NEWS IN BRIEF.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20832, 26 September 1929, Page 18

NEWS IN BRIEF.

Grass grubs have caused heavy losses in the Oregon seed beds of the Selwyh. Plantation Board this year.. A Wellington _ business man who - was present'at a social gathering on*a:recent* night said he was vice-president, of 39; clubs, cricket, tennis, basket ball, football, hockey, etc. ■ Last week the goods traffic .through the Otira tunnel from the West; Coast to’ Canterbury totalled 13,604 tons, as com-,, pared with 12,373 tons for. the corresponding period'of 1928. Fishermen in the-Thames gulf complain of the' extraordinary' abundance recently, of jellyfish, known- to the hefanen ,as “ Shamrocks.” One .fishing boat Idst four nets and anchors, worth about £2O, The weight?of the jellyfish causes' the nets to break away. . ' . . The Peter ' Pan liberty bodice ■is ‘ un-; equalled as. a support for growing girls, air sizes;; to fit two year , old, 2s lid; up to young ladies’ size, 5s lid.—-T. Ross, 130 Princes.strict., . ; The Turua branch of, the 'Plunket Society. has commenced a Plunket baby king and queen carnival, in' order to raise funds for building a Plunket room and women's rest room. ■ The district has, been divided into areas and the candidates selected, ■ • , k

The bobby calf season is nearing-an end, and a. large number have passed through the local works (says the Wanganui Herald).; Generally speaking; they have, •been a good class of calf, and. since Apgust, 1 the weights (dressed) have been over. 171 b.. '

Tlie Auckland Education Board lias purchased four, acres and a-ha!f of land on River road,. Claudelande, as. the site for-a future-' school . (says ' , the New ' Zealand Herald). The ar.ea- is elevated and-over-looks the. Waikato- river.; It, is set ip ,de; lightful. surroundings, and will „ serve, a rapidly-developing: suburban area- between Fairfield .and, tfie river. . . . , - ‘ ■ ; Compare-these values: Doctor flannels, navy or Shetland, men’s size only, 6s 6d; striped towels, guaranteed ' fast to; washing, 20 by 40, per pair l 2a 6d, M- by 46 per -pair 6d; posted anywhere for cash. —Kilroy and 'Sutherland, Ltd., ‘192 Princes_ street;-Dunedin'..;.-. . „ ..A 'railway -officer, suggested the other (saya the ; Christchurch . tress)’ a method of simplifying the . department’s present practice of. reserving seats -on trains. He said that if a reserved seat ticket, was .issued to every purchaser of a ticket at terminal- stations, at a small additional- charge, • everyone would, be assured of a seat, and niuCh confusion woiild be. obviated. ■

An; effort was recently, made to induce the. States Mipes Department to re-start their’ sawmill at Dunpllie,; hear Greymouth, . After, inquiring as to. the amount of bush available, and .cost of two inilea of. tramline to obtain . access .to it, the Minister of Mines states that as -timber could, be purchased'at 3s 3dperloo/feet cheaper than if cut at the department’s mill at D.unollie, he could not see -his way to put the mill into operation 'again. - The famous “Mishko ” Boot, the one you can’t , wear out; all sizes, 6 to 11;. and half-sizes; 35s Od, .post -free., from' Gray’s Big Mail Order House, Milton.. . a talk to the. Timaru Rotary Club the other day, Mr C. H. Tripp stated that -during a journey of 700. miles through Canada recently, he had been very disappointed with- the crops,, as he had not seen one that was worth cutting. He understood that .poor -crops were due-' to a drought,’.but that, at-plates-where rain had been more plentiful, crops, were much better.' . ..

A report from Murchison ..states that the blockage, of the roads in many parts of -the district is causing the settlers gi'eat eonearn. Ih the lower Mamia Valley farms f are; being abandoned and the stock is being driven to the West Coast. In’other parts also the cows are.in milk, 1 - ar| d, there ia ho way of getting cream ■to the factory. ' v - ■ ■

■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 6d per ■'gallon.'—The Otago Farmers...

