NEWS IN BRIEF.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20870, 9 November 1929, Page 28

NEWS IN BRIEF.

Boring operations for oil at Kotuku are held up owing to the shaft breaking and tlie drill head not having yet been recovered. It is down about 400 feet. The first load of new season’s wool in Bay was delivered to the Ormondville Railway Station bn Monday afternoon, consigned to Port Ahuriri, Napier. Workers, these interest you. Famous Scots grey working shirts, 6s lid; dark striped cotton tweed trousers, cuff buttoms, sizes 3 to 6 only. 8s lid; canvas carrier vesta, tweed lined, 16s 6d; posted anywhere for cash.—Kilroy and Sutherland. Ltd., 192 Princes street. Dunedin... A canvass is being made of Wellington in connection with the proposed municipal commercial reference library to be established there. The sum of'£l62 is in hand, but at least £250 is required. • _• It .is understood that several engineering students of Canterbury College have signed on to go south with the supplies to the'Byrd Antarctic Expedition, which will leave- Dunedin about the middle of December. Excellent strawberries are now being placed on the maiket in Napier, and it is worthy of note, that Hawke's Bay is well to the front in this connection. Pakowhai is the chief source of supply and the quality is certainly very pleasing and the price quite reasonable. Con ’a Grand footrot cure will effectively curefootrot in. sheep and cattle; price 5a 6d. 10s 6d. arid 25s bottle, from Conn’s Grand Pharmacy, High street. Dunedin... A Timaru merchant stated recently that the dry spell throughout South Canterbury had resulted in a big drop in business in all grain and produce lines. Tbe rain of the past few days had had a brightening influence, however, and already more inquiries were coming in. The first anglers to start deep-sea fishing in the Bay of Islands this season are Mr. md Mrs H. C. Parr, of Gratton Hall, Heyes, Warrington, England. Mrs Parr is the sister of Sir James Croft, of Croft Castle,' Kingsland, Herefordshire. Mr and Mrs Parr are staying at. the Urtipukapupa camp, Otehei Bay, and are fishing in the launch Zane Grey. A good tailor—MacLeod MacGillivray, Rattray l street.... A skeleton, presumed to fee that of a Maori woman or girl, was found at Long Gully, on tjie west coast o! the North Island the other day. Although of apparently great age, the skeleton was in an excellent state of preservation. It is supposed that it was buried years ago, and that the action of the wind on the sand has exposed it to view. That it is nob always a. good policy to stoop to pick up a cigarette which has dropped from one’s cigarette case’ was demonstrated to. a smoker in Wanganui last week. Without looking round for approaching .traffic he stooped to retrieve a vagrant cigarette, and in .doing so narnowly missed being run over by a heavy lorry, the driver of which' only averted a serious accident, by a dangerous swerve, ■ Country Storekeepers.—Handle the acknowledged best, smallgooda in the South Island, and increase your turnover; liberal margin.—Barton’s, Manse street... The convict John. Leslie Bucklev, who was shot by a warder while attempting •to escape from- Mount * Eden prison on September 20, and who was for a time in a serious condition, - is now reported to be convalescent and well on the road to recovery. He has just been discharged from the Auckland Hospital, where he was receiving medical treatment, and'reto the prison. He receives daily attention in the prison hospital. The district of Pukeho.' Taranaki, was -visited last Friday afternoon ,by a very heavy thunderstorm, ' accompanied by a terrific downpour of hail. The hail tumbled down for nearly half an hour, covering the ground in drifts at places to a depth of 18in. The hail was followed by two hours’ drenching rain. The storm was purely local. The gardens suffered severely. Bargains from the Molgicl 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; I2s 6d pair posted.—A. F. Cheyne and C 0... Reports regarding the trout fishing season at Rotorua are stated to be jgood. The fish have been out of the Ohau Channel for a fortnight, which (says the Rotorua Chronicle) augurs - ■ well for anglers at Rotoiti and Hamurana. In the Utuhina and Ngongotaha streams the run 1 is late, making for a poor early and midseason, but a good late season. The fish are not yet in good condition oh the Rotorua side of the lake. According to figures supplied by Mr D. N. Harper, Timaru Park, the past month hag been the driest October in Timaru since weather records were first taken at Timaru Park. The average for. October, shown by the records, is 1.65 in, while last month the rain registered was only .14in. Up to the end of October, howcver. the rainfall for the 10 months, was 20.02 in, and. this was ’ a considerable improvement on previous years. 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. Pri-e, 12s 6d per gallon.—The ‘ Otago Farmers... A woman in Christchurch who'was, a regular customer of an apple-seller who visits one of the suburbs, found to her amazement, the other day, (says the Sun), that while she paid 2s a bucket for the apples she bought, a next-door neighbour got the same quantity and quality for Is 6d, and a woman over the road had to pay 2s 3d. She taxed the boy who brought the apples with this. After a lot of denials, he admitted it. “ It’s the boss’s idea,” he said. “He says • there’s three classes, the aristocracy, the middle classes, and the poor. They pay three different prices.” It would seem by the actions of pertain persons that the traditional respect for the .dead is disappearing (writes a correspondent to the Doro-hion): As a case in point, he states, he saw a funeral proceeding down Upper Willis street, Wellington, last Sunday, when a. motorist, evidently in a great, hurry, found that he could not wholly overtake the, cortege, and accordingly broke into the procession. He drove thus for some distance, and then finally accelerated past the hearse. 