ITEMS IN BRIEF

Dominion, Volume 24, Issue 286, 29 August 1931, Page 9

ITEMS IN BRIEF

About People and Events ALPINE ACCIDENT Favourable progress is being made by Misses Alice Jacobs and Gwen Bydder, and Mr. A. E. Clark, the Victoria College Alpinists who slid 3000 feet on Mount Ngauruhoe on Thursday, and who are now in the Raetihi Hospital. According to a Press Association message from Raetihi, there were no serious hurts, the injuries comprising bruises and scratches. Skater’s Fall. Falling while skating at the Heretaunga Hall, Petone, Mrs. A. Goldfinch. 73 Mount Street, Lower Hutt, fractured her left leg. The accident happened at about 3.30 p.m., and she was taken to the hospital by the Free Ambulance. Cyclist Knocked Over. • While riding a bicycle, H. Biel, of Main Road. Tr.entham. was knocked over by a motor-car last evening. Except for a few scratches and bruises he was uninjured. The bicycle was badly smashed. Violet Day. The response to the Violet Day appeal which was made yesterday in aid of ths Women’s National Reserve Residential Nursery, is stated to have been “fairly good,” although the actual amount collected was not known last evening. Air Trip From Wanganui. Mr. C. Bennett, of the Wanganui Aero Club, arrived at Rongotai Airport at 1.30 p.m. yesterday, having flown in a Gipsy Moth from Wanganui in about 75 minutes. He will return during the week-end. Not a Sheik. “You go out a good deal with girls, do you not?” asked counsel of a youth of 19 in the Supreme Court yesterday. “No, I do not,” was the reply; “I am not what you might call a sheik, who goes running around after girls.” Miramar Distress Relief. A “clothes drive” will be held by -the Miramar District Relief Committee on Saturday, September 12. Donations of foodstuffs or cash will also be welcome. A motion picture entertainment is to be held to assist the local relief funds. Motor-car Destroyed By Fire. While proceeding toward Wellington a motor-car caught fir© at Heretaunga early on Thursday morning. Although the coachwork was completely destroyed, the chassis seems to be in a fairly good condition. At present the owner is unknown. The Child World. Stating that he had met no child who could get his foot on the mental ladder of abstractions, Mr. F. L. Combs, M.A., told the Wellington branch of the League of Nations Union in an address that the child’s real world did not include internationalism, which was an abstract subject.

“Dragged Through the Louvre.” In acknowledging a vote of appreciation at the annual meeting of the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts last evening, Mr. A. R. D. Carbery caused some amusement by referring to his earliest associations with pictures. “As a child,” he said, “I was dragged, through the Louvre and the intolerable galleries in Florence. It’s a wonder that I ever acquired any love of art at all.” Cookery Exhibits at Winter Show. ' “There is a great improvement in the number of entries, and the standard of exhibits is very high,” sai*d Miss Rennie in reporting unon the home cookery classes at the Winter Show. “It is specially pleasing to see the increasing interest shown in the bread section, both brown and white. The exhibition is 50 per cent, better than last year.” Man’s Skeleton' Found. Found on the bank of the Wanganui River near Taumarunui, a skeleton was identified by articles found nearby as the remains of Alexander Walker, who disappeared from Taumarunui on September 19, 1927. At an inquest held at Taumarunui, the coroner, Mr. A. S. Laird, returned a verdict of found dead. Abattoir Fees. The month of July showed a considerable decrease in revenue from the municipal abattoirs. The fees totalled £765, a decrease of £l9l on the preceding month, and £317 less than in July last year. On the other hand, the number of stock slaughtered showed an all-round increase—approximately one-third. The main decrease in revenue is from the sale of offal and runners, which only totalled £132, against £295 in June. Three Irishmen and Another. Three men. charged with being on licensed premises after hours, bad their counsel tell the magistrate, Mr. W. H. Woodward, at Petone, that they had gone to the hotel to see the license in connection with church choir affairs. He was a member of a choir. In dismissing the charges, the magistrate said“l must say that when three Irishmen go into an hotel of which the licensee is also an Irishman, it is very difficult to believe that they are not there for drinking. However, their explanation in this case seems satisfactory.” ; Doctor Thanked. Expressing their- appreciation of the able manner in which Dr. J.-C. Smith, J.P., had carried out his duties as medical officer at Tangarakau, the employees of the Public Works Department, and of Egmont Collieries Ltd. and the other residents of the town presented him with an illuminated address prior to his departure to take up work at Tawa Flat. Dr. Smith had been for 31 years at Tangarakau. Pledges Taken at Winter Show. Pledges ‘to buy New Zealand-made goods when possible are being taken at the Winter Show'by the New Zealand Manufacturers’ Federation.' The pledge is made on»an attractively printed , blue form which reads: “I pledge myself that when shopping I will always ask first for New Zealand goods, and, provided the price and quality are satisfactory, will purchase them in preference to imported articles, thereby giving work to our own people and assisting to relieve unemployment.” A Modern Stay-at-Home. It is not often in these days of modern transit that'one hears of some resident not having gone very far from home in a long period of years, but such a case was brought to light when a resident o£ Inchclutha visited Milton in connection with Assessment Court business (states the “Clutha Leader”). - He said it had been sixty years since he had been so far from home, although he had visited Balclntha several times. He had not been in Dunedin during all those years, and had no desire to go. Search for Child. Despite unremitting search by the police, no trace has yet been found of the little girl Valda Shirley Eggers, who disappeared from her home at Tomahawk, Dunedin, on the afternoon of August 18. On account of the muddy state of the water. Flying-Officer Olson did not fly over Tomahawk lagoon as originally intended. but he will make the flight as soon as the water is sufficiently clear to allow objects below the surface to be discerned. Neutralised Breath. The question whether a person who has been drinking can detect liquor upon another was raised by a witness in the Supreme Court, Auckland. When the witness was asked whether the breath of plaintiff in a motor accident case smelt of liquor, he replied, ‘No. but I had had some drinks myself,” His Honour, Mr. Justice Herdman: “Then one neutralises the other?? Witness said he thought so. and asked his Honour’s opinion. “I am afraid I cannot help you,” replied hi« Honour.