NEWS IN BRIEF.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20701, 26 April 1929, Page 20

NEWS IN BRIEF.

_ Auckland s autumn horticultural exhibition opened with a . record display of blooms, including over .1000 exhibits’ of chrysanthemums. ■ ' i P! rsons attended the Nelson baths during last week, and the council nas decided to close them until next summer (reports the Mail). For the erection .of the new Malte Brim Mount Cook tenders have been called, and will close on Tuesday. (says The .question of the use-of the Byrd Antarctic Expedition’s doga to sledge the material is still undecided. Lome and see oilr Show To-night. We art. open til] * o’clock Frida/ nights.— bcoullar Chisholm (Limited).,, , Zealand’s buttercups will be a mature of the rock and hog garden in the Christchurch Public Gardens when extenImnd are completed (says the Lyttelton Times). Mr J. Young-has received consignments of these stately and beautiful alpine plants from the mountains around Hanmer,, . A member of the Invercargill branch ~~e b armers Union told his colleagues that by pickling his seed in kerosene and sowing ;it in clean ground he' had completely avoided club root. He said that he had- also obtained excellent: results trom pickling oat seed in-kerosene. House Whisky, IDs Cd; Pints,’ 5s 6d; Wines. , from 3s; Martin Jenne Brandy, 9s 6d at Prince of Wales Hotel... The plans for the, concrete, foundations for the new. generator at the Lake Colendge .p6wei;' statipn have cptfie' to hand, and thq work' of laying -the foundations in concrete will be put in/hand; straightway (says the Christchurch Press).. It is estimated, that the work will-take -five or s!x -weeks to complete. ' A portion of the new generating unit to hand. Questioned why -he decided, to go an unusual route home on a certain- night, defendant in a case at the. Invercargill Magistrate s Court the .other.' afternoon’ replied: I was i riding-without-a light—; as'a matter'of fact, I was .dodging the police. •' . . , Pjss, Piss, Pigs.—We are cash buyers Of both Pork and Bacon Pigs, any qiiahfity. Highest ruling price given.—Bar-, tons. Manse street... Harvest operations are for' the most part now completed in South Canterbury, Threshing haS_ been carried ; on steadily, few interruptions having been experienccd through wet weather.' Generally, yields have been favourable, and well lip to last year’s standard; whjle. the condition of the grain has been good. I -, It is almost certain that .an air pageant on a big scale will be held~in Christchurch' in the near future (says' the Lyttelton Times).. The Canterbury Aero Club ,-is starting "an active campaign,. and tbe instruction of pupils will be ‘ begun .shortly.’ A club hangar: will be built immediately, and a runway is to be cleared. . ' Sale of all-wooP worsted Roslyn suits. Usually sold at £6 6s, are now selling at S9g 6d. . They are wonderful value. Postyour ordier now. Money ‘returned if not suitable.—“ Ascot,” ~ corner Princes ■ and Rattray streets... “I.don’t think that school teachers should cheat small shopkeepers- out of the profit they make,. on school.' stationery,’’ said a householder at the meeting of the Linwood Avenue School, when the gathering was discussing the scheme for school committees to buy, stationery wholesale and retail it to Jhe children. "It would be a great deal bf bother for one thing, and, for, another, shopkeepers are very useful to us and we should not go against them.” The matter was left in the hands of the committee."What is the general percentage of tailor-made clothes in the community?” asked Mr Justice Frazer in the. Auckland Arbitration Court. A witness thought 25 per cent, to 30 per cent, of the clothes worn were tailor-made.- The head of a drying and cleaning establishment inimediately submitted figures showing that of 199 suits handled by one .such establishment 121 per cent, were tailor-made. • Statistics over a number of such establishments showed that 13.83 per cent, were tailormade. • , The reliability of Barton’s sugar-cured Hams . and Bacon and . Pork .Small Goods is universally acknowledged.