NEWS IN BRIEF.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20800, 20 August 1929, Page 16

NEWS IN BRIEF.

Enthusiastic support was given at a recent meeting of Hamilton citizen* to a proposal to form a local organisation and appoint a missioncr for court attendance and general social work. A strong committee was set up to carry out the preliminary organising work It will surprise many people to learn, on the authority of the Merchants’ Association of New York, that there are 50,000 horses in daily use in that city, as compared with’ only 23,628 taxi cabs. It is said that there is -only one cow in the city, kept in Central Park ( so’ that children may see the kind of animal that supplies them with milk. - “ How do I get out of this bally building,” asked an irate’ individual in the Wanganui Supreme Court building the other day. He had poked his head into various rooms trying t, find hjs way. Eventually he accosted a bewigged barrister, who gently pointed, the bewildered one to the exit. A protest against the increase in the primage duty from 1 to 2 per cent, was made recently at a meeting of between 40 and 50 Auckland business men, who also expressed Hie opinion that any deficit in the national accounts should be met by reducing,expenditure. A consignment of 300 tons of coal from England for tbe Napier Gas Company reached Napier on Thursday in the steamer Hertford. Tbe' importation was rendered, necessary by the failure of supplies from Newcastle, due to the miners’ strike. The Hertford also carried 500 to 600 tons for tile Timarii Gas. Company. Only 10 more days__of stock-taking bargains. Caff early. Hats, from 2b lid; dresses and coats, from 5a lid. Watch windows.—The Mosgiel warehouse, A. F. Cheyne and C 0... A resolution strongly deprecating the holding of tournaments, games, ’ and sports meetings on Good Friday was passed at a recent meeting of the Auckland Clergy Association, Gratification was expressed at the action taken by various bodies in opposing the holding of sports on Good Friday. A report on the question of discovering a remedy, if there is; one, for the • trouble caused to listenens-m by interference from electric power lines, was. asked for by Mr E. Windley at the meeting of the - Hutt Valley Electric' Power-Board-the other; day (says the Evening Post). The engineer is to prepare such a report. The manager of the Wyndham Dairy Factory (Mr A. T. Ross) has received the following; letter from Mr A. T. Gulliver, dairy produce grader at Bluff:— “I have pleasure in advising you that your average grade for. the year, ended July 31, 1929, is as follows: Grates graded 6629, average 93.344 points. This is the third highest average grade for cheese passing through this port, and you are’to be congratulated on the high-class quality you turn out” The Bank of Nev& Zealand building in Nelson, the Greek portico of which has been a feature of Trafalgar street, for half a century, is not to be demolished on account of earthquake damage. It has been found possible to preserve the building by strengthening the walls with steel work, and a contract-for repairs has been let. The lath and ’ plaster ceiling of the i banking chamber suffered badly, and will be renewed. : Pure ..linen Forfar tea- towelling, the sort that mother .used to buy, is-a mail order special from Gray’s in Milton, one shilling, and fourpence per yard, post free —quality and value... \ “A little, while ago close observers of the butter market were downhearted concerning the coming season,”. remarked a Wanganui diary factory manager recently (says the Chronicle). “Now, however, a more optimistic view: prevails, and it is expected that a satisfactory level of prices can be looked for. My own view is that if we receive. Is 6d per' pound for our product we shall be all right, hut if the price were to drop to Is Id,, well a lot of people . will have to do some thinking.” ’ Concerted action by the . local bodies concerned in the provision of a, stock route between Papakura and -Otahuhu was advocated by the council of the Auckland Automobile Association the other evening (says the New Zealand Herald). The chairman (Mr A. Grayson) said that under present conditions both drovers and motorists were inconvenienced. He had recently seen a light car hemnjed in on. a . narrow bridge by cattle. ’ The animals surged round the car and. knocked the body; about. The wind-shield was shattered, and one mudguard was seriously crushed. - First-class Accommodation at Prince of Wales _ Hotel, Dunedin. Moderate tariff. Best liquors always in stock.—C, Hinchcliffe... • . ‘ The opossum trapping season, which bad been extended oh the West Coast owing ,to the interruptions caused by the earthquake and bad weather, closed the othef day. AH skins, must be forwarded for stamping withinone month: when- the tally of the. season’s catch will be- co'mpiled. Trappers state that the,-catches have been generally good, especially in the Westland and Buffer districts. Sir W. Hughca, the official stamper in Greyinoiith, dealt with 7500 skins last year, and to date this season he has stamped, 6955. He expects to receive about 1000 more during this-month. •Annual sale is now in full swing at Ascot,” corner Princes and Rattray streets. Roslyn. suits are reduced to 59s 6d, dinner suits-reduced to £6 6s, overcoats. from 29s 6d, boys’ stockings. Is 6d a pair, jerseys. 