NEWS IN BRIEF.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21197, 1 December 1930, Page 16

NEWS IN BRIEF.

Eighty motor cars were needed to convey old residents of at least 40 years standing to the luncheon at Palmerston North in connection with the civic celebrationis. 1

. The Kiwitea County Council has decided' to make a reduction of five per cent, on .all salaries and wageso£ ,:: its 1 employees as from January 1 next. It is understood that efforts to float a company in Timaru to take over the South Canterbury Woollen Mills .have so far been successful (says the Herald),, and it is, expected that the -company will be registered at van early date. ■ The elevation of Huntly from the status of town district _to that of borough has been sanctioned' by a proclamation. The change will be effective as from February I; election of the Mayor and six councillors will be held on March 15, and the council -will hold its first meeting 10 days later. ■

.Juft; arrived,, a very chofce assortment of Stuart Crystal Jugs, Tumblers, Salad Bowls, vases, etc., suitable for wedding presents.—Peter Dick, Jeweliers. Watchmakers, and Opticians. 490 Moray: place. Dunedin... .:,o.v v /"V----.it is' reported that Waikato buyers have been operating ■ freely during the past week' in the purchase of breeding ewes im Poverty Bay. It is estimated that they have purchased 30,000, and the price for station lines of five-year-old .ewes has. been about 12s. . ' “ If the'Government allows art unions for aeroplanes,. football grounds, ambuJances, and-all other things, surely there should be no objection to an art union to raise funds for a report on the Port Christchurch scheme," said Mr S. W ■Richardson “at a meeting of the Port Christchurch League. The estuary.scheme," t added,-was surely as important as some ?■ r , others in aid of which* art unions had been held. _At a of the Piako County Council the chairman, Mr W. R. Lowry, said the. council had every reason to congratulate itself on being the lowest in New Zealand in the matter of administration expenditure. It. reflected the greatest credit on the engineer, Mr B. H., Horner, and the county clerk, Mr N. J. Ray. The proportion of expenditure to revenue was 2.44 pet cent. The averfor the counties throlighout New Zealand was 5.32 • per cent. A good day’s outing for Tuesday, 2nd' inst. Visit: Gray and Sons’ Big Store in; the morning , and the : Tokomairiro farmers ‘.Show in the afternoon... ■i. “ ope orchards of New Zealand \vill not only thrive, but-will grow some bitter sweet apples," said His Excellency ;the Governor-General (Lord Bledisloe). while, praising the cider of the Western Counties at the reception given in ms honour by the Canterbury. West of England Society. " Then, when you have a surplus, you will be able to blend the two, .and make some of: the finest cider in' the world."

An Otakeho farmer, Mr R. L. Stenlake, has in his-herd a cow whicli bails h erself up at milking time (says the Taranaki Herald). After walking to her place m the shed she , hooks w her right ear around the drag-post of the bail and pulls it towards her until it falls into place. If she does not succed the first time she tries again until the task of “bailing up is accomplished. The cow is valued for other qualities than her intelligence, however, as she gives 501 b of milk per day. Hams, ox tongues for Xmas and New Year; primest quality, prices lowest; unlimited supply.—Barton’s... One of the conditions of the sale cf tramway concession tickets (says a Christchurch newspaper) is that the rides must not" be re-sold by the purchaser. It was reported to the Christchurch Tramway Board last week that a woman pas--senger on one of the longest runs, after asking the conductor to. take two “nips” from her card for herself and a friend, collected the full cash fare from her friend, making a profit on the transaction. She has been advised that if this offence is repeated a prosecution will follow, “ Berlin is the gayest capital of Europe. They put themselves out of the wav to make you comfortable, and to keen you merry and bright while, you are there,” remarks Mr E. Johnston, of Wellington, on his return from a world tour. “At Rheine and everywhere else the landlords of the hotels could'not do enough for us from the time we arrived until we left. You were made most effusively welcome. It was all very jolly—and so different from prance, where the people seemed to be much quieter, more sedate, and not nearly so pleasure-loving.”

