NEWS IN BRIEF.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19946, 13 November 1926, Page 28

NEWS IN BRIEF.

Twenty-two dairy factories in North Taranaki paid out last month :..i average sum of £08,729. _ I It is claimed that the finest potatoes m I New Zealand are grown at the Bay of Islands. An unfailing cure for rough chapped hands —Waters’ Chap-Lotion, 2s. — Waters’ Pharmacy... A recent frost at Otaki resulted in the loss of 20,000 tomato plants on a grower’s property. A Manukau grower is stated to have sustained a loss of £IOO worth of seedlings from the same cause. Nothing to equal our famous sugarcured bacon. — Barton and Trengrovc... It is rumoured (says the Cromwell Argus) that one of the large oil companies is to establish a distributing centre at Alexandra. Land has been obtained opposite the freezing works, and arrangements are being made with the Railways Department for a private siding to the stores. *' We are famous or saveloys. —Barton and Trengrove. The unruly weather of the past winter has caused damage in other directions than roads and bridges (states the Wanganui Herald). An example has occurred at Kai-iwi Beach where the cliff has been further undermined by the sea. The erosion has threatened the stability of the (protective fence, which has now been shifted further back. Stay at the I rince of Wales Hotel, Good accommodation: best_ brands of liquors ’Phone 721.—C. Hinchcliff proprietor. . “During September and October several hundred pupijs of the Canterbury schools, boys and girls, volunteered to devote _2O minutes a week of their time to keeping their school grounds and gardens in the condition in which they ought to be kept,” reported Mr J. Moodie, instructor to the Canterbury Education Board. Next door to the Post Office finds us.— A. F, Cheyne and C 0... “You prefer paying fines to attending drill ?” asked Mr J. H. Salmon, S.M., of a military defaulter in the Wellington Magistrate’s Court the other day. “Yes,” admitted the defendant, who Had previously been fined several times, the amounts ranging from 10s to £5. “You must find it rather expensive,” observed his Worship. A fine of £3 was imposed. An opportunity: Striped leather back grandrillf' shirts, collars, all sizes, 14$ to 17, 8s lid each, posted anywhere for cash.—Kilroy and Sutherland (Limited), 192 Princes street. Dunedin... A cheque for £SO for the Auckland War Memorial Fund has been handed to the Auckland Racing Club by Mr G. M. Ourrie, the well-known Wanganui horse owner and breeder. Mr Currie experienced exceptionally good fortune at the Auckland Racing Club’s spring meeting, his horses Lysander and Mask winning the Great Northern Guineas and the King Edward Memorial Handicap, with stakes amounting to £IBOO. Lynx is the suit supreme. In fact, It Is the last word In suits, and at Watkins and Neilson (Ltd.), opposite City Hotel, a range of five hundred suits In 51 different sizes can ba Inspected in the latest spring patterns. . A nasty spill was the lot of Miss lanthe Baker when competing in the wire jump competition at the Manawatu Show (reports the Standard). With her horse failing to rise and become entangled in the wire, Miss Baker was thrown clear, but before she could get to her feet the anhnal rolled bn her, inflicting a severe bruising. Fortunately she escaped more serious injury, but the incident prevented her from competing in other events at the show. Country Shopkeepers.—We supply the finest Smallgoods obtainable, at special rates. Inquiries solicited. -Barton and , Tremjrrove. Manse street. Dunedin.. “When in London I saw a large quantity of New Zealand apples and they attracted considerable attention by their excellent quality and condition,” stated the Hoh. W. Tyner, M.L.C., of Victoria, who passed through Auckland on the Aorangi after an extended tour of the United Kingdom .and America. He added that the fruit was attractively labelled and held its own against competition. Tab ideal breakfast beverage is the Bourbon ” brand of coffee and chicory Obtainable from the manufacturers, A. Durie and Co., 32 Octagon. Dunedin, and all grocers... Eleven residents of Harbour street; Pqnsonby, recently complained of the noise caused by ships working at night on the slipway at Freeman’s Bay, and they asked that night work be stopped (says the Auckland Star). The harbourmaster has reported that the noise was mostly caused by the riveting work, and that he did not consider the board could restrict the hours of work, as it was essential that repair work on ships should be expedited as much , as possible. Another shipment of rubber aprons, with bib, lovely fresh goods, new pat- | terns and colours, plain, jazz, or floral; i prices 3s lid, 4s fid, 4s lid.