NEWS AND NOTES.

Taranaki Daily News, 30 November 1915, Page 6

NEWS AND NOTES.

A polite German Ims written to a Sydney girl thanking her for a pair of comfy socks (says the Sun)! The young lady has been knitting socks for more than a year, and, following the u«ual custom, encloses a note with each pair to cheer up the recipient, giving an address for a reply. They have been sent away by various agencies. She received a letter in an unknown baud the other day. It was from a German in a concentration camp in Kngland. lie said that lie had received the *o.i-ks—they were very nice and comfy! He thanked the donor.

A novel case of interest to commercial men, relating to the subject of stamping receipts, came before Mr. F. V. Frazer, S.M., at Auckland last week, when two employees of the Oceanic Fish Company were prosecuted for signing unstamped receipts. It was the practice for another employee of the company, who had charge of a sales department and received money from customers, giving receipts to them, to enter these takings in a book, and at the end of eacli day to hand over his collection to one or other of the defendants, who signed the book in acknowledgment. It was contended for the'defence that, as this was merely an internal arrangement of a business concern for the protection of both employer, and employee, the acknowledgments were not liable to stamp duty. After considering eases cited by counsel, the Magistrate held that the acknowledgments came within ''the very wide wording of the Act." The case heing the first of its kind, and involving no intent to defraud, he merely imposed fines sufficient to cover the unpaid duty on a rather lengthy series of acknowledgments covering the time during which the system had been in vogue. HANDSOME, LUXURIOUS AND SPEEDY, THE 1016 HUPMOBILE. The 5-passenger model—the .s T cw Zealand favourite—is a. long, graceful car, unmarred by unsightly mouldings. The body is low-hung and "racy," and at the same time roomy and comfortable.. The. 1916 Hupp is easily one of the neatest cars on the road. But its goodness does not cease there. It is luxuriously upholstered and equipped. Cushions are padded with machine-picked hair, and have more and better springs. It is strong and reliable in the chassis. It's motor is an engineering masterpiece—2o per cent, more powerful than last year with no increase in petrol consumption. In spite of these improvements the price remains the same—£3Bo with electric starter, electric lights, Bosch high-ten-sion magneto, Khaki one-man top, and complete equipment. Drive a 5-passen-ger 1916 Hupp for pleasure or profit. Write for catalogue. A. Hatrick and Co., Ltd., Wellington, Wanganui and Waitara. Local Agents:—Farmers' Cooperative Organisation of N.Z., Ltd., Hawera and New Plymouth; N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., Stratford Agents. 28

In an article headed "Heroes from the Dardanelles," the Daily News (London) of recent date, gives the following account of the arrival of Australasian wounded: —"Two long trains of wounded soldiers reached London yesterday, and never did train carry a braver load. They were men from the Dardanelles, Australians and New Zea landers, and they had taken part, many of them, in the fighting as late as August 8. The date is significant. It was the day when the landing was made at Suvla Bay, the importance of which in the Gallipoli operations will be fully realised before many days. On the first train there were no fewer than 60 cot cases—that is, cases where the wound was of such a kind that the patient had to recline in the ambulance cot or fti a stretcher. The remainder were able to sit, or stand, or walk. Many of the easc3 meant the loss of entire limbs, legs or arms blown away or so mutilated that the surgeon's knife had had to complete the work of the shell or bullet. A touching sight—a sight for tears even if it were not for the magnificent spirit of the injured men. Typical Australians and New Zealanders there, Jong of limb and tall of body, thin indeed hut wiry and Supple and muscular, with keen humorous eyes and a pleasant drawl, and a certain picturcsqueness of speech." LOOK TO YOUR STOMACH. Whe'i 111-' fend leav :s the stomach without having gone through the requisite process, as happens in cases of indigestion, it is impossible for the liver to complete its work. Therefore, look to your stomach—strengthen and stimulate it to perform it's function. There is no better medicine for this than Chamberlain's Tablets. Chamberlain's Tablets will cleanse your stomach of all undigested food and restore it to a healthy condition. Sold everywhere. Some peculiar fish are occasionally netted by Messrs. Sanford's trawlers, and one particularly ugly specimen recently forwarded to Mr. T. F. Cliceseman, curator, of the Auokiand Museum, appears to be a stranger to these waters, reports the Auckland Star. Mr. Cheeseman has examined it carefully, but at present is unable to say to what species it belongs. Most of the unusual fish that find their way into the trawlers' nets are denizens of deep waters, and some of them are very unpleasant to deal with. The electric ray, which sometimes scales SOlb, can give a very severe shock to anyone who handles it, and has even been known to electrify a wet net so as to make it almost impossible to hold. The porcupine fish, globular in shape and covered with sharp spines, is another peculiar specimen, and the frost-fish, almost as long and narrow as a snake, is met with from time to time, occasionally sharks up to 20ft in length are found in the nets, and often do a good deal of damage before they are killed. Stingaree, skate, barracouta and crayfish are quite commonly caught, and among good eating fish won from the sea are tarakihi, trevalli. John Dory, gurnet, mackerel and mold. A schoo] of deep-water bream, a rarity, was encountered very recently. Soles and flounders, which like shallow water, are not found in areas in which the trawlers operate.

