NEWS IN BRIEF.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19760, 10 April 1926, Page 24

NEWS IN BRIEF.

A number of the Southland sawmills which closed down over the Easter holidays will not teopen until next week on account of a slackness in orders. Remove superfluous hair with Waters' “Autierin”; 2s 4d posted.—Waters' Pharmacy only (under' Savoy)... Effective steps are to be taken by the Taranaki County Council with a view to checking speeding motorists (says the Herald), and at the monthly meeting of the council it was resolved to supply the inspector with a stop-watch and carry out his suggestion of laying traps for offenders. A circular has been issued by the Education Department expressing the opinion that it would greatly simplify the organisation of infant departments in primary schools if children w r ere admitted for tie first time only in February and July. The exlnliarating and retresluug effect of good coffee is undeniable. And the steadily-increasing demand for “Bour6on Coffee” proves the people’s appreciation of this fact... The Arbitration Court has ruled that a leading violinist is the performer who plays the leading violin. There cannot be a leading violinist in an orchestra that has fewer than two violinists. The question was raised under the Performing Musicians’ Award. Some idea of the amount of New Zealand capital going out of the country into the hands of American manufacturers is given in the fact that about 600 Ford motor cars were landed last month in Timaru from the Canadian Spinner, and 300 from , the Canadian Challenger. Rough hands softened with Waters' Chap-lotion; 2s posted.—Waters' Pharmacy only (under Savoy)... Mr G. E. Cross, of Greenfield, has just threshed out a very nice crop of wheat, which averaged 64 bushels to the acre. The varieties of wheat are Tuscan and Major, and the sample is a good one. The area of the field was 30 acres, and that the average yield was so high speaks well for the quality of the soil. On a r ocent afternoon what appears a particularly despicable case of bicycle-steal-ing occurred (reports the Press), when one of the Christchurch District Nurses, who left her machine at her own gate while she went indoors to get some flowers, found that it had disappeared when she sought it a few minutes later. In the Abstract of Statistics for March it is stated that the gross indebtedness of the General Government as at March 31, 1925, was £227,814,647, or £165 2s lid per head of population, including Maoris; the net indebtedness was £214,287,128, or £155 6s 9d per head. A really good useful Household Grinder for 8s 6d (postage, Is extra) is an article that no home should ; without. It will sharpen knives, tools, axes, tomahawks, etc. Larger and stronger Grinders can be obtained at 13s fid and 17s fid each (postage, Is extra), whilst others for mechanics can be obtained at up to 355. We have only a few of the cheap Grinders left, so send in your order now.—Laidlaw and Gray (Ltd,)... It is reported that the British engineering firm of Messrs Vickers (Ltd.) have secured the contract for the erection of the viaduct which is to carry the NapicrWairoa section of the East Coast railway across the Mohaka River. The viaduct in question will prove no light undertaking, as it will bridge the river at an elevation of 573 feet, which it is stated will constitute a record for the Southern Hemisphere. For the year' ended March 31 the sum of £10,761 was collected in Ilutt road traffic fees. Improved roads are playing a big part in the increased use in Wellington of motor vehicles, and next season’s fees are expected to reach £12.000. For high-class tailoring suits and overcoats try MacLeod MacGillivray, Rattray street.. . 'I here are some keen cricketers in Central Otago, according to a member of the Invercargill Wanderers’ team, which returned from their Central tour on Wednesday. D. Kane, who was playing for the district team at Wanaka. walked 26 miles to take part in the game leaving his home at the head of Hawea tjke at 3 o’clock in the morning. Another player came down Makarora by motor launch, hut had to walk hack a distance of 18 miles! We are ca c| i D - yers ot porkers and naconers at highest market rates. —Barton and I’rengrove... A Wanganui resident (says the Herald) has received a copv of a chain letter—the usual thing, telling him to make nine copies and send them on to nine friends within 20 hours, and “when .you have counted nine days the luck will be yours.” The chain letter is just rubbish, and anyone who receives a copy is well advised to destroy it at once. The big display of Russian and Canafi'an furs which is being held in the Wentworth Hall is to he continued for a further low days, and is well worth a visit.. .