—Manse street . and. all Branches..! i •Prior .to the 1928 shooting season puuekos could be seen in large numbers in the swamps at Koputaroa, but as the result of complaints that these handsome birds were becoming a nuisance, the month of Stay last year was declared ah , open season and these native birds quickly disappeared (states the Levin Chronicle). With the exception of an occasional one, none were seen until quite,recently, when they reappeared in twos and threes.-They were very tame and almost;domesticated in the earlier seasons, hut are now very timid and fly off to shelter at the slightest sound of warning. ' , * The body,, flavour,- colour, and' aroma found in the “Bourbon” brand of coffee and chicory is the 'result of “ quality ” coffee plus-expert blending .and roasting. Insist on “Bourbon”.for Breakfast!-' Absentmindedness as a personal failing was ruefully admitted ‘by Mr H. E. Valle candidate for the mayoralty, in the course* of his address at St. Heliers (says the New Zealand Herald). “I- have often been taken to task for hot recognising my friends in the street,”'he said. “Quite recently, while walking down Queen, street with my daughter, a lady bowed to me in a- very amiable fashion' across the road. Praised my hat and then turned'to my daughter. ‘Who is that lady who seems to know us so well?’ I asked. : ‘Don’t be silly,’ she replied, ‘ that is-mother.’ ” Eighty-four pages of . instruction oh Knitting all styles of garments je contained in Eatons and Baldwin’s latest issue of ■ “ Woolcraf-t.” Send ten penny stamps to Gray’s, Ltd., Milton... A Wanganui farmer when referring to the prospects . of- winter feed the other clay, said that they were particularly good (reports the Herald). After a-dry spell rain fell at an opportune time- and brought forth a plentiful supply of grass, and sheep and cattle were in first-class condition. It was a bad season early in the year for haryesting hay, and a number of crops had to lie a considerable time before being cut and stacked, : -and consequently a lot of the hay. was not in good condition,. still it was always a handy standby for dairymen. Three-hour developing - service, beautiful work, at. Waters’- Pharmacy, 20 Princes street... A curious incident occurred in connection with the nominations for the Waipawa Borough Council (says the Napier Telegraph). Mr H. W. James, one of the retiring councillors, who-was -going out of town for the day,' posted his- notninaturn, together vritli. a cheque for the requisite deposit, by the early morning mail. The returning officer (Mr H. Fletcher) did not. clear his post office box until 2 o.clock, in the afternoon, two hours .after the tinie foiv nominatiqus had Closed, and th®n he found the nomination paper. Mr Fletcher at onco communicated With the borough solicitor, who gave the opinion that the nomination could not be accepted. It is probable (says the Christchurch Press) that at the conference of the Associated Chambers of Commerce, to-be held in June, an arrangement will be arrived at with the Associated' Banks for the synchronisation of holidays observed by the banks with those usually observed by business' firms • generally.. Arising out of the protest made by the Canterbury Chamber of Commerce in connection with, the closing^of the hanks last Christmas, and New Year, the business, community-was asked to prepare a schedule of holidays and submit it to the Associated Banks, and this is being done. The different chambers of commerce have been circularised and have been asked to express their opinions on the subject. .From-the replies mil be drawn up a schedule for consideration by the conference, of’ the Associated, Chambers, :and for submission to the > Associated Banks. The object of tlie movement, it is explained,! is not neftessarily that bank Holidays should be reduced, but, if possible, they should be made to coincide with the holidays by kqainess firms.

