NEWS IN BRIEF

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21940, 29 April 1933, Page 18

NEWS IN BRIEF

The Waitaki River is still high and dirty, and it is unlikely that there will be any salmon fishing before the season .ends. , . ,

It is reported (says the Christchurch Press) that .some of the pheasants which:' were’ recently liberated in the Kowal riverbed are finding their way, to the 1 fowl yards of the residents in the district, and do not object to being handled. Easter Wecldipgs.—Those looking for Wedding Presents this Easter will do well to inspect our choice selection of Watches) Clocks. Crystal Vases, Casseroles. Hotwater Jugs, Afternoon Teaspoons; Cake Forks, etc.—Peter Dick, jewellers and opticians, 490 Moray place. Dunedin; phone 13-308... ’ ’

“I am quite convipced in my mind that business conditions, in Napier are far brighter than they are in most other h centres in the North, Island,’’ said u lead-;' mg Napier business man who has just re-'y turned from'an extended holiday. _ ,f->i After 21 years (since its foundation) - without an election, the Runanga Borough mayoralty and council seats are this year to be contested, the Miners’ Union hav* mg selected candidates. Wm. Crossan not palni off inferior liquors to his customers —old patrons or new. He stocks only the best brands.. . Out of a total of 38 boys and nine-, girls who left Wellington Technical Col r lege during February and March, reported the principal. Mr R. G. Ridling, to the. Technical College Board last Monday even- v ing, 36 had gone into industrial occupation ■ (states the Dominion), -.while eight ;, had no destination. In the latter case’s:* it was known that some were without employment and were unable to remain, at >f; school for financial reasons. Milton residents can 'procure except tioual values in 4he following articles from - Gray’s Big Store;—Sheets, Piilow Cases, Towels, Blankets, and Eiderdowns..., There appears to be a greater amount. of confidence amongst the business com-., munity than has been tlie case for some time past. A Tinlanr Herald representa- , tive who was in Christchurch on Monday, last met five, business men during the day who had made plans for business trips to England, and who would be leaving in the course of. the nest few weeks. “Jehoi can-be called the Belgium of . the Far East,” said Mr L. R. Steel'at I' the Wanganui Rotary Club’s luncheon Inst Monday. “It lies between Manchuria, Russia, and China, and whoever Holds Jehoi holds the key to the Far East.” He said that the country was very mountainous, and had large stretches of wild ranges, the foothills of which were cultivate.) by farmers. About a tenth or • twelfth of the whole area was composed of river beds in which rivers fan rapidly, eating away much of the good land.

Ashpans, log box, and coal box iminga made to order on shortest, Best materials and. workmanship;—Dickinson’s, Limited. Sheet * Metal Workers, 245 Princes street. Dunedin... .-.

