News Items

Te Aroha News, Volume XXVII, Issue 43384, 5 November 1908, Page 1

News Items

A cynic declares that the \! British husband now visits the shortcomings of the maids on | the mistress. Organisanised by the Nation* ' al Civic Federation of America,'! 400 American teachers are; vis- \ iting the United Kingdom and the Continent to study the school systems of different countries. The New York HeraldJ in its account of the visit , to Auckland of the American fleet says : 11 New Zealand ia M intensely religious, and church organisations are prominent injv the programme of entertainment.” ; r A Parisian jeweller has had to pay £26,400 import duty on a pearl necklace valued at £68,000 before he could deliver it to his customer, who resided in New York.

A serious motor accident has joccurred at Din&nt, where _ Countess Morgat was instantly ■;= 1 killed through the car in which she was travelling dashing into a wall, and the Count and three of his guests were badly in* jured. * ’ : The New York American V publishes a list of over 1,000 || burglaries committed in New York during the summer months, showing in startling fashion the inability of. the police to cope with the rapidly- ■: growing lawlessness of the metropolis. Hundreds of tons of grain were damaged by a serious fire which broke out at the j|)re* mises of the Desiccated Grains Company Bermondsey, one of the largest corn storage warefg bouses on the banks of the Thames. Dr, W. S. Bruce gave an account at the British Assocw--tion of the Scottish National Antartic expedition. One of \ the conclusions arrived at was - that in prehistoric times a continent twice as large as Euroj® existed in the Antartic area. ‘ Equal to anything stocked in Aucklaud Onr Millinery “ but prices mucb lower ” >, Try Gahagan’s Economic. —Advt.

Mrs S. H. Walker, 230 Humffray-st., Ballarat, Victoria, writes : “ Have used Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy for four years, and know it is excellent. Have found it most beneficial. Can recommend it to anyone. In fact have 'done so many times, and it has accomplished good results in cveiy case.” For sale by J. B. Johnson, Agent.—Advt. Keep your money in the district it will pay you. Our Millinery is unsurpassed and cheaper than Auckland prices. Try Gahagan’s Economic —Advt Full stock of summer goods . just arrived at Gahagan’s Economic.—Advt. Encourage local enterprise for tastefully trimmed millinery, we are better and cheaper than Auckland Houses. Gahagan Economic. —Advt. Economic local enterprise our Shapes and styles in millinery better and cheaper han bought from Auckland Try Gahagan’s Economic. — Advt. A splendid range of children’s silk bonnets at Gahagan’s Economic. Advt. A little forethought may save you no c nd of trouble. Anyone who makes it a ul p to keep Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera nd Diarrhoea Remedy at hand knows his to be a fact. For sale by J. B. tohnson, Agent.—Advt.