NEWS IN BRIEF.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21021, 9 May 1930, Page 16

NEWS IN BRIEF.

12,353 tons of goods were Jmuled through the Otira tunnel, as compared with 12,080 tons last year. Excellent entries, numbering 751 in all, w ix be < n? , i?°^T? d b 7. th e secretary (Mr *?• Shelton) for, this year’s festival of tne Gora Competitions Society. Arrangements are in trhin for the erection of a hostel at Moana (West Coast) to provide accommodation for 20 visitors. Jive hutments will be built at suitable places for shooting parties. Come‘and see our Show To-night. We are open till 9 o’clock Friday nights.— Scoullar and Chisholm, Limited... Ihe shooting season so far at Whangarei has been very successful (says a correspondent of the New Zealand Herald), hue weather prevailing. Some good bags • have been -obtained. . One party secured _Bl ducks at Jordan and another party 75 ducks at Ruakaka, while several limit hags of pheasants have been obtained. All the birds have been in excellent condition. Grandiem (1013): Thousands of satisfied customers are the beet testimonial 'to the outstanding quality of the Grand Hotel wines and spirits,,. . One result of the revival of roller skating in Christchurch is that small boys are keen to get practice. The newly-laid bitumen in Milton street has proved ideal for this; and on the last few evenings youthful enthusiasts have had a great deal of amusement. Motorists, however, have not looked at the matter in the same light,, as these lads create a certain element of danger, both to themselves and to motor vehicles. . The question of introducing opossums into the hush country was discussed at tha_last meeting of the Opotiki Chamber of Commerce (says a correspondent of the •New Zealand Herald). All those present favoured the proposal. It wa« decided to write to the .Opotiki Farmers’ Union and also to the Rod and Gun Club inquiring whether they were in favour of introducing opossums. Do not miss this: Prince of Wales house whisky 10s 6d; tour or more, 10s. Fine old port, 3s.—C. Hinchcliff. propria* ,r> r Phone 10-721... From the appearance of the Tutira Lake, which is a sanctuary for game (says the Napier Telegraph) it would be imagined that every duck within a radius of 100 and more miles had migrated to this spot as soon as the shooting commenced. The lake is literally swarming with ducks, which, are naturally eyed with preat_ longing by all sportsmen who visit the • district. Services totalling 36,220 were performed by the St. John Ambulance Brigade in New Zealand during last year. The annual report states that the membership has increased to 1628. the Wellington unit numbering 37. Last year 36 sports grounds in Wellington were attended, and 150 first-air cases were treated on sports grounds. The suggestion that deer were a menace in this country was a subject discussed at the annual, meeting of the Wanganui Acclimatisation Society. Mr H. JT Duigan, the president, said that he did not think they would ever become so in that district The society was particularly grateful to those members of it who were farmers for their co-operation with regard to the deer problem. —King Fuad-has purchased in London it £ 3400 what is described as the finest collection of Egyptian stamps in the world. The owner vyas a Scqtsmaa* r

