NEWS IN BRIEF.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20875, 15 November 1929, Page 18

NEWS IN BRIEF.

There were 13,301 tons of goods traffic handled on the West Coast line last week by the Railways Department, compared with 12,010 tons for the corresponding week last year.

A new hotel costing £25,000 is to be erected in Colombo street, Christchurch, near the railway station to replace the present City Hotel, which will be demolished to make room for shops. It is expected that the present licensee will obtain a transfer to the new premises. The supply of fish is still very scarce in Timaru. No boats from tbe local fishing fleet were out over last week-end, and good catches during the last few weeks have been rare. Whitebait is now almost unprocurable. Workers, these interest you. Famous Scots grey working shirts, 6s lld; dark striped cotton tweed trousers, cuff buttoms, sizes .3 to 6 only, Ss lld; canvas carrier vests, tweed lined, 16s 6d; posted anywhere for cash.—Kilroy and Sutherland. Ltd., 192 Princes street. Dunedin... Mr Earl J. Haynes, of Christchurch, has forwarded to the Hokitika Museum a framed picture of the late Mr R. J. Seddon to replace the painting in the buildings, which has been defaced by the bright sunshine.

For the period ended October 27 seven building permits, representing a total value of £2254, were issued by the'Timaru Borough Council. Three of the permits were for dwellings. '' “ There is no doubt a growth in the use of the Canterbury Public Library, due to the greater reading habits of the people.” said Mr E. J.-Bell. librarian of the Christchurch Public Library, the other day. “Up to the end of October last wo had issued 164,000 volumes for home reading.” Con ’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 street. Dunedin...

An unusually fine crop of peas has been grown by Mr F. Lamproll, of East street, Claiulelands (says the New Zealand Herald). The peas were sojyn on June 21, farm yard manure being used. They have grown evenly, and are nine feet high. Many of the pods have matured and are ready for picking. While, taking part in celebrations on Guy Fawkes night at Matangi a youth, Douglas M'Dowell, received painful injuries to both his eyes through the delayed explosion of a large cracker which he was endeavouring to relight, believing it to be a failure. He was holding it close to his mouth and blowing it, when it went off.

A good tailor—MacLeod MacGillivray, Rattray street...

Early shearing lias commenced in North Canterbury. Flocks which have come in from the high country show big shortages, which have been caused by the snowstorms in the early season. The full extent of the losses cannot be arrived at until all docks have come in, but preliminary musters indicate that the total will be substantial.

Three hundred patients were admitted to the Napier Hospital in October, 166. being males and 134 females. Twenty of these were of infectious and contagious diseases, II being typhoid. Of these latter 10 are still in isolation. Two hundred and eighty-five patients were treated in the out-patients’ department and 155 in the dental surgery. Country Storekeepers.—Handle the famous, acknowledged best, smallgouds in the South Island, artd increase your turnover; liberal margin.—Barton’s, Manse street.

That Java was the most interesting country visited by them during their world tour, is the conviction of Mr.and Mis T. H. Whitworth, of Melbourne, who are returning to Australia on the Aorangi. “ The island of Java is exceedingly prosperous, and the sugarcane factories now number 200,” said Mr Whitworth. " The production of batik work is also on the increase, together with tbe manufacture of brassware.”

“ I'm going to ask for an order in this case, sir, for if this man goes to gaol, at least his wife will get the prison money, which is more than she is getting at present,” remarked Mr F, R, Pearson, maintenance officer, during the hearing of a maintenance case in the Napier PoliceCourt the other' morning. His unusual view of the matter caused considerable amusement at the legal table. Bargains ‘ fr6m the Mosgiel Warehouse. Tailored Coats, in Tweeds and Flannels. Were up to 69s 6d; now 39s fid. Men’s Dark Grey Trousers, P.T.U. for work or second best; sizes 3 to 7; 12s fid pair posted.—A. F. Cheyne and C 0...

A start has been made by Mr W. A. F. Brodie. representing the makers, Messrs William Hill and Son .and Norman and Beard, London, of the new city organ, with thc erection of the instrument in the Civic Theatre. Christchurch, and already the framework has been placed in- position. The console arrived by the Ruapehu and has reached Lyttelton and should be delivered in a day or two. No advice has been received yet as to when the remainder of the organ will come to hand. Infectious and other notifiable diseases reported in the Canterbury and West Coast health districts during the week ended noon on Monday totalled 26. Canterbury; Scarlet fever 10, diphtheria 1, enteric fever 1, tuberculosis 4, pneumonia 5, pneumonic influenza 1, puerperal sepsis 2, eclampsia 1. West Coast: Puerperal sepsis 1, Deaths numbered eight. Canterbury; Diphtheria 2, tuberculosis 1. West-Coast; Diphtheria 1, puerperal sepsis 1.