Work has commenced on . the building of a new; auxiliary schooner at Mr George Niccol's yard . at, Freeman's Bay, Auckland (says the. Star). The. vessel will have a length of 112 feet, a beam of 27 feet, and a depth of 9 feet,-and will carry about 3QO tons of cargo on a 'seven-foot draught. This is a larger vessel than those .recently built for the coastal tradeShe is.expected, to.be readyfor launching early next yea*,- itrid. although: it" has not'yet,, been decided .what -type of engine ■will be, installed, she will probably- have a full-power' Diesel, 'Unit. - i''' - The, taxidermist at the . Canterbury iblscum; Mr, Earl J. Haynes, is busily engaged at- present in cleaningand" restoring the specimens in. the; bird gallery, and at the same time' opportunity is being taken to renovate the cabinets. The general work of restoring specimens goes on at the museum throughout the whdle year, the various exhibits, being taken in sections. The next series to;', receive attention will 'be.the-skeletons in the'mammal room. The museum itself is now undergoing a .spring cleaning. V' , , Turnbull's ' Sample Rooms, Middlemarch,—Special Spring ,' Showing .of Frocks,’ Hats, etc.,' and - general "-Drapers’ all this week. . Call early. •No one asked to buy. New goods daily.—A. F. Cheyne and Co.. . 1 ' •’ ■' .

There are Icmone, and' lemoiis. The kind usually on sale in the shops are of. average size, whether New Zealandgrown or-imported. Mr F. Mace,-of Sataitai.’who returned last week from a'.trip' to Norfolk Island, brought with him' a few specimens of the island lemons, some of which werelfive or six times the size of the usual ’shop, lemon. They were over 18 inches in, circumference,’ and'.in appearance like a very large -pomegranate. Both oranges and lemons grown on Norfolk Island are excellent in quality, and Mr Mace stated that he had never tasted oranges of finer flavour .-except in'Mexico and on the coast of South America.

There is no accounting for what some people will do.. . Last Friday, night (says the - Dominion) two women and a- man entered a .Wellington picture- theatre.and were shown to their seats. Remarking, evidently for .the benefit of those .around fheni, Jthat they.'always liked to. be warm at tiie pictures, they proceeded to spread out a v ugj which was • duly tucked around their knees and allowed -to ' rest on the ground, so that their feet, might .be kept warm. And then, to thei amazement of everyone in-the scats .near by" they called the_ “sweet" boy and, bought ice creams, which were licked in ttrue mid-summer fashion! . , ■ ‘

The new bridge over the. Ashburton River to' replace the existing, one on the Pictou-Bluff main.-highway trill .consist of 32 35 feet reinforced concrete spans. At each end the abutment piers will be supported on six reinforced concrete piles. The bridge will he 1120 feet in length, and will-have a 22 feet carriage-way and six-feet footway. The time (for • completion. is 18 months from the date of: the acceptance of the tender. The Main Highways Board iS:providing 75 per , cent, of the total cost, and the remainder is being found by the Ashburton County Council, the Ashburton Borough Council, 'and the Tiriwald Town Board.

The question whether a local body is bound to accept tlie lowest tender when it omits to put in-the advertisement the usual .proviso that .the 'lowest or any tender will not ' necessarily' be .acceptedwas discussed at Wednesday' - night’s meeting of the Waimari -.County Council (say’s tho-Press).- The counciMiad called for, tenders for the ' tar-sealing /of' 25 chains of New Brighton road, and the Works Committee recommended that the highest tender' he accepted. Mr F. W. Freeman, the 'council’s engineer, pointed out that as the acting ■ county; clerk had omitted to have the . proviso in. the. advertisement the council waa Tegally bound to accept’ the lowest tender.- The,acting clerk said the invitation of tenders did not bind the council ‘to accept- any particular tender, and that it was quite unnecessary to include the words. The Works Committee ; had doubts as ,to the position, and decided’ to obtain ■ legal advice on.the point raised. An.amendment that the lowest tender be' accepted’ was carried, which' settled' the matter so' far as the council is concerned. - v .

