NEWS IN BRIEF

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21775, 14 October 1932, Page 16

NEWS IN BRIEF

“The Kowhai . trees at Centre Bush o [| are now in full bloom -and present • spectacle worth going a long way to see, remarked the ; nursery foreman , (Mr A. Smith) to a Southland Times reporter the other day; • . . r .' ' September weather in Timaru was remarkably dull, only 123 hours sun- _ shine being recorded (says the Herald), .ft The rainfall was 95 points, which fell / ;. ; j on four days. The influence of the dull ; weather is to be seen ifaLhe green lawns, and the splendid growth made by young grass this season. ' ... Come and see our show to-night. "• are open till 9 o'clock Friday nights. Scoullar and Chisholm. Limited...^ “By a merciful dispensation these re*im - ports have not to bo read,” the Rev. J; J. North, president of this jubilee • vSconference of the Baptist Union,.-said when reports were being brought for- v , ward (reports the Christchurch Sun). > As the reports filled a booklet of' 167 pages, it was perhaps easy to imagine vftwhy the delegates applauded. The reports were all taken as read. : . So tempting have land agents notice boards on the 'fences of properties been ypfoving lately to the mischievously, indined, or to people short of firewood, that several agents have decided to re- ■/ port any future cases of theft or: damage to the police (says the Christchurch : y; Sun), Boards have recently been removed from a number of proper ties, close, to the city area proper. A land agent told a reporter that hundreds of For Sale” or “To Let” notice boards were stolen or damaged every year. , : - -ft Grandisir* (1771): Enjoy the happiness that comes with health. , Granvin, -the marvellous, new, strong wine; 6s .bottle. Your money back if not fully satisfied... A complaint against; the practice of ft cyclists of riding without any hands on the handlebars was made by Mr Ai E.Lea at a'meeting of the General Committee of the Southland Motor Association (says the Southland Times. l - saw half a dozen of them on the North road the other day,” he said. They ftwould look back and then'fide in’front of you. As a matter of fact I .ran : . one down." “A motor cyclist was fined ; for that in the court the other day, said Mr A. E. Wish. “Mr cau , report it to the if he^ ( wishes, said the chairman (Mr F. G. OTBeirne), “or have.it published in the papers. y Low-, rent makes it possible for ue_ to let you have much cheaper suits.' We .* are now able ,to .make * ments your suit from fifis-6d. Write or r . call for latest ,patternß.--Broadway Suit M Shop, Broadway, Dunedin... , / ■ . Africa, particularly the East Coast, continues to attract New. ZeiJandera irno v have lost employment in their °wnj»un- . try, and see small likelihood of better- ... ing their lot here (says an exchange). Inquiries are v being made at a tourist office in Christchurch as to the ,pn»pects offered by coffee planting, mV Kenya v Colony, or by other, enterprises possible .3 on the East Coast. The latest intending J emigrants from • Christchurch ate four men who have. apparently been . put ot w-ork for some time. Another traveller $ will. be a woman going out to Africa -.tg to join her husband, on a coffee planta- ~£ tioh 'which he took over a year or so ag “ The Big Store ” of, Grays, Milton, is ■; now recognised a£ the best sl*9* ■ ',•:? kinds of commoditjes for lokomanruo ;?■ P Lambing has been almost complete, in : Wakanui, 'and: the average percentages • have been about, 12Q (say* the Ashburton S Herald). The flocks in that locaUtjrb*c fbeep particularly free frobi among both ewes and lambs, > this bc iD b ■ due to the excellent weather conditions that have prevailed. ■ >lt is reported. that lambing averages in the Dannevirke district Tre pheno- ; menal this season, , and . that ; .percentages as high 'as 130 per cent, . are not unTOmmon. It is also reported that one .Mangatoro farmer secured 1000 lamba froiu 600 ewes.- I. V ; .