NEWS IN BRIEF.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19906, 28 September 1926, Page 16

NEWS IN BRIEF.

It is reported that a Deuniston resident has drawn the first prize (worth £SOOO less tax), in Tattersalls on the Rosehill August Handicap, run on August 28. A traveller by road from Timaru to Waimate. reports that there appear to be a fair percentage of twin lambs in the fl °An’ unfailing cure for rough chapped hands—Waters* Chap-Lotion, 2s.— Waters’ Pharmacy... ~ . , . A total of £l4l has been collected m dog fees in Masterton this year. Last month seven unregistered dogs were deThe cost of living reduced by purchasing Heavy Blue Denim Clothing. Ovt- alls, 6s 6d; Jackets, 7s lid; Bib Overalls, 7s lid: Overalls (double knees and seats), 8s 6d; Striped Palmer Nap Trousers, 8s lid. Posted anywhere for cash.—Kilroy and Sutherland (Limited), 192 Princes street. Dunedin.. Whitebait is definitely off so far as Greymouth menus are concerned. The present season has been very poor for wielders of nets, and the bad weather has stopped the run up the river. , t m , The lonic, which arrived at Wellington on Thursday of last week, brought 3(4 nominated British immigrants, 157 men, 127 women, and 90 children. Of these, 101 were for Auckland and 130 for Wellington including 13 public school boys. About 100 of the arrivals were for the South Island. , .. Country Shopkeepers.—We supply the finest Smallgoods obtainable, at special rates. Inquiries solicited. —Barton and Trengrove, Manse street, Dunedin... Extensive tree-planting operations ane now being carried out by the Wanganui City Co ined Ten thousand trees have been replanted at Matipo Park (reports the Chronicle), replacing those which were destroyed by fire at the beginning of the year, while other reserves at Westmere, Okehu, and Castlecliff have also received attention. The charm of reai coffee ies in its flavour, strength, and aroma! Coffee lovers may obtain this real coffee from the coffee specialists, A Durie and Co., 32 Octagon, Dunedin... “One of the main factors in keeping the present high cost of living up is the excessive railway and steamer freights obtaining in New Zealand,” said Mr T. O. Bishop in the Arbitration Court in Christchurch last week. This was the method adopted by the companies concerned in passing on their increased liabilities due to an increase of wages, so that in the long run it came back on the individual. For a pure Tailor-made Suit, best of materials only.—Try MacLeod MacGillivray, Rattray street, Dunedin... A Wanganui motorist, when referring to the tar-sealed roads in Patea and Hawera counties, stated that one objection is that in many places there is a drop of fully six inches from the tarred portion to the other part of the road (reports the Wanganui Herald). The tarred portion is usually narrow, and the motorists in those localities know how to stick to it, and push the other fellow off the asphalt. Several tyres have been ripped off through coming in contact with these ridges. Men! There is a saving an every purchase made with us this week. —A. F. Cheyne and Co., Mosgiek.. “Who are eligible to vote?” is a question that has been asked in connection with the approaching election bf a member of the Wellington Education Board to represent the Marlborough ward in the place of the late Mr E. H. Penny. It was ascertained by an Exprea reporter that the privilege of voting rests solely with members of school committees, of which there are 197 in Marlborough. We are famous .or saveloys.—Barton and Trengrove.. Although supplies of fish are plentiful in Auckland for this time of the year, this is mainly due to heavy catches of schnapper. There are only small supplies of mullet; white hapuka, flounder and moki are scarce. Crayfish are plentiful, but the supplies of whitebait have been very small. It is expected that there will be heavy supplies of flounder and schnapper on the market when the weather conditions are favourable. Stay at the 1 rince of Wales Hotel. Good accommodation: best brands of liquors. ’Phone 721.—C. Hinchcliff. proprietor.. . A story of extraordinary sagacity on the part of a sheepdog was told at the inquest at Bewcastle, Cumberland, on Mr Adam Waugh, a farmer. He had been to a neighbouring farm, and was returning home in the evening with his dog and cattle. The dog arrived back at the neighbour’s farm alone, bringing the cattle, and by its uneasy movements conveyed to the owner, Mr Ewart, that something was amiss. Mr Ewart made search, and found his friend had died of heart failure by the roadside. Men’s Wear Week, Friday, 10th, to Friday, 17th. See windows at A. F. Cheyne and Co.'s... Herr Otto Schulz, the German elementary teacher, who has already taken a successful part in gliding experiments, accomplished recently a flight which is claimed to be a fresh world “ record ” for gliding with a passenger. Schulz is reported to have started at Kossitten, in East Prussia, at 4.45 a.m., with a passenger, and to have remained in the air for i) hours 21 minutes. The previous worlds “record” was claimed by the German Hesselbacb for a flight of 5 hours 40 minutes in the Crimea last September. Made from best pigs—Bruce Bacon... The “ Quality Vault ” was a feature of many eighteenth century church graveyards when there were no cemeteries on the outskirts of towns. Something like tliat old practice seems to have been decided on by the Folkestone Town Council. In spite of adverse criticism, this body has resolved that there shall be first, second, and third-class graves in its cemetery. There has always been some difference in the quality of graveyard memorials, but the practice of having three classes of graves, just as on a railway, does not seem ever to have been widespread, if, indeed, it existed at all. "Black and White” is always right. Take a bottle home to-night... A law has been passed in Belgium granting the Government full powers to dispose of Crown property. King Albert has authorised the sale of the Royal chalet at Ostend and of lands at Raversyde. Another chalet is to be built at Lombartzyde on land already purchased. It is stated that the profit to the Treasury will amount to several millions of francs. The Chalet Royal, or “ Palace of the King,” at Ostend, was built last century by Leopold 11. Facing the sea, it is well known to tourists and readers of guide books.

