NEWS IN BRIEF

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21829, 16 December 1932, Page 18

NEWS IN BRIEF

It was stated at the last meeting of the Nelson Education Board that 42 schools in the district, with a roll , number of 4522 were receiving religious instruction under the Nelson system of instruction. The figures show that /O' per cent, of the pupils are receiving instruction under the system. While fishing at the entrance to tho harbour at Nelson recently a man landed a 6ft shark after a few minutes sport. The shark, on being cut open, was found to contain 39 young, sharks. Thus 40 sharks were removed from the sea at the one time. Come and see our show to-night. VVe ci re open till 9 o’clock Friday nights. Sconllar and Chisholm. Limited..-* «We are more optimistic, than the people in other centres, who generally call their committees ‘ Unemployment Committees.’ We do not use the un ; ' ■ said Mr A. J. M’Eldowney at a meeting of the newly constituted Christchurch Boys’ Employment Committee. “In Napier we have a dearth of timber and where are we to get our firewood from in 20 years? ” asked Mr J. S. Barton, commissioner for Napier, when submitting a propo;sal for a, small afforestation scheme in connection with the extension of a road. Mr Barton referred to the city of Brussels, whei e . magnificent avenues of trees had been planted and had proved not only beautiful, but of great value. _ Grandism (1825): Grand Hotel quality Wines or Spirits will give you a merry Christmas the day after.—Home Supply Store, Princes street. Free delivery (dial 11-542)... t I . Making a vegetable garden at a cost of about £3OO an acre is another example of how hard-earned tax money is being dissipated on uneconomic relief schemes (reports the Auckland Herald). Between 00 and 70 relief workers have j recently been digging two acres of land in the Auckland Domain to grow vegetables for the unemployed. At a conservative estimate the • work has cost £3OO an acre . in wages alone and has dragged out for four months. „ Don’t blame the butcher. Get that carving knife sharpened. We employ experts who sharpen knives, scissors, and all edge tools ground Tuesday or Friday. Satisfaction guaranteed. Dickinsons, Limited, 245 Princes street, Dunedin.,, When applications closed for _ the Workers’ Educational Associations Summer School, to be held at Timaru over the Christmas and New Year holiday period, they nujnbered 127, and since then 15 move have been, received. As there is accommodation available for only 120, some of the applicants will be disappointed. . ... .. , In several places throughout the Nelson district green peas have been selling at 6d a peck—“ pick them yourself. However. peas are now available at the same price delivered in the city. Sixpence a peek provides a very small return to tne grower. For some days now tomatoes have been selling at 6d per lb, which is only half the price usually ruling at Ons time of the season. , .. K , Sports Coats at 255, made of all New Zealand wool, are great bargains. Flannel Trousers to match for 17s 6d make a low-priced holiday suit, Call and inspect or send for samples to The Ascot, corner Princes and Rattray streets, Dunlie"first of the new season’s Pukekohe onions have been harvested and marketed, but at present fcheire appears to be no demand for them. The onion markets are over-supplied with GanadiaA onions» which are selling at well below cost. One Pukekohe firm .of merchants had offered local onions at £9 a ton, but the response by. way of. orders was negligible. Pukekohe onions, due to, the favourable season, are about three weeks earlier than usual, and, are coming forward before the last season’s onions have been disposed of. Borne, time ago there was an acute shortage of- New Zealand onions, and merchants were compelled to obtain requirements overseas, ino prosipects for this season’s onions, are -ar r Chrritmaa is coming. Secure finest quality Ham- procurable in Dominion. Cooked free of charge. LambcheapesUor years. Demand will.be great. Provision being made accordingly atßar-tons... . A demonstration of neighbourly helpfulness has been given by a party of Makaun farmers, near Gisborne, who asse “ ble give assistance to a settler who has been ill and whose large maize paddock of 60 acres was still unsown. His friends mobilised their horses, discs and Tollerß, and with 40 horses working eight to 1U teams, the ground was prepared and the cron planted in three days. ' The P friendlier, feeling of the younger generation towards England s former enemies,, and the inclination to. regard the Great War as a . thing of toe put was shown when pupils of ; Hutt Valley High School gave .public speeches on any historical character. Two out of five speakers chose German war heroes as the subject of their addresses. ' , Milton-grown Golden Honey, in pottles and combs, fresh from the hives, can be bought at the Big Store, Milton... Not the least optimistic of those business people in Christchurch who are looking forward, to a period of brisk "trading as Christmas approaches are the gold buyers (says the Press). One buyer stated recently that Australian precedent indicated that the holiday season would find many people turning their useless •Told or unwanted trinkets into monej, and other gold buyers said they anticipated an increase in business. was stated, however, that no great, increase had been noted as yet; more business could be expected this week. Christmas Gifts for. all m abundance, at the Mosgiel warehouse. All new goods at special prices to suit your purse. Call early.—A. F. Cheyne and to-. , An unusual sight at Westshore on a recent afternoon was hundreds of gannets on and around the beach (says the Hawke’s Bay Herald). The. cause .was due, presumably, to a large shoal of fash which was frequenting those parts at tue time. A fisherman reported that three gannets dived into his net, with, the result that one was caught, the other two getting away, but not before one suffered damage to one of its wings. One lady said it was a wonderful spectacle,to see the birds flying and diving. Earlier in the day numerous tern were seen on Ailed first. Wullie Crossan, Waterloo Hotel, Caversham, is up to his neck ” tilling orders for Xmas hampers... . , y .... During an inspection of the live me saving reels situated at intervals along the Marine parade beach at Napier, a serious state of affairs was revealed when members of the Hawke s Bay centre or the Royal Life Saving Society discovered that every one of the reels had been tampered with. One had the whole length of rope missing, while the ropes of others were badly knotted and tangled. A recent inspection of reels on the. Taranaki beaches revealed' them to be in an almost similar state. In the event of, a person being in difficulties while bathin'* in the surjj the delay caused through tangled rope might easily result in loss of fife. r From every point of view it pays to buy the genuine article. The wise housewife therefore orders “ Bourbon from her grocer; &■ blend of British Empire grown Coffee and Chicory... The Red Cross Flag lent to the St. Patrick’s Maori College, Napier, for the breaking-up ceremony * was presented to the Hawke’s Bay branch of the Red Cross Society by the Chinese, at the concert held for the presentation of the home nuisino- certificates won by the Napier Red Cross division. Mr J. Kwok, .who made the presentation, said that it was not only as a mark of appreciation for the services rendered to the Chinese during the earthquake,, but also for. the help given to his fellow-countrymen at home during the times of famine. The value of a knowledge of Morse signalling was demonstrated one night re- . cently when two members of the North * Auckland Regimental. Signallers, on re- j turning from the pictures, noticed flashes, of light from Rangitoto. These were read as, “Castaways, all.safe.” Replies were, sent by means of the equipment at Narrow; Neck, and a further message was received from the island, giving the names and address of the “ castaways.” The police were then notified, enabling a reassuring message to be sent to the parents of the benighted men. An engine driver bn a train , _ ; Found he was running late again; To get some Hitchoh’s ham he d waited* Now he finds himself disrated;.. I". ■