5s lid. Post free..: An unusual sight was witnessed in Sydney street West. Wellington, ’ last Wednesday afternoon (says the Dominion), when a blasting charge shattered a gas main, allowing the gas to'escape freely. The clanger was at once comprehended, hut a spark from a pick set alight to the gas, which blazed up merrily until such time . as the gas was turned off. Even after that 'the trouble was not at an end, as a water main waa also fractured by the effect of the explosives, . and‘water found its way into the gas mains, which entailed a long pumping job. Compare these values: Doctor flannels, navy or Shetland, men’s size only, fls 6d; striped towels, guaranteed fast to washing, 20 by 40, per pair 2s 6d, 24 by 46 ■per pair 4s 6d; posted anywhere for cash, —Kilroy and Sutherland. Ltd., 192 Princes street, Dunedin... ,_T^ len .fke Union Company’s steamer nmgatui was entering the Hauraki Gulf the other morning hound from southern ports to Auckland, an unoccupied dinghy was observed floating north-east of Channel Island (states the New Zealand Herald). The boat waa about 10ft long, flat-bottomed, and painted white, while the oars were drawn in and in position in the rowlocks. There was no sign that the dinghy had been occupied, but when the -Wingatui arrived at Auckland the matter was reported to the Customs' authorities. ' That the dairying industry is well established, in Fiji was the opinion expressed by Mr F. G. Stevenson when interviewed upon his return ’ to Invercargill recently. Not only did the factories. °; T" 1 ?* 1 there were many on the island of Yiti Levu, supply all the. local requirements, but they produced a surplus, and this was exported. One strange law he noticed in Suva was in relation to.the curfew. He was surprised to learn that no native Fijian is allowed out after 11 p,n l‘ i ® ur i n ß his visit one man was .arrested for being out after that time, and was fined 7s 6d, or three daj’s’ imprisonment. On the front door of a house in Church street, Edmonton, appears the following notice:—“The brass knocker having been stolen by the hooligans of 'Honest Edmonton,’ we do not intend to lose another, Will bona fide callers please tap on the door knob.” —A corner curtain in the nursery, representing a cottage or doll’s house, makes a good play corner. The “ door ” is a flap which can be raised to permit the kiddies to creep inside and play. The curtain might even be used to conceal those shelves where their toys are kept. The design could be painted on a naturalcoloured fabric, or tbe windows, roof, flowers, smoke, and sky might be appliqued on in simple patches. —ln such remote periods as 400 b.c. There was_ in India some knowledge of .medical science mixed-with a good deal of _ mythology, said Captain JohnstonSaint, lecturing at the Royal Society of Arts, London. _ There were instances where Hindu science antedated by centuries many a modern triumph on tbe discovery of- which. Western civilisation preened. itself. To Susrata (second century b:c.) was due the glory of the discovery of cataract-couching, while the plastic surgery of skin grafting and rhinoplasty, only comparatively recently rediscovered in Europe, .were frequently practised by him. Gravitation was known to the Hindus long before the birth of Newton,' and circulation of the blood was discovered by them centuries before Harvey. Long’before the birth of Jenner the cowherds of-India were practising a kind of inoculation or vaccination for smallpox*.

It has been stated in several quarter* that in consequence of the reported rise in the price of wheat at Home many far* mere in South Canterbury have increased considerably the acreage of their -wheat crops thig, season, in the hobe that the improvement at Home will be reflected in New, Zealand (says th? Timaru Herald). If was etated the other day by several prominent farmers that the wet winter and cold spring had considerably hampered the wheat crops,, and it was doubtful' if any ‘more wheat than waa sown last year would be put in this year. The price at Home wpuld have to. rise phenomenally to' affect the eliding scale of duties operating in this country. The huge loss of sheep annually throughout New Zealand from Lungworm and other intestinal parasites is appalling. We are Agents for Stanmore Lungworm and - Scour Specific, a safe and effectual cure. Price, 12s fid per gallon.—The Otago Farmers;., ■ A faulty horn on a motor car waa responsible for a general scatter ofjiedestrians and traffic in Cathedral Square (Christchurch) shortly after noon the other day.. Something had gone'wrong, as the horn was piping like the siren of afire engine, albeit a trifle pathetically,, and at once pedestrians and traffic made way, momentarily expecting the engine to be dashing along. The noise continued. but there was no appearance of the-brigade. Presently the watchers became aware of the presence of an elderly vehicle Creeping slowly down the cleared portion of the road, and wailing noisily. The discomfort of the embarrassed driver became the source of amusement to the crowd, after many tinkeringa with the push button of the horn he could find no other means of silencing the, noise than by stopping bis car, , The problem of drying clothes Is frequcntly_ a difficult one to solve for the housewife whose garden is not over large. The' revolving clothes drier occupies little room, yet exposes nearly 200 feet of‘drying line. One stands in one dry spot and hangs out the clothes which dry quicker. Tidy. £3 15s, erection and Gray... Although it was quite a common means of transport in the early days of the Dominion, it is quite an uncommon occurrence to see a team of Bullocks at work at the present time. But only four miles out from Wanganui (says the Chronicle) there is a team of eight beasts engaged for eight to ten .hours a day in hauling white pine logs from a. plantation ttj the main road over Ibw-lying land. These logs are carted to Eastown by lorry, and then railed to Palmerston North to be made into butter' boxes. . Recently the team- spent ail afternoon in hauling a log from the plantation to the road, and the. lorry driver estimated that, roughly, 1600 feet of timber was contained in the one log. Country Storekeepers.