An instance of dullness in the land property market came before the meeting of the Waimairi County Council fast week. A letter asked for an extension ■ of five years in which to complete the reading of a subdivision, It was stated that owing; to the abnormal' conditions , through which the country was passing the writer found it an impossible undertaking to unload sections on the; market. If the. formation .of the roads, brought no additional ratepayers on to the county roll, but only idle and, unused thoroughfares, it would be a burden both to the writer and to the council. The council granted the application. Systematic plahting of up to 300 acres of trees has been'carried out annually by the Ashburton County Council durjing the , last eight or nine years.' Prior to that, * however, no planting of note was done, for - a few years. When the trees planted : before that again, are matured and ready: to be cut up for firewood, there will be a shortage Of timber for this purpose -. until the trees planted in recent' year* . have reached maturity.’ It is considered the shortage, will occur within the next 10 years. , . Grandism (1189): The whisky with thebig name—Grand House Whi.-ky—easily ,i the best procurable, and only 12s- the . bottle... . • The timber trade in Southland is acutely depressed. Of the. 40 sawmills >■. most are working only half-time, and cine , or two have temporarily closed down. The ; New Zealand demand’for the timber lias lessened ■ for the, time being, and the exporting of beech to Australia has. v dropped to practically nil as a resylt of ■ the money shortage there. Sooner hr ■ later, however, the sawmillers must be busy again. The trees are there, rimu and beech in plenty, though.not. as handy' ’■'/ as, in the early days, and when the timber 1 is wanted'it can he got. A" remark that -the GJbhorne district. /' had not secured the expenditure of ,is • ■ much public money on roads ns many . other districts was replied to by Mr F. W. Furkert. chairman of the Main Highways Board, when a deputation .from the'' Auckland Automobile Association made a request, for the erection of the no: ip. road hridges. Mr Furkert said that siuto the institution of the’ board, the Gisborne highways district ranked fifth highest for .expenditure in the North Island, and ■ sixth in the whole of New Zealand, while .during the last year only throe districts shad greater expenditure, than Gisborne.’ It was also to be borne in mind that the .Gisborne district wne one of the smallest “in New Zealand, ■ ■ : ' .V’’' Blue Mountain •» Jamaica Coffee stands ' far and away above every other Coffee . for delicious flavour. Ex Taranaki, iere" have- landed our .new season's supply,, .Durie’s, 32 Octagon, Dunedin.., s : - A prominent -South Canterbury farmer informed a .Tiinaru Herald 1 representative that, judging by the present state of the crops, the-nsrvest would be fairly late. A few early, oats would prdbaoly be, harvested at the end of January, bat, .- operations would not become general,until " well* on in’February. ■ f " In emphasising the necessity for nnf- 1 form regulation of traffic on country. roads, 1 a meeting of the District High-.' ways Council at - Timaru last weeJc, tn% Commissioner ,of Transport (Mr J. 6; ’ Hunter) said that'a-good .lesson Could be , learned from the Hutt road in Welling- . ton. This road, be said, had been put down to last 20 years, but on account of ~ the. non-regulation of heavy \traffie,' the stretch after five years had: developed many cracks, and .disintegrations, -which were proving ; very serious. It behoved county councils to take full'advantage of the powers conferred upon them, and to co-operate- with-the Transport Board in' the classification of, roads. - ’r ■; Ladies’- andcrbclt coreelettee,' made in' strong pink coutil, specially fashioned for : stout figures; side fastenings, clastic sec- ; tions. oyer hips, boned at back -with wide' elastic and contil diaphragm cofatrol' fastening'-in; centre .front; 4 strong Suspenders; sizes 32-to-42, 12s 6d, posted ;,to any address from T. Roes, 130 Princes street... r

