NEWS IN BRIEF

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21648, 19 May 1932, Page 14

NEWS IN BRIEF

In recording the evidence heard during the sitting of the tramway strike tribunal, the board’s stenographers were called on to face a marathon in note, taking (says the Christchurch Times)! From 10 a.m. on Thursday they were kept busy until' 1.30 p.m. on Saturday; and during that time made a' shorthand note of all the evidence that; was tendered. They took it in turns of half an hour each, and piled up a sheaf of notes that presented a formidable task in transcription. How much is your time worth? if von 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...

More and more people are turning .to poultry-keeping as a side line to assist them in carrying on over the difficult period for the reason that the price of eggs has not been affected to the same extent as that of other primary products, said Mr J. N. M'Lean, secretary of the New Zealand Poultry Association, speaks ing in Christchurch. Farmers, farmers’ wives in particular, and suburban resident? were contributing to this state of affairs. , New Stocks Winner Dyes, Gun Metal, etc.; Stearns New Peroxide Cream, Is 6d tube; Kneecaps for Footballers, 5s fid. All patent medicines at bedrock prices.—H. L. Sprosen,' Ltd., chemists and photographic dealers, cnr. Octagon and George street. Dunedin... .

Just how difficult things are for many people was emphasised the other day ryhen the caretaker •of the camping grounds at Addington came across a married couple who, for lack of better shelter, had spent the night in the grand stand on the grounds. They» were penniless, and had but recently arrived from the south. The caretaker admonished the couple, one of the campers told a Sun reporter, for loitering on the premises, but he also helped them on their way with a few shillings. To make a product bo 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... ; . , Chains stretched across the various entrances to the Anglican Cathedral grounds at Christchurch the other day, together with the notice, “ No Thoroughfare,” marked the Cathedral Chapter s right to. its own property. On.one day a year the chapter has to forbid, entrance to the cathedral grounds, as otherwise the paths will become public property. This practice is -. observed with several rigkts-of-way in the city (says the Sun); so that they may be conserved as private property, though used for ■ 364 days- of the year by the public. . . - Grandisiu (1643): Glovin is quickly made with hot water and a slice of lemon, ■a fine nightcap; settles colds and other winter ills, and only 6s a bottle... A reduction in the reward offered by the Auckland Acclimatisation Society for stoats and weasels - from 2s 6d to Is . a tail was,made at a meeting of the society. “The expenses, are ,too great in this respect, considering the reduced revenue of the society,” said the president (Mr F. E. M‘Kenzie) The reward for hawks! feet, 6d a pair, is--to remain unaltered. Up to the present 2702 hawks’, feet, for which £67. Us had been paid, and 923 stoats and weasels, amounting to £lls 7s 6d, had. been sent to the society. Turnbull’s Sample Room, Middlemardj* Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday this week. May Bargains in_ full swing. -Call early. The Mosgiel TVarfehouse. —A. P. Chcyne and C 0.... ‘ Paragraphs have been going the rounds in several newspapers about the exceptionally late strawberries being harvested in Auckland and Hawke’s Bay, but the experience of an Eltham resident, Mr T. J. Reakes (says the Argus), 1 caps the lot. Mr Reakes has for weeks past been picking very luscious strawberries of a size and flavour which; would be graded “A ” in strawberry circles. Only, last week samples were brought to the Argus Office by Mr Reakes, who stated that they are grown in the open, and- there are still some left in his gardem Even in Auckland strawberries at this : t, J ne of the year are a rarity, so Eltham has distinguished itself. . Our Cooked Ham now selling Is 9d per lb. —Barton’s, Manse street. Signs that the farmers of North Tara- 1 naki are not so pessimistic as they were that they believe the worst is over—have been noticed by a motor car salesman. He told a News reporter last week That within the past month he had sold. ■ a second-hand car for over £2OO cash and that a new car was due for delivery at a price not far short of £4OO. Normally, he said, a salesman considered he was not doing badly if his sales averaged £SOO a month. .

Overcoats, in brown and- fawn checks, with all round belts, at the new low prices —79 s 6d, Raglan Coats 59s 6d. Come in-and try one; patterns sent to country customers.—“ Ascot,” corner Princes and Rattray streets...

When lawyers become personal, as they sometimes do in cross-examination, witnesses seldom find an opportunity of getting their own back. An elderly woman, however, who was giving evidence in the Magistrate’s Court at Wellington during a maintenance case, turned to account one of the questions that were asked her. “Who supplies you with clothes?” the solicitor “ You are fairly well dressed. The woman paused a second before she replied. “My sister,” she slowly. “I suppose you wish you had a sister like her.”

' Inspecting prices of high grade j Suits for men’s wear one finds at Gray’s Big Store that prices have dropped fully & pound...

A half-yearly distribution of £IBO among nine educational and charitable organisations has been made in accordance with the will of the late Sir Charles P. Skerrett. The will set apart portion of the estate, the income from which is to be applied by the trustees to educational charities. At a recent meeting of the trustees, Miss Mary Skerrett and Messrs H. F. Johnston, K.C., and D. G. A. Cooper, the fourth half-yearly allocation was made as follows: —Jubilee In- , stitute for the Blind, Auckland, £ls; Wellington Free Kindergarten Association, £ls; St. Mary’s Homes, £ls; Anglican Boys’ Homes Society, Lower Hutt, £ls; St.’Bede’s College, Christchurch, £2O; Seatoun Boys’ Preparatory College, £2O; Hastings Convent, £3O: Napier Convent, £3O; St. Anne’s Primary School, Newtown, £2O.

“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... -

At Greymouth last week Mr G. R; Harker, president of the Master Bakers Association, presented a mayoral chain to the Borough Council on behalf of the New Zealand Master Bakers’ Association. The gift is to mark the appreciation of members of the association for the hospitality extended to them by Greymouth resident* at the Bakers’ Conference in 1931. The cost was subscribed by members who visited Greymouth. The chain contains four ounces of West Coast gold, specially given by Mr W. Fisher, of Blenheim. The chain was put round the Mayor s neck by Mrs G. R. Harker, the wife of the president. The Mayor (Mr J. W. Greenslade) returned thanks for the gift. We are specialising in a pure all pork Sausage at lOd per lb—Barton’s, Manse street..,, *■- ■ - - -

A rich harvest of. firewood was carried down by the Hawke’s Bay rivers during the recent floods, and since the waters subsided there have been scores of people on the beaches between Te Awanga and Napier loading lorries, cars, and. barrows. On one afternoon last - week there were 40 or 50 people picking up firewood between Awatoto and Napier alone, and great heaps were lying stacked on the foreshore or were being borne away on vehicles of mkny types. One noticed two fine logs four or five feet, in diameter, and about 12 feet long, and there were large quantities of quite useful timber. One large lorry was piled as high as possible, and was standing beside a further heap that appeared to belong to the same owner. v

A simple rule of health, I m told,'. For man and maid, for young and old: A clear, cool glass of water taken' Before a meal of Hitehon’s Bacon...