NEWS IN BRIEF

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21983, 19 June 1933, Page 14

NEWS IN BRIEF

Lambs.have already, made their appearance in the Seadown district, South Canterbury, Mr J. M'Cully reporting som« among his flock. ' . A tribute to the work of the late Sir Thomas Sidey, who had done so much for sports bodies. in New Zealand, was paid at the meeting of the Christchurch Bowling Centre last week. « • '. ■ Buyers should note that Gray's Winter Sale of Drapery, Boots, and Hardware starts this week at The Big Store. Milton.. . ' .\ .

" There is ragwort in the country behind Stratford 14 feet high." remarked Cr W. E. Carter at a meeting of the Eltham County Council. Incredulous laughter followed, and Cr Carter added.: " You can laugh, but it is a fact.; Ibe man who told trie measured it,-and it was 14 feet high, and coming up through the gorse." .;• • ', . The foundations for the new box-making factory were put down on Saturday in Gibson quay, Hokitika. It is estimated that the factory will be in working order in three months, when- it will commence t>urning-out butter and cheese boxes. The factory will open' a new market for sawmillers. '■ "• ■■'..' Grandism (1980): Matured Hi huge butta in the . great London Docks—Old London Dock Jamaica Rum—the best that money can buyV 12s bottle.... A boys' club composed of'those who have attended the- Waikato Childrens Camp League's camp at Port Waikato has been formed in Hamilton. The club has assumed the name of the camp. Kahukura, and its motto is " Helpfulness arid Usefulness.". The objects of the club are to encourage the boys to help those m need, and to protect the Weak. , n . -At a meeting, of the, Wairarana Returned Soldiers' Association the, following resolution was carried:—"That this committee is of opinion' that the introduction of politics is.not in, the best interests of the New Zealand Returned Soldiers' Association, and will oppose any movement having for its object ing of a political organisation of. the New 'Zealand Returned Soldiers' Association." -. VT • Mav Bargains a, huge success/ No matter what your wants' you spend and save bv calling, on us. Call- early. The Mosgiel Warehouse.—A. F. Cbeyne and C0.:.-;. - '•.■--■■.. ;--• ,—.V":- > ■'■■ - : ■ A "freak" in the production of epgs was'brought into.'the. Timaru Herald office the other day. It is in the form of two shell-less hen eggs which are joined ' together. It would appear that the hen. which is on the poultry farm of Mr and Mrs 1. E. Ellems. atFairview. is a healthy one* as the eggs are perfectly formed; .Single shell-less eggs are not uncommon, but two fiuch eggs, joined by' a ,thin : tube of skin, are most unusual. . . ■ < "In every court I go to the same plea is presented to nie. The day on which a motorist is- caught .transgressing the law is the Only day on which he has transgressed. I must say that when this _plea is offered to me in extenuation of an offence it generally. fails to- imoress me, said Mr R. M. Watson, S.M., ■> at- the Masrhtrate's'Court at Taihape; ~ _/. ..: Ashpans,'log box, arid coal box linings, made to order on shortest.notice* Best materials and worfcriianship.—Dickinson e, Limited; Sheet' Metal Workers, 245 Princes street, Dunedin,.. "One of: the most noticeable-things, in Christchurch is the small number _of empty shops ' and unoccupied houses, "as compared with Wellington," remarked Mr E. F.-Healy, M.P., in conversation with a Marlborough Express He. went on to say that most. Christchurch business, men lie had met reported that business was very fairi A number ofnew dwellings had recently, been, built, and.there were others in .course of construction. ' -■>-.'..- '■'■'{■ :■',•, ' ,'. ' A Gore woman whose husband, is un; employed recently purchased : fiye", pair's of boots at a local sale,of burnt stock (says the Mataura Ensign). . Although cheap, the purchase nearly drained her purse. She left the parcel nearby'to attend to other matters. On returning.she ibund, much to her. dismay, that four pairs of boots had been,taken,. , - . \- Nothing but praise from consumers of our famous sugar-cured bacon from BJd !b.