The latest aviation novelty is a hangar one ,can carry in his aeroplane’s cockpit and ! set up. wherever .’he lands. It- provides complete’-shelter for an aeroplane,besides leaving adequate space for working. When taken' dowh the fabric shelter rolls into a compact bundle and weighs only; .1101 b, - V

Offenders for drunkenness,. with previous ' convictions, when they get into the dock in the Magistrate’s Court, .very often ■ ask that fhey be given another chance (says the Evening Post ))*' usually stating in support of their' request, .that they have work to go to or‘‘have good prospects of .obtaining employment A third-offending inebriate, with a list of 22 previous convictions,' asked for a” chance in Wellington the other mogping.''" ‘.‘l’ve good. prospects of getting a job to-day,” he-said,/‘and- I’m willing.to 'take' 1 out a ..prohibition : order," ‘'They’re, always optimistic," commented Sub-inspector Lander. ■

- The reliability, of Barton’s, sugar-cured hams and bacon , and pork emallgoods is universally acknowledged.—Manse ■ street and all branches... -

A j number of, counterfeit florins have been in, circulation in Christchurch recehtly .and several- shopkeepers have been defrauded, '(says the:. Times). In one cstablisliment two coins '-wer e. passedover , the counter and accepted in'the'same' day. The bad-coins wetq. not detected 'until the money was taken to the bank. k Persons, having a' counterfeit coin in their possession are liable’ to a’ year% imprisonment, if.knowing is to be counterfeit, they at- » tempt to utter- it. The penalty for possession, of - three such coins -is three years’ -imprisonment? with hard labour. V The onus is on the possessor, to '.show that he -has no guilty’knowledge'. - v Country Storekeepers.—Handle, the famous, acknowledged best,.'emallgoods in the South Island, and increase your turnover; liberal margin.—Barton’s. Manse, street...

In a, leetpre in Ghristcburcb on '* The Colonising Work' of; Edward- Gibbon Wakefield” Mr George. Harper, said:

“ We,: in Canterbury, who attribute all the honour of -, founding the province to those who -came out in' the first four •ships in; 1850, should not forget those who worked in' Canterbury ■ IQ years . before that.. Most of these,people,were livingon the Peninsula, and did great work as pioneers.' ; : There were', the; Hays,- the Rhodeses,' the, .Prices, the Sinclairs, the Gebbiegiand some more Well-known-fami- ' lies whose descendants are with us- yet.” ' Ex •“ Tasmania,” we have received bur firstconsignment. of “Blue . Mountain J.amaica ’’ —ths; finest coffee; grown on earth.—A. Durie and Co., coffee specialists,..32 ;Optagon,.Dunedin.,.. - . ' .'■/ ' 'Symbolic' road' signs were generally, comsidered- an improvement by members at the meeting of the executive of the Tara- • x naki : Automobile Association at a ' recent meeting.':' The" old • sign-post, '.the- president pointed out,, merely said “ bad! bend,” liut the symbolic sign-post not only warned the driver of the bend, but indicated whether the bend was to the right or to' - the'left. The custom,of laying no. tar on ' the inside-'corners of roads at bendswas a-distinct source of danger, according to Mr F. H. Blundell, To keep on the tar surf ace , tie, motorist naturally - outwards instead of hugging the corner. It, was etatfed.thali roads made in more,■ , recent'-time were much better in this Accommodation at Prince; of • Wales' Hotel, Dunedin. Moderate tariff. Best liquors always in - stock.—C. Hindi- , cliffe.,'. ,; V ' . .How the price- of land rises with the.- ; advance of ; a district was . exemplified at Wellington last Saturday, when a Dominion . reporter was informed that .the- Sea- \ - touh Bowling, Croquet, and-Tennis.'_C|ub was- offered .a section of land adjoining its present- property for £soo sonic four or’five - years ago,' and would have .very much" liked;.to; acquire it,; but for economic reasons" did -not do so. The section- - -stiU'vacant, but it is said that'the. owner is asking twice the sum mentioned. , One hundred- per cebt, rise in five years _6r less is not so bad with land four miles v away from the General Post Office. , -Ev*- ! dently .there is stilt a little : money, to be made,in land speculation in Wellington—if one can buy in this; right Epotat tha right price. ' . . . : ' , Tfie. warmer; days are, it is reasonable to suppose, not; far .away‘ how,'and with them; comps-' increasing., activity in- the garden. • Of .course, nothing' can .be done unless one has'the right tools. That’s.• why a Visit to , our stow is so important to every gardener. Our removal is atf’ unusual opportunity forsecuring all your gardening requirements at greatly reduced prices.—At Laidlaw and Gray’s, Rattray street... - . Prospects for the'angling season,-which; ■ will open on -; October. 1, are’- considered good, and enthusiasts in the sport are looking forward to a good time for the coming six months (says the, Hawcra Star.). The, policy of the executive of the' local- Acclimatisation Society in liberating ample supplies of fish each year has made the streams of South Taranaki popular with fishermen. Members of' the executive of the Hawera Society paid a visit to the hatcheries recently, 'and found that everything was in, very good -order, and complimented: the curator on his' prepara-tory-work. The 350,000; ova had :prac* tically'' all hatched, and Ihcire was .very little loss. The' introduction, of strains of fish', from - the south' wasprcvinglb be Very .successful. , ■, ■. Conn’s - Grand .footrot cure will effectively cure ■ footrot in sheep'and;cattle; price 5s 6d. ,10s : 6d. and 25s bottle, from ; Conn’s \ Grand Pharmacy. High 4 street,, Dunedin...',. - ' - - : ‘ ■-•

