NEWS IN BRIEF.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21102, 12 August 1930, Page 18

NEWS IN BRIEF.

, “And it was a hat like that ” asked counsel of a Maori witness, during the hearing of a case at the Waitara Court. “No, there .was-none of this stuff on it” (pointing to the piece of white police “exhibit” paper in the band). Counsel asked him whether the hat was new at. the tiine, . and again witness caused laughter, by assuring the court that the decidedly dirty‘hat on the table was a new one.' 1 , . '

“When 1 was in Honolulu recently 1 heard a comparison between Honolulu and Fiji,, which, it seemed to me,' was as true as it wag epigrammatic,” said Mr C. F. Bennett to the Auckland Advertising Club.. Honolulu, it was said, was the spoilt only con of an indulgent millionaire, while Fiji was the twenty-seventh son of a bricklayer parent. The moral he' drew from the comparison, was that the natural resources in any country, should bo developed.- ’ ' A motor car Salesman very narrowly escaped being seriously injured by a bull at Kopuarahi. He. was dressing a paddock to interview the owner-of the farm when a Jersey bull charged him. The man ran for the fence; which was 20 yards away,/but tripped over a tusSock. The bull ripped the back-of his coat with a horn and on the man rising and attempting to reach the fence the bull again chased and caught him; as he was trying to crawl through. The impact pushed the man through the fence, but bis coat was torn to ribbons.

When you want comfort, durability, and long , lasting, purchase, India Super Tyres, , built by British workmen in Scotland and guaranteed to give you efficient service. Otago distributors: Otago Far* mere*. Crawford street, Dunedin... ,The question ,of tbs reduction of the service on railway branch fines was referred to at a meeting of the South Can* terbury executive of the Farmers* Union (says the Timluru Herald), - when one member stated that the railways could be made to nay if the fares were lowered. He stated that people were not going to pay the fares charged if they could ride at a cheaper rate. The overhead costs were too nigh and this resulted in-the present cost of tickets ■to the travelling 'public. An elderly woman, who conducted her own case against a farmer at the Timaru Magistrate's Court recently, had some uncomplimentary remarks to make concerning the defendant (says the Herald). The items in plaintiff’s'claim were numerous, and tnost of them defendant disputed. The plaintiff several times exclaimed; " You're grabbing, you're always grabbing." To cap the issue, however, she exclaimed, .as defendant left the box; "You'are crooked as you look.” The defendant took the remark in good part. Barton’s.—Desiring to move with the times and increase my turnover, please send me a trial consignment of smallgoods.—Country Storekeeper... The expanding lamb production of South America is noteworthy. In 1914 that country exported 837,903 lambs to the United Kingdom, whilst this year her shipments for the month of March alone amounted to 866,029 lambs; 4,333,241 lambs were, exported from South America to the United Kingdom in 1929, representing an advance of 902,586 lambs on the previous year (1928), when the total was 3,430,655, It may be mentioned that 40 per cent, of the South American lambs which arrived in the United Kingdom in 1929, were landed at Liverpool, likewise 45 per cent, of the mutton and 27 per cent, of the beef.

One of the first letters dispatched by the recently-inaugurated Fiji air mail service has been received by a Mount Albert resident (states the Auckland Star). It was carried from Lautoka to Suva, where it caught the American trans-Pacific steamer to Sydney, hnd was brought to New Zealand by the intercolonial steamer Maunganui. 'The envelope is banded across the middle by dose stripes of red, white, and blue, and it carried the ordinary Fijian 2d stamp. See Stock-taking Bargains in the Windows. Oddments from every department all at half-price or less. Only three weeks to go. Call early.—A, P. Cheyne and Co. Over 48 years’ services The MoSgiel Wars bouse...

“I would like to make a personal explanation, your. Worship,” said a man charged with riding a cycle without a light, at the Tunaru Magistrate’s Court. I have two lamps, but on this night 1 was delayed at Work and had to ride home.’' Mr C. R. Orr-Walker, S.M. That s no excuse. Why didn’t you push the cycle?” ,“I did," said the defendant; You did; what do you mean? " Defendant: I pushed it with my feet.” The magistrate: “That's smart. I won’t however, double the fine for your smartness. Fifteen shillings and costs." In referring to the recent cold “snap,” a Wanganui resident of many years standing stated that in 1876 a similar period of acute cold was experienced. At the time he noted that the barometer was extraordinarily low, and he placed a mark in ink on the back to indicate the lowest point. In the intervening period ho had not known the barometer to sink so low until the recent cold visitation, when the mark indicated was on practically the same level as had been the case 54 years ago.

