NEWS IN BRIEF.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20868, 7 November 1929, Page 18

NEWS IN BRIEF.

Shearing was commenced at Naseby on Tuesday, but a cessation was found necessary because of the sheep’s wool being wet.

“ Were you on some urgent message? ” asked the magistrate of a motor cyclist charged with speeding, when he appeared in the Invercargill Police Court recently. “Yes,” replied the offender, “I was going to get some oysters and chips.” It. was some time before the ripple of laughter in court 1 subsided.

Workers, these interest you. Famous Scots grey working shirts, 6s lid; dark striped cotton tweed trousers, cuff buttoms, sizes 3 to 6 only, 8e lid; canvas carrier vests, tweed lined, 16s 6d; posted anywhere for cash. —Kilroy and SutherLtd., 192 Princee street, Dunedin... Customs and excise duties collected in Gisborne during October were as follows, the figures for the corresponding period last year being given in parentheses:— Customs, £3855 18s 5d (£6056- 5s 3d); excise duty, £998 11s 5d (£BB3 Is 7d). For. the 10 months ended October 31, ■ the figures r were:—Customs, £63,209 Is (£57,380 12s 8d); excise duty, £8635 2s lOd (£8459 10s lOd). The first of the season’s outside-grown strawberries in Christchurch made their appearance at a fruit auction sale the other morning. They_ were grown at Cashmere (says the Christchurch Times), where about half of those blooming at the time were destroyed by the receut heavy frosts. Only one came forward for the market, and this realised 4s 7d per half-pound. First-class Accommodation at Prince hi Wales Hotel, Dunedin. Moderate tariff. Best liquors always in stock.—C. Hinchcliffe...

The scow Moa, made famous as the vessel which Count von Luckner captured after his escape from Motuihi Island on December 13. 1917, may commence trading to .Waitara (says the New Zealand Herald). The secretary of the Harbour Board has received inquiries as to the suitability of the port lor the Moa. He has replied that the boat could work the port with ease. Peculiarities of the British climate noted during the past summer were mentioned by a passenger who arrived at Auckland by the Rangitiki the other day. In the South of England there were only four wet days from the end of March until the end of September. In Scotland, however, rain fell on every day during the month of August. ■ r Con ’s Grand fooirot cure will effectively cure - footrot in sheep and. cattle; price 5s 6d. 10s 6d. and 25s bottle, from Conn’s Grand Pharmacy. High street, Dunedin...

‘ r That tliis society welcomes the announcement that the International'Council of Sea Exploration contemplates the regulation of the hunting of the ocean mammals; and, on the grounds of humanity, it endorses the view that females with young and young animals should not be killed, was the test of a motion by the Rev. H. Northcote. which was carried at a meeting of the Canterbury Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals the other evening. For niany years Mr E. A. Law, of Kaponga, Taranaki, had been endeavouring to locate a hawk’s nest without success. Recently he succeeded in his quest through being near enough to see the mother bird leave the nest, which was situated in a swamp. When the nest, is approached a hawk usually either remains perfectly still, hoping thus to avoid detection. or keeps well away from her nest until the danger of discovery is past. . Country Storekeepers.—Handle the famous, acknowledged best, smallgoods in the South Island, and'increase your turnover; liberal margin.— Barton s. Manse Trout are reported to he plentiful at Tokaanu and good catches are expected during .the season (says the hew Zealand Herald). Departmental officers state there is a decided improvement in the actual condition of -the fish. Foot and motor tracks have been cleared to moat of the pools along the Tongariro River, and great credit is due to the district officers of the Internal Affairs Department for their administration. A large influx of anglers is expected this season. A Chinchula rabbit pelt, stated to be the first grown, tanned and dressed in New Zealand, was forwarded for inspection at a meeting of the council of the Auckland Agricultural and Pastoral Association the. .other day. It was stated by the president (Mr J. T, F. Mitchdj) that rabbit classes would be included in the autumn show in order to ehcourage the fur industry in the Auckland province.

A good tailorr—MacLeod MacGillivray, Rattray street... A broken steering gear is attributed to all sorts of things, but to have it attributed to heavenly intervention is surely a new one on the motoring community. In the Supreme Court at Wellington the other day (says the Dominion) the counsel was asking a witness if he did not think it dangerous to follow close behind another car at a high speed. Counsel suggested various things that might happen, and then said, “Now what would have happened if the steering gear of the front car had broken? ” To which witness replied, 11 Oh, that would be an act of God! ” —(Laughter.) In the Stratford Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday, Mr R. W. Tate, S.M., fined Bert O’Shannassey fl for working at his trade on Sunday in view of a public place. His father, Thomas O’Shannassey, was also charged, but the information against him was dismissed on the ground that he was building a house for his own use, and not in pursuance of hjs business,' or for profit. Both father and eon are carpenters by trade. The son was convicted on the ground that he was following his ordinary calling on the property of somebody else. . '

