NEWS IN BRIEF.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19135, 1 April 1924, Page 12

NEWS IN BRIEF.

“If a man has been drinking for 11 years, he can drink a barrel without it affecting him.” declared the mother-in-law of a defendant in the Thames Magistrate’s Court the other day (says tho Bay of Plenty Times), when applying for a prohibition order against him. Most appreciated wines, spirits, liqueurs, ales, and stouts stocked by W. Crossan, “Waterloo,” Caversham... About 500 tons of sand for bridge construction wore recently taken from WaLkokopu to Gisborne, and it is anticipated that about 2000 tons more are required (says the Napier Telegraph). No provision having been made for this extraordinary article of export, the Harbour Board decided to levy 6d per ton as wharfage. Korns kwiekly killed with “ Kornbane ” ; Is 2d posted.—Waters’ Pharmacy, under Savoy.. . . The radium appeal does not appear to be generally understood (says tho Wanganui Herald). At a gathering held recently it was mentioned that about £SOOO was required to purchase the precious mineral. “Good gracious!” was the reply, “do they want all that to polish the floor?” An experience of bein- admitted to the Auckland Hospital as a patient a few minutes after she had been there as a visitor befell Miss Winnie MTlroy, of Parnell (states the Herald). Miss M’Tlroy was knocked down by a motor oar at the corner of Park road and Grafton road, when she was on her way home. She was only slightly injured, hut was suffering mostly from shock. For Influenza, take Woods’ Great Peppermint, Cure.... Owing to the present drought right through Otago, there has been a marked falling off in ihe call for heavy farm working boots; tot with the advent of rain a rush is sure to set in, and Riach and M’Lennaii, Dunedin, are ready with a guaranteed watertight, kip boot, with whole back and front, at 28s 6d, postage free. If this boot is found unsatisfactory in six months we return your money and you can keep tho b 0015.... Strong protest was made at a meeting of the "Wnqganni Automobile Association recently in connection with tho danger created' by motorists trying to put up speed records between Wellington and Auckland. The opinion was expressed till# the practice of record-breaking was a menace to all other traffic, and tho danger was so great that immediate steps were necessary to put a stop to it. It was decided to represent the matter to the New Zealand Automobile Association. A mild sensation was caused in Mam street. Foxton, the other afternoon bv the partial collapse of the verandah fronting the Foxton Moat Company’s shop (says (.fie Manawatu Herald). Tho electric pole-erect-ing staff were about to lower a huge pole into position when the verandah post gave way and the structure sagged with a crash. One employee who was on tho verandah directing the pole, managed to* save himself bv clinging to the wire hawser, and several people near by lost no time in getting him out of danger. Tho staff soon repaired tho damage and completed the erection of the pole. “The more varieties of grass that are grown on a paddock the better.” said Mr W. ,T. M'Culloch, Government Agricultural Instructor, at a. meeting at Masterton. “Each grass #s at it.s tost growth at a certain time of the year and growing many varieties tends to rive a more uniform growth. Abo an animal, likes a variation of its diet just as much as a human being does.”

Mosgiol now sends all watch, clock, ancJ jewellery repairs to tile local jeweller, Lxclianpe Buildings, Mosgiel... A flock of four kcas niude its appearance in the township at the head of the Warau Valley one evening lust week (says the Blenheim 'correspondent of the Dominion). Fortunately all were destroyed, Mr J. Borck being the successful shootist. The invasion of the flat country b-• these' alleged killers of sheep is on the increase, and the sheepmen are becoming somewhat concerned. Sole agent for Nyal’s Famous Preparations.—Waters’ Pharmacy, under Savoy.... A lawyer who appeared «—> behalf of one of many sheep-owners and sheep-dealers who were fined in the Christchurch Magistrate's Court by Mr Wyvorn o ilaon, S.M., for exposing lice-infectod sheep for sale in the Addington Saleyards, suggested (sayp the Press) that the sheep might be infected with lice while at the saleyards, and that the Stock Department should consider with, the Saleyards Company the matter of spraying the sheep pons. Buy your furniture from Scoullur and Chisholm (Limited)... It will no doubt surpriso, many readers to learn that dairying land in Southland is dearer than in Denmark (says the Southland Times). Mr Moller, of the Chr. Hansens Laboratory, Ltd., who is at present on a visit to Now Zealand, considers the high prices ruling for land one of the principal drawbacks to settlement in New Zealand. Overseas immigrants find the price of land in the dominion too high for them. A local carrier who owns a 30ewt Vulcan Truck states that for economical transport it has no equal. Two tins of petrol for a week’s work of eight hours each day is the regular petrol consumption-.,. Community singing will probably be revived in Auckland for the coming winter season. At a meeting of the Rotary Club (states the New Zealand Herald) it was resolved to approach the Mayor of Auckland and ask him to convene a meeting of citizens with the view of forming a citrons committee, with whoh the club would cooperate, without in any way taking charge of the movement.

