NEWS IN BRIEF.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19583, 12 September 1925, Page 24

NEWS IN BRIEF.

The golden bloom of the kowhai (sophora tetraptm) is s;iid by the Maoris to mark the last frost and the first great flood from the melting snow. As showing the growth of the motor trade in Tanaraki. one salesman has in the course of the past 12 months effected sales of pleasure and commercial motors totalling no loss a sum than £125,000. for removing superfluous hair. 2s 4d from Waters’ Pharmacy (under Savoy).... A pair of tuis made their appearance the other day on Mr L. W. Petchell's property, South Riverton (says the Winton Record). It is satisfactory to know that notwithstanding the depredations of the stoat and weasel on many of our native birds that the tui Still continues to thrive. “Vou cannot make an artist of a witness; every man lias his limitations.” Such was the remark of the warden in a mining cast at a court recently when cross-examin-ing counsel was endeavouring to make an intelligent but unwilling witness do some sketching to illustrate the evidence he was being called on to give. The best Lawq Mowers, with five blades, ball bearings, can be secured from Reid and Gray (Ltd.). A 14-inch mower costs £4 16s, less special cash discount of 10 percent. Country orders promptly attended to. —Write Reid and Gray (Ltd.) to-day. .. •’Anticrin” has proved itself unequalled Small quantities of whitebait are being marketed from the Waikato River, but it is reported that the water is too dirty after the recent heavy rains for big catches. However, with reasonably fine weather from now on. supplies should increase. That the climate of Auckland is conducive to longevity would seem to be demonstrated by the fact that in the obituary columns in a recent issue of the Star appeared deaths of people aged respectively 90, 92, and 94 years. An ideal breakfast beverage, r ioh and stimulating is “ Bourbon ” coffee. If not obtainable at your grocers, send direct to the manufacturers, - A Durie and Co., 52 Octagon, Dunedin... The Mataura Dairy Factory commenced operations for the season the other morning (Mates the Ensign), when 963 gallons of milk was received from 36 suppliers. Last season the factory opened a day later with 927 gallons of milk. Tho Chairman of a King Country local body recently took exception to the advertisement signs and boardings which were springing up like unsightly toadstools all through the district, on the ground that thov constituted a danger to horses and cattle, which were inclined to take fright and bolt at sight of them. The Hamilton Borough Council adopted tho recommendation ,_of a committee that members should I their speeches at the council table. Hie. .mmittee expressed tho opinion that it should not be difficult to confine the mover of a motion to eight minutes and tho seconder and supporters to four minutes each. A Konini farmer was fined £lO for allowing his cow-shod and yard to be so dirty that it worried people who used tho adjacent main road. The magistrate, remarked that the defendant (Milton Alpase), being a largo land-owner in the district, should sot an example to the smaller ones as to how premises should be kept. Country Storekeepers,—lf you do not already handle our famous smallgoods,’ begin right now. Increase your turnover Wo give liberal retailing margins.—Barton and Trengrove, Manse street. Dunedin. The Tapanui Courier states that the recent snowstorm was severe on lambing flocks. It is two years since the ground received such a thorough soaking and a fine spell is now very necessary to put the ground in order for spring sowing. With the unseasonable weather of tho past six weeks, there is practically no growth cf grass. There seems to bo a marked revival in the flaxmilling industry this year (states the Taranaki Herald), tho quantity of hemp graded during tho first seven months being 53,372 bales, as compared with 42,361 bales in the corresponding period last year. Tho quantities of tow graded in the same periods were 15,923 bales and 9871 bales respectively. Our Mail Order Department is at your service. Heavy Blue and White Denim Overalls, Ts lid; Jackets, 9s 6d; Bib Ovora'.'s, f;> 6d; Overalls, double fronts, double •v..nt», 9s lid; Dark Striped Overalls, Sa lid—all rir.es. Posted anywhere for cash.— and Sutherland (Ltd.), 192 Princes |l9S*9Vr>