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... It has been asserted that the ordinary domestic fowl is frightened by aeroplanes and that its egg laying capacity is adversely affected, but this is certainly not the experience of one of the" mechanics at the Hobsonville air base, who has a fine flock of Black Orpingtons. Planes are in the air during most of the daylight hours (says the Auckland Star), and the noise of machinery is seldom still, but the chickens continue to thrive exceedingly, and to lay abundantly. “ I’ll back my birds against any others,” said the owner. A witness in a case in the Supreme Court at Wellington, arising out of a motor accident near Johnsonville in the early hours of a morning in June, was nothing if not frank during his examination'by counsel (Mr H H Cornish). Witness said he had a girl sitting on his knee, and Mr Cornish, with the observation that he did not wish to be persona], asked the witness to describe how the girl wav sitting. “On your two knees? inquired Mr Cornish. “Oh no ” replied witness. “ Sometimes I use’ only one knee." Mr Cornish: “You are bv way of an expert?” Witness: “I am” —(Laughter.)

The huge loss of sheep annually throughout New Zealand from Lungwonn and other intestinal parasites is appalling We are Agents for Stan more Lungworm and Scour Specific, a safe and effectual cure. Pn-«, 12s fid per gallon.—The Otago Farmers.,. *

Amended regulations for trout fishing in the Taupo and Rotorua districts have been gazetted. Under the Order-in-Coun-cil the anomaly of the boundary between the two districts still continues The Rotorua boundary terminates at the Huka Falls, about four miles from Taupo. 'ln order to fish the Waikato River above i! 11 l ow this point, it is necessary to hold licenses for both districts Many fishermen hold that the boundary of the Taupo district should extend to below the Aratiatia Rapids, The fee for a whole* season license for the Taupo district has been reduced from £3 to £2.- but the Rotorua wholc-seafion fee remains the same, namely, £l.

Somewhere in Europe there are some old people with bent backs, hardened arteries, stiff joints, and tired limbs who have the chance of jumping about • like two-year-olds, their youth renewed. For Professor Francesco Cavazzi, of Bologna, who has discovered a revitalisor in some respects similar to that of Dr Serge Voronoff, of “ monkey gland ” fame, is anxious to give practical proof of the success of his experiments. “ I have never sent a phial of my rejuvenating preparation to anyone," he says. “ hut I know that it can do all that I claim for it." The professor's confidence in his ability to restore youth is such that he is willing to prove his claim before competent judges at any place selected.

The use of horse-drawn vehicles in* Christchurch dies slowly. The Municipal Year Book shows that horse cabs licensed decreased “from 11 in 1927-28 to six the _ following year, and that licenses for cab' drivers decreased from 13 to five. In 1927-28 no' fewer than 103 licenses were issued for carriers’ horse-drawn vehicles, as compared with 95 the following year; licenses for the drivers of such vehicles decreased from 105 to 97. Roadmaking in Australia impressed Mr L. W. 1 Ormandy, of Riccarton, as being cheaper and better than the methods now followed in New Zealand (states the Christchurch Times). What is called tarsealing in New Zealand is called painted road in Australia, and is not favoured there. The Australian method is to have bitumen penetration and concrete penetration, costing about £3500 a mile. While Mr Ormandy was in Australia, an expert demonstrated to him the advantage of bitumen penetration and concrete penetration. They are much less expensive than solid bitumen, and the results are much better. The maintenance is nil, while tar-eealing roads are always calling for maintenance. The Australian methods avoid corrugations, pot holes, and any kind of surface movement of the road.

The etory of “ The Green Ticket ” being told for the first time in Dunedin is attracting hundreds of women folk to George street. Wherever you see a green ticket at Laidlaw and Gray’s, remember you can buy that article _ at half the marked price. The shop’s . practically painted green until next Saturday. Hardware, crockery, glassware, etc... “ Mussolini has done wonders for Italy, so far as appearances go,” said Mr Justice . Scholes, of Sydney, in a short interview on board the Rangitiki at Auckland. . " I was there years ago, under the old ■ regime, and the contract when I visited the country lately was amazing. One sees no more dirt and squalor and idleness. The whole place has literally been cleaned up. Everybody seems to be industrious. I often noticed peasants ploughing beside the railway, generally with the oddest kind of team, such as a horse, a donkey, and an old cow hitched together. The man behind, seldom so much as glanced up as the train passed. Men, women, and children worked in the fields everywhere from dawn to dusk.” No visitor could fail to notice the allpervading police, although whether this was of good or ill omen he was not prepared to "say. . Tennis Players! Bend three shillings for a Pair of Pretty Tennis Oversocks; creme with tops in pale shades of' green, helio., lemon, blue; wonderful value.— Gray’s Mail Order House, Milton... In the old days when a Maori chief travelled to the Queen City he came by fully-plumed war canoe, accompanied by warriors bold (says the Auckland Star). These infrequent arrivals always created public interest and curiosity not to mention a kind of national pride in the dignity of the Maori people of those times. The some esteem of the race persists, but the Natives, except on very special occasions, now seldom -make an entry into the city with any pomp or circumstance. The other day Rata Hahuta, “ King ” of the Mabri people,, and fifth in line of succession in the royal bouse at Waahi, Huntly, came to Auckland by service car. Except by' a number of loyal “subjects” in Auckland, his visit was unnoticed. A man' of quiet and unassuming personality, he commands the highest respect of the Maori population. Owing to enormous demand tor Barton’s famous sugar-cured Bacon, more, and yet' more Pigs are wanted to meet it; highest current prices.—Bartons, bacon' curcrs. Manse street, Dunedin.., .

