NEWS IN BRIEF

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21599, 21 March 1932, Page 14

NEWS IN BRIEF

The Grey Valley Collieries and Brunner mine have both ceased work temporarily owing to lack of orders. It is expected that-an early resumption of both pits will be possible, orders being expected in the course of a few days. Weighing IJlb when picked, a mushroom measuring 2ft Sin in circumference and Him in diameter was on exhibition in a Temuka shop recently. It was picked by Mr C. E. Bremner, of Temuka, on the property of Mr P. Mulverhill, at the head of the Kakahau River. Grandism (1593); You cannot buy better Wines or Spirits. The Grand Hotel has the largest, cleanest, and beststocked cellars south of the Equator.. .■_ The problem of high rents was in evidence in the discussion at the monthly meeting of tbe Stratford Hospital Board. 'The opinion was expressed that in many cases mentioned in connection with toe hoard’s relief operations a substantial reduction was essential in the interests of the tenants, and this found general support. The quantity of New Zealand cheese being exported to England has increased tremendously during the past few years, whereas the quantity of cheese exported from Canada shows a decrease of about 50 per cent. In 1925 New Zealand exported 69,644 tons of cheese, and Canada-62,698 tons. For the 12 months ended December, 1930, New Zealand exportable cheese had increased to 98,049 tons, and Canada had fallen to 33,904 tons. Last year New Zealand exported 86,582 tons of cheese, and Canada 35,337 tons. Our Cooked Ham now selling Is 8d per lb.—Barton’s, Manse street... News was brought from Suva by the Tofua, which arrived at Auckland last Monday, that a large raft, consisting of three cylinders, painted a light' grey, had been washed ashore on the island town waterfront. There were no identification marks, but it was the opinion of shipping people in Suva that it might be part of .the wreckage from the Tahiti, lost 18 months ago. •’ Intolerance has been the world’s besetting sin,” declared the president of the Canterbury A. and P, Association (Mr L, R. C. Maefarlane), at the annual meeting the other night. “We have all been intolerant, but, if anything, farmers from their isolation are just a little ahead of the rest. There are meetings where those present are prone to believe that they are the only people to be considered. We must have a wider tolerance for the future,” , , New lease extended to the “Ascot. No new building meantime. Interior.alterations to be made. Stocks must be cleared. Big bargains at alteration sale. Guaranteed navy blue suite, usually £5 10s, now 755, all sizes. • Sports coats now 19s 6d; blazers, 9s 6d. Everything reduced.,. A bequest of £5 toward the cost of a cot for the children’s ward at the Auckland Hospital was received by the Hospital Board at its meeting recently from a former inmate of the Auckland Infirmary. It was stated that the man, who. recently died at the age of 90 years, had always had a great love for children, ■ and the £5 was practically all he possessed at the time of his death. . . ■ Salmon,'which are eclipsing in Size^ those of previous years, are now running in.the Rakaia, according to word received by Mr Turner, of Hammond and Turner, Ltd. (states the Christchurch Times); Good catches of big fish are reported to nave been secured on Monday afternpon and Tuesday morning, one fisherman having landed 13 big fish. . . Autumn goods are now arriving. at Gray’s Big Store, refilling the shelves with new and up-to-date goods for Milton buyers... . , I The once popular lobster bath in the Kairau Reserve at Rotorua is now a thing of the past. This hot pool, which had a depth of from 6ft to Bft, situated among tbe scrub of the reserve, was open to the public, and many free baths were enjoyed each week. A good many montns ago the water level in the pool fell several feet, but hopes were entertained of recovery. "To-day,, however, all that remains of the fine swimming pool is a hot puddle. In an attempt to break the New Zealand record of 135 3-ssec for a flight by a model aeroplane, a model built by several Ashburton lads remained in the air for 125, seconds (states the Guardian). The model was a twin propeller pusher type. It reached a height of about 100 feet and travelled 600 yards from its starting point. In another flight, the model remained in the air for 92 seconds. _ The flights took place at the rifle range in the riverbed. Turnbull’s Sample, Rooms, Middlemarch, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday late night this week. Special Autumn Show. A call will be appreciated.—A. F. Cfieyne and C 0... \ The Government is certainly going about this matter of economy in « whole-hearted way (remarks the Christchurch Sun) / The secretary to a school committee in one of the remoter parts of the country received a letter signed by the Director of Education (Mr T. B. Strong) asking for a isfc of the pupils who rode to school on the same horse, as travelling allowance could not be paid to more than one of them. The secretary is still wondering whether the child who site at the horse s head or the one who sits at its tail is the one who should receive the allowance. A rarity in the shape of a freak cone from the’monkey puzzle tree was shown to a Hawke’s Bay Tribune reporter the other morning. As a general rule the monkey puzzle tree is grown by propagation. seeds seldom being shed. However, there is a tree, reputed to be 50 years old, on Major Warren s Penlee Station at Poukawa, and it was from this tree that the cone, which is an extraordinarily large one, was picked up. It was BJlb, and has a circumference of 2ft 2Jm. Its colou is a vivid green. Curiously enough, this, exceptionally big cone is grown on a stem no thicker than an ordinary lead pencil. “ Bourbon ” for breakfast! Bach tin of “ Bourbon ” now encloses a leaflet giving instructions for, making coffee. Also obtainable from the proprietors, A. Dune and Co., coffee specialists, 32 Octagon, D lhe d Weilington Acclimatisation Society has referred to the North Canterbury Acclimatisation Society a letter written by Mr Frank Dyer, a member of the council of the Wellington Society, dealing with trawlers working at the mouths of rivets in the South Island and preventing salmon running up the rivers to spawn. Mr Dyer wants the Government to alter tno regulations governing the trawling for quinnat salmon at the mouths of nyers, to provide that trawlers shall not be allowed to operate closer than one mile from such rivers, and that trawlers should be licensed for the sale of quinnat salmon. The letter has been referred to a special committee of the North Canterbury Society consisting of Professor Percival and Messrs C. J. Holsey and r. Steans. . The price of land 70 years ago was not a great deal lower than present slump conditions have made it tli® Northem Advocate). The Southern . Cross of April 18, 1862, contains the report of a “ very succcessful sale held at tne Waste Lands Office, at which there was “spirited bidding, and a good attendance of buyers.” Eighteen one-acre allotments in the village of Tamaterau, Whangarei, County of Marsden, were sold for fB.». the upset price being £54. Twelve-acre allotments at Mangapai, Whangarei, were sold for £BB ss, the upset price being £36. . ~ - We are specialising in a pure all porK Sausage at lOd per lb—Bartons. Manse street...

“I now move that the board is not liable in this matter,” said the chairman of the Auckland Hospital Board (Mr W. Wallace}, when a complaint was read at a recent meeting that had been damaged by eggs alleged to have been thrown from the children s hospital. A man wrote claiming compensation amounting to £l6 for damage to clothing belonging to himself and a lady fnena. He alleged that eggs had been thrown from the second balcony of the children s hospital on the Domain drive. He had immediately gone to the hospital and reported the matter. The board received a report concerning the incident, and came to the conclusion that there must have been some misapprehension. It was stated that, although the clothes showed signs of dampness, there were no eggstains on them. It was also suggested that if they had been damaged in such a way, then a little dry-cleaning would put the garments right. The board refused to accept liability. We had tor tea the other night Some Hitchon’s Bacon fried; Hitchon has a right to skite, It’s the best bacon I’ve ever tried...