NEWS IN BRIEF.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20591, 14 December 1928, Page 18

NEWS IN BRIEF.

is stated that there, is a considerable inquiry ih Cambridge for bouses to rent, there being practically no- houses vacant.' It is stated that at a meeting of the Franktop -branch, of the' Mothers 7 Union strong disagreement was expressed with the- views of Bishop Cherrington on Sunday observance, as contained in the November issue of the -Waikato Diocesan Magazine. " ■ .

, The biggest range of Christmas Presents for men I ever saw., are now showing, in the windows of the “Ascot,” -corner Princes and-Rattray streets.,. - ' ■ It is stated that no. permits willbe granted in New--Plymouth' in future for shop verandas, that require supporting posts, the intention of the. borough council being that all verandas shall eventually be of the suspension type. The building inspector has been instructed by the: council that substantial 1 repairs to verandas in any-street should not be approved unless posts were eliminated. ’ Though the whitebait Reason is almost over,- small supplies' arc still coining to hand, and will continue to do 1 so, it is expected, until Christmas (says-the Christchurch Sun). The retail price at present is 2s 3d a UalLpound, and whitebait should remain,uit about, this, price for the reniaindcr’of the season. : Doctor Flannels, Navy or Shetland.' 6s lid.. Twist Shirts, 6s 6d. Extra Heavyweight, .8s 6d; sizes 14J tq 17. Posted for cash.—Kifroy and Sutherland, Ltd., 192 Princes street, Dunedin... A Wanganui Herald reporter while in ; conversation, with tile gardenef-at Moutoa, Gardens the- other morning witnessed a pretty little act of appreciation of the Maoris who fell on active service "during the Great War. 'A pakchalady,' obviously a stranger to Wanganui, walked up -to the Maori memorial and placed two large bunches of roses-thereon. ;

. Scarlet fever is apparently still very prevalent throughout the' district, 20 sufferers from the disease being admitted to. the Napier Hospital during November (reports the. Napier Daily Telegraph). Patients discharged during the ’month numbered ■ 34, and there was one’death. At the end of November there remained 22 scarlet'fever patients in the hospital. .■ Conn’s one-day developing and printing service. ■ Films and prints posted same night as they are received.—Conn’s Pharmacy: Ltd.. High street. P. 6. Bos 148... .

The freezing works in Canterbury arc very .slack just now,; and 'only a’ few butchers are employed.. The Fairfield. Works starred on December 3 with only four butchers (says the Christchurch Sun)* TJig works - will be * shut 1 down over Christmas' and .New.;,Year,' There should, be more stock coining to’ hiind when they resume, but it ; depends almost entirely on the weather. Shearing at Putorino is now in full swing and farmers are generally well pleased with the quantity and quality of. the clip (reports the Napier Daily telegraph). Moeangiangi, the largest station in the district, has already shorn about 26,000 sheep, realising some 450 bales of wool,'

Ladies’ Frocks and Hats, all at Special Prices ,for this week'only. See Window Displays.—A. F. Cheyn'e and Co;;. ■ , A start was made early -in the week with the erection of the first of‘the-, new buildings which are to occupy the vacant land known as the Civic Square, Auckland’, (says an GSchange). -Tho area has remained unoccupied for four years,' Two other buildings will follow in the new year. The first building will be- a fivCstorey structure, later to be raised to eight storeys. ...... , ■ • . : It. was reported l at -the annual, meeting of the Manawatn A. and P. Association that an exhibitor had' approached a judge following the last . show suggesting thathe had been “ squared ’’for a .horse-event (says a northern exchange)." The! association decided that an apology be demanded, otherwise further action would be taken. -It, was felt that-the judges should be protected. Despite the difficulty in procuring supplies of fat stock to sustain the reputas tion built .up by Barton’s, they are enabled to retail the pnmest quality of al| kinds, of meat at bedrock' prices Manse street and all branches.., The harvesting of pea and strawberry prop. B . und the planting out of tobacco' is giving a good deal of employment in various parts of the Nelson district (says an exchange). Women and girls are mainly employed, and the more proficient are stated to be making good wages .Later on pickers will be in demand for ; ra -,P , rr)es * , thereafter much labour will be. needed for the apple crop and hop-picking. Have you tried our house whisky, 11s per bottle?—Hotel Carlton, phone 11-716. Box 106... .

“We’re doin’ a freeze—tho only diff’reuee is that there’s no snow about,” was the lament of one side show man at the faouthland A. and Show, who was bemoaning the fact that -no one would come to his stall,’ despite vigorous outpourings that something could be got for nothing' vsays the. Southland Times). Tuesday’s crowd* was indeed a poor one for the showmen. Long faces, _as long as the row of-side shows, were in evidence practically along the line, probably the only smillers being the “dart kings” and the commissionaire who bellowed through an improvised megaphone that “ Toto Umt<itle’”,se.Afr!can Picmy- was “the sight of a'lifetime.” They certainly did some business.”