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 6d. Lilia special, with shield, 2b 6d. 2s lid. Posted direct from T. Ross," 130 Princes street... A perfect alibi was established by a motorist who appeared in the Onehunga Police Court ■ before Mr F. H, Levien. S.M., the other day, on a charge of speeding. Evidence as to the offence was given by the Onehunga Borough Council’s traffic inspector, Mr G. Crichton, but defendant was able to prove_ that at the time in question he was giving evidence in the Auckland Police Court before Mr Levien. The case was dismissed. Tbe strongest and lightest draft Tractor Implements are the Oliver. They are made of high carbon steel, and the prices are right. Inquire from the Mosgiel Motor and Engineering Company. Moggie!.. . Much anxiety is being felt among his friends in India for the safety of Sadhu Sundar Singh, the well-known Indian mystic and Christian leader, a visit from whom has been anticipated in New Zealand for some time past. Last April the Sadhu left the Punjab on one of tbe pilgrimages he was accustomed to make to Tibet. When by the end of July he had not returned and no word had been received of him, grave fears for his safet/ began to be entertained. One of those most closely associated with the Sadhu has been the Rev. T. E. Riddle, of the New Zealand Presbyterian Mission in the Punjab, and he deemed it his duty to make an excursion into Tibet to see if he could gather any news. Word has now been received in Auckland (hat Mr Riddle’s hazardous journey was fruitless, and he has returned to report that “anything may have happened ” to the Sadhu. Mr Biddle, who was' accompanied by Dr Taylor, of the Reformed Presbyterian Mission, followed a trade route among wild mountains-along narrow cliff tracks. “We found no traces of Sadhu Sundar Singh having passed through the villages on the frontier,” writes Mr Riddle. “Hence we are not without fear that be may have been one of the many unnamed Sadhus whose passing has been, in the night, and whose body at morning light has been committed to the salva-tion-giving waters, of Mother Ganges. In May and June, when he was passing up the' pilgrim line, cholera wag raging, so anything may - have happened;” ■

_ The maximum load at the Lake Cole* ridge power station during the week ended November 3 woe 21,140 k.w, (previous week 21,420 k.w.), and was recorded between II a.m. and 11.30 a.m. on October 30. At the Addington sub-station the maximum load was 15,346 k.w. (previous week 15,770 k.w.), and was recorded between 11.30 a.m. and noon on the same date as the powerhouse maximum. The lake level was at 1671.2 ft, previous week 1671.15 ft; the average inflow from the Harper River was 420 cusecs; previous week 325 cusecs. This week was to sec the commence* ment of the paving of 14J miles of the main highway in the-County of-Waimate. The contractors, the Neuchatel Asphalt Company, have obtained what they claim to be the largest-plant in Australia and New Zealand, to enable them to lay down a pavement of bituminous coiyirete. It will have a capacity of 2000 square yards of hot mix a day, which should allow as much as three miles to be completed per month. The plant has been manufactured wholly in the Dominion, from a design submitted by the contractors. First-class Accommodation at Prince ol Wales. Hotel. Dunedin. Moderate tariff. Best liquors always in stock.—C. Hinchc'.iffe... “I often think that these questions of identity might be decided by an expert/’ commented his Honor, Mr Justice Blair, at the Supreme Court at Palmerston North, when summing up in a case of alleged sheep stealing. “ Some farmers may be able to tell one sheep from another,” he added. “ I have, difficulty in picking one cow from another, or one Ch- iaman from another. It is a peculiar thing, that some people can establish identity by a certain characteristic which they are not always able to describe.” , Native pigeons are increasing in the Kaituna scenic reserve, according, to reports received by Mr H, , G. Ell. If only vandals are kept out and are prevented from disturbing the birds, there should soon be a large-number of pigeons and other native birds in this attractive reserve. Mr Ell points out that it is an offence to cany firearms m a reserve. Tuis are also on the increase, . and -it is a fine opportunity for the Acclimatisation Society to re-introduce native birds into that district. 1 The reserve comprises 1000 acres,'soo acres of which are covered in dense bush; Annual sale is now in -full awing at ■' “ Ascot ” corner Princes and Rattray streets. Roslyn suits are reduced to 59s 6d, dinner suits reduced to £0 6*. over* coats from 29s 6d, boys’ stockings, Is fid a pair, jerseys 5s lid. Post free...,' With Christmas 6nly'seven,weeks away there is a lively demand in Wellington for seaside cottages for the holiday period (says the Dominion). Those people with motor cars who are in search of holiday “ digs ” make a point of visiting one or other of the various seaside suburbs, from Island Bay to Paraparanmu, each weekend, inspecting the very few cottages and “ baches that are still free for the Christmas-New Year letting. ■ Any place within a reasonable distance of Wellington and near the seaside will bring a . substantial