A large shipment of island fruit and produce was brought to Auckland by the Tofua the other day {says the New Zealand Herald). A commencement will be made this morning in the landing of 21,000 boxes rnd 36 bunches of bananas. 650 cases of tomatoes, and 650 sacks of kumaras. Also included in the cargo are 730 tons of copra. Oculists’ prescriptions should be entrusted only to specialists,—Peter G. Dick, D. F.lO. (London), optometrist, specialises m oculists’ prescriptions. 4SO Moray place, Dunedin, .. In his haste to purchase a paper on_ a recent Saturday evening, an agitated Napier enthusiast paid in his war-time identity disc, soldered on to a French coin as a souvenir, instead of a penny. In this case the identity disc fulfilled its purpose, and the relic of his service was returned to its owner. Obanism (1223): Drink good spirits always —it pays. You get excellent quality at the Oban Hotel. Country orders our specialty... During the month of July 43 mortgages, totalling an amount of £44,970. were registered in Marlborough, and during the same period 50 mortgage, representing £37.264, were discharged (states the Express). During the first four months of the financial year 175 Marlborough mortgages, of a value of £224,617, have been registered, and 141, of a value of £205,004, have been discharged. The inferior quality of the oats obtainable this year was the reason put forward to account for lice on horses, by s member of the Wairoate branch of the Farmers’ Union. “The whole trouble originates owing to horses being poorly fed,” he added. There 's bacon and baeon. If once you try Barton and Trengrove’s famous sugarcured you will buy none other. Commence to-day. Complaining that the winter had been the worst he remembered, the Tiki tiki correspondent of the Poverty Bay Herald remarked that the consequences were not all displeasing. The Natives living near the mouth of the Waiapu River had been reaping quite a rich harvest in timber and posts brought down by the flood. It was said that one Native had gathered and split close on 2000 totara posts. Alarm watches, luminous dial and hands. Equally visible day or night.—S. 8. Harvey, watchmaker and jeweller. Exchange Buildings, Mosgiel. Price £2. postage free. .. As a result of the recent great demand for fish for the American fleet there is now almost a fish famine in the South Island (says the Timaru Post). The fleet cleared out the reserves of both fresh and smoked fish, and since the catches have been the poorest for years. Rabbits are also very scarce, owing to the snow in the high country in Canterbury. Dissatisfaction has existed on the Napier waterfront for some time in regard to the accommodation provided for waterside workers. It is a matter that is being dealt with by the Napier Harbour Board. A plan and estimate of the cost of improvements to and the enlargement of the labourers’ shod at the Inner Harbour have been prepared, but now a reply is awaited from the employers of labour as to what amount they propose to contribute towards the estimated coat of £SOO. Separators and Lawn Mower*. Best value from Reid and Gray (Ltd.). Write Reid and Gray (Ltd.) to-day.... “A niece of impudence,” was how Mr E. Goodwin, retiring president of the Waikato Trotting Club, described the action of the New Zealand Racing Conference in sending its stipendiary steward to make on inspection of the daudelands track without notifying the club. It was contended that it was unfair to make an inspection after so * much wet weather, but a morion was carried authorising the patting in order of the course. Have yon any difficulty in getting dresses, frocks, or costumes made to your satisfaction? If so. try us. We guarantee satisfaction, and have a range _of_ dress goods second to’ none. Inspection invited. — A. F. Cheyne end Co., Mosgiel..... . Farmers in the Whangarel d istrict report that the cattle tick is already making its appearance on stock (states the North Advocate). This is happening much earlier than usual this year, and the cause is attributed to the wet state of the ground, following up the frequent heavy rains, having hastened the move in the life cycle of the pest from the winter shelter in roots of grass to thfe animals. Tile new spring millinery is sure_ to delight and charm Milton ladies. Yisit the display at “ The Big Store ”... “I am not going to decree that a woman , has no right to go to race meetings,” said Mr Justice Alpers in the Supreme Court recently when deciding a question of alimony. “A woman wants more recreation when she Is living apart from her husband. I have even heard counsel suggest it was an extravagance subscribing to the parish church,” his -Honor added. Waters’ Chap-lotion is guaranteed to cure rough, chapped hands. 