—At T. Ross, 130 Princes street... , Although the worst floods on record have been experienced in the northern portion of the *Vest Coast, the southern portion between Hokitika and ’ the Franz Josef Glacier, has escaped unscathed (reports the Lyttelton Times). Mr W. Newman, of the Newman Motor Service, said that no difficulty had been exi perienced in maintaining the services to South Westland. It had been possible to i keep the regular service running to the 1 Franz Josef, > the roads and streams being easily passable. ; 1 Save your eyes Consult Peter G. Dick. ■ D.8.0.A., F. 1.0. (London), optometrist. Peter Dick, jewellers and opticians, 490 Moray place (opp City Hotel)... The scope of the Hawera dairy laboratory has widened very considerably since its inception, and the need for new appara- , tus has been keenly felt (states the Star). , The federation has not hesitated to spend • money in. order to cater for its increased patronage, and a large order of new and up-to-date apparatus Has just arrived from a first-class British firm. It is now probably no exaggeration to state that the Hawera laboratory is one of the best 1 equipped institutions for dairy investigation in the Dominion. Talking about bedding, here s our price list:—Single beds: Union flock, 355, 39a fid. wool flock 39s fid, 455; Sleep Well wool flock, 525, 59s 6d; kapok, 39s fid, 455. Double Beds: Union flock, 39s fid,. 455; wool flock, 59s fid. 655; Sleep Well * union flock, 555; wool flock, 755; kapok, 555, 655. All good quality ticking, and well filled. Furnishing department.—A. F. Cheyne and Co., Mosgiel... _ The number of wireless receiving licenses issued according to a recent return from the Telegraph Department, is £SOO, of which 500 are short-term licenses. The number of sets in use, whether licensed or otherwise, is a more difficult matter to determine. The number of radio dealers has reached nearly 800, as against ISO last and all seem to be doing fairly good business. One wholesale house sold 2000 loud speakers in a month, and all are continually restocking retailers with the better class of set now in demand to pick up the longdistance services. Send prescriptions to Waters Pharmacy. 20 Princes street Medicine will come by return mail... From an incident which occurred at Taupo a few days ago an impasse seems likely in regard to the question of fishing rights (observes the Napier Daily Telegraph). While some enthusiasts were fishing at a lake a prominent Native resident in the Waitahamii district approached one of them, and stated that the Natives were dissatisfied with the proclamation, and were going to insist that the fees for entering their lands would still be paid by fishermen. The Natives, he said, vere not going to accept the regulations, and would unite to keep fishermen off their lands till they paid the fees as last year. It was pointed out to the chief that the regulations abolishing thr entrance levies were law, and that the Natives .could not possibly maintain their attitude successfully, but the Maori stated that his people would remain firm. The news of the Native threat rapidly spread through the fishing camps, and the matter was reported to the police, who, it is understood, are undertaking to point out to the Natives that they cannot legally stop the fishermen entering the proclaimed areas. It is said that the Maoris’ argument is that they have not been advised that the river has been opened to the holders o' licenses, and, furthermore, that all notices issued are printed in English only. They contend that Gazette notices and regulations should have been circulated in Maori as well as in English. The matter has been referred to the Minister of Native Affairs. Burnside fireproof safes are manufactured by the Birmingham Safe Company, being constructed on the 12 bent corner principle from heavy steel plates, and are fire and burglar proof. We are the agents for these high-class safes, and carry stocks from the smallest size for private use up to larger ones for business purposes. These safes are equal to anything on the market. Prices and full particulars-—Laidlaw and Gray, Rattray / street..,

The Poverty Bay fiats are now looking at their best, and in some places the feed • «+« fhA knees of the cattle*- One thi*ng stars by (remar na ddocks which" have been ■£" d n t ™e b d" I» «»d out clearly f,o» received no manure. A those that h p ad docks is the predomifeature of the P ; , of course> are ideal nance of clovers d ; ’ standpoint. More Stas kf ss P ral ? e - . 40-mile range can be h”T.Y Mlltc. Me.. '°i?r Ce-tr;!. Chin, to the Lyttelton Time.) i- p au i> B Church, Vestry treasures o _• gantry was Papanui, where the new opened on M ° n f v- hi n ese ’, which, in view the Gospel, "■>■< ™ “ 2 7th Offered with respect and F e _™j% an Jhuan eh urc h 8° Papanui girl and a member of bt. rams tebeldied at her post during the Boxer re li° n - . „ ~ nid Invalid Port is Obanism: O UI are now gelling usually priced 6s. . % \y e guaran- £? S? ; thfsm.ll House with the Biff o{ The insinuation made at t h, .« fh, P Vm.e.’ Bom. b..ed on the purehai. e, th. -toft W.l» th. fg. consider that an en y ,u v *h 6 s&rssisnr^s; .‘ppJfd'Vhen"he botll^“„S' had been taken as medicine onlynurses still hold the bottle and what remains of the whisky, and the board < nc £.‘£ eluding the chairman) has not ye drawn the remarks complained of. P “ Bros the Mosgiel oakers and »LrS™s.