A nice birthday gift or Christmas-pres-ent for a pound is a new 12s fid Stumpy Umbrella, a 4s lid box of Handkerchiefs, and a nair of Dulescd Silk Stockings, for twenty shillings.—At T. Ross, 130 Princes street.., The first importation of its kind into New Zealand arrived in Gisborne the other day in the form of a Polled Hereford hull, which-has come from Illinois, U.S.A., to the order of Mr F. E. Humphreys, of Ngatapa. This animal, Royal Gem. is one of a comparatively small but steadily-growing breed of cattle which had its origin in the United States, the great feature being that they are ’ born without horns. In view of this fact a great deal of interest has been manifested in the importation. Application has been made to the Hereford Society of New Zealand for the inclusion of this animal in the herd book, but it is understood that some has been raised in view of the fact that it was born without horns. It is understood, however, that a meeting of the society is to be held shortly to consider the matter. ‘ The relief work on the Rotorua main highway, in the Karapiro district, about eight miles on the eastern side'of Cambridge. is proceeding apace (says the Auckland Star). Good progress is being made with the cutting back of some of the dangerous corners on this stretch and widening. The gang ot relief workers has been increased, and nearly 100 are now under canvas on the site of the works. The camp is very well conducted, and the men appear to be well satisfied with their job and pleased to be out of the unemployed ranks. Owing to enormous demand for Barton's famous sugar-cured Bacon, more, and yet more Pigs are wanted to meet it; highest current prices.—Bartons, bacon enrers. Manse street. Dunedin... Continuing his interesting series of articles on methods of fishing adopted by the natives of Samoa, "Sulimoni,” in the New Zealand Samoa Guardian, describes how the octopus is captured. The octopus is .known to the Samoans as the “ fe'e, - ’ an old legendary god, and there is the tale of a feud between the " fe'e ” and the “isumu ” (rat), which deprived the former of the sanctity it once held. A contrivance of seashclls and stones is lowered into the water. When the "fe’e” is seen, the fisherman lowers the lien towards it. Th ? f ,l’ e ”, . ;ll ;grily jumps at the stone and shells, thinking it to he his hereditary ceemy the rat. With its tentacles around “* e trap, the "fe’e” is hauled in, and with the help of the paddle is removed from the trap and thrown into the “ola " or fishing basket.

