NEWS IN BRIEF

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21642, 12 May 1932, Page 14

NEWS IN BRIEF

The view that the trout- it Taupo would be equally as good next season as they were in 1924 was expressed by Mr M. A- Going, of Hamilton, who has had much experience in angling at Taupo. Mr Going, who was fishing in the Waitakanui Stream at Taupo last week, said the angling at Taupo was as satisfactory now as it was. in 1923, a season whiclx was followed by one outstanding for the phenomenal.size of the fish caught How much is your time worth.' If VO|i are a busy man you count every minute worth money. Visit or write us on the watch question: Peter Dick, the most reliable watchmakers, •■jewellers',.; and consulting' opticians, 490 Moray place, Dunedin. Phone 13-308.., • . It was reported at an Egmpnt National Park Board meeting last week that up to the end of March bounty had been paid on a further 1082 goats killed on tfig mountain. It was stated that to date 5120 goats had been killed. Mr Thomson mentioned that goats had made their appearance on the east side of the mountain. Mr Armit intimated that there was a balance at March 31 of £62 8s of the sum granted—£l46 —for the dev gtruction of goats by the Government, and it was decided to ask that this Lie still made available, and also to ask for an additional £IOO, , ' r - New Stocks Winner Dyes, Gun Metal, etc.; Stearns New Peroxide Cream, Is fid tube; Kneecaps for Footballers, 6s 6d. All patent medicines’ at bedrock prices.—H. L. Sprosen, Ltd., chemists and photographic dealers, cur. Octagon and George street, Dunedin,.,. While shooting bn Saturday afternoon, Bert Parsons, a Gore High School pupil, the sou of Mr and Mrs,F. G. C. Parsons, suffered serious injuries to his arm. In company , with two friends he was in a boat op a lagoon, at Croydon Siding, and in picking up a gun. it exploded. ; The charge entered his left arm. A companion, John Stewart, bound it up with a handkerchief which stopped some of the bleeding, Despite considerable loss of blood. Parsons walked a quarter of a mile to the residence of Mr M. Hanley, wno brought, him by car to Gore. He was admitted to hospital, where an operation was performed.. The arm is badly injured, but good '-progress' towards recovery is reported 'to have been made. • Our Cooked Ham now selling Is 8d peg lb.—Barton’s, Manse street.., During a discussion by ' the Awatere County Council.-on the lack of interest shown by'the travelling public in .regard 1 to road signs and nbtices, some amusementvwaa created when the county- inspecr tor (Mr S. G. Stockley) related an instance that had occurred, recently on the occasion of a flood in- the Blind River. As the ford was uncroseabje he. had visited the spot and placed a Targe notice to this effect Tight in' the .centre of. the roadway. That, however, had not P re ; ’ vented three cars from becoming “ stuck in an endeavour to cross the river. •, Overcoats, in brown and fawn checks, with all round belts, at the new low prices —79 s 6d, Raglan Coats 59s fid. Come in and try , one; patterns sent to country customers. —'‘Ascot.'’ corner Princes aha Rattray streets.. . Breaking away from a van at the Taranaki street, Wellington, intersection the other afternoon, a horse galloped through Manners street and down Willis street, causing considerable' excitement, ' • W hep a bar ifi front of.'the van,broke.at Tara-naki-street the horse was; struck by one of the fragments, with the result that the animal was stirred to further efforts, and dragged the driver, from his seat on to tile road. The driver escaped unhurt. Several attempts were, made to stop the horse, but it was not until it was stopped by traffic at the intersection of Willis street arul.Larabton quay that a constable was able tb hold it. ..... . - . Grandism (1637):,. You will ' ; be delighted with the wonderful, refreshing, bracing, and; foiling up effect of Aragon Spanish Wine, 4s bottle. ■ Many acts of charity that are not brought before the notice of the public are daily being performed m Wanganui among distressed families.