‘ ! ■ , . When the minister told Sandy he . had never tasted whisky in his life, Sandy renlied; “Well, ye’r no going to -start the noo, this is Wiillie. Gros»an’*-best gaem , ; into ma pocket”..;, . , ;■ ft The formation of a girls rowing crew at Waitara. is a distinct possibility (says the Taranaki News), lie president ofthe Clifton Rowing Club,' Mr W. B. -Johns, said at the annual meeting that he be-, lieved there were some good creWS at New Plymouth and that the committee would be investigating the'matter. • It, was; imported • that,the, girls were enthusiastic,; While his schoolmates were engaged.in their annual rpce, Master W King, a pupil of the Wanganui Technical College, was watching, the v. of the race frOm an aeroplape (says tup Herald). The. young j?}lot .who; war at the controls, -obtained his solo ticket some months ago. VVv',V;..V : ;v. V ’ ; This weejk only balance of fire stock at , half fire sale prices: Men’s Hats, Coats, Suits, Trousers, Cardigans, 3oys‘ , Suits, ■ Pants, Coats. Dress. Manchegter *hd. Furnishing Materials. Call early.-—A. ,F. Gheyne and G 0... • N v : - VV-v J . A poultry thief who. operated: extep- . sively in the suburbs of .Wanganui stone months ago Has made his' appearance again (says the Herald) . The other evening he removed all. the laying duck* of. a resident of Parsons street, Sptingvale. ..; Sundry cpw covers haVe also been in “ t PMct°icali^ r *all the toya we will handle this year.” remarked .a head of a. large r Wangapui firm, “will be of Bntish make, . owing to higher tariffs on the'Jpreign- | made article, so that when t father ana, mother buy a toy. for the children this . season they will have : the satisfaction of it was made within their, own famous Saveloys. j Try them- i; Sugar-cured bacon,. suced. 8d ppr lb.'--Bartons. Manse street... ', . : The planting of a crop of potatoes for the benefit of the unemployed was commenced in Wanganui, recently (says, the Chronicle), when the.first portion,of three tons of seed was sown. Several, varieties of vegetable seeds have been distributed among the unemployed, some 200 men receiving seeds last week. A nmilar num- - her of men will be assisted this week. _ A lady who was present at a meeting of the Women's Division of the Farmers Union in Stratford evidently has nqt avery high opinion of politicians (says the Post). She expressed the view that they - should hot be.paid, and> suggested that if the position were entorely honorary many of the. member* would M m#re ip- . < dined to vote in accordance with their views than with a view to the-effect upon . VO “ e { B would warn New Zealanders against going to London in March of work, said Mr D. Price, to a Wanganur Herald reporter the other morning. Mr Price, xc- -, ;1 turned to Wanganui last week after eight ■ months spent in England. He said .there was a great scarcity of work thene and very keen competition. There were SOOO stewards idle in Southampton. The mimmer of 1932 was the hottest recorded in Loudon for 20 years. , 4 , . Ex “ Tekoa, we have landed .a further consignment of Blue j Jamaica, the world’s finest Coffee.—A. Durie ami Co., Coffee Specialists. 32. Octagon. Dunedin... . x • The value qf English for trave ert.rn , foreign lands was stressed jn Wellington by 3?rince Nikita Magaloff, - the young J’ ’ sian pianist, who is , touring Szigeti, the noted Bngjgj* a very necessary language, said Prince Magaloff. “ For the last 11 wherever we have been, . the language to use in public, men that is bo. you can see how absolutely necefft sary English is. But when we are alone -J: together, we always Speak Fre . n S“’ m ”,, ■ which I. at any rate, feel more atNome- - ; “No business Prospectus has ever ..? tained any reference of benefit to tne community/' said Mr E. Yalder. when speaking to the Wanganui (reports the Chronicle). All.that U contains is reference to the profit which , would be rweived it. and that is in conflict to The Rotary.” he added. When they <£mpared the philosophy ,of Botary with the philosophy of business life, it would be found that there was a.B" 3 * bet ween the two. The philosophy of Rotary was that service stood first. The philoronhy of business, if there were «ch ». think, was that wealth or property stood , firrt.. He had never knowm of a bWJPMf . ft: which service was the biggest factor. A reputation’s hard to get, • ••■.■■ft; It’s hard again toßold it; : • . ;‘.^ Hitchon’s bam has done the^both. It’s, quality thats sold it...