NEWS AND NOTES.

Taranaki Daily News, 13 August 1915, Page 6

NEWS AND NOTES.

A liij who veached London from Bel-' /rima recently reports that, when crossing the field of Waterloo a short time ago, she saw some 1500 German soldiers iit work round the monumental lion erected to commemorate the battle. The . soldiers appeared to be demolishing and removing the monument. The charge of alleged forgery against Mr. E. J. Gothard, solicitor, of Woodville, was dismissed, no evidence being offered for the prosecution. It itippears that the charge was centred in the altering of the figures "1912" to "1914." in a memorandum of transfer for the purposes of registration. CAUSES SUFFOCATION. Without prompt relief is had in cases of croup death must follow, as the presence of a false membrane in the voice -, box causes suffocation. Chamberlain's ' Cough Remedy loosens thi3 membrane and causes the child to expell it by vomiting. It is prompt in its action and certain in its results. If given at the first symptoms the attack will be warded off. Sold by all Chemists and Storekeepers. Writing under date June 11, the London correspondent of the Sydney Sun says: "In official circles it is stated thai there is a chance of Kipling going to (he . front to write articles that would be shared by tho whole of the press of Great Britain. The Poet of Empire is, however, said to be indisposed to writing epijs about battles which he is not allowed to watch, and unless the War Office gives Kipling more latitude than it lias extended to professional journalists, our literature may not be enriched by our most martial writer's impressions." Writing from France, a soldier says: "I mu?t say, if this war has done a lot of harm, it has certainly brought men nearer to God. And when the war is over the army will be a lot more religious than before it started." A gunner in Egypt writes:—"We have no; a chaplain with us, so have to be content with reading a chapter of the Bible as often as we can. We are on the desert, and all we can see for miles is nothing but sand and flies, and millions of big locusts and big bettles, and lizards and little snakes." ALL WOOL VERSUS SHODDY. _ For some time past, especially since the outbreak of war and consequent hMi prices of wool, there has been a persistent effort on the part of wholesale houses and certain retail firms to foist shoddy clothing on the public at very much' inflated prices. That there is no justification for this beyond a predatory desire to exploit the public is evidenced by the fact that the Melbourne Clothing Company is still selling the following all pure wool colonial clothings at antewar prices. For instance: Men's Kaiapoi suits, 29s 6d; boys' Petone Norfolk suits, size 7, 15s 6d, to size 14, 18s 9d; men's Petone tweed suits, 37s 6d; men's P-tonc saddle tweed suits, 3fls Gd; men's Roslyn boxed suits, 355; boys' Roslyn sport suit;, size 6, (is lid. up to size 10, 22s Od. An Irish soldier, invalided from the trenches in France, lamented the fact that whole brigades of germ specialists were allowed to pollute the clean rivers of the earth. "At Navarre," he declared, "every pool of water had its hook-nosed cholera germ incubating for delivery. The Germans are learning that it is as easy to kill with a flea as it is to blow the'ground from under you with a Jack Johnson. One night Corporal Donohue came into the trenches dragging a Bavarian engineer by the belt. Donohue Had caught him'tampering with the town water main. Later on, under the influence of a gun butt, me noble Bavarian owned up to having let loose fifty cages of plague rats in the sewers!" WHAT THE STATISTICS SHOW. Statistics show that there are more deaths from whooping cough than from scarlet fever, but we have yet to hear of a case proving fatal when Chamberlain's Cough Remedy was used. It should le given at the first symptom repeating the dose frequently. The quick relief afforded by Chamberlain's Cough Remedy makes it a favorite with mothers of young children. It liquifies the tough mucus, making it easier to expectorate, keeps the cough loose and counteracts any tend ncy towards pneumonia. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has been used in many epidemics of whooping rough with perfect success. Sold by all chemists and storekeepers. Several prominent papers at Home state that so well has the British Government '•bluffed'' the world in regard to her army that she has now 4,000,000 men under arms, not including colonials. This probably accounts for the statement made "recently Iby Mr. Asquith that Britain would 'not undertake conscription, as her forces were now bigger [ban she anticipated. A number of French papers have announced lately that Britain has over 3,009,000 men ready to trM'sport to France when General Jotl're asks for more men. French papers make no secret of the fact that Britain! I is building up a big reserve of men and ' munitions which will tell the tale in the later stages of the b'g struggle that I will come before the winter sets in. I There's no tea like 'Desert Gold" Tea i for refreshing flavor and real economy. Get the 2s blend— qualify and value I obtainable. 2 1 One of the triumphs of British nav:tl 1 organisation is the transformation of the ! North Sea iishing fleet into a patrol ! sqimdron. Most of these boats were ' trawlers, manned in part by reservists, ' in part by fishermen volunteers. A new arm has been added to Die navy; an arm of enormous value. What is the nature of their precise work is a secret; only occasionally their black still' sails and dingy masts and rigging are seen to enter the home harbours for an interval of repose. Their blunt bows and flat t -*.erns render them .specially noticeable. Xone l> ave welcomed the, coming warm weather ?uore than these men, who have suffered 'sucli hardships in the bitter winter Of their duties and beats wu ! know nothing, nor shilH we know what | we. 'owe them before the conclusion o( | the war. CORED BY RHEUMO. J These are blood diseases, caused by f excess uric acid in the system, and the wav to effect a lasting cure is by purifvi'ng the blood. Eliminate the poisonnns "acid—anil you remove the cause of the disease, thus the pain and innammalioii cannot remain. RHF.UMO is a specific whhh neutralises and expels the uric acid, removes (be pain and reduces I the swelling at the joints. Long-stand- | ing cases yield as surely as occasional attack--. -Mr. Francis Mcfliiire writes: '■For two years I have been a martyr to Sciatica', have had a course of Electric massaae, besides going to Te Aroha for the baths; have now been in Napier seven weeks, taking hot salt water baths, but all in vain; had tried almost every'supposed remedy until a week ago a friend persuaded me to try RHEUMO. I've oniv taken two bottles, and the result is simply wonderful; can now walk and stoop with case and feel sure that another two or four bottles will make me as right as ever." Let RHEUMO cure you. 2s fld and 4a H