The owner of a 15,000-tree peach orchard near Brookhaven, Mississippi, sent out the folio wing invitation to buyers:— “ A peach with your name crown upon it has been found. Come and see”. In this he’ discovered a very effective stimulant to sales; all credit for which the enterprising orchardist has given to that red ball'of .fire, the Mississippi sun. Those accepting the invitation to the peach orchard found their names in neat letters about an inch long on the fruit, in the same red hue which colours the brightest side of a peach. The orchard owner had« tied about the peaches stencils of paper in- the form of bands and as the-fruit ripened, the sun, shining through the open places, reddened them and the other exposed surfaces, leaving the surrounding area, covered with the paper, white. The idea came to the orchardist when He noted the imprint of the leaves on the. fruit through the action of the sun. Ex Papanui, we have received our second consignment of “ Blue Mountain Jamaica,” the finest coffee grown on earth. Obtainable only from A. Durie and Co., coffee specialists, 32 Octagon, Dunedm...

Farmers in- the Manawatu district, are just struggling along -with what feed is available for their stock, stated the director of the fields division of the Department of Agriculture (Mr Dem) at Palmerston North the other, day. He described the present spell of dry weather as the worst experienced at this time in the season for eight or 10 years. “ Rain is wanted very badly.” he said. “ but other parts are much drier than the Manawatu, inrticularly in the South Island. The backward conditions throughout the Dominion are attributable to the cold spring and the easterly winds carrying no moisture. Unless there is rain soon feed for dairy cattle will be very short in a number of districts. The present weather is quite favourable for sheep farming.” November Bargains from the Mosgiel Warehouse., Tailored Coats, in Tweeds and Flannels. Were up to 69s 6d; now 39s 6d. Men’s Dark. Grey Trousers, P.T.U. for work or second best; sizes 3 to 7; 12s 6d pair posted.—A. P. Cheyne and C 0...

In five years the dairy cows of the Dominion have increased by 47,631. But there were 9.5,637 more cows milked ia 1928-29 than in 1924-25, while, despite ’ the increase in total cows,, the number of dry cows has decreased fay 46,000 in the five years. . This represents a satisfactory economic position, as there is a marked tendency in the direction of decreasing the proportion of non-produc-ing cows. Total cows in 1928-29 numbered 1,371,063, of which 1.291,204 were in milk; in the season 1927-28 there were 1,352,398 cows, of which 1,242,729 were in milk and 109,068 were dry. Summi nc up a review of the position, Mr Singleton (director of the dairy division) observes that the New Zealand dairy industry is justified in viewing tl|e general position with satisfaction. More cows are being milked, each year; the dairy cow population is increasing (though perhaps not as rapidly as one might wish): and average production per cow is slowly but certainly on the upward tend. From the broader point of view the market values and general conditions relating to the commerce in dairy produce presage a hopeful future, provided our quality is equal to the demands of. the consumer. A boon to ladies is the Lilia sanitary towel. It is antiseptic,- deodorant, soft, cool, extra absorbent, and easy to get rid of. Standard quality Idoz packet. Is lid; super quality Idoz packet, 2s Cd. Lilia special, with shield, 2s 6d. 3s lid. Posted direct from T. Ross. 130 Princes street...

A Richmond resident reports' the comparatively rare occurrence o£ twin heifer calVes on his farm this year (says the Nelson Evening Mail). Usually twincalves are of opposite sex. In the present instance both the mother—a grade Jersey—and the calves are in good condition—the latter being full sized and perfectly healthy. The matter was referred to the Government stock inspector (Mr J .Blair), and he stated that the occurrence of twin heifers had not come under his notice previously in the • Nelson district. He had, however, seen several Instances in the North Island. A fairly prevalent idea among farmers wag that such heifers were not much good. It all depended, said Mr Blair, on the condition of the mother. A good roomy cow which did her calves we'l would produce twin heifer calves of good quality, useful both as producers and breeders. It often happened that the twins were poor and of small size and therefore of little use. He had no doubt from the description given by the farmer in question, which seined to indicate the calves were fully developed in every way, that the twin heifer calves would prove to bo quite satisfactory. Mr Blair also pointed out that twin heifers were not as a rule infertile. On the other hand infertility often existed in the case ol twin calves of different sex.

Love is a very funny thing ’Twixt a man and maid. But I love Hitchon’s bacon best. Is what Jack to Mary said...