NEWS IN BRIEF

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21600, 22 March 1932, Page 16

NEWS IN BRIEF

The Waitaki is almost in perfect order for salmon fishing, and as the fish are starting to Tun freely, anglers can he assured of good sport for the closing week of the angling season. ■ . Large numbers of ants are being discovered in some parts of Gisborne (says the Poverty Bay, Herald), and trouble has been experienced'by householders in keeping them away from the food. Napier people also are being troubled with ants. An unusual occurrence is reported from Woodlands Soldier Settlement, Opotiki, a cow on the farm of Mr S. Maxwell giving, birth to triplets—two heifers and a bull, All appeared to be normal when born, but subsequently, they all died. , _ When you are selecting a wedding present this Easter you will find a choice assortment of Silver and E.P. Goods suitable for Gifts. Hot Water Jugs, Tea Pots, Casseroles, Honey Jars,. Afternoon Tea Spoons, and Crystal Vases.—Peter Dick, Jewellers, Watchmakers, and Opticians, 490 Moray place, Dunedin... ' . Although the weather ha s been very dry this summer: (comments the New Zealand Herald), the short period of heavy rain last month stimulated the growth of vegetation, benefiting bulbs which had been left in the soil. Jonquils are through the soil where ■ they were planted in shady places, and in one garden in Parnell, a few are in flower, a month earlier than usual. A well-known district farmer, Mr L. D. Cameron, of Rewa Rewa, is at present in a Masterton private hospital as the result of an unusual accident which occurred when he was slaughtering a bullock. He had shot the beast, and was about to bleed it when it reared up, and in falling back crushed him under it. He received a fractured leg. The South Canterbury Executive of the Farmers’ Union, asked by the South Canterbury section of the Public Service Association for support against proposed further reduction in the salaries of civil servants decided to reply, stating that, while the union sympathised with the civil servants, it considered that the cut had to come. ' ' To make a product so good that the simple truth about it will always be adequate recommendation is the aim of the India Tyre Company, of Scotland. India Super Tyres, Master of Mileage. Agents., The Otago Farmers... . The recent continued rains experienced in Wairoa had the natural result of a rise in the river, and large quantities of firewood have been carried down to the sea and thrown up again on the Wairoa beach. This has been a boon to a large number of residents, who have been having a busy time in removing the firewood deposited all up and down the beach. For the sum of £9O, the autogiro, which has been housed by the Wanganui Aero Club for nearly a year, was sold by auction last Wednesday to a purchaser acting on behalf of the Safety Flying Club, Wellington (reports the Chronicle). Bidding was brief but decided, and the transaction did not taae more than five minutes to complete. The machine was flown to Wanganui from Wellington last year, but was damaged at the airport there, where it has remained ever since. It was sold under instructions from the bailiff under a distress warrant. About two dozen people watched the sale, mostly members of the Wanganui Aero Club. Visitors to Oberammergau, the Passion Play village in southern Bavaria, will this year have an opportunity to see Biblical plays in the theatre used for rehearsals of the Passion Play. The first play to be given was Lissauer’s “ Jephtliah’s Wife.” The leading parts areplayed by men and women whose names are known from the Passion Play performances of 1930. Alois Lang, the Christus, plays the part of Simon the priest, the Jephthah is Hugo Rutz, who was the 1930 Caiaphas, and his wife is played by Klara Mayr, who alternated last year as Mary Magdalene. The other parts are in the hands of younger players who had smaller parts in the Passion Play, and the Passion Play orchestra is used. The rehearsal theatre was built in 1930, and its technical equipment has been improved with the proceeds of the Passion Play performances. It seats 450 persons.

While the police are frequently handed articles found by members of the pub ic which are never subsequently claimed by their owners, it is not often that such a valuable article as a diamond ring, which has been valued by a jeweller at £SO, remains unclaimed at the police station, a o inquiry has yet been made for a ring consisting of a single diamond, which was found by the proprietor of a Karangahape , road (Auckland) butcher’s shop m his premises on February 22. The chain-prayer nuisance has been re vived in Greymouth, insult being added to injury by insufficiefit postage being placed on tiie envelopes (says an exchange;. This latest chain-prayer was referred to the Rev. Father J. Long, who said that the chain-prayer was an old form or superstition. The practice was not devotional, and he emphatically condemned

