NEWS IN BRIEF

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21688, 5 July 1932, Page 14

NEWS IN BRIEF

' Whitebait are already making their way up the Grey River (says the Press), and several shoals have been seen during > the past few days. It is anticipated, however, that there will be no run until September. - >. . i Yesterday, July 4, •dras the sixty-ninth . , anniversary of the sinking of the Pride of the Yarra in Dunedin Harbour. A preference for English manufactures has been shown by the Government Raib ways Board in 'accepting the tender ot a British firm for .10 motor bus chassis. Specifications for the bodies are being prepared, and tenders for the construction of these will be invited in the near future. Don’t let inexperienced hands tinker with your watch. Perhaps your watch needs only a slight adjustment or a complete overhaul/ We have always upheld our reputation for high-class work at reasonable prices. Send your watch in by mail or leave it with Peter Dick, the most reliable watchmakers, jewellers, and registered opticians, 490 Moray place, Dunedin... . ■ One of the best, known wheat Rrowera in Mnrindi, New South Wales, was killed under peculiar circumstances. He tell under a tractor in his paddock, and the tractor continued to run on its own. Farm hands were attracted by the tractor being riderless and discovered their employer dead. , , , ' “Ae a result of the double width of wire which was passed through the animal’s nose, the pain made the bull cowed and subdued,” said a constable during his evidence in a case heard in . the Magistrate’s Court at lunaru re* cently. “ Made the bull cowed? i asked the magistrate. “ Yea,” replied witness. “Well all I can say is that it must bay# been an Irish ljull,” remarked the magi*; j tr \Vhy suffer from chapped, hands anil chilblains when Velvol will, cure the®®: • Is 3d and 2s 6d per bottk\ Stop that tickling cough with a 6d stick Licorice. All medicine at bedrock prices. —H. L. Sproscn; Ltd., chemists and photographic dealers, corner .Octagon and George street. Dunedin... An unusual visitor to the Wheat Kesearch Institute laboratory recently (saya the Christchurch Times) was a paperhanger, who complained that the flour made from New Zealand wheat did not stick well, and that he had to use imported flakes. This was reported at a. meeting of the institute last by. Dr F. W. Hilgendorf, who said that Mr West, who is in charge 6f the laboratory, had carried out 'experiments in temperatures, and made a paste that was unusually efficient. •' Men’s Tweed Overcoats, worth 39s 6<l to 955, are going at 29s 6d to 70s,_at Gray’s 70th Anniversary Sale. —The Big Store, Milton... ■ ... . . .. A fruit cart which has its stand at, the fobt of Wyndham street broke away from the taxi that .was towing it up the slope recently (say* , the New Zealand Herald). The attendant who was walk- , incr behind it endeavoured to hold it, but it was too heavy. Almost immediately, however, the front wheels swung into lock, and the vehicle turned into... the northern footpath, . and, missing by , inches a small motor car parked by ■. the kerb, came to a stop almost touching a window. Nothing was spilled, and the only damage ‘was a crack on the glass face of the weighing scales. The cause of the breakaway was the failure of a grappling double hook. • . Grandism (1683): Match, if you will. Grand House Whisky against any other brand • regardless of" price, and you will vote for the House. Sold in five sizes... Successful trial flights were made in the sailplane Nimbus at the Mangere aerodrome last week. .. The machine, which was Resigned , end built by two members of tne Auckland Glider Club, ■ Messrs F C. Macdonald and T. Philcox,. came to grief on its first trial some time ago,, but has since been repaired. ’ A gusty wind resulted in unfavourable flying conditions for the pilot, Mr. Philcox, and the machine was later returned to the. hangar. Further'flights w-ill be attempted when weather conditions are suitable. ,/ Ever since the tragedy occasioned by l the unexpected fall of masonry in the old Government Life Insurance building, in Wellington, more care has been- taken in the demolition work. The task of ;> razing the huge building should be completed this-mouth (says the Dominion). The walls have been almost demolished on the northern and western fronts, and there remains only the structure at the southern end and at the rear to level. A splendid area of land is revealed now . that the building is down; Ex “ Remuera,” we have landed our new season’s Blue Mountain Jamaica—the finest coffee grown. Only obtainable from A. Durie and Co., coffee specialists, 32 Octagon. Dunedin... ' . , The finishing touches, to Napiers Popt Office, which suffered only lightly in, the earthquake of February 3 last year,- but was gutted by' the fire which , followed 0 , are now practically • completed, and- the staffs of the Post and Telegraph Department are expected to move in to./their new quarters in the* course ot or three weeks. The reconditioned office y follows the design of the former office very closely, but woodwork has been largely replaced byreinforced / concrete . or stone as a precaution against href-: Wooden floors and stairways have goi'io. from the building to-day. The : work was carried out by the /Public. Works Department. ' . v > A Wonderful Sale! It only .comes once in 50 vears. Golden Jubilee. A Sale within a Sale at The Mosgiel Warehouse. A. F. Chi-vne and C 0... .' - Not only have imports of whisky , into New Zealand declined during the past three years (although showing a slight increase for the first four months of this year) yet consumption has also gone down due to “hard times,” and probably changing habits. In Australia consumption appears to be steady, but the spirit would appear to be taken in homeopathic doses. It was shown before the Arbitration Court in Melbourne a few days ago that the licensed victuallers’ profit on a bottle of whisky as .sold in “nips” over the bar was 20 per cent. This was questioned, and it was demonstrated in court tha t * from a reputed quart bottle of whiskv (six bottles to the imperial gallon), it was customary to serve 32 nips and it was stated that as much as 37 nips were sometimes served from a single bottle without refilling. However, it was shown to the court that many Melbourne city hete’.a made, substantial losses during 1931. Bartons allow libera! to country storekeeper’s . handling their famous smallgoods. Try Bartons famous saveloys... _. , _ * Acting on advice regarding his family's claim to the Pascoe fortune of £22J)00,000, which has been in Chancery in England for a number of years, Mr A. J. Pascoe. of Christchurch, is about to leave for England to establish a claim for his share, of approximately £2,000,000. Mr Pascoe ni- , formed an interviewer that the for tuna had been left by his father’s great-uncle in America, and that the claimants for shares included his father, himself, five, brothers, and their children. In'the event of the success anticipated in obtaining his tenth or thereabouts. Mr Pascoe will return to Christchurch, he said, and inaugurate a scheme he - had in mind for benefiting the city of Christchurch, and at the same time increasing his own. capital. , \

Overcoats, in brown and fawn checks, with-all round belt*, at the new low prices —79 s 6d, Raglan Coats 50s 6d. Come in and try one; patterns sent to country customers.—" Ascot," corner Princes and Rattray streets...

Lady Yule and her daughter have returned to England after their trip to New Zealand. Although Lady Yule had a thoroughly enjoyable trip she has some criticism to make regarding the arrangements for deep-sea fishing at Russell. At Whangaroa, she says, she found better facilities for deep-sea fishing in every way, and those responsible for arrangements really tried to make things pleasant. Although America is notoriously expensive, Lady Yule ■ says she found that the Russell prices compared unfavourably with American. Lady Yule also; complains that the Tourist Department wanted to charge her £42 a week for a motor car. In America, she said, she hired a firstclass eight-cylinder limousine 'at £25 :t week. "New Zealand is a country oi wonderful possibilities for the tourist," Lady Yule said, "but nobody seems t» bother very much.” It’s the simple truth that we repeat Eggs are down in price, And HitchonV bacon with an egg For breakfast is really nice....