NEWS IN BRIEF.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20906, 21 December 1929, Page 28

NEWS IN BRIEF.

Two sewing .machines with electric motors are to -be purchased for use in the Wellington Hospital at a cost of £2O ss, to replace machines which are beyond repair. To cope with the heavy traffic crush at £ resent being experienced, the Railways lepartment has found it necessary to increase the Greymouth staff- by sending two engine drivers'and two'firemen over from Canterbury.

Some good catches of fish have recently been obtained at- Wangamoa (says, the Nelson Evening Mail). On Sunday a party of five, fishing from a launch, landed oyer 500 cod. All day large numbers, of klngfish were •in toe vicinity but none were caught as toe party werenot prepared with the necessary gear. Country , Storekeepers.—Handle . the famous, acknowledged best, etnallgouds in the. South Island, and increase your turnover;. liberal margin.—Barton’s. Manse street...

“ The Christmas traffic is- well up to the mark, and the new system of advanced bookings is. proving a great .convenience to the general public,” said Mr Taverner, Minister of .. Railways, to, .a rcpresentative _of '■ the Christchurch Press the other, evening, “If - good weather prevails the railways are assured', of. good patronage this season,” he added. Heard in ■ the . Wellington , Supreme Court the ■ other day. . Counsel: “You can see the type she' is by the words of her letter.. She says she won ? t be coerced, an order-of the court.” The Chief Justice (Mr M. Myers): “She evidently has a will of her own.” • Counsel: - ‘ln this case it’s a won’t rather than a will.” , , ‘ . .. -

Useful and acceptable Christmas' gifts for. £l-One .box 4s- 1-ld-choice' embroidered. handkerchiefs, J pair' 4s lid silk stockings,-and 1 best 12s 6d stumpy umbrella, all. to be selected by-yourself from our immense stock.—T. Ross. 130 Princes. street.., -. , .

A seven-inch diameter is something exceptipnal for a mushroom, especially at tins time of toe year- (saya'the Wanganui Chronicle), One of this ’ size was ■ discovered at W.estmere last Sunday, however, on the property of Mr J.C.’.Alecock, There were others of similar size. . The Mayor of Nelson, Mr W. J. Mdftatt, had to ■be rescued from a' swamped boat which he was sailing in the harbour recently. The craft' had aust. been overhauled'and was being tried out for the first time. When opposite the gas works wharf, and about a quarter of amile from the shore, high seas from a strong northerly, wind filled toe boat, arid the occupant.had to cling to it fo« safety. His plight-was noticed from the shore, and, the pilot .launch, was quickly on the scene and rescued his Worship none 'the worse for his-immersion.. ■ The ,hest fiporte, coats value v in Dun* edm this year. Is at “‘Ascot,"' corner Princes and Rattray gtreeta. ’ They have 2ao. coats in single arid double-breasted to,pick" from;; prices, from, 17s 6d;.. A rather amusing incident occurred on a recent evening; which served to show-that zeal may- sometimes outrun discretion (says the. Hawke’s Bay Herald). A M. Ellis, photographer, was taking a flashlight photograph of the interior of Madam Joan b toilet salon in Emerson street, Napter in which a group of ladies was assembled. A constable) seeing the flash of the calcium light as it flared'up evidently thought the building was; on fire, and broke, in .the glass door in order to. investigate. His surprise at teeing what was . happening, and tori consternation. of those imide, who probably pictured the entry of a burglar, may both be better imagined than described. The' damage done by toe breaking, of the glass ddot was considerable. ■

Owing.to enormous demand for Barton’s tamous spgaMured Bacon, more, and. yet more-Pigs are wanted to meet it; highest current . prices.—Bartons, bacon carers. Manse street, Dunedin.** letters of credit on, various banks arc well, known as boons ; .to travellers, but it IB not generally, known that this system is in force at the -Post Office Savings Bank (says the '.Christchurch Times), /•here are many people who about thid time visit - the .Savings Bank and draw therefrom £2O or thereabouts to cover a trip over Christmas. ■ It would save toem the trouble and anxiety of carrying a sum of money with toem if they simply obtained a letter of credit from the Savings Bank. That would unable them to draw on any post office they met with on their travels. It is possible to -get a letter of credit to any amount 'that is deposited in trie Savings Bank, with a £oo limit. -