Housewives appreciate the fact that they can procure cooked pork daintiei this hot weather. Saves fire lighting and cooking. Our famous sugar-cured baoon is the best procurable.—Barton and Trengrove, pork department, Manes street, Dunedin. 'Phone 2169. .. A Hawera Star reporter wan recently shown an exceptionally fine boar’s head, the animal having been shot recently by Mr W. G. Walkley, of Hawera. The tusks ore proclaimed by local sportsmen to be the best they have seen, there being of the ivory showing, with another win at the top buried in the cheeks. Each tusk forms a complete circle. Scoulim and Chisholm (Limited) for up-to-date furnishings... “Quite close to the and convenient to a monumental mason.” Thus it was that Mr Justice Hordman rounded off a sentence, in which counsel was expanding upon the central position of a property, during an Auckland Supreme Court, action (states the Herald). Counsel had referred to the locality as suitable for a doctor, a musician, or for the establishment of a boarding-house, when bis Honor interpolated Ills grim joke. . Barton and Trengrove supply the primes# quality moat and smallgoods procurable at the lowest price. Joints out to suit all purses and fancies. Give us a ring, or drop us a card, if unable to call., ’Phones 2169 and 3200. —Manse street, Dunedin... Rabbits are becoming particularly obnoxious in the Oroua Downs and Carnarvon districts (states the Manawatu. Standard), and drastic measures are being taken to eradicate them. One settler, after laying poison, is said to have picked up 70 odd carcases along two chains of fencing, and trappers recently collected as many as 90 per day over ft small are®.. an ill wind that blows nobody good,” for with bunny at Is fid per pair the trappers are reaping a harvest. That some small boys prefer the excitement of a day’s fishing to the dull routine of school work is well known, hut it appears that-the small boy is not always to bo blamed for this inclination (says the New Plymouth News). For instance, the presence of three small boys, dangling baited lines over the end of the Moturoa wharf at the breakwater early one afternoon prompted a curious bystander to ask one of the lads why he was not at school. His reply was that the school at Moturoa was full, and there was no room for more pupils at present. . . Just take time to consider , how advisable it is to shop in Mdegiel. We have all the newest goods, and the prices are the lowest. See the display for infants in our showroom. These goods will surprise you.—A. .F. Cheyne

and C 0... A young lady who has had the honour to receive an autograph letter from the Prince of Wales may well be pardoned in feeling very proud of the fact. Miss Polly do Walden, of Normanby, who was presented to the Prince at the time of hit! visit to Hawera, forwarded Christmas greetings to the Prince, who forwarded a letter of acknowledgment, much to the delight of the recipient. Mss do Walden is fortunate, for it is not likely (remarks the Hawera Star) that his Royal Highness will, good-natured us he is, make a practice of replying to similar greetings. . . . . , The well-known hostel, Prmce of Wales» Hotel, Dunedin. All best brands of uqaM stocked; moderate tariff. Chaa. Jxinchcliu, proprietor.... ' ~ r ~. .. A motor car “horn” which, while it did not comply with the by-laws requiring: that the alarm should be a fixture to the machine, yet was of a decidedly novel 'hature, was seen in New Plymouth the other day (states the News). It consisted of a well-trained dog which, riding on the running board of the oar, barked shiirply and loudly as tho car approached crossings, a fid whenever pedestrians appeared on the road ahead. Although called on to do quite a lot of work, the “horn” never faded its owner once. . Public appreciation of quality is shown by the demand for “ Bourbon ” coSee. Breakfast is made an attractive meal when “Bourbon'’ graces tho table. All grocers... ‘This is about the worst case we have had,” remarked Sergeant-major Bishop in the Hamilton Magistrate’s Court when prosecuting a senior cadet on seven counts for failing to attend parade (reports the local correspondent of the Now Zealand Herald). “He seems to be deliberately dodging drill, the serogant-mnjor added. The cadet, who did liot appear, was fined £1 an 7f. on each of five charges, and was ordered to pay the costs on each of tho remaining two charges. The penalties totalled £7 9s. Ladies of Milton. They’re correct, thesa new velours for coate and costumes now showing. 54in, 14s 6d. “ Big Store. ... On looking at the front lawn of a house in tho western portion of Church street one m>ht get the idea that the occupants were gomg m extensively for tomato-growing, asi the gateway, front lawn, and the porch are simply crammed with petrol tins (says the Timaru Herald). Such a conclusion however, would tie erroneous. On a board

placed in a prominent position can be read: "The Honeymooners’ Retreat, while another beard is nailed across the gate with tho one inscription, “Honeymooning. The feelings,.of tho “happy couple when they return may bo bettor imagined than, doscribed. , . , Oban ism (850). —It. always pays to make an inventory of tho merits of the people Von do not like. It pays to get the beet for your money. The Oban has earned its big reputation.... Visitors to tho Auckland fruit ana pro dueo market cannot fail to remark the number of poorly-dressed children who frequent the auction rooms during the afternoon (states the Herald). The urchins are quiet and unassuming, but they are not averse to extracting fruit from cases which are insecurely packed or which gape m a way that makes their contents an easy mark. Tire pathetic feature is tnat many of the children apparently come from the poorer quarters of the city, and their acts are probably induced rather by hunger than by a mere mischievous desire to taste forbidden A well-known townsman with a penchant for sport was prevailed upon to form one of a, numerous field in an “old buffers race at (he Te Kawa sports recently (states the Waipa Post). The entry was so numerous that heats were necessary, and the dark horse” qualified in his boat for the final after a slashing finish in which he suffered somewhat from tho attentions of another competitor who was using his arms for propulsion, but with unoljstrnctive effect upon runners near him. In tho final j \ Awamutu man, who meantime had been equipped with running shoes dwelt somewhat when the gun was fired, but he soon got to work and eventually gained second honours amid hearty applause. Incomparable and good, The verv host of human food— Hitohon’s bacon, rich and raic, Sold by grocers everywhere. —Hitchon’s grain-fed bacon...