NEWS AND NOTES.

Taranaki Daily News, 1 October 1915, Page 6

NEWS AND NOTES.

A man in Australia, styling himself a "saved sinner," has forwarded to the clerk of the Ashburton County Council half a crown in Australian stamps as "conscience money" for some debt he omitted to discharge before leaving New Zealand. At a meeting of the Canterbury Dairymen's Association, the following motion w'a3 carried unanimously: "That owing to the continued dry weather, the scarcity of feed, the difficulty of buying feed oven at very high prices, and the general rise in ill dairying commodities, the price of milk be not lowered this season." | Recently Oamaru fishermen had a field day, the red cod being so plentiful that at times (says the North Otago Times )the fish would be hooked before the sinker reached the bottom. As a consequence so great was the catch that many were given away to anyone who was not too "proud" to carry them homewards. Some amusing answers are given at times by school children. In a Napier school the other day the pupils were asked what a buffer" was. One little girl said it was an old cow, and another was of the opinion that it was a fat man. But the definition of a "gos3ip" capped all. The answer was "a poisonous insect." "One effect of the war will be to purify the nation," said Commissioner Hodder, of the Salvation Army, at Wanganui. His experience, even in New Zealand, was that people did not recognise the Sabbath as God's Day. "On Sunday," said the Commissioner, "we see men painting their houses, others digging their' gardens, and women on their way to play with tennis racquets and golf

'■' The health of the Maoris still remains very satisfactory" (writes the Mangonui correspondent of the Auck'and Star). "Dysentery and meaßles have been very prevalent, whilst typhoid is reported from the Herekino district. It has been computed that there have been ever 80 cases of typhoid, and 15 deaths. The staff of district nurses has a very trying and laborious time. It is to be hoped that when the weather takes up the health of the natives will improve., During the last three months the weath"r has been very wet, and the Maoris are not in the habit of changing from wet clothes into dry ones; the result is heavy colds that lower their vitality and open the way for more serious diseases." DO YOU KNOW that Backache, Rheumatism, Lumbago, Sciatica, Bladder Troubles, Headache, Tiredness, Sleeplessness, and "that "Rundown feeling," are the results of weak and diseased kidneys? Dr. Sheldon's Gin Pills Will make your back and kidneys young again. They are specially prepared Backache and Kidney Pills, entirely different from any "other remedy, and infinitely more efficacious. They are giving relief in numberless cases where many less efficacious remedies Lave been tried in vain. Price, 1/0 and 2/6. Obtainable everywhere. Regulations have been gazetted providing that all birds and animals which have been unlawfully taken, or which have been lawfully seized under the provisions of the Animals Protection Act shall be forfeited to his Majesty. It is also provided that it shall be the duty of every ranger or other officer who has seized such birds or animals or skins, or in whose possession, they have come, to forward immediate notification thereof to the Minister of Internal Affairs, who shall give such orders for disposal of such biids or animals or skins as he thinks fit

Writing from Kumara on Sunday, Mr. Clement Wragge sends the Grey Biver Argus the following:—"I hare just observed a tremendous storm in the sun 'with the special solar telescope which I with me. The main nucleus of tHis gigantic sunspot is about 40,000 miles in diameter, and the length of the entire disturbed area, which embraces a lot of smaller nuclei or satellites, is 150,000 miles. This mighty solar upheaval is sure to affect the earth 1 y wireless waves. Look out for volcanic and seismic action, particularly in the Northern Hemisphere, and an h,creasing rainfall, Especially in the Southern Hemisphere. It particularly means more rain in Australia." The Irish Tommy prisoner was feeling very wroth with the destroyers of Louvain, when a German officer dashed by on what Paddy termed a rare bit of horseflesh." "Faith, that's an Irish horse," said Paddy, and his eyes glinted maliciously at the Teutonic soldier, who had a fair knowledge of English, and at once took up the glova. They would probably have come to blows, in spite of Paddy's precarious position, had not a comoatriot of his proposed ife&t whoever could tell the biggest lie could claim the horse for his eountiv. Paddy forthwith begun t tale which was one iie from beginning to end, and stopped triumphantly. 'lhen his Teutonic opponent began, in slow, but correct, Knglish: "There was once a German gentleman " "That settles it," said Paddy, with a sigh of resignation.; "the horse is a German one!" Shampooing, Hairdressing and Twisting; Electrolysis for the permanent removal of superfluous hair. Switches, Toupee;-, etc. Ladies' combings made up to any design. MRS. BEADLE, Egmont Toilet Parlors, Griffiths' Buildings, New Plymouth, near Carnegie Library. The solemn serenity of the Masterton Supreme Court was suddenly galvanised into vitality the other day, when three of Masterton's glorious and beautiful helpers of the cause walked into the ,;ugust assemblage Cor the purpose of selling dainty buttonholes to those wiling to bur. Barristers in their wigs and gowns and witnesses eager and expectant waited for the denouement. They had noi long to wait. Hardly had the three graces proceeded more than a few yard'; past the press taPe in the direction of his Honor the Chief Justice, ivhen a tall, soldier-like member of the Police Force stalked towards them. Their courage vanished, and they fled from the sacred precincts. CONSTIPATION, BILIOUSNESS AND LIVER COMPLAINT CURED «Y LAXO-TONIC PILLS. "I was suOV-ring from Constipation, Biliousness and Liver Complaint with ail their attendant disorders, vomiting Bpasms, bilious headaches, etc., leaving me in a complete state of nervous prostration and almost a wreck," writes Mrs. Agnes Packer, <l4 Fourth-street, Dunedin, S'/j. "I tried many remedies with no satisfactory results and till i started your Laxo-Tunic Pills, my life was one hng misery, Your Pills quickly began to relieve me, and continuing to use them I am now perfectly free from all the above symptoms and feel that I am perfectly cured and that it is a pleasure to be alive with health restored, thanks to the good work of your Laxo-Tonio Pills." Laxo-Tonlo Pills are sold at 1/- and 2/-, Obtainable Everyiwbare.