NEWS IN BRIEF

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21646, 17 May 1932, Page 14

NEWS IN BRIEF

A bread war at Waipukurau still continues with unabated vigour. { On May. 7 the 21b loaf was sold at 3d and the 41b loaf at 6d. Three weeks previously the, price was 6Jd and Is Id respectively,, sb someone is having a loss at the gain of the general public. ■ • Turnbull’s Sample Room, Middlemarch, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday this week. May .Bargains in full swing. Call early. The Mosgiel Ware; house.—A. F. Qheyne and C 0... . V ;. While trawling for fish, Mr Frank Gracia., of Akaroa, caught, a silver tuna, whose" habitat is off the coasts of Florida, The fish is 3ft 2in in length, very Tat. and solid, with a. silver, irndescent skin, and weighing 311 b. This is said to be the third of its species caught in New. Zealand waters. •. ~ V How much is your, time worth? If von are a busy man you count every minute , worth money. Visit or .write us on the s watch question; Peter Dick, the most reliable watchmakers, jewellers, and con; suiting opticians, 490- Moray place. Dun; edin. Phone 13-308... A large Maori axe, excellently preserved, was found by a schoolboy at Kaimata, near New Plymouth, last week while hunting for' insects. The axe is of a light grey colour and measures nearly seven inches along the edge of flie blade, ~ and six inches from top to bottom. • JiV Advice hits been received by the Invercargill police of the death at. Stewart Island at an early hour on Friday lafet of James William Fyfe, a Maori, aged about 40. The deceased, who had just returned from the mutton-bird islands, had a large swelling in his throat and death was caused apparently by suffocation. . ' :■ ' New Stocks Winner Dyes, Gun. Metal, etc.; Stearns New Peroxide Cream, Is 6d tube; Rneecaps for Footballers, 5s 6d. All patent medicines at bedrock prices.—-H. L. Sprosen, Ltd,, chemists and phqtor graphic dealers, cnr. Octagon and George • street, Dunedin... . . The extraordinary ways of Government department are exemplified, says the Independent, by the case of a Waikato settler who had,a section cleaned up by contract under one of the. unemployment schemes. The contract price was £5 IQS, but an official had to come from Wellington specially to pass the job and sea that it was properly done. His expense must have been nearly as much as the contract price.' y r - ?/ ' A • powerful crane and an oxy-acetone cutter are among the tools in,use by the contractors, demolishing Dr W. W. Moore's hospital on the Marine parade, Napier, The cutter is being used to sever the steel bars binding the large blocks .of concrete together, while the crane is lifting the blocks on to waiting lorries.' T ; To make a product so good tliui the simple truth aboiit .it will always be adequate recommendation is the aim of,theIndia Tyre Company, of Scotland. India Super Tyres, Master of Mileage. Agents, The Otnco Farmers... . _ __ Eight boys appeared before, Mr F. WPlatts, S.M., in therChildren’s ;Court .at Wnihi recently, each charged with having wilfully committed damage by breaking gas lamps and with having thrown stones to the danger of the property of the Waihi Borough Council. • The ‘ boys were ad- - monished and discharged, the patents being ordered to. pay the cost of the damage. The magistrate said he hoped the cases would be a warning, to other possible offenders, and added that if the present defendants came before the court , again they would be much more severely, dealt with. Our Cooked Ham now selling Is 9d per lb.—Barton’s, Manse street.' ' A remarkable feature of the application* received for the position of ferryman at Upokongaro, on the Wanganui River, waa that many of those in search of the post were ex-naval ratings (states the Chronicle). ‘ Two of the .applicants had. testimonials from shipping firms with head- ' quarters on the River Clyde (Glasgow); and another submitted that he had served on rivers in China, having been through much of the pirate : disturbances in that region. Forty applications were received* Grandism (1641): Perfect . Scotch Whisky must be aided by Scottish rills, Scottish air, and Scottish skill; such is Grand House Whisky, 12s regular size . bottle.,. . ■ i The Eglinton