NEWS IN BRIEF.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20319, 30 January 1928, Page 14

NEWS IN BRIEF.

Raspberry picking is now in full swing in the Nelson district. The crop is reported to be the average of'last year. A heavy mortality of young quail and pheasant is feared in consequence of grass and scrub fires in different parts of the Auckland province (says an exchange). Speaking to a Wanganui Herald reporter the other morning, a Hawke's Bay farmer said that the west coast of the_ North Island was far more burnt up this year than the Hawke’s Bay district. Stay at ■ the Prince of Wales Hotel. Good accommodation; best brands of liquors. ’Phone 10-721. —C. HinchcliS. proprietor... _ The unusual dry spell is, having its effect upon the fern life of New Plymouth (states the News). The fronds of the horseshoe (paritiwbiti), which does so well in the district,, are unable to support their own weight, and have flattened out entirely. The tree ferns are also being affected by the drought,. A good drenching rain would do - the. district immense good. “ Put in a word for the Automobile Association,” said a traveller who has been driving over district roads during the week, to a Wanganui Chronicle man the other day. “ Anyone who touches the incountry roads must appreciate the signs erected by the association —they are of the greatest help.” Barton and Trehgrove want Pigs to supply the enormous demand for their famous sugar-cured Bacon. Highest price for cash.—Manse street, Dunedin... “Summer time” will be enjoyed in New Zealand for only five more weeks. According to the terms of the Act, the clock must be put back one hour at 2 a.m. on the first Sunday in March—March 4. Unless another Bill is introduced during the 1928 session of Parliament and passed, “summer time” will not come into operation next summer, since the Act of last year expires in September. Hats for Men, usually sold at 25s fid and 29s fid, have been all reduced to 17s fid for this week only. ► See our window and pick your hat. All Shapes. Shades, and Sizes. At the “ Ascot, corner Princes and Rattray streets.,. A Manaia housewife reports that sum mer time is affecting the food bill (says the Waimate Witness). In a small household the weekly consumption of butter has increased by three-quarters of a pound and bread by two loaves, mqre outdoor exercise in the form of gardening and games alcounting for increased appetites. Should this become general it will surely be good news to the producers, who _ are looking for ways and means of increasing consumption in the local market. Eleven English school mistresses arrived bv the Arawa which berthed at Auckland the other morning (states the Herald). They are under engagement for three years m various secondary schools in the Dominion, replacing other teachers whose term has expired. In addition, there were three instructresses in physical culture, two from England and one from Denmark. For all your Medical Wants attention given to country orders. “ Conn s Sell it for less.” —Conn’s Grand Phar- ” Although the market for fibre and tow is poor, the present season is an excellent one for flax, and large quantities are being received at local mills (says the New Zealand Herald’s Tabuna correspondent). Tile leaf is stated to be of good quality and length. The spell of dry weather has not materially affected the growth qf the plant, as at the beginning of the summer all the drains were dammed, enablftig the swamp to be saturated. This, besides giving an ample water supply for the flax, lessened the danger of fire. One mill is now turning out approximately three tons of fibre a day. Grandism (310) —More illness is caused through over-eating than by over-drink-ing. When drinking, it’s the quality that tells. The best in Wines or Spirits— Grand Hotel... Members of the Gisborne Borough Council engineering staff are engaged at present in making a detailed survey of the site of the proposed dam in Te Arai Walley, which will form one of the principal links in the new water supply scheme to be submitted to the council by the* engineer, Mr A. Young (reports the Herald). It will be remembered that the dam site was recommended in connection with the supplementary water scheme some months ago, and the engineer was instructed to draw up a comprehensive scheme, with working plans, for submission to the Bocal Government Loans Board, which has to pass the scheme before it can be put to the ratepayers. The work at Te Arai is likely to consume some weeks. 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)... “ You will get more ‘ value from a welltrained and experienced nurse on the spot than from a doctor, who is only called in occasionally.” Dr Ada Paterson, director of school hygiene, when addressing the conference oi Native School/ Teachers’ Association in Auckland, recalled the time when she was a subsidised medical officer' to a Maori pa.- “It is so long ago that I had almost forgotten it,” she confesed. On one occasion, declared: Dr Paterson, she spent four days persuading a Maori woman to enter hospital. When she did it was, of course, too late. A well-trained nurse, she explained, was of much greater use to the Maori people. She was on the spot .all the time, whereas a doctor was invariably called in only at an emergency and more often than not too late to do' any real good. Exceptional value: Flannel Unders, the well-known Doctor Brand, in Shetland and navy, 6s.fid each; All-wool New Zealand Flannels —Shetland 6s lid, natural shade (unshrinkable) 8s 11$, navy 9s fid, posted anywhere for cash)—Kilrby and Sutherland, Ltd., 192 Princes street, Dunedin...