A case dealing with a cooling chamber was under review at the Wangawsi «m>) ' when counsel suggested that -if the .plaintiff had ■ the courtroom handed over to him he _ would have a most efficient re* frigerating chamber without having to install any machinery to reduce the tempera* , ture. , . |: . . ■■ . Potato • digging is now general and\is causing, an increased, demand ,for railway trucks (reports the Christchurch Press). ~r a^P't raffic is still heavy in the country districts, and. it will probably remain, so for the next two weeks. The carriage' of stock has eased off considerably and loading and unloading operations at Lyttelton are.normal. ", Winter . warmth - obtained by. purchasing / all-wool colonial ribbed underpants: * Mens 6s lid, ,O.S. 7s 6d. Fleecy-lined underpants and shirts. Men’s 4 S lid, O.S. ,5s 6d. Heavy ribbed dark grey’ Mosgiel socks, Is ,9d per. pair.- Posted anywhero for-cash.—Hilcoy and Sutherland, “td., 192 Princes street, Dunedin... ■ , _ .» visit to the far north, Mr JUand H., Graham, research officer of the ‘ Mosquito Research Committee, Auckland Museum, cbntihhed his investigations to - nnq out whether or not disease-c&rryinsf mosquitoes existed. According to’ .tie ’ Northlander he has not located any . such earners. The mosquitoes he had found were not of the*,.disease-carrying types, but. at the .same time they were detrimental to stock. They were a great pest among cattle,, and. in a dairying district that-w;as a serious matter. The problem °* , e .“J nl ( la ting this insect altogether was a difficult one. At Te Kao. however, it was being solved automatically, by drainage and cultivation. comes on apace the thoughtful housewife will provide hersext .with a lucrative occupation for'-the If . die's wise she’ll put , e u Very ,/ ma - 11 , deposit necessary and Ijronde herself with one of our reliable A Electric Sewing Machines. A man el of lightness, strength, and'easy the thing’ for running up I nidinw Cl '- an ? f See theffi at Laidlatv and Gray’s, Rattray street... ’ . An fisherman' .at Wellington than.he. bargained for the otlier day (says the Dominion) i Casting his ime into the.sea-from a jetty at She* Jey Ray, he soon ’decided that,. as the fish were nob bting,; he. would try some other point.- When endeavouring to pull in his line, however,-he found that it would not move. Thinking that a hook had caught on a submerged rock.. he walked along, the jetty in :an endeavour to release it. Eventually he succeeded in pulling m the ; line;, but. the dead weight of .it convinced him that he had caught a.plentiful,supply of weed. Imagine his ■ surprise.when he an octopus of no mean dimensions!, . Our new 'cprselettea -add grace and loveliness to the figure and are delightfully • supple _and comfortable, allowing the utmost freedom of movement. In pink broche coutiUe. size. 32 to 40 bust. Basted to dny address for 5s 6d, 9s 6d, and, ji.th abdominal belt,* 12s "6d.’—From T! Ross. .130 Princes street... When, the party that went down to the Kemadecs on the Tutanekai was at Sun-day-Island only one live raf was seen, but ‘ the island-has always been swarming with them (reports the Auckland Star). It 18 not the ususl black or the grey kind ‘ hut the genuine Pacific rat, the Mus exulans, the same that the ancient- Maori called the “ kiore,” and considered quite a table! delicacy. When ’ the Bell family lived oh Sunday Island ' they used tq suffer considerably, from tho rat trouble, and were always at ;war withthese troublesome little fellows. In three years they killed 44,000, and the record fur °he night’scatch in one trap whs ■ rat has-the pGcima’rity °f . hibernating ?’ in- the Bummer, to use an Irishism. He. is- very sleepy all summer, and does not properly wane" up until the cool weather cpines. -, ■ - Overcoat week at the Mosgiel ware- ‘ house is the big attraction. Every coat ' at '/special prices' for /one 1 week.’: See' window- displays. . Ladies’, men’s, girls’, and bdys overcoats all reduced. 1 . Come in to-' day for yours.