Valley road has opened a / new scenic asset for motorists (state; the annual report of the Southland Motor Association). Prior to next summer it is proposed to co-operate - with the Citata Forest Service in the matter of establishing camping areas for motorists along this route. A word of warning is made concerning the danger of lighting fires too near to the native bush in this locality. It would be a great pity if any of the fine scenery was marred as a result of such a careless action.. , > . , Overcoats, in. brown and fawn checks, with all round belts, at the n6w low price* —79 s 6d, Raglan Coats 59s 6d. Come in and try one; patterns sent to country customers.—" Ascot,” corner Princes 'and, Rattray streets... , , ■-y. The opinion that pnvately-owned radio broadcasting stations should Be stricter control was expressed by Mr Ay. R. M'Kean, S.M., in the Magistrate* Court at Auckland during the hearing of a case in which a man and a-woman were charged with theft. Detective Sergeant T. Kelly said the two accused had been associating together for some time, and recently the man caused a me«age to he broadcast from a suburban B station arranging for an with the woman. “If wireless stations do that sort of thing it shows the need for some new regulations.” commented Mr M Kean. Ready for the cold weather! Knit Wear is the thing, and here are the successes, New style Ladies Cardigans, all wool, in the latest tomngs, and patterns; ■ from 7s lid to 37s 6d. Ladies Newest Fancy DesignPull-oversfrom 6s to 255, Ladies’ Winter-weight Vests, at 3s lid to 13s 6d at Grays. Milton... “With the view of impressing on the Government the great, hardship— equal .to that suffered by the relief worker—in* flicted by the direct tax of Is m the £ upon taxpayers whose income from an sources is £4 per week; or less,-this council urges upon the Government the serious , need of relieving, at the earliest PpasiWa moment, taxpayers within This category. This resolution, proposed byMrL. Inch ener at a recent meeting of the Takapuna Borough Council, caused considerable discussion. Messrs Hamilton and Colgrova both considered that the subject was far too big to warrant an opinion .without fuller consideration and inquiry into tna whole position. The .resolution was carried, and a protest-is to be. sent to tna G °“ Bourbon” for breakfast! Each tin of “ Bourbon ’’ now encloses a leaflet giving instructions for making coffee. A*®® obtainable from the proprietors, A. Duria and Co., coffee specialists, 32 Octagon, D The dl difficulty of the task set the Arbitration Court when asked to determine whether there waa ,P a^! lal T^ e *? en . was remarked upon by Mr Justice Frazer during the hearing of acompensation claim at New Plymouth. HepointeAo.T that it was not usual for .the claimant family to keep records and detailed accounts in anticipation of anaction ansing out of an accident. “During eleven and a-half years,” said his Honor, I remember only one such case in which anything like a detailed statement of contributions to the family was presented to , the court—and that was.at Dunedin..in® old mother who gave evidence on that occasion was a wonderfully methodical woman, and she coujd give chapter and verse fbr everything.” . . We are specialising, in a pure all pors Sausage at IQd per lb.—Barton’s. Manse street* • • * ■ - * j People complain of the hard times, said Mr R- Yardley, at the Gore A. and P. Association’s presentation of prizes last • week 'He referred them to the early days in Eastern Southland. Then. 40 to 50 years ago, thousands of bags of oats were ' sold at Is per bushel. He had seen these stacked for chains along the Waimea railway station. Thousands of good, lambs, which would sell to-day) at 8s and 10s, were sold at Is. He recalled a line. pf sheep in wool with lamb at .foot bswij sold at 2s 6d, the lamb thrown in. That was how good things were 40 to 50 years ago. When he arrived at Gore just on 50 years ago, the only man he knew was Mr Peter Cullen. Between Gore and the Waimea estate there were about four homesteads.' Most of that stretch of about 30 miles was tussock land. Little Jnck Horner sat in a corner, Eating Hitchon’s Ham, “It's neither too lean nor too tat, said he y ; ' t “What a fortunate fellow I am.”..