NEWS IN BRIEF

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21543, 15 January 1932, Page 12

NEWS IN BRIEF

The destruction .of rath-in Christchurch is a matter that receives constant attention. In 1930-31 the City Council sold. 1322 jafii of rat- poison,' as compared with 1728 jars the. previous year. . A quiet period of building operations was Cambridge .last year, the value of the permits issued in the borough being flOilSO, compared with £14,074 for 1930: The value of buildings for which permits have been issued: In the borough during the past eight years is £114,589. . - 1 4 Come.and see our show to-night. We are open till 9 o’clock Friday nights.— Scoullar and Chisholm,-Limited... It is anticipated that tomato crops will be both plentiful and early this year, despite the setbacks they have had in various parts of the Dominion from hail, frost, and drought. Many Hawke’s Bay growers report plentiful crops (says the Napier Telegraph). Severa I daye ago a record was broken in Christchurch, when a case of outdoor-grown tomato:s Was picked at Heathcote. It was the first time a grower had been- able- to pick outside., tomatoes from any; of the gardens about Christchurch so early in the season. This case of tomatoes, which was sent, to Dunedin, was actually ahead of Nelson. Inward shipping to the Port of-Napier during 1931 was the lowest since 1921, and reached only 504.912 tons, :<ns against' 642,918 in-the previous year. The figures had increased steadily since 1921, and the falling-qff last year was attributable to direct-and indirect damage and loss caused by the earthquake in February last- The "port facilities were temporarily out of' action, and. the damage done to 1 the freezing works hear Hastings meant that killing had to be suspended and ships diverted from their calls for Hawke’a Bay-frozen meat. . ... We are now opening up all our Novelties. Call early while the assortment is good. Ail marked at new prices. Gifts for all at the Mbsgiel Warehouse.~A. F. Cheyne and C 0...

Residents, in the outer suburbs of Gisborne not connected with the borough w;ater supply are finding .the present position acute (says the,Herald). Tank supplies have been depleted in many cases, and the carrying of water from adjacent wells is becoming common. The popularity of the new Blue-bath and the Ward baths at Rotorua is evidenced by the exceptionally heavy business done at both during the Christmas and New Year Week. For the period December 23 to December* 31, a total of 3704 persons paid for admission to the Ward baths and 3028 for admission..to the Blue bath, while the volume of business has .been steadily maintained since Christmas. It is understood . that the revenue returns from the Blue bath are regarded as extremely satisfactory. For ■ a' seasonable dish, quickly served, for breakfast, lunch, or tea. Barton’s Allpork Saveloys are unexcelled,.. Settlers in the back'country from Gisborne Lad an anxious week-end watching the approach of a fire which swept extensive bush areas in the (jovernraent reserve between Tahunga and Tahora. For a. time it appeared that a number of properties were endangered, but the fire burned itself out on Sunday night and Mohday,; removing . any- cause for further anxiety. The dense smoke from extensive burns on the. hilly country, has been drifting towards Gisborne,' but 1 the fires are now-Well under control.- : ’

Grandism (1537): .By fire one testa gold and silver, and by wine one -learns the character of a man. For the best Grand Hotel home supply store... ‘‘l haye-just returned from a payable holiday in Taranaki,” remarked a resident to a Wanganui Herald reporter,. Ho stated' that he went to -Hawera with the intention., of spending' two weeks oh .. a farm. On Boxing Day -He wa’s roped in to assist with the. haymaking/ and was only too willing to render' ’What service he could. When .the job, was finished, another settler asked him whether he would care to work on his place haymaking for a couple of days. He agreed and got .two and a-half days’ work at Is 6d an hour. That led to other farmers employing him. / “ Instead of being out of pocket row the trip/’ he< remarked, “I return home showing a prefit and feeling perfectly fit. Haymaking in Taranaki will do me again next year,” he added. . -

To-day, instead of depending on overseas supplies, New Zealand Hosiery. Mills turn out thousands of dozens of Fully Fashioned Pure Bilk Stockings in every new shade of Greys and Browns at 3s lid, 5s lid, 6s lid, 7s lid, 8s lid, find 9s lid pair.--At T. Boss, 130 Princes street... An Akaroa resident ■ returning from Christchurch the, other evening had an unenviable experience in the vicinity. >‘of Little River. He had stopped his car to render assistance’ tp. a motor ,cyclist whose machine had broken down, 1 when his car was suddenly , surrounded by” a huge swarm of mosquitoes. . It Was necessary to switch off the-car lights and the two men proceeded cautiously along the road to avoid receiving further bites from the insects. 1 . •. •

The washing ashore of quantities" of large mussels on .the ocean beach near the WHakatane Heads and harbour beaches recently is considered to be due to a submarine disturbance or a storm at sea. The mussels were of*’the deepsea, variety (says a northern exchange), and were attached r to seaweed. The Natives gathered a rich harvest, taking cartloads for food. It was reported at about the same time that thousands of jellyfish Were washed ashore on the. Tauranga Harbour and vicinity., ; A fragrant New Year gift!’ Send your friend a tin of Blue Mountain Jamaica, the” world’s finest coffee. Only obtainable from A. Durie and Co., coffee specialists, 32 Octagon, Dimedin... An alarm that a small boat was floating, upturned, and with a person clinging to it. some distance off the Marine Parade Beach, was responsible for a dash from the Napier Police Station by two c6nstables the other afternoon. According to the report received at the station, the boat was some distance from the shore (states the Telegraph), and about half a mile past the borough boundary. The object which had claimed so niuch attention proved ultimately-to be a. large log, partly burned and accordingly varying in colour from black to brown, with the appearance of an upturned rowing boat. •.

“The Domain, Milton,, is a pleasant place to open the picnic baskets, and Gray’s Store a good place for supplies." A tally of persons using the newspaper room at the Central Public Library, Auckland, on January 5, showed that there were 1341 visitors, by far the largest, number yet recorded. , The previous maximum was about 1100 on an inclement day last winter. The newspaper room, being in a, basement, and being really far too small for its purpose, offers no special attractions to readers. The inference is . that there ,is a genuine and increasing public demand for the facilities it provides. * When the new liner Strathnaver tied up at Brisbane recently all the cutlery was removed from the tables in the saloons before the ship was. opened for .public inspection. The chief steward was not distrustful of Brisbane.’s honesty (says a Brisbane newspaper) but he remembered what happened in Adelaide. Adelaide’s sobriquet of The Holy City ” did not prevent 159 teaspoons, a score or two pairs of sugar tongs, and dozens of other pieces of cutlery being “souvenired ” when the vessel was opened for inspection. W.hy pay over £5 for your suits? See our special all-wool worsteds for 59s 6d. Thornproofs, • all shades and sizes, at 79s 6d; extra heavy all-wool navy blue suits, now 97s 6d, usually £6 ; 6s. No suit over £5. Patterns sent so you can compare our quality and prices.—“ Ascot,” Princes street,-Dunedin...

“ Nelson is apparently the envy of the rest of the Dominion at, the present time,” said a Nelson resident who is visitor; Christchurch, to a Sun reporter, “because it ‘seems to be the place that has been least affected by the depression. But, so far as the farmers of the province are concerned, it, is mainly attributable to one fact—that the banks have not regarded fruitgrowing very • favourably, and consequently few advances have been made to the growers, who have had to worry along with what little monev they could scrape together; Now that ’other people are feeling this lack of bank advances; Nelson i« almost on its feet and intends to stay there." Hitehotf’s bacon, Hitchon’s bacon, , Have you ever tried it? With a steak or paiisage They’re lovely when they’re fried...