2s posted. Waters' Pharmacy (under Savoy).... A member of a prominent local body stated in Wanganui last week that, in comparison with the country roads close to Auckland, Wanganui had little to complain of. “X never conceived it possible that roads leading to a large metropolitan area would be permitted to decline into such a scandalous state,” he declared. “Wanganui is certainly well off in this respect,” v We are now selling the sewing machines that we advertised last Saturday. As our liquidation sale will only continue for a short time now, early application is necessary. Tie machine is a beautiful piece of mechanism, easy to run, simple, silent, and spei dy, and the price is £U 15s for the ordinary drop-head and £l2 10s for the automatic. A beautiful set of decorated iugs will be presented to every purchaser of a machine.—Riach and McLennan.... 111-luck seems to have dogged Captain M. Downton, master of the Kent. On two previous occasions in recent years he was in charge of a steamer when fire broke out on board The vessel concerned was the New Zealand Shipping Company’s -teamer Kaikonra, which had to pnt , into port owing to a fire being discovered in her cargo of wool and flax when she was in the Bay of Plenty. In the second case the steamer was at Wellington when she was found to be on fire. Home builders ■ can save expense and space by building in a disappearing Wall Bed. Inspection invited at demonstrating parlour.—Wall Bed Company, 95 Stuart street, Dunedin— At the Hangitikei County Conned meeting when the question of limiting the speed of service cars was being discussed a councillor said that with some of the big cars running on the roads 30 miles an honr was, according to their drivers, only crawling. The limit was fixed at 30 miles an hour. For Children s Hacking Cough. Woods’ Groat Peppermint Cure.... The age of chivalry is not dead. At it would not appear so, if an incident which occurred on the Feilding racecourse recently is taken into consideration. The motor parking lawns and entrances were almost submerged in water, and a pair of dainty shoes was threatened with rum. But to the accompaniment of cheers from a delighted crowd, a gentleman hoisted his fair companion on to his back and carried her safely over the sea of mud. Leading doctors urge the necessity of good footwear. Here »s an opportunity cl purchasing th® best in English and colonial manufacture at prices ranging from— Ladies' Shoes from Ss 6d, Men s Boots from 13s 6d. Early inspection invited.— farmers’, Crawford street.... For pome time past the after portion of the wrecked Cyrena has indulged at the will of the elements, in all sorts of manoeuvres. and following on the recent boisterous weather the stern has now found a resting-place right alongside th© north mole at Castlocliff, though not in such a manner as to embarrass the structure (says the Wanganui Herald) The forepart of th© vessel also has succumbed to the vicissitudes of the weather, and at -the moment lies high and drv at low tide. It is understood that steps will be taken immediately to blow up the two portions Separator prices reduced. Best Swedish Separators. 15-gallon, £6 10s; 30-gallon, £9; 35-gallon, £l4 10s; 45-gallon, £l6; 65gallon, £25; 90-gallon, £3o—less 10 per cent for cash with order. Best value in separators to-day.—Write Reid and Gray (Ltd.) to-day.... ' Tree-planting for profit has come well into the limelight of recent months, and several companies have been formed to do the work (says the Ashburton Guardian). It is not often, however, that the shareholders plant their own trees. There is one company in the Ashburton district where this work is done, and _ that is a t Winslow. The company consists of one sole shareholder. In Ilia spare time and holidays ho has grubbed the gorse off a 10-aoro plot and planted it in trees, which are doing wc-11, and by the time their owner has reached the age of retiring they should he worth a largo amount of money. There’s many a man in the Cameron clan Who would die where their forefathers bled, If only they would get llitchon’s ham In the place whore they would be fed...