rent during the holiday period. Short term rentals for quite unpretentious places run up to £5 and even £6 a week for l a fortnight or three weeks, with a slightly cheaper rate for a more lengthy period. Send'five shillings for a first grade pair of Hair Clippers, complete with- extra cutter and spring; most wonderful value. —Gray’s Mail Order House, Milton... There was. a remarkable finish to a -cycle race at Papakura. sports on Labour Day, one of the .competitors emerging from a heap of fallen cyclist* to run over-the finishing line carrying bis machine, thus winning the race. The raoA was at its most exciting stage when the wooden rim of the front wheel of one competitor’s cycle collapsed, just as the rider.was making a spurt to get into first, place. Hi? fall yrougfat down two other competitors.. Tfie" rider whose-machine bad collapsed gathered up the broken cycle and ran with it to the finishing line, benig awarded first place. We all appreciate something ffp nothing. If we can’t get that, the nest best thing is something - for next-to-notbing. That’s what the “ Green Ticket ” sale amounts to. A green ticket means half the marked price. .Something you want is ticketed in green at Laidlaw and Gray’s, in George street. ■ Hardware, crockery, glassware, etc... ■Visitors at the Stratford demonstration farm Recently, when an instructive field day was held, were particularly interested in the new silo which is being constructed (says the Taranaki Herald). The site is an admirable one, convenient to fiyd or six paddocks and has been excavated from an embankment so that during harvesting operations the sweeps can be drawn alongside and the grass, tipped into_ the silo, thus reducing handling to a minimum. A road is being constructed allowing waggons during feeding out to draw up alongside the entrance to the silo and when loaded to continue out into the feeding out.paddocks without having to turn at the silo. The silo is 20ft in diameter and 14£t deep, and it is estimated will hold 70 to 80 tons of material. It -is being lined with four inches of concrete and the floor will also be concreted. Owing to enormous demand for Barton's famous sugar-enred Bacon, more, and yet more Pigs are wanted to meet it; highest current ■ prices.—Bartons, bacon curers. Manse street, Dunedin... A little black doe was struggling along Manukau road. Auckland, the other morn* ing with a well-fed White Leghorn chicken in'his mouth (says the Star). The dog’s tail was warning with delight, ae he. was evidently making for his home to enjoy-the breakfast he had earned. A passing motorist was so interested that he followed the dog in his car with encouraging cries until the raider turned into Remuera road. The morning, catch of the little black dog no doubt delighted him as much as a trout which an angler at Taupo had caught for breakfast. Ex Papanni, we have received our second consignment of “ Bine Mountain Jamaica,” the finest coffee grown on earth. Obtainable only from A. Dnrie and Co., coffee specialists. 32 Octagon, Dunedin... A total of 2750 tons of coal, timber, and general merchandise was brought through the Otira tunnel on Tuesday. Whilst this is not a record, as on one occasion over 3000 tons were hauled through, it is a very high figure for this season : of the year. Railway goods traffic usually slackens, off on the West Coast,Tine at this time of the year, but-there bas been little indication pf any slackening so far this year. - The Otira tunnel is now being worked in two shifts. As a. result of this, an improved time table has been inaugurated for goods traffic. This is said to be working in a very satisfactory manner. Save your eyes. ■' Consult Peter G. Dick, D.8.0.A.. F. 1.0. (London), optometrist. Peter Dick, jewellers and opticians, 490 Moray.place (opp City Hotel)... " Tbe National Park Board are trustees for Te Hen Hen Tokino, the raneatira who owned the country round about here,’’ said Mr C. D. Morpeth at the official dinner at the chateau opening on Monday. “We have to honour the memory of that great chief, because it was owing to his foresight'that we' are gathered together to-night. He did not wish the beautiful natural jewels of the peaks to fall into private hands, and in order to preserve the thana of his ancestors he handed them over as a free gift to the of New Zealanders, not only to the Maori, but to the pakehs, and thus the combined nation can allude to them for all time as its heritage. On tbe shoulders of Ruapehu this beautiful building has been erected, and it serves to emphasise that the park is held in trust to preserve intact and in natural state this great gift.” Grandism (BG3) .—Grand Hotel wines and spirits are distinci'.t-e. Anything you buy at our Home Supply Store you can use with every confidence.., Disappointment was expressed at a meeting of the Auckland Hospital Board Relief Committee last week when the official visitor’s reports were read stating that many of the sections around the houses of those who applied for relief were in a very unkempt condition, _ and that many people did little to cultivate gardens, which would be such a help to them. In contrast to this, however, some, very fine reports were received, showing how many elderly people occupying, in most cases, very humble dwellings. Kept their gardens in very good order, and had vegetables in them in all stages of growth, which showed something of the spirit of the pioneers, who always liked to see a well-stocked garden from which their main food supply came. Sitting round your wireless set. Eating bread and jata; Nothing could be better. Unless it’s Hitchon’s ham...