- Among the bakers there are a number who- supply free bread to necessitous cases. Qne-in-stance, however, is worthy, of special mei - tibn. The baker learned ■ that one ot the children was having ] a birthday, ap4 in addition to the usual supply of free bread, he made an artistic birthday cake, complete with candles, for the child. It was the first real birthday cake she had CV Ready l 'for the cold weather! Knit Wear is the thing,,, and here the successes, New. style Ladies . Caidigans, all wool,-in the latest, tunings and patterns; from 7s lid to 37s fid: Em m Newest Fancy- Design Pull-overs, from 6s to 255. Ladies’ Winter-weight Vests,, at 3s Ud to 13s fid at. Grays, Milton.... . The Shaw, -SavilT steamer -Raranga, which was loading last week at Wanganui took the following cargo for English ports. 2250 carcasses of mutton and U casses of lamb for Liverpoo ; 1000 cai » of mutton arid 3250 carcasses .of lamb for Avonmouth; carcasse “. lamb :fo r .Manchester and 500 carcasses.pf lamb for, Glasgow Other cargo .was as follows: —70 tons of boneless beef. 2010 boxes of butter, 360 crates of cheese, 941 bafes of wool, 125 casks of Tallow 53 casks of , pelts and 60 bags May bargains in full swing-at the Mo giel Warehouse. See vmdows Gall early. You can buy it cheaper from us S y month.-A. F. Cheyne and C 0...In a small town in the North Miss Esther James, who is walking througlv New Zealand to advertise >ew Zealand goods, spoke to a gathering, of Maoris and told them about a well-known preparation which was good for sunbuin and P fpr use after shaving. She gave .a bottle to one Maori, who evidently m s understood the way the fluid was to be used, for not long, after Miss Jamesv re ceived the following letter from mnu “ Dear Walking Miss Your stuff no good for te whisker. I drink somregiflarly every morning, but te whisker he still grow.” . ' . .>4 “Bourbon” for breakfast! Each, tin of “ Bourbon ” now encloses a leaflet Riving instructions for making coffee. Aobtainable from the proprietors. A.’DhD« and Co., coffee specialists. 32 Octagon, Dunedin... , A North Island settler relates an niterestinir experience he had with ? ms dog._Un Monday, April I, a friend with a sporting dor. was shooting wild ducks on his property and the farmers sheep dog a.so acconvranifed the visitor., The, the sporting dog , departed on Monday night. On Tuesday morning the farmerf dog returned to the with a IjV duck in his mouth, and the following evening again repeated the P erf 7™ aU la The farmer is at a loss to know, how-the dbg managed to' catch them. The first duck was plucked and showed no signs ot shot marks, so that it could not ffiaye been wounded. The farmer can only assume that his dog has developed into a flirt-class -poacher. , ’ To make a produfct bo good that, the simple truth about Tt will altrtys be adequate recommendation is the aim ot- tno India Tyre Company, of Scotland. India Super Tvres, Master of Mileage. Agents, The Otago Farmers... ' , , , Whilst the petrol Tanks of an engine of an. electric train at Melbourne, wej a being filled, the petrol burst into a sheet of flame, and two men engaged in the work had a narrow escape. The heat was so great that the car containing the engine could not be approached an it burnt right away to the chassis and the electric current passed down the rails and extended for half a mil Sh bright flashes:. The flames from the burning car could be seen for mfies. The damage is estimated at £I2,OUU. , We are specialising in a pure alLpork Sausage at lOd per lb. —Bartons, Manse street.. • • At almost the . first - shot of the gun, thousands of ducks in the Rangirin district made fo r the nearby sanctuary, and there, since the opening day. of the season, most of them have stayed. This us the story told by residents of The district (reports the Auckland Star), -and by sportsmen who went down * that way- for the opening of the season. There have not been many good bags and the opinion is that the season will be .a , poor one. Several Auckland sportsmen got .reasonably good bags The first morning, but since then, 1 it -is reported, the shooting has been poor. ~ “The time has come,” the Walrus said, “ To talk of many things, Of Hitchon’s Ham'and; Bacon prune— The food that’s fit for -kings. ...