NEWS IN BRIEF.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20222, 7 October 1927, Page 16

NEWS IN BRIEF.

The annual conference of the New Zealand Baptist Union will be held in Wellington from October 12 to 19. Last Saturday, October 1, was the anniversary of tlie official opening of the Christchurch Telephone Exchange 46 years ago. The intake of milk at the various dairy factories in Southland has shown a marked increase as compared with the previous year (states the Southland Times). The Aparima Dairy Factory’s increase amounts to 1000 gallons. Waters’ “ Chap-Lotion ” keeps the hands looking “ well groomed.” 2s posted. Waters’ Pharmacy... A resident of Auckland who was in Timaru on Tuesday, said that there has been scarcely a day without rain in Auckland during the past six months. “ 'Jout)g men of to-day will not read without some incentive.” —Senior Sergeant P. J. McCarthy at a send-off to him in Greymouth the other evening, when speaking of the value of competition work. A correspondent of a Wellington paper gives a word of warning to housewives against the habit of leaving the latch-key in the front door for convenience of others in the house. He says: “The other afternoon my key was stolen, and I have heard of four others in the same vicinity who also shared the same fate that day.” Come and see our Show To-night. We are open till 9 o’clock Friday nights.— Scoullar and Chisholm (Limited)... Mr Esau Marsh, of Waihi, near Waitara, —who entered his 90th year last Friday—was left, it is believed, by the recent death of Mr Samuel Lovoridge, the sole survivor of those who landed at New Plymouth from the ship Timandra on February 24, 1842. Mr Marsh does not show the weight of his many years.. The amount of butter that passed through the Gisborne grading store during the past month is more than double the quantity dealt with during a similar period last year (states the Poverty Bay Herald). For the month just closed a total of 2525 boxes were- graded, while for September of last year the figure was only 1244 boxes. , _ , Conn’s Grand Tonic and Blood Purifier brines back that energetic feeling; 2s fid bottle.—Conn’s Grand Pharmacy... The South Canterbury Acclimatisation Society will shortly release 500,000 brown trout in the Opihi and other rivers. The society’s ranger will make a trip to Lake Alexandria and other lakes in the Mackcnzio~Country, where some 200,000 rainbow fry will be liberated. On Monday the ranger liberated 10,000 fish in the Waimate district. Asked the other day whether many women in Wanganui had recently had their hair newly shingled, a Wanganui barber replied that comparatively few were now possessed of their complete hair (states the Chronicle). “We do get women along occasionally to have their hair taken off, he added, “but most of those who have resisted the fashion up to now will probably retain their hair.” To Country Stores.—Barton and Trengrove allow liberal concessions for handling their famous smallgoods. Largest output in South Island.—Barton and Trengrove, Manse street, Dunedin... A bonus of £2OOO for the successful manufacture of briquettes or marketable fuel from bituminous, sub-bituminous, or brown-cone slack or commercial purposes is offered by the Government. It is stipulated that the briquettes shall be manufactured in New Zealand, and that the plant owed by the claimant shall be capable of producing not less than 150 tons a week.. There are also certain conditions as to cost of marketing. Indian Head 2s 3d, Britway Is 9Jd, Crepe 9d, and a charming selection of Voiles at Gray’s Big Store, Milton... “ I have every respect for my farmer friends who say that the primary industries are the mainstay of the country, but the secondary industries are very essential,” said Mr A. G. Bignell at the opening function of the Wanganui-Rangitikei Power Board’s new offices the other day (reports the Chronicle). Mr Bignell congratulated the board on the progress it had made in the last three years, and pointed out that cheap power was an important factor in the successful development of secondary industries. Six specials in stockings in all the new shades, all ladder-proof and guaranteed to give satisfaction in wear. Kingfisher, pure silk, 8s fid pair; Three Knots, 6s lid pair; Plato, 6s fid pair; Supertax, 5s lid pair: Our Own, 5s fid pair; and Rollo, 4s fid pair. Cash with order.—A. F. Cheyne ,and Co., Mosgiel... It has been demonstrated to the satisfaction of the owners of several of America’s best racing stables that 10 per cent, of the racehorses of that country suffer from poor vision. Many of the animals thus affected have been fitted with spectacles attached to their blinkers, with the result that their owners declare that they have run faster and more consistently. Tests of the eyesight are made by the use of a powerful light directed at the thoroughbred’s eyes. Many horses with impaired eyesight wore spectacles for the first time at the races at Saratoga, New York, recently. A family’s unfortunate experience at the hands of burglars was revealed in a case at the Hampstead Police Court lately, when a motorist was fined 10s for not having his license in a metal holder. A policeman said that the motorist remarked, when stopped, “ It is a pity they don’t teach you to catch burglars.” The motorist told the Bench that his daughter’s house had been robbed recently of iwore than £3OO worth of goods. Many valuable trophies had also been stolen from his own house, and altogether the houses of six members of his family hod recently been robbed, and no one caught by the police.