Do not miss this: Prince of Walt* house whisky* 10s 6d; four or more, 10s, rine old port, 3s.—-C. HinchclifE, proprietor. Phone 10-721..., , " • .ft it local irfdr meetings will introduce something not on the'order' Paper, hud frequently such are . not appreciated. This cannot be said of the surpnsethe, Mayor of Mount Eden (Mr Potter} sprang upon- the council and_ press on a recent evening. When the business of the meeting was drawing to a close, the rattle-of crockery , was heard in an adjoining room,-and a minute or two later the assistant town clerk led two' other "waiters” into the Council Chamber, each carrying a heaped dish of luscious strawberries. Jug s of cream fol- # l d ’J! nd 800 . n the complaints of broken lootpatns or r damage done by rainwater were forgotten.- . . • “ in Inchinnan, in Scotland. the-lndia. Super Tyres, although new tO . V?. w . Zealand motorists, have ‘a wellestablished and enviable reputation among motorists at Home. Otago Agents, The Otago Tamers Co-operative Association, ■wu ; Crawford street, Dunedin".. Thewoman jurist, said Mrs Scott Lee the other day; talking to a group of Auckland women, is: well established in the United Statea (reports the Auckland btarj Mrs Lee was very surprised to nnd that the system wap not known here. When she had to defend a case, she.ex plained, there were often 1 eight women' on th? jury .of 12, and they.- gave, a very efficient service. Women’s conscientiousness stood them in good stead, and it was appreciated as an asset in'public life! Also they had more time than men, and men were hard; to procure for this work, so .that women were being used in greater and greater numbers. There were juvenile courts in all the large cities, which handled every ease that concerned minors, either male or female, nR^A I0U v?? Consult Peter G. Dick. 0.8.0. A.. F. 1.0. (London), optometrist, peter. Dick, jewellers and opticians, 400 .Moray place (oop. City Hotel).., As firebhght is reported to be in practically every garden in Mastcrton, the executive of the Small Holdings Association has decided to try to secure the services of - a competent man to visit householders gardens and give instruction on for , * he checking of the disease. With this object .in view tho executive is writing’to the Wairarapa League, asking if it will; contribute or undertake to secure .a grant of £25 to enable such' a man to .be appointed. The association considers that' a community effort should be made to deal with the outbreak, and the employment of a man as suggested-would be a big stop to check the disease. If something is not done immediately, it.is pointed.:out, fireblight will obtain such a hold that by the time the hawthorn .is cleared its eradication will involve an enormous amount of work. It is .hoped to employ the man in the first week in January. ■ ... r The strongest.and lightest draft Tractor implements are the Oliver, They «re made of high carbon steel, and the prices are right. Inquire . from, the Mosgiel Motor and Engineering Company.- MosRiel...

Tlie driver- of a heavily-laden lorry, Mr T. H. Rose, had. a-lucky- escape* when hia lorry into the Wanganui-Jsfcw Plymouth train at a level crossing at Hawcra. Laden ■■with four tons of w*t shingle the lorry -was proceeding in the direction of Tawhiti.y'When a carriage was struck two massive hauling hooka attached to the front of the lom- became entangled the batter box of .the carnage, with the result that the lorr.v was hurled ■ round. almost parallel with the lines and came to rest between a telegraph post and the lines, and within a few feet of the cattle stop. The front of the lorry was damaged, and the engine cracked in several places. Flying glass fell on the driver, but he escaped unscathed. ■ The woodwork of ’the carriage was damaged. - . Visions of a claim to be " staked out ” m the true old-time spirit of the prospector and of fabulous wealth to be obtained Therefrom. were entertained by a >ew Plymouth resident when his keen eyes noticed something different about the Huatoki Stream last week. The surtarc of the water was mottled with a . .'I 1 ,- m ln £ a ll the rainbow tints, which could be nothing else than oil. And oil it was. But it was not crude spirit sepine into the stream from some previously unknown oilfield. Greatly to the disappointrnnt of the "discoverer'’ it came merely from a garage.