Despite to-day’s conditions, I feel con-... fideht that with an era of cheap money. and reduced costs things will right themselves at no distant date/’ said the chair- £ man of the Waitemata Power Board, Mr W. R.’ T. Leighton, at the last board - meeting (the Auckland Star reports)..' v "There is an extreme depletion of stocks in New Zealand to-day, and any movement must be an upward one; commercial houses are receiving inquiries which indicate a confident tone.” -- , ’ ■ A valuable contribution for instructional purposes has been received by the - Wellington Technical College in the form ■ of a demonstration model of a sleeve valve engine on -a stand (says the Dominion). < It was presented by the New Zealand Motor Traders’ Association, and appreciation of the donation was expressed at the meeting of the Technical College Board last Monday evening, it will be used in the motor . engineering ’ classes. > Grandism (1937): Try them! Your '! money returned if yon think that any - wines or spirits you purchase at .the Grand ■ ’ are not all we claim of them... „ ? At it meeting of the Ashburton Accli-' matisation Society last Monday eveningit was reported that a .white heron had settled on a pond on Mr L. J. Fechney a property at Westerfield. This' bird 19 very rare in the Dominion, and the residents of the district have been requested* to protect it.,' The. society also agreed to write to the New Zealand Bird-Pro-tection Society asking what steps should be taken to ensure the safety of the bird.' ; A blend of British-grown coffees and , New Zealand Chicory, “ Bourbon ” brand appeals for its consistency in strength, flavour, and aroma. Produced by As Durie aud Co., coffee specialists, Dunedin;.; Head of a family’which has four hying generations, Sir Charles' Forder, of, 348 Armagh street, . Christchurch, _ celebrated big one hundred and second birthday bast Thursday. He came to New Zealand from' Hampshire by ;the ship. Edwin Fox, about 60 years ago, with his wife and six children, and has lived in Canterbury ever since. He is bright and cheerful and considers life is still ■ worth; living. H® looks 20 years younger than he is, despite his snow-white’ beard and moustache. has lived in the reigns of William TV, Victoria, Edward VII;. and George Special showing of Autumn Goods in.all departments. Call early while the assortment is here. All bought before the advance in prices. 1882-1933, the Mosaiel Warehouse;—A. F. Cheyne and Co..'. “The recommendations by the Commissioner of Unemployment to the local committee that an application to utilise relief labour on one of the Bujler mines should be acceded to will if brought to fruition prove disastrous to : those engaged in the industry,” writes a Westport correspondent of a northern exchange. “If the move is not nipped in the”Budthere is* no ■ telling ■ where it may ehd. If some immediate steps are hot taken by the miners’ organisations to oppose anything of the kind an alarming state of affairs in the industry will confront, us before long.” Nothing but praise from consumers of our famous sugar-cured bacon from BJd lb.—Barton’s, Manse-street... Every farmer is not a pessimist, although at times one perhaps has reason for thinking that that is the case (states the. Southland Daily News). A farmer and his wife were in Invercargill shopping recently, and were very cheerful .and hopeful, although the depression has hit them' as hard as any other man on, the land. “We still have a few sheep and fat cattle, and a couple of acres of potatoes,” said Mrs Farmer. “We will have plenty to eat and' drink, so. I don’t see any use in growling. We are better , off than thousands of people in the towns.” The scheme for creating an air port at Gear Island ig one which Mr W. T. Strand (retiring, Mayor of Lower Hutt) hag advocated for many years (says tße Wellington Evening Post). In his parting words to his council last Monday evening’he again stressed the importance not only to the Wellington district, but to the Dominion as a whole, of haying a suitable aviation port in, the Wellington district. Wing-commander Grant-Dal-ton had stated that Gear Island or an area immediately south was the only suitable place in the district for such a port. Mr Strand hoped the incoming council would do all in its power to make provision for the port as air travel was coming and the lives of those using it should be made as safe as possible by the provision of an absolutely safe landing ground. All-wool Roslyn worsted suits reduced to 49s 6d are one of the gifts at the “Ascot” sale. Sox 6d a pair and shirts 5s lid, working trousers 9s lid are wonderful bargains. Postage paid anywhere. Ascot, corner Princes and Rattray streets...

“ You ■ and I are living in the very last days of the time of the Gentiles.” said Canon W. G. Williams, when delivering the annual address at the ceremony held on Moutoa Gardens by the Waiigahui Maoris in commemoration- of Anzac Day (reports the Wanganui Chronicle).’ He recalled' the prophecy of Christ that Jerusalem should be trodden down by the Gentiles until the. Gentiles’ time should be -fulfilled, and referred to the fall of Jerusalem and the ousting of the Turks during the Great Wiir. In ,1917 the Jewish national flag had been flown for the first time in 1900 years and the national horn had been sounded at the order of the Jewish Rabbi. Palestine was once more regarded as the home of the Jewish people and the time of the Gentiles had nearly run out.Thc other day I had a pain, My tummy it was achin’; The doctor called and to my surprise He ordered Hitchon’s Bacon...