The question of pedestrians using concrete roads at night time was - before the Newmarket Borough Council in the form of a letter from the Local Bodies’ Association, asking if the council would favour the passing of a by-law comnalling such pedestrians to walk upon the “ wrong ” side of the road, so as to face oncoming traffic, especially motor traffic (says the Auckland Star). Mr Hardley presented a report from the Streets Committee, recommending that the question be referred s to the Municipal Association in the form of a remit for consideration St the next conference. The council decided to reply in terms of this recommendation.

Waters’Chs; -Lotion keeps liands lovely to look at ana »c. 2s posted.—Waters’ Pharmacy...

A remark made by the Mayor o! Invercargill aroused laughter at the meeting of the Town Council at its last meet-ng. “I don’t know why they should have made the date April 1,” remarked his Worship when a letter was read from the Department of Internal Affairs, stating that the new boundaries between Invercargill and South Invercargill would take effect from that date. Passing through to Milford Sound, a well-known business man called at a farm house. Three sturdy children rushed out; and stood gazing inquisitively at the stranger. On perceiving them exceptionally well dressed, he questioned the mother as to how she did it. She • proudly answered: “I obtained a owning machine from Laidlaw and Gray’s, and, with pattern books, am able to make all the clothes they require, and save money... “ This case, your Worship, was set down for to-day but the defenda'ift is now making regular payments. I ask that it bo adjourned sine die.” “On what grounds was it set down for to-day? ” asked the Magistrate in the Wanganui Court recently, “ Another turn of the screw, I suppose? ” Counsel (hesitatingly), “If-your Worship pleases.”

Good shopping, opportunities crowd one another at Milton’s Busy Beehive, Gray’s Big Store...