Very congratulatory remarks were oor* tained in a letter from the Dominion socretary of the Farmers’ Union received by the Dannevirk'e branch. The writer complimented the latter on the prominent position it had attained, attributing its success to the enthusiasm of members. It was no exaggeration the letter declared, to say that the Southern Hawke's Bay branch had shown the greatest enterprise and vitality of all the provincial centres during the last year—the result, no doubt, of its executive’s “pushing ahead policy. Just anded, a large shipment of the New England drop-head Sewing These Machines are absolute’- standard in every respect, ana we are now selling them at pre-war prices and less. The “Ruby” drop-head at £9 17s 6d cash is unbeatable at the price, and the New England at £l2 10s and £l3 10s are equal to anything on the market regardless of price. We also stock the Westinghouse Electric Machine, a beautiful machine, in solid walnut. —Laidlaw and Gray, agents. Dunedin... “New Zealand artists are creating & , distinctive New Zealand school of landscape painting, derived from the characteristic feature of the country’s scenery, stated Mr Louis Cohen, when Mr F. J. Denton’s photographic collection was handed over to the Wanganui Art Gallery recently. He continued that it was therefore desirable that as many as possible of the pictures exhibited by the Arts and Crafts Society and the National Art Association should remain on the walls of the gallery, and he appealed for funds to enable purchases to be made. Spring is here, with it the joys of motoring. Possibly your car hood requires renovating or tyres and tubes vulcanising. We specialise in this class of work, .and solicit a trial.—Otago Farmers’, Crawford A private company, with a capital of £IO,OOO, has been formed, to cater for tourists who wish to sample New Zealand fishing. Suitable oil-launches are being constructed at Auckland, and one of the directors of the new company will shortly arrive from England with a complete supply of suitable tackle. The company will also provide hotel accommodation at Urupukapuka Island, which promises to become as attractive a fishing resort as the famous Santa Catalena Island in California, . ... Those interested m space and laboursaving devices should call and see the Disappearing Wall Beds at the Wall Bed Co., 95 Stuart street, Dunedin... The last word in up-to-date infant transport was achieved by a Wanganui motorist a few days ago. His car was seen going down the Avenue, with the perambulator tied on the back. But the chief surprise was reserved until the car stopped, when a sleeping infant was lifted from the pram (remarks the Chronicle). Similar enterprise in carrying light vehicles is becoming common. The other day a Taranaki settler, driving bis daughter through Wanganui en route to her school in Hawke’s Bay, carried the young lady’s bicycle strapped on the front bumpers. Nothing to equal our famous sugarcured bacon. —Barton and Trengrove... “Not for decades has there been such » general disposition among dairymen to effect improvement in quality,” declared Mr W. M. Singleton, director of the dairy division of the Department of Agriculture, in addressing members of the Dairy Factory Managers’ Association at Wellington. ‘ It was expected, Mr Singleton said, that when cream grading became general and oh a uniform basis throughout the Dominion there would be evidences of further improveemnt in butter. Dairy companies manufacturing both butter and cheese were anxious for improvement. The Dairy Produce Board very considerably stimualted this desire.