' .In regard ip the recently pn^lielied'instances, of showers,• •Mr 'G./ S* ■ Marshall writes to the Auckland Star; “Allow «ie 16 narrate an experience.;! ’had, in <,tlie Old Country when I. was a’ladk ,1 was at a country railway station. At one end of :tho .fetation was the entrance to a cutting;' at the other end the land fell away, and there ■ was first .a- bridge and then an embankment.' !t was'summer. A heavy ’rainstorm occurred, but - passed quickly. I and the railwaymen sheltered in the _ station, and went out .as soon as •the. rain xas over. We found, -between lines and on the bridge a niul- . 1 - titiide ofvlittje frogs which were jumping’ about in' all directions. I did ; not’ see them fall, but I sawthem there where .they were not before. There wgs no grass in which they might have been hidden,, and therevras no pond: or stream in the vicinity. Isimply narrate-the facts without attempting, an ’explanation. ■ The men who were present said that they-had been taken up' by ,a whirlwind from -somfe pond and dropped with the'rain.” . ; Grand ism (825) .—lnfluenza, is said to be the popXdar illness of to-day. It is certainly the catch of the season.. Avoid it: London Dock Rum.,,•

- . A -successful experiment in th£ -use of earlier pigeons "for communication between aircraft in flight .and: (heir home aerodromes was made by the Marlborough Aero Club recently.. One of the Blenheim Plgepns. liberated from a Moth : in-flight oyer Packakariki arrived home promptly, before dark.. The other, which was liberated over, Palmerston North, .was\evidently overtaken by -darkness but it returned., to its loft the’ following' morning. The pigeons are the property of Mr K, Patchett, who is co-operating with the Marlborough Aero Club in , its experiments. _lt is proposed to train the birds picking up bearings, from the air by taking them up in- flights over Blenheim from time to time, and releasing them at varying altitudes.' When the. system is perfected one or' two pigeons will be placed on: board all aircraft taking off-on wosfrcouhtry flights from the Blenheim Aerodrome. ./.

Annual §ale is now’.in full swing at “Ascot" corner Princes and Rattray streets. Roslyn-suits are reduced to 69a 6d, dinner suits reduced to £6 6s. overcoats from 29s Cd, boys’ stockings. Is 6d a pair.- jerseys 5s lid Post;Jrce... ; . Some interesting observations on the subject of dancing were made by the Mayor of Christchurch i (the; Rev, ,J, K, Archer) recently, when .referring to’’ the annual; Founders’ dinner held at the MTjean Institute. Mr Archer, said that After the dinner an adjournment‘ was made to • the drawing room at Holly Lea, and-a feature of the programme was old-time dances performed by some’ of the beneficiaries, assisted; by, visitors “For the dirsf,time, since. I came to New Zealand to reside,” he added, "I’ saw the lancers dancea in a * way whicli ’ could; be admired, • Eight ladies living at ‘Quamley- it asan exhibition'dance in th« old-fashionedway. Their performance .was graceful and attractive, and a tremendous contrast* with' the ..boisterous and vulgar performances which: one usually/ sees in this city. Young New Zealanders, as. a rule, seem to imagine that the lancers is a, sort, of second ' cousin- to ■a; sothm in a Rugby football.match.” \ ■ Stow me the-way, to go home,. . Said-mother to 'my young man. l only smved and nbinted. to ;' ■ A roll of Hitchon’a ham...