CONSTIPATION, BILIOUSNESS AND LIVEK COMPLAINT CURED EY LAXO-TONIC PILLS. "I was suffering from Constipation, Biliousness and Liver Complaint with all their attendant disorders, vomiting spasms, bilious headaches, etc., leaving mo in a complete state of nervous proftration and almost a wreck," writes Mrs. Agnes Packer, 44 Fourth-street, Dunedin, N.Z. "I tried many remedies with 110 s-atisfactory results and till I started your Laxo-Tonic Pills, my life was one long misery. Your Pills quickly began tc relieve me, and continuing to use them I am 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-Tonic Pills." Laio-Tonie Pills are sold at 1/- and 2/-. Obtainable Everywhere,

During the long stay of our soldiers in Egypt* says the New Zealand Railway Review, the railwaymen among them naturally tok keen interest in the working of the Egyptian railways. A party inspected the locomotive workshops, and one of the number gives the following description: "We saw some line engines of various makes—(British, French, and German. I remarked to the driver of a fierman high-Hier that his engine was 'a very good one'; this terms covers anything from good to excellent, but he emphatically declared that it was German, and therefore 'no good.' All labor in the workshops, with the exception of heads and foremen, is native—this is the case throughout the lins. An amusing incident was told by the head of the machine room, who was allowing us round, lie pointed to a native working a lathe which is used, for making bolts and nuts, and said that before the piecework system was brought into forte he did very little else with his time but pray, he being a devout .. <ohammedan, but when the change was Drought about it was found that he had very little time to pray, eat, or ,'o anything else, with the result that lie got through about six times as much work." SHOULD NOT RUN ITS COURSE. Never permit a col i to run its course, for more fatalities have their origin in, or result from, a cold than any other cauße. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is the most prompt and effective medicine for coughs and colds. It loosens the cough, relieves the lungs, opens the secretions and aids Nature to restore the system to a healthy condition. Sold by all ehemisii and storekeepers. Mr. M. M. Moloney, the well-known New Zealand inventor, has devised a bullet-resisting apparatus, which (says the Press) was tested last week in Christchureh. Mr. Moloney's invention, which can be used as a breastplate or as a shield to protect soldiers' heads during entrenching operations, is composed of a number of steel bars enclosing strips of. cork. The weight is 4 1 / ! ,lb, as against Maxim's shield, which is 7%1b. The velocity of the bullet is broken by tlie resistance of the cork, and Mr. Moloney claims that, once it has penetrated the shield, the bullet would not injure a sheet of paper. Bullets were fired from a service rifle at a range of 40 yards at the barracks, and subsequent examination showed that they had flattened right out after passing through the cork, and were simply resting against the back of it. The demonstration was witnessed by Colonel Chaffey, Colonel G. J. Smith, and other officers, and they appeared to be impressed with the capabilities of Mr. Moloney's invention. Mr Moloney states that, as a result of the demonstration, the shield only requires a little more pressure to fulfil the demands he expects from it.