—Handle the famous, acknowledged best, smallgoods in the South Island, and increase your turnover; liberal margin.'—Barton’s. Manse street... ■ ' . - A’sharp lookout for cycles without red rear reflectors will be kept by the police, according to a' letter recently received by the council of ■ the Auckland - Automobile Association from the inspector of police at Auckland, Mr J ; W. Hollis, (says the Star). The inspector stated that both city and suburban- police had been instructed to take note of breaches. The secretary; Mr G. W. Hutchinson, informed the council, that of 10 cyclists who had recently been stopped by a traffic inspect tor in Mount Eden, eight had given incorrect names. In Mount Albert, said Mr J. B. King, better results had been achieved; there only four out of ■,•■4o offenders had conceatedstheir identities. Charming Corvettes, quick and easy to put on, so light in weight that they support the figure with such ease that you are unconscious of their presence; plain! and' floral Contille. ’ Reduced prices, 4s lid and 8s 6d; also with supporting inner belt, 11s 6d.—T. Ross, 130 Princes street... A young- woman visited the children’s hospital af Sydney last month, and complained that'she was suffering from pains caused by a fork, which she had swallowed.’ Her story sounded incredible, but, it was true. She was later operated upon at Sydnej) Hospital, and a dessert fork was removed by surgeons. The-young woman, 18 years of age, was transferred to Sydney Hospital for an X-ray examination., The fork was revealed resting ;in her. stomach, the prongs pointing upward. Doctors found it necessary to make- an incision about four inches long before they could extract the fork, which was silver; and was retained as tn extraordinary memento. The fork was said to have been swallowed while the’ young woman was thrusting it down her throat, during a sudden illness, to induce vomiting. 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! A poultry-man near Wellington writing to a-relative in Wanganui makes the following interesting comments, which indicates that the position merits investigation by.the Government: “Things are not too good. As egg-production increased, so the price, of eggs .went down and tVe price of fowl food went up. The wheat pool put twopence a bushel more bn wheat, and a good many, people have gone out of the poultry business.' Eggs have notbeen so cheap in the winter for 15 years, and fowl food’-so dear. I think there must be a ring forcing the price of eggs , down, so that speculators can buy great quantities and put them in cold storage, releasing them on-the market when eggs are dear.” Weissman’s pile cones are guaranteed to relieve sore, itchy, and irritating piles; 2s 6d box, 2s 9d; posted.—Only from Conn’s i Grand Pharmacy, High street, Dunedin... Mr W. H. P. Barber asked at the last meeting of the Hutt Valley Electric Power Board whether, any inducement could be given to glasshouse owners to use electricity to heat their glasshouses during the night, starting about 8 or 9 o’clock,-and thus being off the peak load (says the Evening Post)’. Greenhouses did not get cold till this hour, and the heating of them by electricity would be of value to all concerned. The money obtained by the board from that source would be “made money.” Mr A. J. Hobbs suggested that lights might be installed in glasshouses, as it had been found that this made & very, great, difference to the growth of the plants. , A report on the matter is to be obtained from the engineer. ’ . The reliability of Barton’s sugar-cured hams and bacon and pork, smallgoods is universally acknowledged.—Manse street and all branches.:.“We. are already in trouble about‘our dogs, without introducing rabbits into, tha borough,” said the Mayor of Devonport, Mr E. Aldridge, at a recent meeting of the Borough Council, when the borough sanitary inspector from the Department of Agriculture to obtain an Opinion from the council on the keeping of Chinchilla and Angora rabbits in Devonport.. Tlfe subject provoked considerable discussion, mostly in humorous vein and on . the Mayor remarking that .the keeping of rabbits oh a commercial scale would not ba in the best interests of the borough, Mr W. Campbell interjected: “ You'will not let us keep canaries soon.” The inspector was authorised to obtain all information regarding the keeping of commercial breeds of rabbits in the borough and inform the Department of Agriculture. Grrandiem (793); For first-class Spirits, Wines as well, you get the best at the Grand Hotel, Largest cellars, biggest stocks in tbe Dominion... : ' It was reported to the meeting of tha Wanganui-Rangitikei Electric power Board the other.day by the resident engineer (Mr H. Webb) that there was difficulty in obtainingbardwood poles to carry electric power lines (says the Wanganui Chronicle). : None had ’ arrived in New Zealand for some months owing to coal strikes, and there was no chance of obtaining any. Jle suggested-the purchase of tubular. stool poles from Britain. Mr John Morrison said that be bad had experience with tubular steel on a telephone line to his house. The poles; had not been up six years when they broke off. Mr; Webb said that the trouble was rust acting on the inside. To overcome this his suggestion was to fill the poles with crude oil. Mr J. Patterson favoured the use’ of cement or bitumen for this purpose, the engineer replying, however, that there would be no guarantee that either material Would pack tightly. It was essential that what was placed in the centre should touch every part. ; Says Jack to Jill this ham is nice, Saya Jill-to Jack I’ll try a slice. Both of them now are taking ' For breakfast Hitchon’s tasty bacon..-.