™o» of th. management. Tor satisfaction try them.. ■ .u-j. * or An investigation of suitable methods tor cultivating unoccupied clay P , lands of North Auckland is k be early next year by the Hon a., M’Ueod, Minister of Lands and the Hon. O. J. Hawken,-Minister Hawken said at Auckland that itJwd ' been decided to make an search for correct methods to be applied- to make useful the large areas in North Auckland, which were at present “P r^u^, e ; Whether they would be successful he couU not say. There were vast areas quired the closest attention and it was hoped to find some way by which this land could support settlers at a price within the reach of the average farmer. Johnston mowers, rakes, and machines at the best prices. u \ re f The Mosgiel Motor and Engineering Cx>-, Mosgiel. Agents for T and S Morrm and Fenwick (Ltd) Stocks on A Timaru property agent told a HeraW reporter the other day that the property market is not very brisk considering th* time of the year. Farms were ehwfly ing when they were bought m by tbe mort gagee; and business in houses, general!, speaking, was quiet. Anything moden priced up to £llOO or £I2OO. was m fair demand, but the old-fashioned square house was very nearly unsaleable, unless at a low figure. Since the Government restrictions with regard to interest, < etc., had been enforced, sections had been very hard to dispose of. Numerous inquiries had been received for furnished houses, these being m great demand for the holiday period. Those interested in space and laboursaving devices should call and_see the Disappearing Wall Beds at the Wall Bed Co., 95 Stuart street. Dunedin.. . An advertising train to tour the Island, on the lines of what has recently been done in Australia, is an idea which the Wellington Manufacturers’ Association strongly favours. At the last meeting or the association further details were received from Australia regarding the success there of the scheme (reports the Post), and it was reported that information had been given by the Railways Department in respect to lighting, space, etc. April and Ma- were suggested as the jtwo best months for" the project, there being fewer slips then on the railways, and therefore less likelihood of delay, than in August and September, although the two latter months wore better for daylight. Th© Publicity Committee will go further into the matter. The highest quality Linoleums are produced in Kirkcaldy. We have just landed a fine range direct from the works. First quality, 9s 3d per yard: second quality, 8s fid yer yard. Patterns on application. —Otago Farmers’. Crawford street.. Still another suggestion for teaching the young idea” is being put forward by the British Empire Union. It is a scheme whereby boys between 17 and 18 years of age, instead of spending th© whole of the school year in hum-drum fashion on farm land, should travel round the world to learn geography in Squeers’s fashion. The British Empire Union has worked out the details for a nine months’ trip by sailing vessel, to call at a large number of ports. Between ports the .day’s round will consist of study and physical drill and sports, just as it would be carried out on shore. Head masters have already been approached on the matter, and the Governments of various dominions will be asked to support it. The organisers in England are already m touch with owners of sailing ships. Just Landed.—Shipment Harvesting Machinery, made in England, one and two-horse mowers, hay rakes, swatners, tedders, and side rakes. Lower in price and better in quality than any other importations. Get illustrations and prices from Reid and Gray (Limited), Dunedin, Oamaru, Gore, Balclutha, Invercargill. Also light top dressers, lawn mowers, and all farm implements. Terms if required. or special discount for prompt cash.—Write to Reid and Gray (Ltd.), Dunedin, to-day... . “The readiness with which Sequoisa sempervirens, to give the famous redwood its proper title, has already adapted itself to the climate of New Zealand has excited great interest amongst forestry experts. The growth of redwood in the Dominion exceeds that of its natural Californian habitat. For constructional and furniture purposes the redwood tree has no equal,” said Mr W. J. Keyes, in a lecture at Auckland. “The redwood seems to have been designed by Nature to resist every destructive agency. The forest authorities have actually proved that the redwood can resist fire. This may surprise many who have not made a careful study of the extraorditiary redwood qualities. The tree lacks resin and possesses a great amount of moisture in its cells, and its bark is unusually thick. “Jones.”—The most efficient and reliable Domestic Sewing Machine ever offered to a discerning public is the British-made “Jones,” with beautifullyfinished drop-head stand in Real Oak. Price 14 guineas. N.Z. Agents: Glendermid (Limited), 18 Dowling street. Dunedin.. . _ A giant tree, which was carried out tc s->a by the Duller River, caused_ a repair gang employed on the Buller bridge some anxious moments as it approached the bridge (says the Greymouth Evening Star). It threatened to collide with the piles and sweep them away. The men left the bridge ir time to see the huge tree pass under the structure, just missbig its supports by a narrow margin. The girders of the bridge were badly damaged by its protruding branches. The tree was carried half a mile out to sea, it came to anchor, standing upright in 60ft of water, and presenting a weird spectacle with its branches towering above the surface, and swaying to and fro. The Westport tug went out on the following day, when a hawser was attached to the tree for the purpose of removing it off the track of vessels. The attempt, however, was unsuccessful, for the hawser parted under the strain. _ ■ Rough and smooth together mix, r>e<:es <rvnw on thornv srticks. If you feel yourself forsaken, TVv come of T-T"t<Aon’s lovely bacon...