U 'Our Cooked Ham now selling Is 8d per lb.—Barton’s, Manse street... Two Australian publications, The Parable of the Water Tank,” and the Path to Power,” have been banned by the New Zealand Customs Department. In a warninc gazetted last week these books were added to the prohibited list on the ground that they are embraced, by the Order-m-Council which bans literature. encouragin'* violence or expressing seditious intention. The second publication mentioned is issued by the Australian Communist A smile was raised at last week’s meeting of the Auckland Education Board when the senior inspector of schools, Dr J. W MTlraith, mentioned that-of .eight children at a certain country school the surname of three of the pupils was. Coffin, and that of two others was Graves. Die inspector added that the teacher s name was Sadd. “No, wonder! remarked the chairman. Mr A. Burns, 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 75a, all sizes. Sports coats now 19s bet, blazers. 9s 6d. Everything reduced.... • The Kaiti freezing works are still being kept fairly busy for this time of the year, although the killings are considerably less than at the peak of the season. Lambs are being received from time to time, but the numbers are not large, sheep comprising the bulk of the killings. To date, from 460 000 t 0,470,000 sheep and lambs haie been slaughtered. Cattle are now coming forward, but not in large numbers, about 1000 having been dealt with to date, tsuyinrr rates for ox beef are 14s per 1001 b for prmm in weights from 1401 - to 2201 b per quarter. At this rate a 7401 b beast would be worth a little over 15. For weights under or over these stipulated, and second grades, the price is 10s per. 100Jb. 1 . ■ i. Autumn goods are now arriving at Gray’s Big Store, refilling the shelves w;th new and up-to-date goods- for Milton bl The ß question whether school teachers should be allowed to use their schools as fields of propaganda on their own behalf was briefly discussed by the Canteibury Education Board at its last meeting. A letter was received from the New. Zea land Educational Institute asking if circulars opposing the raising of the school entrance age to six years die tributed among the school children, it was moved that permission should be refused, but an amendment by Mr G.. bThompson, .that consideration of the request should be deferred until a copy, of the circular had been placed before the board, was ultimately carried. Special autumn 'show now on. ace the new coats, new hats, anfl new even in- frocks in the showroom; just.opepod. The stylos are right, and the will please you. Call early—A. F. Gheyne dll The possibility of . manufacturing macaroni and vermicelli m Zealand was discussed at a'meeting of the Dis abled Soldiers’ Re-establishment Committee in Christchurch. It was decided to make further inquiries into, the proposal. Taranaki is again badly in neecGor rain, the ground being very dry (says the Herald)* There is still a fair quan tity of feed,-but the difficulty With many farmers is that creeks which ordinarily; provide water for their stock are dry. As showing the kind of growing; season experienced in the • Houto district this year, Mr PenpereM cut his second crop of hay the other day (says the Northern Advocate). After the first:cut, which was made before Christmas, he kept the paddock shut up till the second crop was rea( |v , A suggestion that a method of freeing sheep from ticks other than by dipping the animals should be found was made at the annual meeting of the Canterbury A. and P. Association the other evening, it was stated that the sheep were roughly handled in . the dipping process, and that the method of clearing the sheep ot ticks should he made more attractive, as was the case with poison laid for rabbits. “Bourbon” for breakfast!- Each 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, Dunedin... : ... To assist students in acquiring their year’s books second-hand, the Canterbury University College branch of the Student Christian Movement each year conducts a second-hand book exchange. This year s operations were concluded the other night by an auction sale of unclaimed books. The president of the Students’ Association (Mr J. G, D. Ward) occupied the dais and disposed of about 100 books qf various values at prices ranging from a halfpenny to two and tenpence. This year the book exchange has handled close, on .2000 books and has had a turnover of about £220. Another tribute to the manner in which foreign news is presented in the press ot New Zealand was paid recently by Earl Beauchamp, formerly leader of the Liberal Party in the House ,of Lords, who arrived at Auckland by the Marama on a nealth trip. New Zealand newspapers, in their cable news, featured events and topics or world-wide interest, he said. Newspapers in other countries, even in England, were almost exclusively, concerned with their own domestic affairs. . t We are specialising in a pure all pork Sausage at lOd per lb—Bartons. Mansa progress had been made with the- erection of the new Anglican Cathedral in Nelson during the last U months, the greater portion of the work being inside, contracting the nave arcade, aisle and gallery arches, etc. The heavilymoulded arches supported on massive columns constructed entirely of marble become a salient feature in the building A substantial temporary roof has been erected over the nave, which will carry the staging to enable the building to proceed and the permanent roof and ceiling to be finished without any interference with the use of the lower part of the building. The temporary ceiling is 3dtt above the floor level. V . - ■ • Proposals from Mr H. I. Christensen (Taihape), placed before the last meeting of the Wanganui Hospital Boardj that the present system of medical staffing, with medical superintendent, house surgeons, and visiting honorary specialists, should be cnanged to full-time stipendiary and part-time honorary staffing of the hospital for medical requirements, met with so little support that the motion was withdrawn (reports the Wanganui Chronicle). The principal objections were that the financial state of the country did f not favour “changing horses in a stream., as the chairman, Mr W. E. Broderick, termed, the proposal, and that after the next meeting of' the board seven members must be Brown Brandy Wine, charms the palate and gives a decided though pleasant kick; 5s large three star bottle... The love that the people of England ot all classes had for their Majesties the King and Queen was mentioned by Sir James Parr. Leader of the Legislative Council, and former High Commissioner for New Zealand in London, during an address to the Timaru Rotary Club. An American had said that the business of kings had gone out since the war, and it was largely due to the’wonderful qualities of their Majesties, that no two people ■were held in higher respect in the world. Sir James said that he had been struck by the wonderful knowledge the King had of his dominions, stating that he knew everything about New Zealand, and its political questions. In the speakers opinion, with every other link, constitutional and political, gone, kingship was the only thing that held the Empire to?C The flood has drowned my stock and crops. , My wife as well, poor soul. ‘ I had to choose between her And the Hitchoh’a bacon r 011...