At the* edd of June or early in Julv the first of the two new units at the Lake Coleridge hydro-electric station should he readv to operate. Each unit will be of 10,000 hnrsc-power and the second one will he readv not loner after the first. It is expected (hat. this additional power will lie fuliv taken tin in from four to five vears’ lime. Right at the beginning an overload will he lißed as the present Lake Coleridge plant, designed for 12,000 kilowatts. is carrying a peak load of 14,200 kilowatts.

With a view to minimising damage to roads by heavy traffic, amended regulations dealing with motor-lorries have been gazetted. The restrictions apply particularly to vehicles without rubber tyres, and the use of metal wheels with projections or studs is prohibited. It is also provided that no site-wheel vehicle, or four-wheel lorry and trailer, with a laden weight exceeding 15 tons, shall be used.

Mosgiei residents should note that heavy overtn city costs increase retail pric-8. The prices of S S. Harvey, watchmaker and jeweller. Exchange Buildings, Mosgiel, for repairs, jewellery, fancy goods, and ehinaware, encourage buying. Buy in Mosgiel.. . The scheme successfully acted upon in the Feilding district for putting the pig breeding industry of the Dominion on a better footing than it is at present was discussed at the meeting of the Waikato sitb-proviiicia! executive of the Farmers’ Union. It was stated that Waikato was very well adapted to pie breeding and that a scheme of co-operative marketing would assist very materially in building up the industry. Tt was resolved to have the fullest inquiries made as to the working of the scheme.

A good breakfast means much to most people, puts one in good humour for day, promotes energy, which tends to good health. Barton and Trengrove's sugar cured bacon is on the menu of discriminating persons... Good progress is being made with the intake works at Lake Coleridge, and their completion should be possible by the end of the month. Excavations on the base of the cylinder, which will meet the tunnel driven under the lake, have been taken down to a depth of 10 feet (reports the Christchurch Press) and are now within a rouole of feet, of the objective. A considerable quantity of water is being encountered, hut it will be quite possible to deal with this with the pumps which, have been installed.

Stay at the Prince of Wales Hotel. Good accommodation; best brands of liquors ’Phone 721.—C. Uinchcliff. proprietor.. The secretary of the South Canterbury Acclimatisation Society has received word that the shooting season for native game in South Canterbury will open on May 1 (reports the Timaru Herald), and will extend over three months. Grey ducks, black swan, teal, spoonbill duck are the birds which sportsmen .will be allowed to shoot during Slay, June, and July, and it will be permissible to shoot paradise ducks in the Makenzie Country for 14 days from May 1. Suits in nig demand, only natural considering quality and price at Gray's Milton. ..

In connection with the recent dastardly attempts to wreck trains near Palmerston North, the Wanganui Disrict Traffic Manager’s office is controlling nine gangs of railwayman, who are patrolling the tracks on the Napier and Wellington lines for many miles. Each gang consists of four men (says the Wanganui Herald), each man covering one mile of track before the arrival of all night trains. As a further precaution, all grids or beams on all cattlestops in the vicinity have been wired down and made secure with staples.

Visit A F Cbeyne ana Co. s Summer Sale Special attractions... Work on the waterfront at Waikokopu has been active for nearly three weeks now (reports the Wairoa Star), and ex-Public Works Department labourers, the majority of whom are Maoris, are proving excellent watersiders under the supervision of Messrs Byford and Hutchinson. As many as 27 have enrolled as members of the union already, and there are a few more to come. This nort is still under the jurisdiction of the Napier branch, but if a certain number of members is reached it will have a union independent of Napier. Visitors from all parts have remarked that the most interesting thing in the Exhibition is the Disappearing Wall Bed in Home Science Stand. Education Court.. The old bullock drav, drawn by a_ team of oxen, though practically obsolete in the Wairarapa, still exists in Hawke’s Bay. Mastcrton motoring parties, when passing Pukehou, a township some 30 miles south of Nanier, during the holidays witnessed a splendid team of bullocks hame'-sed to the traditional drav, drawing a load with that rhythm' associated with this mode of transport. The team was owned by Mr J. Curley, a resident of Pukehou, who has every reason to be proud of hit well-kept team.

