NEWS IN BRIEF.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21018, 6 May 1930, Page 16

NEWS IN BRIEF.

The old Terrace Gaol for many years has been the main Wellington prison. By proclamation gazetted last week, however, it ceases to be a prison, • The . gaol at Watts Peninsula, overlooking Wellington Harbour, succeeds to the .title'''of'Wellington ! Prison.

“The seat of the passions we attribute to the heart, but the Chinese attribute it to the liver. Possibly they are right,” remarked Mr H. R. Oswald,' the West London' coroner, during a discussion of the medical evidence at a Kensington, W. inquest. 1 Grandism (1010): Grand House Whisky—" This grand liquor ” (“ The Tempest,” act 5, scene 1). Shakespeare must have had visions of the Grand Hotel liquors... ' The revenue of the Southland Power Board has made a good start for the new financial year, which commenced on April 1. The ordinary revenue from the sale of electrcity amounted for the month of April to £BO3B, compared with £5453 for the same month last year, while the advance payments in April reached £4153, as against £2200 for the same month last year. The new trout hatchery of the Taranaki Acclimatisation Society is up to date in every respect, and has a capacity for 1,200,000 ova. It is hoped that the new hatchery will be instrumental in stocking with trout the clear, fast rivers of North Taranaki, The erection of (the hatchery is the-result of many years of careful financing by the society. Do not miss tins: Prince of Wales tiouse whisky IDs 6d: four or more, 10s. Fine old port, 3s.—C. Hincbcliff. proprietor. Phone 10-721... “An infinitesimal number .of children commence the day with a cold shower, sponge, or plunge bath,” says district medical officer of health (Dr R. J r . R, Mecredy), in his annual report on the primary schools' of Taranaki. “It is a pity this morning cold bath is not more of a habit among children in New Zealand. With due precautions, it is both an excellent tonic and a cleanser of the skin.” Important Shipment.—Ladies' Sanitary Requisites—Southall’s Sanitary Towels, Is lid and 2s lid packet: Compressed ditto, 2s lid and 3s lid; Mene Towels, 2s lid; Lillia Soluble Towels, Is lid aha 2s 6d: Rubber Knickers, 2s lid and 4s lid; Elastic : Sanitary Belts, Is 3d and Is lid; carefully packed and sent to any address from T Ross, 130 Princes street... A difference of opinion as to which is the worst motorist was expressed at the Otahuhu Police Court during the hearing of a charge of negligent driving (says the Gisborne Times). Mr T. J. Fleming said the most dangerous motorist on the highway was the slow driver. The magistrate (Mr F. H. Levien, S.M-) did not agree, and said he considered the worst motorist was the man who did not keep to the left side of the road. “ They come to me with vengeance in their hearts, but when their property is recovered they make every endeavour to have the proceedings cancelled,” said Senior Sergeant M'Lean, concerning the owners of missing property, during the hearing of a series of theft cnarges against children at the Children’s Court in Wanganui recently. Barton’s.—Desiring to move with the times and increase my turnover, please send me a trial consignment of small goods.—Country Storekeeper... “What has impressed me,” said Mr J. L. Hay. speaking at a recent meeting of the-Canterbury Advertising Club, “is the high etjiical standards now being inculcated in the advertising profession. The frank way in which clients are met and are advised, often against the interests of the advertising agency, is evidence of the facts that advertising is being lifted to, a very high plane, and that advertising agencies cannot afford to be associated with anything that is going to be a failure.”

\ Advice that Mr Zane Grey will pay another visit to’the New Zealand game fishing grounds next summer has been received by Mr E. Cbadban. of Whitianga, who is making arrangements for the establishment of a camp for Mr Grey and his party on Mercury Island. It is not known whether Mr Grey will bring the new schooner he is having built. As a souvenir of his visit last year-Mr Grey has forwarded to Mr Chadban 12 .coloured enlarged photographs of his catches and incidents during his fishing. London is to spend £13,293,428 on education during the ,coming financial year; this is an increase of £212,532 above the figure for the present yean.