• At it* lest meeting, the North Canterbusy Hospital Board offered a “ hospital bed agreement’ to the various friendly societies a period of five years. The matterwas-.submitted to the Minister, who has approved-, of the- proposal .only for a period, of one year. It is. understood that the societies affected propose to • wait ■ upon the Minister, representing that the full period offered by the board should be agreed to; - and they ask that the board will give , support by making representations to the same effect.^. Be. sure and give Gray’s Big tstore in Milton a. visit when passing through. Cambers and picnickers catered for... “In - one direction there has-been agreat ■ advance in educational methods during recent: years,” said Archdeacon Mao Murray recently ait ‘the Dilworth School prize-giving ceremony (suns t'j Auckland Star). .“Instead of the oldsystem of trying to cram facts and'figures - into:a boy’s head, there, is-now a very, distinct move to'train the mind to think, not mechanically, but originally. -There is also greater training of character, for a boy in the best schools is taught that what he is is of far more important* than what he knows or what he owns, I believe far greater pains are being taken-to develop the personal character of the boy. as the.fundamental thing in. true education.”" ' ■ - For suitable Christmas Gifts try Conn’s Grand Pharmacy, Prescription Specialists, ]3igh street) Dunedin...-, The matter of providing brand and.ear mark; boobs, the provision to be "made by the Government, was brought up at' the last meeting: of the General .Committee of the' Canterbury A: and P-:Associa-tion by a:letter from Messrs H. Matson and Co. (says the Christchurch Times). The writers stated that the Government previously, had. declined-on the: grounds qf .expense- .The. firth had gone.into.the fiiatter with printers, and-fqund that tbs cost would not be-excessive. Mr W, H. Nicholson said that, the Government was right, as there were so many 'transfers that -toe .book wonld'be. oht of date in-s year. Other members stressed the. need for such ,a publication, and nrged careful consideration; ; finally, the matter was left in the hands of the Sheep Coin- . mittee. • . " ~, ■ • ; , ' Ex Papanui,. we have received our second consignment of “ Bine Mountain Jamaica,-’ithaßnesty»ffee.grown on earth,.. Obtainable only from A. Durieand Co, coffee specialists,' 32 Octagon. Dpnedim.. Details of the careers selected for boy* leaving -the Auckland Grammar were given.by. the headmaster, Mr ;H. J-' D. Mahon, in bis annual the prizergiving, ceremony the. other nevening (says the Auckland Star). • Of-100’boys 10 entered various departments of the ..public service,.. 12, enteredbanks' and insurance .companies, 17 warehouses And indent agencies,' 37 ; other commercial ‘and business firms, three Jaw and accountancy. Of the remainder, two took -up dentistry, nine motor mechanics and engineering; one joined--the Air Force, while only five went . on the land. It was difficult to obtain details'about-the careers selected-by ail toe boys (about- 240) who left at the end, of each 'year; but the data, available're; vealed the .fact that the professions,- the publiq service, banks, insurance com- , panics, = business) and commercial hdnsfeS i absorb, the largest proportion of -them. The. view was generally heldtoat the broad .general 1 education which the Grammar School aimed-, at . giving developed those.qualities of mind and character*and the intellectual outlook that made for.. success in the’ professional bnsincss and commercial -world. ' Workers, toete interest yon. Famous' Scots grey working shirts, 6s lidr darkstriped 'cotton v tweed trousers;: cun: bnV. toms. sizes 3 to 6 only, 1 8s lid: canvas carrier vests,- tweed lined, :18s 6d; posted anywhere for cash.—Kilroy and fiutber-. land. An instance of toe good work performed' by Botary; is furnished Mr A. R.. Donaldson,-1 who- has -returned - recently from a: holiday visit to' AustraGa j(saya the Wanganui Chronide)) In Sydney,;ha says, the Rotary, Clnb .hu organised a scheme to raise. £16,000 for toe purpose of providing free medical treatment and. hospital accommodation for every crippled child in the city. Each of toe members has been allotted a district), and he is held, responsible for seeing that the chib dren in that district are visited and" the history; of their -cases' obtained. In this work the elute has the co-operation of the members of the British! Medical Association, who are giving their professional services free. Although initiated only eight days previous to Mr Donaldson’s departure for New; Zealand, the fund had been .subscribed to the extent'of- £BOOO. and it was expected ■ that the balance, ot £7OOO 'would be raised before Christmas. . It’d not often' than anything in this hard world iq given away. Yet such i* the case fn connection, with those - excellent Bingham, Gillette ■ Pattern Razor Blades., For the trifling sum 6f>2s -6d yournow receive a packet of 10 of these blades' (you know bow good, they are), and also a pair, of pocket.-scissors and i Socket knife, all mounted on a card, lon’t yon believe it? See-“The 1 Handy Three ” at Laidlaw and. Gray’s, George street...