—A. F. Cheyne and C 0... , ’ Professor Hugh Stewart, of the University of Leeds, who spent- 14 years at Canterbury College, speaking at Leeds, descrihed. New Zealand as -the isles bf the' blest.” There were, in the islands! ha said, no class distinctions; no “ side,’* no servility/ and no oneV who could not sit down to two meals of meat ajiay, There were no greatly rich men; no direfplly poor ones, but a sturdy independent race of people who. were intensely. British arid patriotic, proud of the growth of. .their own country, but who looked upon aiid spoke, of the British Isles as “Home.” “A new type of Briton is being evolved in New Zealand,” Professor Stewart said, “ due to the blending of'the British stocks which have made the country.” Buy your Guinesa’s English stout wholesale at 12s 6d per dozen pints at Hotel Carlton, Box 106. Phone 11-716. “ I congratulate Auckland'on its war memorial building,” said Mr; K. A. Henderson, a-prominent Melbourne-architect, - as hfe gazed from the deck of the steamer Ulimaroa (says, the Star) towards ;tlie .new museum’ building on its commanding ■eminence' in: the Domain.; “ It, seems'to •: me that Melbourne and Auckland have achieved, 1 the best result?. in this part of*, the worlil in the way of war memorials,” Mr Henderson added.' He said that .the Melbourne memorial was not so far advanced as: the one in Auokland. lt was taking the form of a shrine or mausoleum in ', classic Greek ''style.' and occupied;, a’ good-site in’one of the city’s open spaces. Conn’s Celebrated W-orm Powders, tor safely destroying all worms in adults and children. Price, ’3s 6d per packet.—Only from Conn’s Pharmacy, High street. Dunedin... ', , Somewhat unusual features were attached _to’ a. case that came before the Dannevirke Court recently,: when a man was charged with drunkenness. It appears that in consequence of complaints received, - the police went'to the defendant’s house, where/they found him in bed fully .dressed.. He was persuaded to accompany the police to.the station to take out a prohibition order, as, according to the police-sergeant in court, “drink was getting him down.” On getting into the fresh air the man became so intoxicated that when he reached the station he could not sign his, own name, and a charge of drunkenness was consequently laid. He was treated l as a first offender by the court and prohibited. ■ • lYaters’ Pharmacy, 20 Princes street, develops and prints in three hours, beautiful wqrk!.. One ardent young worker in the Ponpy Day appear in Auckland discovered lhat she was a lot more generous than she-had,, intended to be (reports' the Star)! In the early part, of the day.she encountered several gentlemen 'who produced florins and half-crowns, and, accepting, without apparent regret, her,plea of “no change” escaped buying’ a flower. As soon as the bank opened, however, our heroine changed a £1 note of her own into silver. Thereafter she was able to give any change that was heeded, and sundry “"half-dol-lars "and “two-b Obs” dropped musically into her lirtle box.. She had a very , successful day,, but at home that evening eh? was puzzled !to account for the consider* able shrinkage of her pocket money. Then it gradually dawned on her.that of every florin and half-crown that had gone into her box a part was really hers, the. change having come out of her own pocket. Grandism (695): Grand Hotel Wine and Spirits are delicious, invigorating, the sunkist blood of the grape, pure, and you can afford them... -' The first footprint Ellen Terry leaves behind her!in the sands of time, is amazing. In the first .place not , 5 per cent! of the devoted multitudes who celebrated her birthday could-ever have seen Ellen Terry act. In the second place, Ellen-Terry never employed a. super-press agent and .never got dramatists to write big parts for her. Yet in some 30 London theatres hung laurel wreaths, with the two magic • words “ Ellen Terry;” the ; most eloquent announcement within those walls for months. Sybil Thorndike' spoke over the radio; Lilian Baylis at the-Old . Vic; Violet Vanbrugh and Delysia at the. Shaftesbury: Matheeon Lang, Ivor No- ■■ yello, Owen Nares, and lots of. others else- , where , spoke of'.her i greatness, ' Ellen Terry .first and always was the most magnificent of - all actresses;: .a : woman; a woman of England and of Shakespeare. And in’all things theatrical this homage on her birthday “ shines, like a, good deed in a ..naughty world.” . X 121 and 544 Are railing wagons loaded for Hitchou’s . Store. , . ’ They are - loaded up,' if I’m ■ notmis-* ' taken,-. ... : . ■ ;. . r With tons and tons of Hitchon’s Bacon.,