NEWS IN BRIEF

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21979, 14 June 1933, Page 14

NEWS IN BRIEF

Although he had been driving motor cars on and off since 1893, said Dr G. P. Adamson at a recent meeting of the committee, of the Taranaki Automobile Assosiation, only once’had he been stopped and'asked to show-, his license; That was not in New Zealand. Ratepayers of Invercargill can anticipate an increase in the rates this year (states the Southland Times)'. From a remark made at the council table recently by Cr Brodrick the increase may be • as great as 20'-per cent. Other councillors, however, predicted a less substantial rise, though all seemed agreed that ah increase was inevitable.

Up-to-date. methods in the buying arrangements enable costs to be cut down, which in turn reduces prices at Gray's Big Store... The extent to which Natives pay, or rather do not pay, their rates in the Whangarei County was graphically shown in a table presented by Mr H. C. Hemphill to the Rate Committee of the council. The Native rates collected in the years since 1922-23 have been £33, £22, £l2, £7O, £25. £2O, £B, £B, £7, £7, and £2,, aggregating £2X4 out of a total of £16,961 struck.*’ .

An average of five drivers a day is being tested for licenses by the traffic staff of the Christchurch City Council. The percentages of passes (says the Sup) is fairly high. The number of new drivers does not bear any close relation to the selling of new motor vehicles, as many of the applicants for a * test are simply mothers, fathers, brothers, and sisters who want to use the family car now and then. It is a fortunate father who has a monopoly of his car these days. ~ Grandism (1976) : Grand Cognac is a powerful stimulant. .It is, a source ■of heat, energy, and activity. Equal to any three star brandy, and only 12s bottle..;.

One day last. week a tanner was ■in Wanganui to ask for a reduction in his rent (relates the Chronicle). In support of his request he stated that his returns were down.' He pointed out that, while his return for 87 bales of wool in 1925 had been £2487, this , year the return for 92 bales had amounted toW

£436, or a decrease of £2051. Despite this fact the owner was unable to grant a reduction. V'\ "■ , •

Approximately 5700 feet of mains have been, constructed in connection, with the WhakarewareWa sewerage . scheme at Rotorua. ’ High temperatures are still being encountered in the excavations, but no serious delay has been occasioned. Very thick patches of gas were struck on the construction' of the 9in,'main, in one locality. AIL the . Pecessary ' precautions were taken, and the danger zone was traversed without mishap. May Bargains ‘ a huge sucbese. IjJo matter what your wants you spend and. save by calling on us. Call, early. The Mosgiel Warehouse.—A. F.', Cheyne and G 0... . ' . > ’ -A- '

“ It .is not legal in the Homeland or in Australia to hawk around bonds and the like' for sale, and the prohibition -of this practice in bur own country would be a splendid .thing to protect, the, unwary*;”' commented •Mr A.' S. Froggatt,: president, of the Southland Building Society, whenf at.the annual meeting, he issued 1 a; warning. to investors not' to risk their savings in speculative companies which Were offering share find bond issues,.., at high’ in; terest, without security. ' Get one of our newspaper containers and know where to find your paper always clean and dry: complete with screws, 2s; Sd each.—Dickinson’s, Limited, 245 Princes street, Dunedin... A gale of■laughter was provoked at the annual smoke concert of the Marl; borough Collie Dog Trial Association when thejudge(Mr C. Hay, of Masterton) denied the statement o£, a previpu’s speaker that he knew evetything there’ was( to b‘e known, in the judging of trials. L One was constantly gaining fresh 1 experience,' he 'said. 'Only that day he - had-'witnessed something - new ip sheep yarding tactics. One competitor, who had had much trouble in getting his , sheep penned, and who had at 1 last got two of them safely in the enclosure, so far forgot the rules as to. pick up the remaining one in , his' arms and “ pop him in with the others.” ’ The audience was not slow to realise that the “ offender ” was among those present. Nothing but praise from, consumers, of our ’famous sugar-cured' bacon £rom I> B4d lb.—Barton’s, Manse street.:. : . ’ A firm of radio engineers .is .investigating the peculiar interferences with radio reception which are being experienced, by listeners in a street in St. Martins, Christchurch. It has been 1 found (says the Sun) that Bad humming occurs in distributed spots. In Some Cases sets which hum when operated in one room of a house give clear reception when moved to another room- of.the same house. Alongside a house where’ reception is always satisfactory is a .house where a set cannot be used at all.. The power supply . authorities investigating the matter could find no fault with the supply.' Tests have been fnade with good quality sets of six or more different makes, and each one gives the humming trouble in the affected, houses. ; -■ ’■ ■■ All-wool Roslyn worsted suits reduced to 49s 6d are one of the gifts at the “Ascot” sale. Sox 6d a pair and shirts ss, lid, working trousers 9s lid are wopclerful .bargains. , Postage paid anywhere. Ascot, corner Princes, apd Rattray streets... ■■ Discussion in connection with petrol being imported into, New Zealand from Russia took place at a meeting held by the Wanganui-Rangitikei Electric Povver Board, when a company wrote asking tor a share in the board’s business. Mr WS. Glenn said he was opposed to patronising a firm of petrol importers which supplied Russian as well as other brands oi petrol. Mr W. H. M'Lean remarked that although the petrol fiatae from Russian wells it was secured by Bntish capital. It did not mean that profits obtained from the sale were placed to Russia’te credit for the wells were Englishowned. After further discussion was decided that a portion of .the"bowjs business should be placed, with the in question, two members recording their votes against the proposa- ■ Doctors prescribe the best every time. In an emergency dont depend on neighbours. Order now from *vni U-ofi-san, Waterloo, Cavershara... • Although the sight of the Australian kookaburra is thought to be without precedent'in the district, one was seen byMr C. Ivess at his home in aitangi street, Gisborne the other; day. The bird, which ig drab in colour but not unlike king* fisher in shape, although possessing a larger peak and larger in size, was perched in one of' Mr Ivcsss cabbage trees. On referring his experience to a friend he .was informed (says the Poverty Bay Herald) that in the busk near Tolaga Bay a number had been seen in the j>ast. “ One thing that, has struck me .in the South Island and particularly .in Canterbury is the high standard of said the Minister of. Defence (Mr J. G. Cobbe) in an interview with the Press the other night. , “Your fields are prepared in a manner? that compares with the best tillage in the Old Country.. The ploughing is good, and the- discing .anfi - harrowing seem right up to date; ing by the stacks of straw that I nave seen down the line your yields, too, must be very good#’ >' v , 1 ... Made with cold water, and milk in equal parts and “only just ” brought to the boil, “Bourbon for breakfast is a food in itself. Full instructions in every hn, ‘Dismissed if accused will pay £2 .to the hospital.” That was the decision given -by Mr G. N. Morns, S.M., in the Whangarei Police Court. The case was one in which a man' was charged with using bad language. Counsel tor defendant said the latter was the holder of a war pension, and asked the magistrate not to convict him, as he would thus lose the benefit of the pension. He was unable to do any hard work. ~1 will stretch , a point,” said Mr Morns, who gave his decision as stated,, “ The subject is anathema to me at the moment, as I lost a tooth when boxing a few days ago,” said Mr Irving Sladqn (chairman) at a meeting of the Boys Employment Committee at Christchurch, when Mr G. M. Keys, (secretary) asked the committee to furnish a set of boxing, gloves for the newly-formed gymnastic and physical training class at Sydenham. The committee decided to give the glove* (says the Press) and make an appeal for another set.

If Hitchon’s Bacon you would try, King Milton double'2; ; This top notch bacon He. has cured since 1892...