At Masterton a committee has boon formed to organise relief parties for the i.oarch of people lost ton Hie Tu.ra.vua Range. It is proposed to set up 100 indication posts on the mountain and to provide alpinstocks, tents, and other equipment for search parties. Stay at the Prince if Wales Hotel. Good accommodation; best brands cf liquors. ’Phone 10-721. —C. Hiuehclilf. proprietor.. • “It is useless disguising the fact,” writes the Bradford correspondent of the New Zealand Farmer in the October issue of that journal, “ that New Zealand pastoralists received last seasem every fraction that their wools were worth, and if last year’s values prevail, whicn seems likely, readers of this issue should be sellers. . . . Those who re-offered New Zealand crossbreds at the recent London sales came o.:t without any profit, and often sustained a loss. Good halfbreds, if they had been bought right, showed here and there a few shillings per bale profit, but on all the rest of the wools there was mostly a loss.” , Exceptional value: Flannel Unders, the well-known Doctor Brand, in Shetland and navy, fls 6d each; All-wool New Zealand Flannels—Shetland 6s lid, natural shade (unshrinkable) 8s I Id, navy 9s fld. posted anywhere for cash. —Kilroy and Sutherland, Ltd.. 192 Princes street, Dunedin... Kites are largely employed at meteorological stations. They are used for hoisting self-recording instruments into the air. In this way, and at a small cost, valuable information is gained regarding conditions in the upper regions of the atmosphere. Wireless aerials have also been raised by kites for experimental work. The first transatlantic wireless messages over received were brought in by Marconi on a kite-flown aerial. Benjamin Franklin used a kite to collect electricity from thunderstorms. Yesterday a well-known citizen bought a six-guinea overcoat in Princes street for £3 ss. This sensational price reduction is tvpical of the amazing reductions on all lines of high-grade Mens Wear at Messrs "Watkins and Neilson’s G-reat Amalgamation Sale... Mr Bernard Falck, president of the Canterbury Automobile Association, a i rived in Auckland on Tuesday by the Tofua after a holiday trip to the Islands. Mr Falck saw evidence of progressive roadmaking policies in Suva, Samoa, and Tonga. He said that even the smaller islands in the Fijian Archipelago have road-making plants and are undertaking tar-sealing on an extensive scale. Mr Falck says that the trouble in Samoa is sure to affect the copra output. The natives have not been working as hard as usual; quantities of coconuts have not been gathered; and the rhinoceros beetle has not been kept down with the usual zeal. He estimated that the output will be 2000 tons short this year. Lawn tennis is now in full swing. We have a large variety of tennis rackets at prices to suit all, from school rackets at 12s 6d each up to high class articles at £5 5s each. See or write for particulars tennis balls, 4s 6d pair.—Laidlaw and Gray, Ltd... A new* form of water sport has developed in Napier, known as deep-sea canoeing, and, after a successful _ introduction last year, is going ahead rapidly in popularity this year (says the. Daily Telegraph). The southern end of the Marine parade harbours a regular colony of enthusiasts on the sport, and amongst them they muster a fleet of five canoes. Only about six feet long and not two feet wide, the canoei are to all outward appearances the frailes of craft, but in the water they have sun prising buoyanqy, and have never bee-* known to capsize except in the breakers. Their owners show the greatest confide™ c in venturing out into deep water and have been known to go over three miles out to S 6“ Indian Head,” the wonder cloth, for all purposes; 30 lovely' shades, all carry our guarantee; 2s 3d a yard.—At Gray Milton... , . . _ The cultivation of citrus fruits m Poverty Bay should prove a profitable business, now that the foreign importations are to bo put under an additional tax, and it It likely that the citrus orchards of the district will be extended in the near future (states the Poverty Bay Herald). Already there are a number of well-cared-for plantations in full bearing, and other orch&rdists have young trees coming on which should increase substantially the surplus available for shipment to the south. The , climate and soil conditions favour citrus fruits in Poverty Bay, and on the East Coast also, lemons and oranges are doing very well wherever they are found. We solicit a trial of our famous sugarcured hams and bacon, after whirh_yoo will reject all others.