NEWS IN BRIEF.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19505, 13 June 1925, Page 24

NEWS IN BRIEF.

“It would be a good thing lor New Zealand’s production if farmers used their motor cars less,” said Mr H. Bennett (Tinui) at the Farmers’ Union Conference at Masterton (reports'the Age). A “swagger” arrested for drunkenness in Oamaru was found to be in possession of nearly £SO. “The fruit and vegetable crops in New Zealand to-day far exceed those of wheat and oats,” said Mr A. H. Cockayne, of the Agricultural Department at the farm school at Solway recently (reports the Wairara'pa Age). Stay at the Prince of Wales Hotel; firstclass accommodation, best liquors. TaL 721 C, Hinchcliff, proprietor.... The sovereign cases are not in demand those days, and they do not seem likely to be for some considerable time (says the Wanganui Chronicle). However one local resident who had occasion to go through liis treasures for the case he used in prewar days, has become the proud possessor of ;12 shining sovereigns. “Seeing that America has gone dry, I flunk the temperance bodies in Auckland should be asked to assist,” said a speaker, amidst laughter, at a meeting in the Council Chambers, when ways and means were being discussed to entertain the officers and men of the American Fleet. Milton and District Residents. “The Big Store ” has just opened a new shipment of hardware. Prices lower than for years pasti... It is estimated that to procure the 884 tons of honey produced this season on the West Coast, the bees Hew 4,480,000,000 miles collecting nectar (says the Grey River Argus), and probably an additional quarter of the distance was occupied carrying water and pollen. The load carried by a bee is onc-300th of an ounce. A seasonable line which we are selling in great numbers is our cream double bed blanket at 39s 6d a pair; also grey double blankets at 30s a pair; Is a pair reduction is allowed when three or more pairs are ordered. We pay railage to your nearest station,— Riach and M’Lennan. Anzao square... A resident of the South Island informed a Wanganui Chronicle reporter the other day that he had seen a stretch of land. 20 acres in extent, near the Cheviot Hills, in the Canterbury district, when poisoning operations wore being carried oat by rabbiters. He subsequently was present when 1300 dead rabbits were taken off the area. The poison used to stamp out the pest was strychnine. For Children's Hacking Cough, Woods' Great Peppermint Cure.... Commenting on the state of the roads on the Awhitu Peninsula (reports the New Zealand Herald) in the winter time, Mr E. IX MT-iOunan, the Reform candidate for Franklin, told his Pukekoho audience how the. settlers met his car with teams of horses and spades in order to got it over the bad jilnces. Fortunately the horses wore not needed, but the spades had to be resorted to several times. There is no doubt we have had an extraordinary season (says the Woodvillc Examiner). Wo are within throe weeks of the shortest day, and a resident of Hopelands has sent in a box of strawberries. Tho wattle trees, which usually burst into bloom about the end of June, have already started at Hope.lands, and a .fine sprig oi this flower was also sent in. There is bacon and bacon. If once you try Barton and Trengrove’s famous sugarcured you will buy none other. Commence to-day.... There is evidently money in potato-grow-ing if the right kind of land is used and the requisite labour is put into the work of growing the crop (states the Timaru Herald). A farmer in the vicinity of Timaru cleared £2OO from five acres of potatoes this year, and the highest price which he obtained for any of them was £4 0s per ton. Have you seen the “Doctor” Army Grey Shirts, 'collars attached, sizes 14i to 17, 11s 6d; Clerical Grey. 13s 6d ; light stripes, with white linen bands, 15s 6d, 17s 6d, 19s 6d; posted anywhere for cash.—Kilroy and Sutherland (Ltd.), 392 Princes street.... Queen Mary speaks Italian fluently, as docs Princess Mary. Her Majesty found this knowledge of great help to her during the recent Royal visit to the, Mediterranean. The Queen, who is an excellent linguist, gained particular fluency in Italian during her girlhood, when she passed a good deal of time in Italy with her parents. This ability to speak Italian -s not shared by the King, who lias a very slight acquaintance with the language. His Majesty uses French chiefly to talk with those whom he meets abroad, and this language the King sjleaks very well indeed.