South Canterbury farmers are complaining loudly concerning the havoc that is being wrought by small birds among the early-ripening cereal crops. It is stated that the small bird nuisance is worse tins season than ever it has been in South Canterbury and that some of the early oat crops, which promised to yield well, will now scarcely be worth cutting. The need for concerted action of farmers to destroy small birds in the winter months is urged. ; The vogue ol the straw halt Seems & thing of the past in Greymouth (remarks the Argus). In such weather as that lately prevailing, vendors of ' straw “boaters’’ and ” Panamas ” would have reaped a rare harvest in diys gone by, whereas nowadays only about a couple of straw hats have been seen on male heads, one of them that of an ancient midget: from the tMowery Land, and about sis sixes too large at' that, so that it must bo a relic of the past.. * •Your skin won’t age if you use Waters Vi-Oatta; 2s fid posted.—Waters’ Pharmacy.. . An old settler of South Taranaki, who observes the weather very . closely, predicted a drv spell many months ago (states the Hawera' Star). Though the drought has checked the milk supply, the farmers have plenty of grass, and with lucerne out .n the plains they are doing pretty well. In the country off the plains, they report that they have not felt the dry spell, and -n fact in manv of those areas they have had good rain that did not reach the open country. If the district has a good autumn, this will go a long way towards mitigating the bad effects ol the present dry speh. “ One has to cater for a wide variety of tastes in his business,” remarked a Hamilton retailer of clothing when speaking to a Waikato Times representative the other day. “ There are all kinds of buyers—and others. Some are extravagant, a tew mean and the remainder economical, me added by way of an after-thought but very few a true understangmg of va.ue> 1 have found that farmers are hard co uO business with, while the working man is, for the main part, the easiest to satisfy, because be is more amenable to argument concerning the wearing merits of gcods, and generally has a true sense of vane_ Quality, Quality, Quality, Quality, Quality, Quality—all the time.-Barton and Trengrove. Manse street... “Australians are loyal to the work of their own artists, but favour Australian scenes.” said Mr Cranleiglf Barton, a young New Zealand artist who is at present visiting his parents in Wanganui (relates the Chronicle)-. Mr Barton pressed the opinion that New Zealanders who were more widely travelled favoured Continental scenes in addition to tnose of their own country, often prizing some picture which brought back memories oi a tr 'There is a proposal afoot to form a company to build a concrete speedway m Hamilton (states an exchange). Under the proposed scheme the whole track will be covered in, and there wil be grand stand accommodation for 4000 peopie. Training rooms, dressing rooms, cloak rooms, shower baths, etc., are provided for in the plan. The whole arena will be illuminated by electricity. The tra-k will be nine laps to the mile, ,20ft wide for the length of the two straights, and 30ft wide on the bends, with the top or outer area of the track raised to 20ft to ensure the maximum of safety when traversing these points. Forty-sixth annual summer sale a huge success. A few of this week’s specials; Ladies’ Tailored Coats and Coat Frocks, 39s 6d each; ladies’ .straws and ready-to-wears, from 3s lid up. A call will be to our mutual benefit—A. F. Cheyne and At the conference of professional music teachers in Christchurch the tenacity of Mr T. K. Sidey ta his Summer Time Bill was quoted to refute the pessimism of one of the delegates, wlio said that the Music Teachers’ Registration Bill which had failed at the last session, probably would never be successful (states the Sun).- In reply, the president of the New Zealand Society of Professional Music Teachers (Mr R.,Parker) said that if members became pessimistic they should look at the shining example of Mr Sidey and his Summer Time Bill. “ The Registration Bill will come, even if it takes 17 years, though it wont’ take as long as that,” he said. Chic bathing dresses, made of pure wool by New Zealand mills. Bright, bold colours; could distinguish you a mile away; 8s fid. Also British-made Trouville colours and shapes, pure wool, from 16s fid.—At T. Ross’s. 130 Princes street. Advt. . . - • Where neither spring, river, nor well •supply is available, the plight of farmers in Auckland province at the present time is a desperate one (says the Star). While on tour the City Council party passed tank wagons, in the form of corrugated iron tanks mounted on motor lorries. The explanation was that farmers were forced to make daily visits to a stream more or less distant, and cart water for household needs and, in some cases, for stock. In the isolation of the Mangatawhiri Valley the farmers were fortunate. They had the clear flow of the singlebedded stream to keep thm supplied in the driest of months. The valley has had no rain, except a scattered shower or so, for many weeks, but was fresh and green when visited by the party. Just landed, ex Somerset, a full supply of new season’s Blue Mountain Jamaica. The finest Coffee grown on earth.—A. Durie and Co., coffee specialists, 32 Octagon. Dunedin... • “ I cannot help thinking that much of the charm of Burns’s songs is lost by our neglect to grasp and visualise their complete setting. What I. mean might be illustrated by referring to the way in which we usually sing ‘Auld Lang Syne,’ which has become the world’s most popular parting song. We sing the first verse, and sometimes the second fairly well, and then we go all .to pieces in an inexcusable excess vof hilarity which utterly destroys the best part of the song. It should become the duty on the part of institutions like the Timaru Scottish Society to have this insult to Burns removed,” said Mr A. M. Paterson at the Scottish Society’s celebration of the birth of Robert Burns.

Grandism (311) —■Nothing bo good as the Grand Hotel Wines and Spirits. We are direct importers from the world’s markets, consequently we can give better value at a lesser cost.—Grand Hotel...

A' remarkable expansion of traffic is reported this season on the main north roads from Devonport on the one side of the North Shore and Birkenhead on the other, and meet at Silverdale (states the Auckland Star). In the last two years the traffic has more than doubled. _ Though the Far North is the objective in many caies, considerable numbers are tripping to Orewa and Waiwera beaches for weekends. But perhaps the newest development is the attention being paid to Ankle's Bay, Manly Beach, and Red Beach. A surprising feature is that these northward travellers are not familiar migratory birds. annually returning. A wayside resident who sells benzine questioned his callers,’ and found that 11 but' of every 12 had never been north before. Owing to the introduction of a daily taxi service via Devonport as far north as Puhoi, the Prime Minister was asked on his recent visit to Silverdale to have the triweekly mail service made a daily one. “He who hesitates is l>st,” So the writers say. Buy some Hitchon’s bacon now. Take some home to-day.