Best of all mail order services at Waters’ Pharmacy, 20 Princes street... hollowing tho recent rain; grass and root crops have made very rapid growth (says the Timaru Herald), There is an abundance of feed for stock, and turnips and.other crops give promise of providing plenty of feed. Crops of wheat and oats are still very , green, and for the most part short. A good deal of wheat has already formed heads. The heads are of good length and well formed, and give promise of good yield.' It will be,some time, however, before the crops arc ready for liarvesting. Come and see our Show To-night. We are open till !' o’clock Friday nights.— Scotillar and Chisholm (Limited)... That the spirit of vandalism is not yet dead in Greymouth was instanced on a recent night, when a Chapel street lady was awakened by tho crash of a huge stone thrown through her bedroom window (says the Greymouth"Evening Star). The lady, alone in the house, was naturally frightened. Another stone-throwing incident occurred during tho week, when the,deliberations, of the Greymouth Lawn Tennis Association were interrupted by a large stone thrown forcibly against the wall'of the United Tennis pavilion. The talk changed temporarily from tennis to bomb outrages, revolutions and anarchists, while one member unsuccessfully stalked round the building for a few minutes. A Swedish country vicay, John Ehander, over 80 years of age, has just completed a long search for rare plants in the wilds of Canada and America, during which he visited the most inaccessible parts of the Gaspo Peninsula, in Quebec. The old clergyman is now going to Alaska, and then to the Behring Straits and Kamschatka. Frojn there ho will make his way southward along the Rocky Mountains to Los Angeles, and by ship to Japan and China as far as Peking. Mr.Enan-der-intends to go south to Calcutta, from there up to Sikkim and into Tibet and thence to the Persian Gulf, Bagdad, and Jericho, after which he proposes to celebrate Christmas in Bethlehem. From there he will go to Constantinople, and finally return to Sweden by aeroplane. U takes about 13 months to season and dry the wood used in making match-s by the ordinary process, ~~A census of traffic recently taken on all Britain e mam roads called for tho services of 15,000 men working in relays.

It b stated that-in anticipation of a large increase in the numbers of the public who will be travelling over the Christmas season the Railways Department is put* ting into commission two more sleeping carriages for use on the Christchurch to Invercargill night express. This will bring the total _ number of sleeping carnages up to six, each carriage having accommodation for . about 24 persons, “ Having just recently . returned" from a motor tour of England and Scotland, I Wisa to protest against the funeral speed ", m “ s the Hutt road,” stated Mr W. 1. Rarton, of Trentbam, in a letter-read at a the Wellington Automobile Club the other evening (says a WW rn ®? cLa “So). “In England, l -the letter continued,“the- motorists are fined T d ° under 30 miles an hour, and 1 ~ave often seen them doing 60 miles r 3? Ur m lroUgh^lle main Btrfi cts of London. The reading of the letter was greeted with laughter.Hundreds of bathing caps to select from, beautiful soft rubber, orange red rose, sase, green, and purple, with contrasting stripes, floral and other emblems, trom Is each. Diving caps, from 2s Oil. Reach sunshades, Chinese glazed waterproof. 4s 6d; cretonne. Os lid.—T. Ross. 130 Princes street...

A persistent..rumour .lias been going around the last tew days to the effect that compulsory amalgamation of the Wooaville and Dannevirke'Counties will be. given effect - to; early next year (says a northern exchange). During the.last few years WoodviUe County has developed trom a mediocrity into one of the bestknon’ii and most successfully managed counties m the North Island. Its rates are low-, its roads are good, it has a large, and up-to-date machinery equipnient, and, above all. its finances are in excellent., order. From a/ Dannevirke point of view the proposal is regarded as, mumpeachablc. .Whether, the Woodville ratepayers will view it in quite the same light is, of course, another matter. -House; - 6d; Pints, 5s 6d: U ines, ffom ■ 3s; Martin Jeune Brandv °* T fld.—At Prince of_ Wales Hotel... '; stated that, inyview of'the special quality of Roa ’coal, which is perhaps the nearest approach of any New Zealand. .f°' a true anthracite, there is a pro-' babihty of its being utilised in the near future for -xtraction of several valuable by-products (says the Grey River Argus). It is stated also that included in,the-pro-posals of the company which will exploit coal by-products, at worke in the vicinity; of Wellington, is one for ; the distribution of gas -in . sealed containers ior domestic use. .