Although , the rainfall experienced in the Auckland province during recent weeks has not been excessive, its charac-ter-—cold showere with light falls of hail in some localities—has been'. trying'• to young stock, and there is a prospect that fattening will he retarded in some of the more exposed neighbourhoods. Strawberry growers are also feeling . the ■ Unseasonable weather to some extent. : The rainfall for the year to date is 45.10m,'' compared with 46.99in' for JatiUaty-Nti-vemher, inclusive, of last year. From the end of June- last the falf wasV.l9.Boin, .compared with -25.01 in for July-Novernbe'r, 1929. This shows that the present spring, owing to the prevalence of showers rather than continuous heavy rain, has not been exceptionally wet. ; Men’s working shirts, sizes 14 J to 'l7; striped "Tiger Twist" .or pldin grey “ Oliver Twist,” 7s lid., Khaki Veldt, 8S 6d. Posted anywhera for' cash.*— Eilroy and Sutherland,. £/td H 192 Princes street, Dunedin... ' , .' ’ ! An enthusiastic ; of the motorists’ camping ground' at Mokau,. on the.nbw Waikaremoana toad, was given at & meeting of the HawkeVßay Automobile Association- by the secretary . (Mr R.' M. Chadwick). "I can’t imagine a finer ground in the North Island, and I am Sure that it will become exceedingly popular,” said Mr : Chadwick. “There" is a sandy beach with shallow, water, the river, the virgin hush, and two beautiful waterfalls which the road runs round. The Public Works Department has left the remains of its camp, with a dozen chimneys standing.”: It was mentioned by. Mr Chadwick that efforts were being made to establish’ another camp at Aniwaniwa. r • The Prince of . Wales Hotel offers,, ati’ the tariff, the best accommodation in Dunedin. Best liquors stocked. Phone 10-721.—C.Hinoheliff, proprietor... ■.Each bearing the;stamp of the■ New Zealand Manufacturers’ Association, the pay envelopes issued by an Auckland firm at present operating in Wanganui,; all bear a message urging purchase of New Zealand goods. A reporter was shown examples which had along the bottom in, striking type: “Remember to ask for New Zealand-made,” and* “Ask for and Buy , New Zealand-made every time.” Three sample envelopes had printed on the front: “ Every tune you purchase a New Zealand-made article you help to keep your fellow-workers employed. Therefore, always ask for and buy New Zea-land-made goods every time. Ton help to make them—you know the quality is'good and the price Reasonable,” and * Too much of our money goes abroad. Keep it in your own country. If you ouy New Zea-land-made goods you provide more work for New Zealanders.”

Money savers and spring cleaning bargains the order of the day at the Mosgiel Warehouse. Big reductions in all departments. Call or write early.—A. F. Cheyne and C 0... A new record has been established in New Zealand this year for the killing of “bobby" calves in the Auckland district. A buyer of fat stock gives the figures at Horotin 112,723, Westfield 91,171, Southdown 8675, and Moerewa 1704. In, the opinion of a representative of the export trade, who has just returned from abroad, •the bobby vea! industry has come to stay, although the market prospects for calfskins are not as good as they were four months ago. He says the market for skins and hides is , weakening tight throughout the world. As far as the Veal is concerned, there- appears to be 'a definite use for this product, and the 'only change which; could prejudice its he considers,. would be a slump' in pork prices in the United Kingdom, provided the market for white meat continued. Annual sale is now imfull swing; 'Allwool worsted suits, reduced from -£6 6s, now 696 fid; Pullovers 12s 6d, now 8s lid. Sports coats 28s 6d, now IBs 6d. Fawn twist working shirts 9s 6d. now ss. Tld, posted. Money back or exchanged.— “Ascot,” Dunedin... Strange tasks are included among the -duties of the staff of . the Christchurch Public Library, and one of them is to set poison and traps for rats before-'the library closes eacn evening. The'librarian (Mr E. J. Bell) stated last week . that he found the rats very troublesome/particularly with respect to the' damage they , did to ■ the backs of magazines and of books that had been repaired. What attracted them was the paste used in repairing the books and in putting strong, covers' on the magazines.. The voracity, inf act the cannibalism, of the library rats was shown by the lacfc that one recent morning all that-remained-in the trap of a rat caught in the course of the pre-. vioue night was the head, spine and tail. Apparently, paste alone was not sufficient to satisfy the hunger of the rats. Nice cooked ham of Hitcbon Brand Is supplied to grocers freely. It tempts the appetite, you know. It’s very appetising, really....