—Barton and Trengrove. Manse street. Dunedin... “We are suffering from a lot of men that have gone into the motor lorry business and are not going- to stop ul it. Many have bought on_ the hire-purchase system, and have no idea of a sinking fund. They reckon they can get so much to pay for their petrol and so much to give to the wife to run the house, and they never give a thought to what ta point* to become of‘ the truck the year Star next.” So said Mr M. E.. Fitzgerald, Matamata County engineer in discussing the problem of motor traffic and roads with a Waikato Times representative The instalment purchase system was responsible for much of , th \, un ®?° n °u l ? motor lorry traffic, but he / thought that this trouble was tending to cure itself. Dealers were becoming wary of sailing too freely on a small deposit. . .Just landed, ex Somerset, a full supply of new season’s Blue Mountain Jamaica. The finest Coffee grown on earthy— A. Durie and Co., coffee specialists. 32 Octagon, Dunedin... Are there too many shops for the population? The chairman of the Wellington Employers’ Association (Mr H. Mainland) said on Monday night, the retail trade is suffering in common with other sections of the community, and naturally is vitally affected by the decreased purchasing power of the community consequent on falling prices of our primary products. At the same time, there are contributing factors, amongst them being that of overstocking and what might be conveniently termed ‘ over-shopping. There is no gainsaying the fact that in some trades in particular localities the number of shops is greatly in excess - of the re uirements of the community. Healthy and active competition is an excellent thing, but excessive competition more often than not develops into an evil.” , , . “Vi-Oatta” completes the end of a perfect shave. 2s 6d p-oeted.—Waters’ Pharmacy (under Savoy)... Galloping daintily, with his back arched like a greyhound, a stoat was seen making his way with speed across the concrete highway and tram tracks at Onehunga the other afternoon (says the Auckland Star). Evading the busy motor traffic, he reached his destination, which was a building that evidently served as a favourite haunt of rats, weasels, and other types 01 the Mus and Mustela species. The stoat is not the fierce carnivore that the weasel is said to be, but has one objectionable habit in surrounding himself with a fetid smell whenever irritated. He attacks hares, rabbits, game birds, and has a particular liking for fowls, a fact which is of more than passing interest to poultrykeepers in the Mangere and Onehunga districts. T. Ross, George street. —Stock of Gloves, Stockings, Corselettes, Brassieres, Corsets, Ladies’ Singlets, Combinations, Jumpers, and Umbrellas removed to our shop in 130 Princes street, to be sold at halfprice... When the fat lamb industry first started in South Canterbury, and for a good many years afterwards, great care was exercised in sending to the freezing works only the best lambs for export (states the Timaru Herald). Considerable care still is exercised, but in one respect fat lamb producers are not now as careful as they formerly were. This is in regard to ram lambs. At one time the presence in a mob of fats of one ram lamb was a rare occurrence, but in recent years the number of such lambs which have been sent to the freezing works to be killed has ■ increased very largely, and the trouble occasioned in this way became so acute last year that the owners of freezing works have decided that in the coming season such lambs will not be accepted on any consideration. To avoid loss, therefore, fat lamb growers will require to get back to the old standard of carefulness in this respect. First-class food to write about. Stunner food to eat; Hitchon’s hams and bacon Are mighty hard to beat...