. ‘ Henpecked husbands and wives ‘ wearing the wrecks ’ have always existed, even in societies in which women have been nominally in strict subjection,” said Mr J. A. Brailsford, lecturing under the auspices of the W.BA. at the Museum Hall, Napier, last week,.on the status of women in India, China, aqd Japan. He said the Chinese had several good stories on this theme. One told of 10. henpecked hnsbands who met to form a society for the protection of down-trodden males. The wives got wind of it and came along. The men took flight—all but one, who stayed firmly in his seat. The women retired, and the men came back, intent on honour ing the brave one by making him their president. They then found that he had died of fright.

The rainfall in Bawera daring -July as recorded at the post office, measured; 1.76 inches, and Was the lowest fall-for ■ the month since records have been 'kept (states the Star).. Bain fell Ah 13 days, and the heaviest maximum rail '-was 88 inches on the nineteenth day. During - July of last year the total rainfall was . 6.98 inches in 21 days, with 11 the maxi? , mum of .01 inches on the, twenty-fourth, day. \ - A lawyer’s clerk had occasion to go to a Maori pa recently to set in tram the preliminary arrangements in regard to die* training on the Maori’s possessions -(says the Wanganui Herald). The Maori was ■ very cheerful, and made the clerk welcome. Then the clerk ventured to remark that the Maori had some cows. VCows," replied Hori, "no gbod te now, now! " “But there are some in'the paddock .there," said the clerk. “ Oh. him belong Mr - ,” replied Hon. ‘‘All 'S have now is the old woman and te kid., • “And the horses?" “Him belong to -Mr also.” "And what about these farm . implements?" “Oh, him .alsol-Mr-s property. I tell you what," added Hori, as a ray of hope showed in, the clerks eye, “ you take te old woman and kid, end . I stay here." ' ’’ “ Gloria ” breakfast cloths, hr most lovely designs, fast colours, perfect wash* ing. Really glorious in- appearance. Post ‘free for 10s 6d from Gray’s Big Store, Milton... ■ ." ■ "In most cases they go m front bf the tramcar," said a motorman, when asked in the Supreme Court-at Auckland what passengers usually did after alighting from a tram (reports the New Zealand -Herald), “ They go all roads," he added. " You never know .what they are going te do. “That is just what I was going to put to you," said Mr A. Mbody, who was appearing for a man charged with negli- ; gent driving. “ You have been very lucky to miss them, X suppose.” The witness agreed with the suggestion of Mr Hubble, for the Crown, that the sensible and - cautious thing to do was to stand and ■ wait until the tram had gone. on. Flannels: Doctor, Shetland, Of 'Nuvy“ Men’s. 6s 6d; OH., 7s 3d. Kaiapoi, Shetland, Men’s, 7s lid. Petone; Hospital, Shrunk, Natural, or Navy Men’s, os lld; 0.8., 9s 6d. Posted anywhere for Cash.— Kilroy and Sutherland, Ltd., 192 Princbe ' street, Dunedin... . Upper -Hutt is unique among boroughs in New Zealand in that it has five tail- , -way stations within its boundaries—UpperHutt, Trentham, Wallaceville, Here* tuauga, ahd Silverstream, the four'lastnamed places being included With _ Upper.. Hutt 6u its change from a toumship to. a borough about four years ago. its popnla-.,; tion is 3500, and' the ratepayers number.' 1 1018. Bating is on the unimproved value, and the Government valuations -arc very low, sections valued at £3O realising; about .- four times that amount when sold, -.There : ' is a railway settlement in the and, apart from the water rate and, ;aanl- •. tation fee, no rates are collected from it , by- the council. ■--■■■. ••/ iWe have Just purchased: a bigU|»»i* Navy Blue Qarberdinb ; Trehqh Coats* whicn we. are selling at a. sneeial reducea price. 59s 6d; any;«ka ’ UaU,and 'try one* on. Posted anywhere free. The Aaeot,' corner Princes atid Rattray streets. . > - . ••• Retail drapers have a‘'grievance against : hawkers of soft goods in toe smaller, towns., The question,?is, continually ?roppins..up, at meetings of, ’local, trade.; >aßßooiauottß. s - ; At Timaru, after a long discussion hn the ; subject, it was resolved to •wib / district municipal authorities to raise,toelicense fees for itinerant! trader 'and hawkers, Masterton drapers also dealt , with this form of “Witt ■ was decided to ask" theMasterten Bocbuga Council to support the;-remit 'passed .*t the Municipal Conference rteenUyv; toat the law be amended tomake the maximum.' fee £26 instead of £6, ,aa 'at “Almost every week,” it was -complatned^ "we havA these traders fcomihg iu'fWA few- weeks getting rid.jof cheap lines..at. • good, prices, and it is very hard/, on re-r-The Prinee of Wales Hotel offer*,,’At;; the tariffs the best accommodation ;ln ■: Dunedin. . Best liquors Stocked. Phone 10-721.—C. Hinchclm, ptopfietet,.. “ , The foUowing story is,:vouched for as authenticA boy working tor big father digging potatoes on' a fatmAharOrepukL ■ being of; .a somewhat “ restful * 1 * tion, thought of ’unpoverlng .the botwoes in a manner' vtoiob ' would ..the - , minimum of work fojr .bimsalt. Ha procured -a- stick of dynamite and placed tt in the middle of a row of potatoes. Bo lit the fuse and stood , back to watch'.the- • potatoes being unearthed. .They .werann* earthed all right, put as potatoes they . were no more.. All over.the neighbouring, paddocks were found infinitesimal frag*. ■ i ments of .potatoes. It is mot'definitely known whether the father praised his inventive offspring for bis inspiration, but it is rumoured that forborne days after- , wards the • son took his,-meals off the. ; mantelpiece. . .l ‘ L l ' ! . .■■ - ■ The .colrsejette is thp fihest foundation l -underwear ever, invented for sud, elegance to the Cowclettea ull reduced to-ts lid, %6 ‘lld, Bs6d{,*W with .Under-bell, 11s 32' to *0 1 bust.—T. Roes; 130 Print!*-fttoeLv- ff 1 -;-;, The Hutt Golf Clubls' bavWg Aomv trouble; in keeping.- unauthbrised'bhys'froni. playing.on and damagtng’-the' cluby property, and a complftlnt has'been lodged -with the police in the! matter.' The Hutt River Board' recently had before it * letter' from the dub stating that boy* were using slash books to out awtor 'lbws' ; on. the river bank to'find golfbaUS: “We take it," said the dub, “stoat yeut ot*rd . lopka 'upon corse as a protection against; floods, .abd u you cOuld Also mention tb* . matter to-the police it would.strengthen our complaint and assist us to have the nuisancev abated.” : “If they’re cutting gorse, which is cut regularly by too board’s employees, they’re not doing'muto dam*. age," remarked the ohairm'an-<Mr JF. S. : Hewer) . The letter wan “ receiVCdi" ■ ; Hot coffee! Made with half milk. and • water, and just broUght to -the .bmuug point. A meat nburisbing brtoU|Bt. Beverage, fiat .bo sure the WmSfffll “Bourbon.!’.. ’ w. ■ The well-known liner,Rimute^vwyuca during the -war served- as a troopslup, is now .in the hands of ship, breakers, at .;' Falmouth. The Vessed, which was. Recently .! withdrawn from the New Zealand service, is 30 years old, having been built itt 1900. In the ' early days ; the Rimutaka was rigged as a two-masted topaau schooner. She voyaged to and from. New -Zealand < round Cape Horn, calling At tine or -two Australian porta. Another former, ptominent liner on the Austral!ah service at present being broken up at* Home it the Orient vessel Ostetley. _ .'Barton’s make more sm&llgoods daily than any other butcher in South Island,, which demonstrates the excellence of their products. We recommend a trial. .Guaranteed fresh' .daily.—Barton’s, - Hans* ’ street, Dunedin,,. ,