, Mutton still remains at the low level it has held for the past few weeks in Christchurch, and is cheaper than it has been for some years. Beef also is very cheap. Quotations are as follow: —Mutton: Flaps, 2d a lb; forequarters, 3d; shoulders, 4d; legs, 4d; chops from 3d. Lamb: Large forequarters, 8d; medium, from 9d; large sides, 9Jd; large hindquarters, lOd, Beef: Skirt steak, Gd; beefsteak, Gd; ribs, fid; gravy beef, sd; flanks, 4d; brisket, sd. - enormous use of the name “ Oregon pine, for Douglas fir irrespective of its origin is, the subject of an article in the National Review, It is explained that Douglas fir is produced throughout the length of the Pacific coast of the United States and Canada, ,It was simply a clever move on the part of Oregon millers to apply the name of their State to a timber which is indigenous to a much larger territory. . > ■ •Barton’s.—Desiring to move with the times and increase my turnover/ please send me a trial consignment of small goods.—Country Storekeeper.., A proposal to erect a cheese factory at Horsham, Downs, near Hamilton, .is being considered by the New Zealand Cooperative Dairy Company, Ltd., and an actite canvass is in progress to ascertain what supply would he available in the event of a factory being built. If the required siipply is forthcoming the factory will be erected in readiness for the opening of the new season in August So heavy has been the demand for railway stock wagons, in Christchurch this week that all the available accomodation has been booked up until Thursday next, according to the Railways Department. Supplies will be available on Friday and Saturday, 'there is a normal demand for wagons from Lyttelton (says the Sun), but. the 1 requirements for the coal trade on the West Coast are as heavy as ever.' ■■ Easter specials from every department. See window displays.—The Mosgiel WareA F Cheyne and C 0... While shooting at Awarua Mr Alexander Kidd brought down a duck which had several characteristics of a spoonbill rather than a. grey. Its bill, head, and wing plumage resembled the much rarer spoonbill rather than the common grey (says the Southland Times), and it is considered probable that it is a hybrid. Mr G. I. Moffett, to whom the “sport” was sent, informed a reporter that, there were still a few spoonbill on the estuary. He had never heard of them crossing with the grey, but the specimen he had received. made it seem tjiat they did. Possibly other sportsmen had shot hybrids,but had not noticed the difference. Conn's Footrot Cure. Only two applications needed to cure footrot in sheep or cattle; prices, 5a 6d. lOs fid, and 255, only from Conn’s Pharmacy Ltd., High street. Dunedin.. . Opossums spread rapidly wherever there is cover, and there are quite' a few now in the Wellington Botanical Gardens. Bur» rounding with gardens are beginning to find this out., Trapping in, a spot frequented by the public is risky, as there is always the chance of a lady putting her foot in a trap, but trapping at night, the traps being sprung at daylight, will probably meet the case? Several opossums, a bird, a cat, and- a hedgehog have already found their way into traps. Twist Working Shirts, the popular shirt a ,t. a new low price. Send size and five shillings,to Gray’s Big Store (Post Order Department), Milton... , The long, dry autumn, following the wet weather of the early summer, has made possible the cultivation of & second crop of strawberries in Auckland and supplies- reaching the shops are finding a ready sale at about la fid a chip. A second crop is unusual, the last occasion being some years ago, when supplies were received from Taur'anga. The berries are mainly of the Captain Cook variety, with a few Marguerites, and, although small in size, are of a good quality, .. British new-laid eggs are in great demand in South America: The Blue Star liner Almeda Star .sailed from London in the middle of March with over 1000 cases pn board. - Expeditious shipment was essential—the eggs arrived by rail at 1.50 p.m.-on the day of shipment, and the vessel sailed at 3 pm. Extra strong pink contille Corselcttes, .with underbelt, elastic insets in belt and hips, -4 suspenders, side all sizes from 32 to 42 at 12s fid. —Post free to any address from T. Ross, -130 Princes street... " , “That’s what we’re up against,? said Mr F. M. Robson, secretary to the Christy church Operative Bootmakers’ Association, to a Sun_ reporter the,other'morning, as he pointed to a report -in an English paper describing the sweated conditions in the manufacture of boots in the East End -of London, which were described as a “social sore.”- Mr Robson said that any amount of boots and shoes made under these conditions were coming into How Zealand—many of them through the indentors. Some were Bold by public auction, and some in certain of the boot shops. . ■/■ .v ■ Leather’ coats, with all round' 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... A shearwater picked up dead on the New Brighton ■ Beach was a poor specimen when taken to Canterbury Museum, but Mr E. J. Haynes, using his skill as -a taxidermist, has set it up in a natural attitude, and has made it one of the most graceful birds in the New Zealand collection. It is known as “the shear>water ” to distinguish it from other New Zealand shearwaters, including the common mutton-bird of Stewart Island. Its coat is slaty black on top and white; op grey below. Like the mutton-bird? it nests in burrows near the coast, digging the soil with its bill, and pushing out lha material with its feet. It works at this all day and leaves for the sea after sunset. Pigs.r-If ' yon have any ready fop market (porkers or baconers), to obtain immediate returns of highest current market rates, send to Barton’s... Provision of improved and increased telephone facilities for Sumner is t matter that has for some time been under consideration by the Post and Telegraph Department (says the Christchurch Sun). Representations that something should be done to better the present system have been made by the Sumner Burgesses' Association and the Canterbury Progress League, _ and the department’s head' office in Wellington has the work in view. One of two alternative courses could I be adopted to effect the desired ■ improvements, and it appears that the choice ii the only thing now between the present situation and the better service. Ail the facts have been placed before the department. . 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... _ Some 1600 employees belong to the Wellington Municipal Employee Sick Benefit and Death Levy Society. It Is a benefit lodge, which’ensures sick pay of £2 a week immediately a sick man goea off duty. There is no inedical inspection, and no medical certificates are demanded from those who are, ill. The society has only been in operation nine months, and * at the end of its first term of five months (ended December 31 last) it had an ac-, cumulated fund of over £IOOO. The management of the society t costs each member one penny a week. ‘Even though most oi the members contribute to the superannuation fund, they see the virtue- of the society, the progress of which, if maintained on the basis of that for the first, six months of its existence, should sr. a few years offer even greater benefits. < Military. Oily Canvas Coats, venr tor riding, length SO, 52, 54. 56 —39a fid. Doctor Dark Grey Shirts, collar.i 14J to . 17—9 s lid; posted anywhere for cash.— Kilroy and Sutherland. Ltd.. 192 Prince* street, Dunedin... * , The herd-tester employed by the Wanganui Group of the Manawata Herd- , testing Association met with misfortune near Wangaehu recently. . Part of the under gear qf his car came astray and the vehicle capsized. The driver’s pipe was alight _ at the time, but he managed to extinguish it before any damage occurred as the result of leaking petrol. The testing gear carried in the ear included sulphuric acid. Luckily, the receptacle this was contained in remained unbroken: Beyond a damaged hood and wheel the car was little the worse for the mishap, and neither the tester, nor the passenger in the vehicle suffered injury. Of all the things that I like best, • In the winter time, Is Hitchon’s bacon nicely .cooked, It’s really just sublime...