"My car roars terribly, even when I; . am travelling slowly,” said a motorist who 4 appeared in the police court in Wellington recently on a charge of dangerous driving. ‘The police said defendant was doing about, 70 miles an hour. “ Everybody looks up in the air when I go past,” defendant ■ added amid laughter. “ I suppose that is why the police .say the car flew along,” cqunsel suggested. The d'e- , fendant was fined. £2.

A fast trip from the Bay of Islands to Auckland was made by the yacht Victory . recently. She . cleared Cape Brett at. 11 a.m. and was abeam of the Chickens light at 5.30 p.m., having sailed 52 knots in six hours and a-half. ■ Flat Rock, 33 knots from the Chickens light, was abeam at 10 p.m., after 11 hours’ sailing from Cape Brett. The Rangi to to beacon, 23 \ knots from Flat Rock, was reached at 1.30 a.m.; hours after clearing Cape Brett. A heavy easterly wind was blow- • ' ing and confused breaking seas“were encountered to the Chickens. The wind , then veered to the north-east .and at Plat ' Rock lightened considerably; A single reefed mainsail, staysail, and stormjib. were carried. The Victory was sailed by . her owner. Mr H. George. Easter specials from every department. Sce.wincow displays.—The Mosgiel Warehouse. A F Cheyne and C 0... Parties of the sometime unemployed are’ busy on the roads round Rotorua. About 240 of them are turning a decidedly modest summer by-way to Atiamuri into a broad highway for'the first dozen miles or so. Work has been under way for the r last two months, and it is thus possible to obtain a very fair idea of the merits of this method of relieving unemployment (writes a correspondent to the Dominion), The idea behind this road improvement is,to give access along the Atiamuri ; road to the 20,000-acre Guthrie settlement. The “ turn off ” to the settlement \ lies about 12 miles down the road, and another 16 miles of . this “turn off " road are also in the, hands of the unemployed. Incidentally, the scheme when completed will jjivej better access to the Arawa Trust . Board’s lands close by Horahora Mountain, w’here Maoris are. now at work breaking in virgin country for dairy purposes. • . Conn’s Footrot Cure. Only two appli- - cations needed .to cure footrot in sheep or cattle; prices, 5s fid. 10s fid; and 2Bs, only from Conn's phat-toeor Ltd.. High vstreet. Dunedin.. .

In connection with the charge of £1 for certain seats, at the test matches during the forthcoming tour of New Zealand- by the British Rugby team, the president of • the New Zealand Rugby Union (Dr.G. J. Adams) pointed out to a Wanganui Chronicle reporter that it was expected y that the price would prevent profiteering ■ or speculation in tickets. It is the prac- , tice in the United States to sell whole :■ blocks of tickets to speculators; who un-. - load them on the general public at prices which are considerably in advance of the : original charges/ Thus a_ large part of - the price paid by the public goes into the pockets of the speculators, and this is , what the New Zealand Union desires to prevent, ■ ■ . • Nursery Diaper is the only material worth while for squares. Post free for Is 3d yard from Gray’s Mail Order House, Milton... 1 . , .

"The periodic statements by farmers that there is ample work for the unemployed on farms are not accurate,” said Mr P. B. Stainton, New Plymouth, to a Taranaki News reporter, “ There iework for experienced men, but the majority- of farmers Will not be bothered.with men unless they have learned how;to doi the different branches of the, work. 1 have placed SO men on farms in. the-past three months with personal friends,, who have accepted them bn.the understanding that, they must he schooled. The majority arc dismissed by the farmers because) for instance, they are unable straight away to plough or dig a drain without some supervision. Some farmers are too _much inclined to . stand off. give no advice to the men, and.then .criticise their Work. ' Leather coats, with' all found belts, which are so much in demand at present, can be procured in all sizes, at the special price £5 15s, posted, free. —Only, at The Ascot, Corner Princes and' Rattray streets...