' The usual serenity o£ the Hikuai (Thames district) School Committee aaeting was broken when & woman member threatened to box the chairman’s ears] The trouble arose when a member complained about a committeeman pulling down the school fence and using it for firewood. The chairman said that her statement was not correct, and that she was under a delusion. There had been no fence there for five or six years. This roused the member’s ire, and she wanted to know what the chairman had done for the school. The retort was that the member was inquisitive and interfering. With some spirit, she retaliated, and the personal element was freely introduced. Finally, a remark by the chairrahn exploded the gunpowder, and his opponent vehemf, >' declared that if he dared to repeat the statement she would box his ears, ihe incident was closed by the committee dispersing. Hikuai village is wondering what will happen at the next meeting. tome and see our Show To-night. We are open till 9 o’clock Friday nights.— Scoullar and Chisholm (Limited).-f. • A start was made on Monday with tie enlargement of the refreshment rooms at the Christchurch Railway Station. I -Part of the present counter room is to be turned into a dining room, and the I station master’s office will be taken in ; for use as a counter room. The station . masters new office will be upstairs, over | °> d on . e r . The work has been arlanged so that there will be as little in* «°. I \ v ? nie, !{ : 1 e f.s P os ?lb]e to the public, which will still oe able to use part 1 the rooms during the alterations. These i j”’ 6 expected to be finished in time for the Christmas rush. We have all heard that saying “painting the town red. Now we hear a new °ne. painting the town green.” That’s what Laidlaw and Grey are doing with their green ticket" sale, which ends on Saturday. A green ticket means half the price marked. Come to this George street shop for a bargain!.. f Unsettled weather has continued since | the opening of the fishing season (states 1 the New Zealand Herald's Taupo correI spondent). The largest fish reported to j date were two rainbow trout scaling 121 b each. One was taken in the Tongarixo Kn'er. near the Hatchery, the other at ' tnc Topganro Delta. Fishing the WaiI kato River near the Venus Bath, Captain ! jh Ul ™ ardson took a limit catch of IS j nsh. The largest was SJlb, and all were in good condition.. The fish were taken on large -dry flies between dusk and 9.45 pan. Trolling parties report several catches of better average condition than those taken on the opening day. Mr | rank Reynolds and party, Whakatane, kshing from the Sunbeam, took 30 fish in tJl e Mine Point-Whakaipo Bay localities. Send five shillings for a first grade pair °‘ Hair Clippers, complete with extra cutter and spring; most wonderful value, “i™ V* Order House. Milton... ‘ . . building trade in Gisborne has been particularly busy for.some months (savs the Poverty Bay Herald), and there still appears ,to be plenty of work ahead, if the activities of local architects are any indication. They claim that the present period is a particularly busy one for them, one architect going so far as to state that he has more work in hand now than at any time since 1914, when many buildings were in contemplation just prior to thcj. outbreak of the war . ibis years activity, in this architect’s estimate, equals that of 1914. and the business area of the town has undergone a considerable change with the erection of new business premises, while in addition a large number of residences have been hulhiinr.o A nunlbe f, of °tber important buildings, apparently, are vet to be started, for architects are still busy with Srk P r Pa T r h a 10 " ° f p f lans J°r several other idea of the of the M^nd proßpcu-ity-of the district, it a reflex of the past few good seasons the P rot a Cers have experienced. r irsteiass Accommodation at Prince ofWales Hotd. Dunedin. Moderate tariff. Besti liquors si wars in stock.—C. Hind* 1,3, Tongariro National Park Board has . decided to introduce a progrSe f^S“ e /« ;the internal thls , hu , ge P ark - It is intended that the park shall be linked with th« roa^l 6 ,r oldd tke present metalled road leading up to the Chateau, and from will ht nt <[ e t i lo sj adm ? Park.itself will be developed as fast as surveys mid money, permit. Already the necessary surveying, clearing, and levelling are under j Ol - the first two Men Completed the numerous walking tracks of * + if 1 ]? a he interlinked by wellmetalled roads- snitable for cars Th« &° £ W R " a P<*u and Ngauruhoe - bF .ought easy walking dl r«. of visitors enjoying the park. sa,e 18 S, 0 ? m fu!l awing at B i co . rner Princes and Rattray streete. Roslyn amts are reduced to 59« 6d. dinner suits reduced to £6 6a. overcoats from 29s 6d, boys’ stockings. Is 6d 5s lld p ost free... Mr Albert Russell, of Wellington, told a good story when addressing the Timarn Rotary Club the other fateSto Is ew York last year. Mr Russell said that he and Mrs Russell had received an illuminating welcome to the tall city—a large building was blazing merrily. Ho had been invited to go up large numbers j at oreys to view the scene, and incidentally, to see New York’s contender for I!! 6 , flagpole sitting contest, on the third day of his task. The man was sitting on top of the flag pole, on a 22storeyed building. He broke the record after lour days, and won a 500-dollar prize. The same man next slept in a bed in the glass window of a furniture shop with thousands of people gazing on. ‘Americans go to all heights to gain fame,’ said Mr Russell, amidst laughter. It would be unfair to say that the Rotary Club believed, or ■ did not believe, the story. Suffice it to say that hearty laughter showed that it was appreciated by members.

Ex Papanui, 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... Sydney shops are full of tinned and bottled food, and the Sydney housewife buys her canned dinner on the way home, remarked Colonel J. P. Stevenson, managing director of Messrs Whittome, Stevenson and Co., on, his return to Auckland, Colonel Stevenson is of the opinion that Australia is in for a bad time, and he says he would rather be in New Zealand than in the Commonwealth. Money is tight and business is hard and keen. He considers that rates of interest .will be raised very .shortly. The credit system in Australia . was described by Colonel Stevenson as "terrific.” In the ordinary course of trading 60 and 90 days was the minimum-for all. storekeepers, and they expected to buy at that rate, consequently the merchants and traders were carrying them. The enormous crowds which always flocked the streets were a product of flat life, he thought. Foods of all kinds could be purchased in tins and bottles, with the result that women simply bought prepared food on the way home. It was quite a common thing to see them purchasing a quarter of a pound of butter or less, and threepence worth of bain, Grandism (808). —Nothing is a trouble at the Grand. All our Wines and Spirits are in keeping with the dignity of Dunedin’s leading Hotel... “ It is extremely interesting to see the methods which have been adopted by American authorities in grappling with the traffic problem,” said Mr E. H., Rhodes, of the Fletcher Construction Company, who has returned to Auckland from the United States. "Motor traffic is so enormous that strict ,regulations have had to be provided. They, affect pedestrians just as much as they do motorists, and it is only right that they should do so. Pedestrians are allowed to cross the streets only at intersections, and then they are controlled by automatic signals. These arc checked from time to time by a tally of the traffic in the particular street. When a red lamp glows the road is clear for traffic; when it changes to green, pedestrians may cross the street. Even if there is no traffic, a pedestrian who attempts to cross the street with the red lamp shining is promptly ordered to go back to the footpath. The Americans have realised that danger from traffic generally comes at street intersections, and any motorist intending to enter a main boulevard from a side street has first to come to a dead stop at the corner. The whole system of traffic control is excellent, and could be copied with advantage in New Zealand.” Thirty years ago to-day. As near as I can tell. Hitchon’s cured tbe grain-fed hams. And still they cure them we 11...