NEWS IN BRIEF.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20448, 30 June 1928, Page 28

NEWS IN BRIEF.

Overheard in the street: “ I get 32s 6d a -week, and I’ve held my present job for five years, and I always put a pound away every week.” “What do you think of that for thrift? ” said a Wanganui farmer to a Chronicle man, standing near by. “ Twenty tons of coal have been given to me for the coal and blanket fund during the last forthight,” stated the Mayor of Christchurch (the Rev. J. K. Archer), at the meeting called to organise unemployment relief the other afternoon (states the Times). “Six tons of potatoes were given also for unemployment relief.” Stay -at the Prince ot Wales Hotel Good accommodation; best brands of liquors. ’Phone 10-721.—C. Hinchclifi proprietor... Trappers and poisoners of brer rabbit are experiencing a busy period just now (asys the Southland Times). The season is in full swing, and some big catches have been recorded. Poisoning appears to be the popular method of securing the rabbits. There is no doubt about the popularity of the “ game,” the remunerative prices for skins attracting many, to take up rabbiting as an occupation. “ I must congratulate you on having a fine Grounds Committee,” remarked the president, Mr R. H. Todd, to the assembled members of the Hawke’s Bay A. and P. Society (reports the Telegraph). “I am 100 per cent. Scotch,” he remarked, amidst applause from Sir Douglas M'Lean, “ and Aberdeen at that, but I' am not nearly so cautious as the Grounds Committee, which carefully scrutinises every penny it spends.” Time is of great importance to many Dunedin people ' to-day. Realising that •opportunity knocks but once, and waits for no man, they one and all consider it expeditious to make a point of being present at one of the final days of Laidlaw and Gray’s Annual Stocktaking Sale, ending Saturday. Come Friday night... “ I see a clock in front of me, and I have learned that the homicide rate in New Zealand is one in every 20 minutes. That is the time I have spoken, so it is just about time to close,” said Mr C. H. Guptill, of Bates College, Maine, in concluding his address in reply to the Mayor’s welcome in Christchurch on Wednesday. The sum total of the motor vehicles at Half Moon Bay is two—one a Ford and the other of a more handsome appearance (remarks the Southland Times). The latter is a comparatively recent requisition, and the owner was particularly proud of his purchase. On a recent afternoon, however, it refused to respond to the self-starter or even the frantic crankings ot its driver. The Ford had to be called in to tow her cousin—once removed —to her stall. One pleased man went to bed that night! Cur reputation for supplying hign-grade horse and cow covers is second l ’o none. No 1 green proof canvas horse covers from 32s to 41s 6d; best Ontario duck. ;;2s fid to 38s; cow covers from 15s 9d.— Otago Farmers... “ Britain has £500,000,000 invested in the Argentine, and people ask why she won't give preference to New Zealand mutton,” said Mr John Fuller, at Auckland. “The people of England are the last in the world to buy British goods and produce, unless they are cheaper than the others. The pocket comes first, then patriotism.” Fishing has been nothing startling for the past week or two, and prices have been fairly high,” a Timaru fisherman told a Herald reporter this week. Weather conditions have been very bad, but this week had shown an improvement. At the present time groper was on the scarce side, as was gurnand. Flotinder, sole, and cod were fairly plentiful, a normal supply coming to hand. The stumy umbrella has come to stay. Just opened, a lovely shipment of 12 dozen, with new handles and excellent silk-finished - cloth, 7s fid, 10s fid, and 12s fid. Exceptional value at T. Ross, 130 Princes street... A strange sequel to the recent level crossing accident in Wanganui was enacted in one of the local scnools later in the day (recounts the Chronicle). A child who arrived crying bitterly was asked by his teacher the reason for his tears. “ I was nearly killed, sobbed the child. “ I wanted a ride on a lorry, only I couldn’t get on, and the lorry banged into the train, and I might have been Like other public bodies, the Wellington Manufacturers’ Association is anxious that Captain Kingsford Smith and his party should land in Wellington on the completion of their flight from Australia (states the Post). Speaking at a recent meeting of the association, the chairman Mr F. Campbell) expressed the view that the landing should take place m the capital city. Of course, it was a matter for experts, but he was of the opinion that a sufficient runway could be provided at little cost. The landing would attract a large number of people to Wellington. Burglars left behind them mens dark grey double-breasted tweed overcoats, sizes 3t07, at 455. Colonial all-wool ribbed underpants, men’s 6s lid, O.S. is fid Posted anywhere for cash. —Kilroy and Sutherland, Ltd., 192 Princes street. The curiosity of passers-by in Cathedral square (Christchurch) shortly before 1 o’clock on Wednesday was aroused by the persistent sounding of the Bank corner fire alarm (states the Times).. The noise continued for five minutes, but no fire engine came. The streets cleared quickly, and everyone was expecting the engine to thunder past, but after a prolonged session the siren ceased, and traffic ivent on as usual. The fire brigade states that there was no alarm, so the siren’s “ flutter ” must have been due to a defect. Why suffer with chilblains? Conns Chilblain Tablets and Ointment alleviate all irritation and reduce swelling. Price, Is fid each... “ The young man of this country is having too soft a time,” declared Mr W r , T. Lill (Ashburton County Council) at the conference of local body representatives on unemployment in Christchurch (says the Press). "It would do him good if he was kicked out and told to get a living somehow. We should hear in min.i the words of Cecil Rhodes, when a father asked his advice on what to do with his son: ‘Give him a good education,’ said Rhodes, ' and then give him five shillings and turn him out.’ ” Mr Lill went on to say that he never thought the time would come when a child could not get enough to eat in this country, where there was such abundance. Dress Materials in Repps, Marocains, Serges, Tweeds, Gaberdines, and Velours, 54in, all at gift prices, 7s 6d and 8s lid yard. Write for patterns.—The Mosgiel Warehouse, A. F. Cheyne, and C 0... Unless the Wellington Show Association builds its stands of rimu instead of Oregon pine, the Wellington Manufacturers’ Association will provide its own stands. This decision was reached by the manufacturers the other afternoon (says the Post). The chairman (Mr F. Campbell) said the manufacturers were in no way antagonistic to the Show Association, but they were firm believers in making use of New Zealand goods, and they should abide by their principles. Waters’ " Chap-o-lo” keeps hands smooth and supple; 2s posted.—Waters Pharmacy, 20 Princes street... The handing over to the Railways Department of the section of the East Coast railway line between Tauranga and Taneatua has been tentatively fixed for July 9 (says the New Zealand Herald). The section has been operated by the Public Works Department for several years, but was not taken over when the Tauranga line was officially opened earlier in the year. It is not expected the event will be marked by any official ceremony. j Giving evidence at an inquest m Blenheim last week, Dr R. Noble-Adams mentioned that the man who had cut the deceased down had expressed a fear that he was acting illegally in so doing. This illusion, he said, was fairly common, and should be dissipated, for quick action might be the means of saving a life. It was the duty of everybody immediately to cut down any person whom they discovered hanging. The new Tailored Suits can now be secured from £5 15s to £8 8s at Ascot, corner of Princes and Rattray streets, where an up-to-date tailoring department has now been established. Inspection cordially invited... An interesting review of conditions in nearly a dozen European countries was given to the Auckland Rotary Club by Sir James Gunson in an address at its weekly luncheon (reports the Herald). Sir James said he left Spain convinced New Zealand should make every effort to secure a market there for her exports, notably dairy produce, of which the Spaniards imported a considerable amount. Insulated steamers regularly visited Corunna, which was practically on the direct route between New Zealand, and Britain. Employees on the King’s Sandringham estate can have the services of King George’s own residential doctor in return for a weekly payment of 2d for each .family.

Mention of the courage of the apam has often been made, and recently Ashburton resident watched one single-handed combat with five pigeons the eastern portion of the town (says t Guardian). The sparrow- was perched ■ a roof top watching the evolutions of t pigeons as they wheeled and tumbl above. When they essayed to land i the same roof the sparrow objected, at without a moment’s hesitation flew at t: intruders, who were put into a great fit ter and lost a., few feathers. After noisy battle the pigeons retreated, wh; the sparrow retread to his high pen and, with ruffled plumage, twittered indi nantly for several minutes. A recent visitor from "Squib Africa cc sidered the " Bourbon ” bVgnd of Coffl and Chicory the best she eve> tasted. Pr duced by A. Durie and Co.. cc/%ee specia ists. 32 Octagon, Dunedin... \ Knowledge of a method of dtstroyii blackberry and other weeds was claim( by a man seeking the position of nbrjo: weeds inspector at Glen Eden, w!o| application was before the Town Boa the other evening (says the Auckla Herald). The applicant stated if he < tained and put his method into operati there would be no w-eeds within 12 mi! of Auckland after three years. “He putting up a great proposition,” said t chairman, Mr W. H. Shepherd, “and would like to hoar more regarding it It was decided to write asking for fu ther particulars. We supply Store-keepers with the me saleable Small-goods in the Soathe Hemisphere. Order at once lucre: your turnover Liberal selling margin, Bartons. Manse street. Dunedin . . Little did a settler think when, cot 40 years ago, he carved his initials • the back of a pine tree in. the proper recently acquired by the Girls’ Flo House, that they would be revealed in t timber to-day (remarks the New.Zeala Herald). Last week a resident of P mertson North was shown a section ort tree in which the initials “A; M.” wc as clearly defined as they were when q ginally cut. The marks had filled wi gum and, for some 30 years, had be covered with successive layers of grow It was by a coincidence that, when t tree was felled and split, it should bre in such a manner as to reveal the initia Gray’s Big Store, Milton, is the he? quarters of Mr Value, Mr Quality. 