For Jewellery, Silverware, and lifetime Watches, Peter Dick, the most reliable Watchmakers, Jewellers, and Opticians. Moray mace City Hotel)... The resourcefulness of the Maori was illustrated in a rather humorous manner at Taumarunui the other day. Having had tyre trouble, which affected both _ his temper and his purse, the Maori decided to be free from both in future. Hastening to a disused sawmill he obtained four trolley wheels, and affixed them to his Ford in place of the ordinary rubber-tvred wheels. He now rides, if not in comfort, at any rate in the assurance that he will not be troubled with punctures or blow-outs. What his passengers say we do not know. He at any rate looks supremely happy as he drives his contraption along. Farmers, attention! The use of Molasses improves the general health of all stock. One ton of Molasses is equivalent to 6| tons of root feed. Our price, 9s 6d per cwt case; reduction for quantities.— Otago Farmers. Crawford street... Lieutenant P. A. Turner, the survivor of the aeroplane crash in which two lives were lost at Papanui on March 17 last, received visitors at the Christchurch Hospital on Wednesday (says the Lyttelton limes). He was able to rise from his bed on Monday, and on Wednesday he was in the grounds of the hospital looking little the worse for his fall to earth. One of his artns was in a sling. _ His face bore a nasty, scar, but otherwise he appeared hale and hearty. It is understood that th» inquest on the victims of the _smash vrdl bo resumed nort week after which an official inquiry will be opened.' As reliable as the Bank, the ’’Cravenette” registered gents’ navy shower-proof coats, in double-breasted trench style; sizes 3 to 7. 60s fid. Posted anywhere for rash. —Kilroy and Sutherland (Ltd.), 192 Pences street, Dunedin. The dancer of bitumen-surfaced lawn tennis courts is apparently from the sand (hat has to be placed on them. Be this as it may, many contesting the Faster hard court tournament events on the Wellington Lawn Tennis Association’s grounds at Miramar hare been finding difficulty in keeping their feet. In the course of a men’s doubles handicap event R. Pender slipped on the sand and dislocated his right shoulder, necessitating his retirement from the game and his consequent loss of it. His shoulder was pulled into position again by Dr Smyth. Why pav fancy prices for imported Frocks and Costumes when you can get them made to your own design and measures. Choice selections at A. F. Cheyne and Co.. Mosgiel... The action of the Minister of Railways in introducing the system of round-trip tickets for the purpose of attracting tourists to the Southern Lakes (says the Southland Times) has been the subject of favourable comment from time to time, and the first season’s operations of the new system are said to show very encouraging results, a recent return prepared by the Railway Department showing that a sum of £SOOO has been derived from the sale of such tickets. In addition to that amount the Tourist Offices have also issued a large number of these tickets. A moderate estimate of the number of people who have taken advantage during the present season of the privileges afforded, according to one of the officials, would be between 1800 and 2000. . „ Children’s fleecy-lined Liberty Bodices, just the thin- for growing c~.idren. to fit three years up to maids’ size. Is lid to 4s 3d.—T. Ross. 130 Princes street, JlunA smart piece of work was performed by Mr Alex. Sutherland, of Rosebank, in connection with the new' source of water supply for the Balehitha Hospital. This is a well on Mr R. Porter’s property, formerly belonging to Mr G. Downie, and is situated about half a mile from the hospital. Starting with n gang of men at 10 on Good Friday morning the work of laying 2in piping from the pumping station at the well to the hospital was finished at 5 p.m. on Saturday last. The well has a capacity of 3000 gallons a day. and (he pump, driven by a petrol engine, can lift at the rate of 1200 gallons an hour. The supply is only a temporary one, as the board has high hopes that the new well recently sunk at the river bank will when developed supply all the water required. The bov stood on the burning deck. He did not feel forsaken. For grasped witldn his skinny arms Was a roll of Kitchen's ham...