EXTRAORDINARY BARGAINS. AT THE MELBOURNE, LTD. This firm's great "Mill and Factory Sale" offers unprecedented opportunities to the thrifty and, in these times of Higher cost of living no man, woman or child in their rigkt senses should fail to. take advantage of the savings this great Sale affords. The following mighty bargains speak for themselves: Ladies' allwool cashmere hose, ribbed, Is 6d pair; ladies' Llama cashmere hese, 2s 3d pair; Horrockses' pillaw eases Is pair; 38-inch strong, pure calic», linen finish, 5s lid dozen; 36-inch heavy white flannelette, os lid dozen; ladies' lisle hose Is pair; ladies' silk lisle hose double tops and feet, Is Cd pair; men's strong working trousers, 4s lid pair; men's copper rivetted grey denims, 3s 6d pair; men's and hoys' Island hats, slightly soiled, 9d each; men's white Irish lawn handkerchiefs, three for Is; ladies' Irish lawn handkerchiefs, eight for Is; men's Roslyn tailor-made, boxed suits, 32s 0d; mens' grand tweed working trousers, 7s lid pair; extra large white and colored towels, Is each; men's Samson braces, Is pair; men's and boys' ties 6d each; famous Mos'giel socks Is 3d pair; boys' all-wool tweed Varsity suits 10s 6d, and hundreds of other sensational bargains. Brandishing his arm vigorously, and bringing it down with a thump on the table in front of the recruiting officer at Gisborne last week, says the Poverty Bay Herald, an eager recruit demanded that he should be sent to the front. ''Aye, aye, but what's your age, maun!" inquired the recruiting Officer. "Sixtynine," was the response, hacked up by the declaration that he was good still for plenty of hard work. Ho said that he was physically fit, and that surely ne could go as a cook. He had, he said, a grown-up family of ten, and he asked 1"" "'he should not be allowed to do something for .his King and country The grey-haired old volunteer was warmly commended for his excellent spirit, but was informed that the age limit was 45 years. The old man, who was very persistent, said that he hart lived in every clime, and had seen service as a lad of 14 in the American Civil War, evidence of which he displayed by a missing finger—the result of a bullet wound. It was not until his name and address had been duly entered, and he was assured that when the call came for greybeards he would not be forgotten, that he left the recruiting depot. Two other offers from elderly men, one of 75 and another of 02, have also been lately received at Gisborne. INDIGESTION

is always due to a stomach which is too weak to digest what you eat. It needs rest; you "can't rest it by going without food. That would mean starvation. But Dr. Sheldon's Digestive Tabules do the stomachic work. In the meantime the Aired organ is regaining fresh strength. Before long it will he as strong as ever. A temporary attack can he cured at once. A case of long standing naturally, takes more time. But the first dose brings relief. You don't have to diet. Dr. Sheldons's Digestive Tabules will digest any kind of wholesome food. Try them for a week, and see how much better you feel. Price, Is 6d and 2s 6d per tin. Obtainable everywhere.

Returned Masterton troopers state that cashmere socks are much preferred to knitted socks by the troops at the Dardanelles. "Immediately we get the chance we discard the woollen socks in favor of cashmere, as the latter are more suitable in many ways," remarked one troops, ''l had some knitted socks sent to me, and I have brought them bark without wearing them. A man who gets a pair of cashmere socks sent to him is the envy of the camp." MAY SAVE A LIFE.

Chamberlain's folic and Diarrhoea Remedy is just what its name implies. For pains in the stomach'and diarrhoea it has no equal. During the summer months when stone fruit is plentiful, and, ;is often happens during a dry spell, good drinking water is hard to obtain in country places, bowel complaints are very prevalent. You cannot do better than keep a bottle of Chambei-lain'3 Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy always on hand. It will save much pain and suffering and may even save a life. Sold everywhere,