A letter was received Jrom a semi-re-tired farmer at a recent provincial conference of the Farmers’ Union in Timaru, in which the writer stated; —“I am not now a grower of wheat, and I hope I never will be again.” Cure those rough and chapped hand? Use Waters’ Chap Lotion, 2s posted.— Waters' Pharmacy (under Savoy)— At the meeting of the Hawke’s Bay Farmers’ Union in Hastings recently (says the Tribune) Mr N. Beamish said that in an interview with Dr Reakes relating to the use of goats for the destruction of blackberry, he asked him if he had any experience of goats. Dr Reakes replied that he had several goats in his department, but he did not know that they would be of any use in chewing up the blackberry. Country Storekeepers,—lf you do not already handle our famous stnallgoods, begin right now. Increase your turnover. We give liberal retailing margins.—Barton and Trengrove, Manse street, Dunedin— Coal miners were being brought out from Wales with their signatures to documents binding them to the coal industry for 12 months, said Mr H. E. Holland, M.P., at Cobden recently (reports the Grey Star). Yet in many cases they found they could only get six or eight months' work. Having imported miners, the New Zealand Government imported coal also, and kept the miners out of work. Railage paid by Corban’s Wine Agency, Rattray street, on all consignments. Port 525, Red and Sherry 58s, Assorted 565, the case. Legal orders necessitate cash payments , , That it pays to advertise was affirmed by the Rev. Evan R. Harris, of St. James s Presbyterian Church, Auckland, in the course of an address recently on “Sky Signs.” “Every woman who enters a store -to shop,” he said, “knows exactly what article she requires, knows, too, what particular brand she favours, but in nine cases out of ten she buys a particular brand because it is/judiciously advertised. Many houses openly acknowledge that they might as well go out of business in a week if they cease to advertise.” To avoid oolds, it is necessary to keep the feet warm and the head 0001. To keep warm at night it is necessary to have good bedding and bedclothes. Our Blankets and Down Quilts are the last word in comfort.—A. F. Cheyne and Co., Mosgiel.... The Minister of Justice (the Hon. Sir C. J. Parr) and the senior Magistrate in Christchurch (Mr H. Y. Widdowson, S.M.) have both confirmed the action of two Chief Justices of the Peace in sentencing to a week’s imprisonment a youth fojjud sitting in another person’s motor car. That fact was reported to the annual meeting of the , Canterbury Justices of the Peace Association last evening. The fact was commented upon that several newspapers and a section of the public had considered that the sentence was a severe one. The whole of th facts had been submitted to the Minister. Chapped hands absolutely cured by Waters’ Chap Lotion, 2s posted.—Waters Pharmacy (under Savoy).... While 'the R.M.S. Makura was anchored off Rarotonga on her way from San xrancisco to Wellington, members of the crew baited a chained hook _ and powerful hne for the purpose of catching a ahaark (reports the Dominion). After a while a 14-foot monster took the bait, and was securely hooked. The shark was so heavy that it had to be lifted by the ship’s crane onto the deck. There it was dispatched. -the Rarotongans asked for the body of the shark for eating purposes, and i- was lowered into one of their boats, much to the delight of the natives, who took it ashore to prepare for a feast. _ “How blest is he who crowns in shades like these, a day of labour with an eve of ease,” by living in the Garden Suburb of Mosgiel.... _ , n Some plain language was used by Mr r. K Hunt, S.M., when a young woman ap plied in the Auckland Magistrate’s Court the other day for a maintenance order against her husband. “They are just a pair of irresponsible young -ools, the Magistrate said. “The man procured a home for his wife, and because he did not fetch her to it she would not go.’’ pie woman said she was waiting for her husband to take her. “Take her home right away/' said Mr Hunt to tho husband. “But he will not keep me,” objected the wife “Oil, yes, he will,” concluded the Magistrate. *‘You take her home. You are just a pair of fools.” ■ Thomson and Co., opposite First Church, have a large selection of granite and marble monuments