__: •“ In- most-eases a boy over- the age o£;17 is wasting his time at a secondary school." was the opinion expressed by Mr -J. H, Murdoch, principal of Scots College, at the annual distribution of prizes the other evening (says the Evening- Post). Thera, were, of course,- exceptions. : First,, there was_ the boy who, intending, to enter-pro-fessional life, wished to gam some, higher leaving qualification, and the boy who wait late in going to school. ‘ .Then' there 'was the boy who retumed to school ,to fit' himself for the responsibility that would fall upon him later. It was significant, though, that when business men soughtj-tq fill a. vacancy through the college the usual formula was: “Under 17 and matricu* lated if possible." He was not suggesting for a moment, however,; that boys oven the age of 17 should be driven away* from the schools.

Grandism (898): Always a welcome Christmas drink—a-bottle of quality Wine from the Grand Hotel. We recommend Aragon, 4s bottle.., “There is-a considerable, falling off ;in the pupils taking agricultural subjects in secondary schools,” declared Mr. W. J. Poison, at the prise-giving ceremony of the Btratford - High School ‘ last week. “This is most .unfortunate in a country where 97 per cent, of:the exports are primary ’Products. The cause is fairly ol>vious.—No endeavour'is made to provide facilities..for the farmer or to his ' prosperity. “It is no use going in for agricultural education unless steps are taken -to place the students on the land. •In 1916 13 ont of 20 secondary schools had agricultural, courses, which were taken by 40 per cent.. of the pupils. In 1 1928 10 out of. 28 schools provided such courses, which were taken by only 23. per cent, of pupils. Owing to lack of support, some secondary schools .have abandoned the course.” 'Mr Poison said only 9,1 per cent.-of the pupils of the Stratford High School took the agricultural course, .but 10 per cent, took the arts course, which was quite wrong in a country like New Zealand; Townspeople;were more optimistic about farming prospects than the farmers themselves, because only 1.8 per cent, of those taking'agriculture in this school were‘the children of farmers. ■ Men,, your Xmas suit is here. We have just opened up a full range of Lynx suits in new designs; sizes to fit all builds. We can fit you. Priced from £5 19s 6d- to 17 IDs 6d, Call and see thap- A. F Cheyne. and Co. ■Attempts by the. Associated Chambers of Commerce to reduce' the - number of bank holidays have failed because of c> pomtion on the part of the Bank Officers’ Guild. Following their last annual conference. the Associated Chambers determined .to prepare ;a schedule for submisi ■ Associated Banks. This schedule, which was drawn up following a suggestion by Mr F: Grose, the banks’ chairman, omitted the four saints’ dav* and Dominion Day—March 1 and 17, September 23. and_ November 30 —from the schedule of holidays. Amending legislation is nece*sa ray before an alteration can be made in bank holiday*, and at the instance of the Banks, the chambers conferred with the Bank Officers’ Guild. The K'iild_ appears to have been quite willing to yield the four days mentioned, pro' vided that officers received an extra four days added to their annual leave. • This would involve certain expense to- the banks, as officers over a certain.degree of service already receive three weeks’ holiday, and it is improbable, that the chambers will pursue their attempt any further. A goodly dish is Hi«chon’s bacon. Fried with a tomato or egg; Try it to-morrow morning. Sir, ’’ It 11 make you “shake a Teg.”