A good story is told about Sir, Hugh Allen, who recently arrived inNewZea* land from Sydney, in connection 'with music matters.. He was being •introduced to an audience - in Sydney, by a civic celebrity, who said; “It seems superfluous for me to introduce Sir Hugh Allen—everyone knows him, he is professor, of music at Oxford University, a doctor t>E music at Oxford/, and honorary ddcotr of music at Cambridge, and of literature at Sheffield, director of vthe Royal College of Music, late leader of the London and Oxford Bach choirs. He is a -K.C.V.0., C.V.0., and MA. of Oxford—". He was interrupted by a tired voice from the modest . visitor:. “ Oh, for heaven’s sake shut upt ” implored Sir Hugh Allen.

Grandism (1094) t.Were you to place all the stocks of wines. and ,spirits in Dunedin against the Grand’Alist, the Grand would still win by a big margin..*

. .The New Zealand Shipping Ootttpany’s liner Remuera, which made ’hermaidenVoyage to New Zealand in 1611, has Wince ' then made 45 additional .voyages;Taking it that the vessel covers 24,000 milestm each voyage, she has, during the time thatshe has been running between the' United Kingdom and New Zealand,, travelled something like 1,104,500' miles. She does not appear to be at the end of her carter/ by any mbans, for she remains one of thb company’s most favoured ships. Mar first chief engineer was Mr Somerville, now superintending engineer, for the company at Liverpool. Some years ago, while the vessel was en route from Southampton, to Wellington, the Remuera collided with the Ellerman-Wilson litter-Marengo-off Portland Bill in a thick fog, but ana reached Portland safely. At the time . she had Mr “ Pussyfoot" Johnson as a ■ passenger, in addition to 446 immigrants and 117 saloon passengers. , "Pigs is pigs this year. I’m toplt," soya Pat. - : “Sure," says Mick, “if they’re .prime and ■ fat, . ’ •. ; t To Hitchon, at Milton, I sent one nig,' ' By Jinp. was -fat ,<and big!" ■;