to choose from at prices which cannot bo compared.... Often in tins or cartons one finds a small printed slip, intimating that if the contents are not up to standard they will bo replaced if the slip is returned to the address given. A Tauranga resident, either in doubt or in a spirit of curiosity (relates an exchange) recently tried the slip out, and returned one from a packet cigarettes—after enjoying tho “smokes’ —with the intimation that they were not au.that was claimed for them. The incident was forgotten until a few days ago, when he was much surprised to receive a letter from London, followed by a packet of cigarettes from the New Zealand agents. Ho doubts no longer. . .... . . . Oculists’ prescriptions should be entrusted only to specialists.—Peter G. Dick, DBOA., F. 1.0. (London), specialises in oculists’ prescriptions, 490 Moray place, dangers of driving on to players or of players not taking note of approaching competitors was demonstrated somewhat unhappily at Rotorua (says the Chronicle). A lady player had called another through and wa« climbing the bank at No. 6 on the local links, when a driven ball struck her on the back of the neck, with the result that she was rendered insensible. She was carried to Mr Banks’s residence, and after a while was able to be taken to town by motor car. No serious results are anticipated, but it points to the necessity of regarding a g9U ball m night as a very dangerous missile. Some few months ago the Public Works Department purchased a 2-ton Vulcan Lorry for use in connection > with road improvements on the West Coast. So satisfied is the department with the performance or this vehicle that a repeat order has been placed with the New Zealand representatives for another Vulcan.,.. . A rather humorous incident occurred in Oamaru recently in connection with the Long Tack Sara Company (reports the North Otago Times). One of the members of the company was shut out from his hotel, and prepared to make the best of things on the doorstep. A policeman, however, who passed at the time, on learning his predicament, opened a window in one of the lower rooms and bundled the happy Celestial through the window. Tho occupant of the room, who was snoring loudly, was not disturbed by the intrusion of tlie nocturnal visitor. Many farmers have long realised tho value of molasses for fodder, and in consequence have obtained splendid results. We are offering lewt cases of 2/561b tins at 9s 6d per cose. Order early.—Otago Farmers, Crawford street.... A number of counterfeit half-crowns is reported fo be incirculation in Auckland at the present time (states the New Zealand Herald). One, which was received in a city office the other day, snapped in two when an attempt was made to bend it. Another one, which was tested in a gas flame a few days ago, melted at once. The coins are said to be fairly good imitations. The die has been skilfully made, but the spurious coins lack tho clear-cut definition of the genuine ones. _ It seems that the counterfeits in circulation cannot as yet be very numerous, as they have not so far attracted the attention of the banks in the city. . Obanisra (1186).—Tlie simple reason for the over-growing acceptance of Oban bulk whisky—purity, quality 7 , flavour, and its aged-in-the-wood— Different people view work through different eyes—some love it and never do it, others hate it and spend all their lives dodging it, otbcjrs feel impelled to do their duties in varying degrees of enthusiasmhut Napier surely holds the record for enthusiasm on the part of its civic officials (remarks the Telegraph). One night two officials of the council were encountered making in the rain an inspection of certain streets in southern parts of the city. A pressman plodding wearily homewards encountered them and drew attention to tho muddy condition of a certain footpath over which there is always a great deal of traffic and on which, during the next day, there would bo thousands going to see tho shield match. At 8.15 the next morning thft same apology for a footpath had been nicely coated with fine shingle, tlras putting an end to the mud nuisance and many bitter complaints from all users of tho path. Tho beacon is the mariner’s friend. Upon tho storm-tossed sea; But, bacon is the people’s friend, And it s Hitohon's brand for me..,.