERVICE Aer; AND MA()RI VRECUITSI. ‘ . ' WELLINGTON, thih ‘day After the application of the Military Service ;'.\.et_, to Maoris, three ballots were held, but the numbers of recruits actually produced was small_ Some 550 names were drawn; of these 99 men were sent to camp. The task of the compilation of the roll was of very great difficulty. The Government Statistician found it impossible to get the Maorisi to complete the registration schedules. Raretongans, Fijiuns. Gilbert Islanders and Elice 'lslalldel's were brought; to New Zealand. Of these 21 total of 631 embarked for active service. The total number of Maori volunteers and conscripted sent overseas was 2,227. BLAZE AT TAUR ABTGA. RAILWAY W'ORKSHOI’S DESTROYED. TAURANGA, June 20. The Public Works railway workslmp at Mount Mauuganui was totally destroyed by fire at three o’clo3.l: this morning. There was no I1l("dl’1S of fighting the outbreak, and the‘ building, which was of wood"and iron,’ was quickly destroyed, together with ni:ucll"v'alu; able m:lchillel‘y. The outbreak ‘af_o]):li'-L ently began in the vicinity’ of .the boiler. The engineer is absent, ~‘ih:l it is impossible to ascertain the value (if the shop and machinery, butit mast amount to several thousands. "Thule losls is bound to have an effect on ‘the"'constructiou of this portion of ‘the’ l*Z.lst* Coast railway. Nasal Catarrh, Colds in thle“i:‘Head.‘ Influenza, Bronchitis, and Coughs are quickly cured by NAZOL. Fragrant, effective, speedy. Price 2/6, everywhere. 3

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