Boys’ Golf Stockings, with turn-over tops, in red, white, blue, gold, green, or other school colours; splendid quality, at reduced prices, sizes 3 to 9,2 s lid to 4s 3d. —T. Ross, 130 Princes street... In connection -with, the proposals to develop the alpine regions in the vicinity of Arthur’s Pass, it is stated (says the Greymouth correspondent of the Christchurch Press) that the Roleston Glacier could be reached by a track within a mile of the main West Coast road, thus bringing the glacier within two hours’ easy walking distance of Arthur’s Pass township. The tourist accommodation house, which is to be opened at Arthur’s Pass in November, will also constitute an _ excellent working base for the glacial regions at the head waters of' the WaimakarirL It is understood that the scheme will have the support of a leading motor service firm operating on the West Coast. Have you tried it with eggs?—Bruce Bacon'...

The problem of the spread of gorse in the Wanganui district will in a year or two cause all interested in the pastoral development of the countryside to sit up and take notice according to an authority interviewed by a Wanganui Chronicle reporter. He pointed out that gorse is overrunning extensive tracts of country in the Aramoho, Okoia, and Wangaehu districts. Near the city the situation is no worse, or even better, than it has been, for the past 20 years, but in outlying localities it is converting acres of valuable grazing land into a scrubby wilderness.

Alterations have started at “ Ascot/' late E, H. Scott and Co., Princes street, during which they are holding a sale. Men’s suits £5 ss, reduced to 455; overcoats £5 15s, reduced 59s 6d; boys’ suits 355, now 22s 6d; Knickers to clear at 5s 6d, posted... A start has been made by the Advance Ashburton Association with the formation of a footpath, which will be about a mile long, in Oak avenue (reports the Guardian). The Borough Council has assisted in ploughing up half the ground, which was in an exceedingly rough state, having been used as a dumping ground for garden refuse by residents tor a number of years. An endeavour will be made to get residents to clear the footpath in front of their properties, and keep the grass in good order, as by so doing it is hoped to make this part of the town very attractive. Some of the residents have already voluntarily offered to level the ground in front of their properties and keep the grass in good order. It is expected that the laying of the footpath will be completed in about a month. Send prescriptions to Waters’ Pharmacy, 20 Princes street. Medicine will come by return mail... Sheltered in the engineering workshop of the Wanganui Technical College is a machine which was formerly used for testing the horse-power of motor cars, when motor engineering classes were conducted at the college (says the Herald). These classes were discontinued because they were not supported. At the last meeting of the College Board it was stated that the Brisbane Technical College possessed the only other machine of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere. A proposal is now on foot to present the useful appliance to the Seddon Memorial College at Auckland.

Yes, sir, you can ,et all your clothiqr requirements cheaper at Gray’s Big Store, Milton... . Quite a lot of trouble is being experienced by the Stratford railway authorities because of the habit of certain individuals placing all sorts of contrivances in the 1. ny-in-the-slot machines at the station. The most common things used are pieces of lead about the same size as pennies, and these are placed in the in the hope that they will have the desired result. Sometimes they do act, but more often they do not, and frequently have the effect of disabling the machine. A few days ago as many as eight of these contrivances were found in one, which was, of course, out of order, and could not be put into commission until repairs had been effected.

Obanism: Sample sizes Whisky 2s <sd, Cocktails, 2s, Rum 2s. other sizes 3s, 6s, 12s, 12s 6d. Oban draft Whisky guaranteed to contain 70 per cent, malt spirits, therefore is the very best obtainable. —Oban Hotel... . Many hands are apparently making light the work of the Greymouth wharf nowadays, and the individual financial return to the workers are consequently light. One waterside worker who appeared as a debtor in a judgment summons case at the Greymouth Magistrate’s Court recently stated that his earnings during the past few months had averaged only about £1 per week, despite the fact that he had done his best to get more work. Referring to the number of applications for employment on the wharf, he declared that “ they are rolling in from all over the district, and 13 or 1* new faces have appeared during the last couple of months, to add to our difficulty.” Under the circumstances, the application for an order against him was not pressed. The waves are singing on the shore, Yes, dear, as happy days of yore; My heart is still forever thine, Ou Hitchon’s bacon we will dine...