For the'benefit of the thousands of shoppers who will be thronging Diinedin’s prinwpal streets this coming week-end and all next Week for the purpose of purchasing Christmas presents, citizens are reminded, of; Laidlaw and- .Gray’s Two Big Xtaas a tores.;, At Rattray -street and George street (lateßitchie’s) there are extensive' and. attractive displays well, worthy, of a visit

The reproach that coli and other disagreeable things. sometimes- float about cannot be, levelled ; at : the Mount;, Eden bathsj as a- test, of the water just completed by . the officials of the Health DcV partment .shows that the water is pure (says -the' Auckland' iStar). Recently the Mount Eden Borough Council chlorinating, plant,which has given every satisfaction. In fact, the water in the Mount. Eden baths is' now considered to be ju'st as-good as that stored on the ranges to assuage the thirst of Auckland citizens:

■ Waters’ 1 1 Ohap-o-lo ” makes rough hands beautiful and soft; 2s posted.— From Waters’Pharmacy... A _ scheme for the extension ,of -the Marine parade was desigried by the Napier City Council some time ago, the money for carrying it out being provided - by the Napier Thirty Thousand Club', (says a northern exchange). The pro-: pbsal is to erect a.-retaining wall between, the baths -and a ' point level with Emerson street, and let the sea-build up’the 7 beach by depositing shingle behind the Wall, The permission to erect-the struc-* ture on th'vbeach has been' granted by the Marine Department,-and the /council', is now making arrangements for the securing of the necessary material 1 for tha structure. .. ■ , *

A beautiful Madeira Hand-worked Linen Square, 45 inches by 45 inches, usually sold at 47s Od, for 355, at Gray’s (Christmas Bazaar. Milton. Post free, t 00... Just os the south-bound express train was pulli g out of the Ashburton station the other morning a young woman rushed On'to the platform waving a letter card which she wanted to post on the mail van (says the Guardtdn). Instead of giving it-to one of the passengers on the first part of the train,.which was then travelling at a low speed, she elected to wait till the mail van passed her. When it did,-the train had a good deal of pace, and the card fluttered on to the track when-she; threw it at the door of the van.' "■

If you have not already purchased Gold Leaf Tea. write now for free sample. Bov 163. Dunedin...

Try a-bottle of our draught brandy,. 9s per bottle.—Hotel Carlton. .Phono 11-716.- Box 106..

Oho thing he envied- the people -'of Auckland for was their magnificent roads, observed Mr C. F. Whiteford, speaking at, the Blenheim Rotary Club luncheon (says an exchange). ’ During his recent visit to the northern city, he said, he had made a trip of 50 miles over wonderful bitumen and concrete roads. "You can motor' for mile after'mile over roads that arc smooth, level, and true,” ho asserted, enthusiastically. "The roads run on, mile after mile, without a ripple or bump. You are not shaken, jarred, or jolted every minute, but ride along smoothly, quietly, and comfortably. “ How monotonous! “ chimed in a cynical voice. ■

Coffee for breakfast! Without a doubt coffee- stands supreme as a breakfast beverage. Knowing this, the wise house" wife always orders the “ Bourbon " brand of coffee and chicory from her grocer.. - A labour agent on Tuesday told a Timaru Herald reporter that the demand for farm labourers, as bad been the case all through the winter, was still keeping up well. From various farmers, he had learned that, although the wet weather was interfering with shearing,'it had done .the country a vast amount of good. ,’Fine weather would be appreciated, however, as farmers were desirous of getting their clips-in for the first wool sale on Monday next. , Farmers generally anticipated a Splendid season for fat stock. Grass showed no signs of the prevalence of grub, and this also applied to cereal crops, although it was rather early in the season. The'healthy nature'of the crops, however, would tend to resist " take-all ” and other diseases. ' Pigs, Pigs, Pigs.—We .are cash buyers of Porkers and Baconers,. any quantity, highest ruling price given: cheque return mail;—Barton’s. Manse street,' Dunedin.. . The many uses to which motor vehicles are put in America were- shown in a motion picture screened during Mr Walton Schmidt’s lecture on motor transportation problems the other evening (says the Wellington Evening Post). Huge trucks carrying glass-lined tanks were seen carrying milk in from the country, and Mr' Schmidt explained that this method had entirely superseded the old-fashioned way of handling milk in cane. Passenger buses with sleeping berths for long trips, petrol-driven railway cars, snow ploughs to keep the roads open in winter, and innumerable tractors employed in the handling of merchandise in the cities were all seen at work, travelling on the broad highways for which America is famous. Grandisin (555); At Christmas, many hundreds of women will pet as much pleasure from their gifts of Aragon Wine as men themselves—ls, Grand Hotel... A. Southland Times reporter with a few idle, moments on his hands on Tuesday wandered round the side shows at the Southland A. and P. Show with no particular object in view. At the insistent call of one of tho loud-voiced fraternity he obligingly went over (o a stand to watch a “colour" game in progress. Trade was slack and big odds were offered. A casual looking person strolled up and distributed a handful of silver over the red, white and blue board. He won and walked away with 100 per cent, dividend. Tho reporter thought little of it at the lime, but on liis way back to the press room he saw tho same performance lepeated. Misfortunes—for the public— net or come singly.

It draws my gaze towards it. That lovely bacon roll Of Hitchon’s on the counter. ’Twill feed many a hungry soul,