NEWS FROM EVERYWHERE.

Taranaki Daily News, 26 August 1915, Page 2

NEWS FROM EVERYWHERE.

The following information has been received concerning sickness in the various military hospitals as at noon on Tuesday:—Palmerston North: No serious cases; total cases, 26. Kaiwarra: Four convalescent cases. Wellington: Total cases 26', three serious. Trentham: Total cases 09; the four serious cases show slight improvement. Upper llutt: 12. Tauherenikau: 19 cases. Greytown: 9. Mastertoji; One. Total ease*. 100. The Auckland Gas Company has suffered loss as a result of the activities of a man, who, for some days, has been going from house to house impersonating a reader of meters. Where there was no shilling in the slot attachment he simply examined the dial and went away, but, being provided with keys, lie opened all meters containing shillings and carried off the coin. He is believed to have secured a considerable sum, and urgent inquiries are now being made as to his whereabouts. i SEVERELY CHAPPED HANDS. FIRST APPLICATION OF REXONA GAVE RELIEF. "I suffered for some time with severely chapped hands,"/ writes Mrs. Bird, 602 King street, Dunedin North, New Zealand. "I am in a refreshment and confectionery business, and am constantly washing glasses and dishes. The cuts were laid open almost to the bone, and nothing I used seemed to cure or give me relief. A friend, seeing the terrible state of my hands, gave me a little of your Rexona Ointment to try. The fust application gave me instant relief. It took the heat completely away, and in a week's time my hands were quite healed. I would not be without your ointment for the world." Rexona is sold at Is 6d and 3s, Obtainable every'where■■■->?,»■■•:•• ,•..).,.„, -,,..,..,,, ., ,„ ;> . ~ In thirteen years ilie Borough of Pctono has almost doubled its population. Acording to official records, at March 31, 1001, the population was 3780, whilst at the same date last year it had increased to 7203. A New Zealand medico writing with regard to the Dardanelles fighting comments on the fact that within a very small area they have had samples of every kind of fighting under the sun. He says "we have had greater naval bombardments than the world has ever seen; we have seen a big battleship sunk before our eyes, we have seen an enemy submarine sunk; we have seen aeroplanes (both enemy and our own) drop bombs and fight in the air, a German one being brought down smash. Wo have fought with shell, shrapnel of all sizes, rifles, machine-guns, howitzers, hand grenades, saps and mines. We have sprung mines under the Turks, and have had their mines sprung under us —and all in an area of a few square miles. WHAT DO YOU GIVE BABY FOR HIS COLD!

Foolish mothers dose their babies with home-made concoctions or something recommended by a neighbor, and perhaps upset the little stomach and make the baby cross and uncomfortable by their mistaken economy. Wise mothers do not. experiment with untried nostrums, but depend on a remedy which has been compiled from the scientific nrescrlption of a famous physician. Dr. Sheldon's Xew Discovery is this remedy, and mothers may give it to their babies, secure in the knowledge that coughs and colds will no longer rack the little bodies. For croup it has the most wonderful rfcsuits. Whooping cough i's cut short by the use of Or. Sheldon's New Discovery. For all the family ills resulting from throat or lung complaint, the mother's resource is Dr. Sheldon's New Discovery. Dr. Sheldon's New Discovery is the quickest, saiest and best-known remedy for coughs, colds, pleurisy, bronchitis and all throat and chest troubles. It is a remedy that can always

be relied upon. Price Is Gd and 3s. Obtainable everywhere. Lieut 'Paumea Tenia, witli the Maori Main Contingent, writing from Malta to friends in Gisborne, says:—"We have just hail good news. Lord Methuen is going to telegraph to Lord Kitchener that wo are ready for the front, and from now on we have our instructions to be in readiness to move at eight hours' notice. When. the men realised that at last they had real hones of going, 'Ka mate, ka mate' rent the air above foreign soil. They cheered and shouted for joy, and a holiday was granted to celebrate the occasion. Tell everybody that we are going to the front, and that every soul to a man is happy to do so. They must see what a groat event it is for the Maori race. No one must worry a bit. We are going, and we are coming back, but, by heaven, we are not going to retire until we've slaughtered enough of the enemy to make amends fur the friends we've lost. Tom Broughton was killed outright at the Dardanelles. He fought like a real old Maori warrior. He was, by the way, in the Australian forces. We tried to get him to join us in Egypt, but his officers would not let him." In a later message, dated 25th June, Lieut. Ferris states that they were just leaving for the Dardanelles, and in less than a week would be in the firing line. They felt confident they would he a credit to Xew Zealand. The faith of the Maoris is shown by the concluding terms of the letter : "Do not,, fear for us. God, 1 know, will keep us and bring us safely to you, and we,will succeed in our task. God bless you all." ALL WOOL VERSUS SHODDY. For some time past, especially since the outbreak of war and consequent high prices of wool, there has been :v 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 thore is no justification for this beyond a predatory, desire to exploit the public is evidon.'cd_ by the fact that the Melbourne Clothing" 1 Cnmpany is still selling the following all pure wool colonial clothings at antewar prices. ,For instance: Men's Kaiapoi suits, 20s (id; boys' Petone Norfolk suits, size 7, 15s fid, to size 14, 18s fld; men's Pdone tweed suits, 37s Gd; men's V- lone .'addle tweed suits, 30s (id; men's Koslyn boxed suits. 355; boys' Koslyn sport smtf, size 0, Ts (Id np'lo five 10 22s Od. The spring having come so early this years, and also being so favorable, the. bulbs are unusually line and delicate. All flower lovers -should make a point of being at St. Mary's Hall either today or to-morrow, when the annual bulb show will be, held. Xot only is there a feast of lovely llowers, but there are a-'o further attractions in the shape of afternoon tea. sweets and produce olalls, also an excellent plain and fancy goods stall, where everything in reason may be purchased at trifling cost. STIFF NI'XK. Still neck is caused by rheumatism in the muscles of the neck. While most painful, quick relief may be had by applying Chamberlain's Pain Balm. The best result is obtained by first bathing the all' cted part in water as hot us can be borne and then rubbing in the Balm freely. Sold by all Chemists and Store.- 1 keeper.'