1 Economy, and Mr Service; these gent men are at business every day... He is known as “ Chad ” to his frier and “ Chad" has a clever dog, Whi he has taught various tricks (say* t Wanganui Herald). One of the trie the dog has learned is to catch a sai wich in which half a, crown has be placed, and to eat the sandwich a drop the half-crown out of his mou “ Chad ” arranged to give a demonstj tion of this trick last Saturday, h inadvertently forgot that the dog h not had sufficient breakfast. The cani caught the sandwich all right, a; promptly bolted the embedded half-cro’ which “ Chad ” had borrowed from one his friends. New Zealand’s national beverage— t New Zealand’s most popular tea —“ G< I Leaf.” Known everywhere as “ Liqi | Sunshine.” Beautiful gifts for th< who save coupons... Though there was general approval the suggestion that Tom Heeney’s proi nonce in the United States should be tal advantage of to advertise Poverty I fruit and butter, as well as meat, individual undertook the shipping of sp: mens to the Gisborne boxer (says • Herald). The prime lamb selected the Gisborne Sheep Farmers’ F.M. £ 51. Co., for despatch to Tom was sent the Earangn. and will be taken care at Kew York by the manager of the sh ping company*, who will forward the c cass to Heeney’s training quarters. 1 opportunity of making New Zeak butter and apples known in connect with Heeney was one that many i regret having lost. Don’t suffer chilblains. “ Chiltabs ” v really cure; 2s 9d posted.—Froffi Wat< Pharmacy, Dunedin... “It's rather a slack period at presei remarked a Gisborne land agent w] questioned in regard to the tone of property market (reports the Heral He explained that very few sales I been put through recently, for althoi there had been many inquiries, the pri offered by the prospective buyers did approach the sellers’ conception of vali On the other hand, there was a hi demand, which it was impossible to for houses to rent, and he did not th, there was a good, averaged-sired ha vacant anywhere in the town. Th were a few large and old-fashioned hoi in the suburbs to rent, but even th were scarce, and it was impossible find a vacant bungalow of the mod type popularly favoured. The firm of Barton and Trengrove, i famous as purveyors of finest qua Meat and Small-goods, will henceforth known at Bartons’ Butchers, at Ma street Dunedin. n”rf all Bran^he?... Evidently Cr Clyde Carr thinks t funevais are too gloomy (.remarks Christ church Sun). “I hope the t ;h“ gloc paraphernalia associated with interme . it ■ .-iiinoun at a meeting of the Christchurch ( ■ ' - r a cremator or not, I hope that it may come a bom the future that the funeral services • be Ik .a in -lie u... a.i. v winch burial officials will taler charge of remains, and th n t will he the end o; as far as the relatives are concerned should like to see a riddance of all melancholy trappings and procedure t are features that have come down tc from the past.” The strongest and lightest draft Tra< Implements are the Oliver. They made of high carbon steel, and the nr are right. Inquire from the Mos Motor and Engineering Company, J giel... I’m not spineless—l don’t know if are,” remarked the chairman, Mr W. Sherratt, at the weekly meeting of Cook Hospital Board the other afterm in referring to press comments upon stand taken by the hospital authqri in the matter of supplying informatioi regard to accident cases admitted to hospital (says the Poverty Bay Hera As previously announced, continued chairman, the board was willing that formation concerning the condition patients should be given to the presi any time, but it was a matter betv the patient and the medical superintem whether the details of injuries susta. should be announced. Have your eyes Consult Peter G. I D.8.0.A., F. 1.0 (London) optomet Pete; Dick, jewcl'ers and opticians, Morav place (opp City Hotel)... There are, at the very least, 60 bu lows for sale in and around_Christchu at prices varying from £750 to £ (says an exchange). The houses, ne, all of which are described as being or nearly new, and well equipped, situated mostly in the Avonside, Lmw St Albans, and Spreydon districts, information was obtained as the resul an advertisement from a person wis to buy a four or five-roomed bunga 4. good deposit was promised. The vertiser states that over 50 replies I been received by him, and that in sev cases two or more bungalows are off for sale, making a total of just ovei Several of the replies were from built others stated that their reason for d ing to sell was that they were being ti ferred to other towns. Grandism (441): Good times, times, and all times pass over (K lev). Drink to prosperity in the Grand Hotel quality... Apropos of the remarks made by A. J. Entrican at a special meetin the Auckland City Council held last ’ that “our streets are not motor cai pair depots: the repairs should be i inside buildings.” it is not gene: known that by English law it is nr ful to make or repair any part of a or carriage upon the King’s higi (states the Star). The remarks ' made when a protest against the res tion of parking in Albert street wai ceived from three motor firms, stated the proposed limit would not t sufficient time for their customer* have repairs effected to the tyres or 1 cars or have new tyres fitted. The right the public has on a highway pass along it. Therefore, anythin/ obstructs free passage is unlawlw the public have a right on a } • have no rights, and thcretorej in common law that any ' an obstruction to his Passage m remove it. /, •V* Savs Pat- “I heard a tt 7 least the wav Mick Dooley spok He thought HitchonVas an asthma c Instead of ham and Wacom sure.