~Barton's, Manse street;;.",. : ".' The opinion that-' secondary industries in Australia are continuing their steady progress toward a ■ normal condition was expressed by Mr Fi J, Nathan, chairman of directors of Joseph Nathan and Company, Ltd.. who returned to Wellington from Sydn"v on the Makura last week. He 1 spent:about six weeks, in Sydney and Melbourne, and from his recent acquaintance with business life in those cities considers that their return to , a \more confident atmosphere is not without a [solid foundation, and promises .well for the future.- ... •, . * ■':<,■,..-.. {' '■'•-. ! The proposal of the Wellington Acel imatisation Soc iety : to ': restrict; the season for duck and swan shooting to 14 days' did not meet with the approval ot members of the North Wairarapa branch of the society when the matter, was considered at a meeting of the committee. After a brief - discussion, it was decided that it be a recommendation: to the parent body that, in preference to a restricted season of 14 days, a close season, for duck and swan be observed next year."■•;■,'.■". All-wool Roslyn worsted suits reduced to 49s Cd are one of the gifts at the "Ascot" sale. Sox 6d a pair, and shirts < r 's lid, working trousers'9s lid are wonderful bargains. Postage paid anywhere. Ascot, corner -, Princes and Rattray " The" country from Christchurch almost down to Dunedin had the appearance, of having suffered a long spell of dry weather," said Mr Dynes Fujton, chairman of directors of the New Zealand Cooperative Dairy Company, Ltd.. on •his return to Hamilton from the South Island Dairy Conference. Mr Fulton saiaVtbe pastures were very short .and dry. When passing through by train one did not see the large herds of dairy _stock which were so conspicuous in the North Island, but he was impressed with 4 the beautiful teams of draught horses working in-the" fields. .: -. ■"■'■. :'.-'-'. <•:.-.- i Seventy men have been engaged to hasten the construction of a large dram to rid the flat lands in the Meeanee district, six miles from Napier, of the flood waters which covered hundreds of. acres of farming, property when the Tutaekuri River broke m banks during the heavy rains at "the end of last month. A number of settlers are faced with the prospect of being unable to use their.land for some months, for even, after the water has been drained they will in a number of instances have to wait for a new growth on the heavy deposit of silt before ean turn their stock On to their paddocks again. , '.'• ", ~ .„".' Doctors prescribe - the best every time. In an emergency don't depend on neighbours. Order now from Win Crossan, Waterloo, Caversham... _ A warning was issued by'the apiary inspector in the Winton Magistrates Court last week during the hearing of _ a charge against a district beekeeper. The inspector said that he. would like beekeepers to know that they could aid the department by assisting, to locate diseases and by giving advice of their presence. With the staff of inspectors reduced, he had two provinces to cover, and it would be in the interests of-all concerned for beekeepers to give as much, assistance a 9 possible. Referring* to an exposure charge, during the hearing of which it was stated that the desease had spread, the magistrate remarked that the case before --the court would be treated leniently, although it would have to be viewed senouslv. If any similar cases came before the court he would have little hesitation in imposing much more severe penalties. Made with cold water arid milk in equal parts and "only just" brought to the boil. "Bourbon for breakfast, is a food in itself. Full instructions in every tin... . . , . , SpeaUinK at Auckland on the glories and beauties of Nature to the Girl Guides and Boy Scouts, Lord Bledisloe com: mented on the much-discussed relation between science and religion. He spoke of Nature's wondrous gifts as created by God " or, if you like, continuously evolved under His ail-skilful direction." " I pause there to warn you' against those who tend to make you believe that there .is a great rift between religion and science,'* said Lord Bledisloe. " With every year that passes science, with all it teaches us. is impressing upon the greater minds of the world that our religious truths are a reality and can best be interpreted in the light of science." , . Weird, noises fall upon my ear, 'Tis music frpm another Bphere;-" Martians make a proclamation, \ Send to earth for Hitcbon's Bacon...