For some months, .Mr. B. M'Carthy, of Wanganui, has been engaged in perfect- ’■ ing a working'model of a sheep dog trial (says the Chronicle). Hio purpose has been to provide dbg: trial ■ ■clubs with a ■ means of accumulated funds without running the risk' of.monetary loss. A money box, to /which access is gained in much the same way. as the penny-in-the-elot telephones. l is erected in a corner .of . the machine. Coins, from a half-penny to half, a crown, may be inserted,- and each has a different bearing on the working apparatus. After , the insertion of a-coin ■ a handle is turned, and this has the effect of causing three sheep to be driven, byr* mechanical dog, in the direction of a central pen. The machine conforms the respective weights of the.coins .in-* serted, the heaviest coin gaining the best results. '

Pigs.—lf you have any ready for market (porkers-or baconers),; to, obtain immediate returns of highest current market rates, send to Barton’s... . Special efforts are being made to save a splendid old oak tree in St. Mary’s Church ’ Yard, New Plymouth, from a disease which bos attacked it. . When the Minister of Education (Mr H. Atmore) , was in New Plymouth some time ago he suggested that the Cawthron Institute should be consulted : for a remedy. The church authorities agreed, and specimens of affected and unaffected parts were sent to the institute. Treatment was suggested, and this is to be carried Out. At the annual meeting of parishioners # recently appreciation was expressed of Mr Atmore’s interest in the tree:

The increasing demand for "Bourbon ' proves the housewives’ appreciation of a genuine breakfast beverage. "Bourbon” is produced by A- Durie and Co., coffee specialists. 32 Octagon Dunedin.. ; It would, probably surprise most, people to learn that lemon juice is fatal to Norfolk Island pines' (writes the New Zealand Herald). These great trees, frequently six and seven feet in diameter, and towering up over 100 feet, are absolutely doomed if a lemon squeezing shed is established at their , base. In a short time the shed has to be moved, for fear of the decaying branches aboveOn the other hand, the rotten lemon skins make excellent manure for gardens, and especially for bananas; A large wooden bridge over the Mangatuku Stream on Mr F. Cowling’s property at .Westown, near New Plymouth, collapsed suddenly the other day, under the weight of a. large number of. sheep. A little girl, Doris. Cowling, who was standing on the bridge, was thrown into the Stream with the sheep.. Her plight was serious, and her father had great difficulty in extricating her unassisted. She suffered bruises, and one leg was badly injured. Military Oily Canvas Coate vent for riding, length 50, 52, 54, 56 —39s 6d. Doctor Dark Grey Shirts, collars 14} to 17—9§ lid; posted anywhere for cash.— Kilroy and Sutherland, Ltd., 192 Princes street. Dunedin...

The Minister of Railways (Mr W. B. Taverner), in a letter to the secretary of the New Zealand Clothing Trades Federation ' (Mr F. R. Cooke),' sets, out that the cloths used in the manufacture of railway uniforms are of high grades and are manufactured by New Zealand woollen mills. The uniforms are not intended to be “ tailor made,” the intention being to provide each man with a Uniform that will look well, wear well, and fit comfortably. The Minister regretted that he could not adopt Mr Cooke’s suggestion that the manufacture of the uniforms should be distributed according to the requirements of each district, as it was considered that the present system was more satisfactory,' To every Farmer who prefers durability to cheapness, our Horse and Cow Covers will appeal; Superior mater.ajs, best workmanship, and covers that really fit describe our well-known covers.—Otagh Farmers'. Crawford street,..

In conversation with a Manawatn Evening Standard correspondent, the clerk of the Rangitikei County Council (Mr Harold H. Richardson) mentioned by way of contrast that prior to the advent 'of the motor car the cost of maintaining the road from Bulls to Turakina was £5 per mile' per' annum, the work being let on. contract to a settler. In those days the road was very little used by other than ratepayers, the main through traffic from the north and south using the coach road via Marton. The cost of upkeep of the road to-day runs , into £2OO per mile peryeat, and even that large expenditure does not, in the opinion of some users of. the road,meet the conditions now prevailing. This little pig went to market, This little’pig stayed at home; This little' pig" made Hitch on's ham. It's out on its very own...