NEWS IN BRIEF

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21985, 21 June 1933, Page 14

NEWS IN BRIEF

Figures obtained from a reliable source show that- 1352 tons of flour were -imported into the Dominion during May,, Canada sent 766 tons, Australia 73 tops, and the United States 413 tons. The imports of bran in the same month were 4 tons, and of pollard 515 tons; all from Australia. ■ >

A bank balance of £136 9s 6d was shown by the Woolston Brass Band, as the result of last year’s operations! v_ : , Buyers should note that Gray’s Winter Sale of Drapery. Boots, and Hardware starts this week at The Big Store. Milton.. . ; , ■ ;-! '.T-. . ■!

Very little killing for, 'export is" now being clone by the freezing works in Canterbury. The Timaru and Ashburton works have ceased operations for the season, the Kaiapoi works closed down last Friday, and the work at other sheds is tapering off fairly rapidly. A Christchurch business man, Mr Walter Baker, has returned to New Zealand with a great admiration for the English attitude towards the depression. “They don’t talk of it! and they rather look at you if you do,” he said.. “ The result i«,that the slump is definitely over in England. The country is on its feet again, and manufacturers are all working hard.” . • Grandism (1982); Just you and the folks you like best —with a bottle- of Grand House Whisky, That’s what you’d call a real party. 12s bottle.., According to a statement made by Mr F. Langbein. district engineer, Public Works Department, men from Christchurch working at the Ashley flood protection relief works should be able to earn £6 12s a. month, as compared with £5 8s which they can earn, on relief works in Christchurch.

Looking, from an upstairs window, a Wanganui resident watched two magpies chase a thrush round his: garden. At last a vicious peck droye the thrush to the ground. When the onlooker reached the garden, he found the magpies standing on the body of'the thrush, which was dead. May Bargains a huge success. No matter what your wants you spend and save by calling on us. Gall early. The Mosgie! Warehouse.—A. F. 1 Cheyne and C 0... . .. , ' ■ ' ‘' 1

Sales of fat lambs during last week were phenomenal for the present season of the year (says the Southland Times), but the supply is now practically exhausted and the Makarewa Freezing Works will probably close about the middle of this week. The Mataura Works will be kept going for some time longer, but the Slaughtermen will, only f get .- broken time, the run of stock hot bema sufficient to keep the works going at full pressure. Both works will continue to re- ; ceive rabbits - for clients, but these will r, be handled by th'e ordinary works staff. Surprise was expressed at the Supreme ; Court, Greymouth, last week by Mr Justice Blair, when one of the-accused men r in the Capleston explosion case state !. that some gelignite was used, to light • the fire 'at the forge. . The man explained that, when the plugs were in a soft state, ; not frozen, they could be used for firelighting purposes. A plug was broken in half, and a match put to it. If the gelignite became frozen, however, it was ' dangerous to handle.' and Would be liable to explode, if dropped. Get one of. our newspaper containers and know where to find your paperalways clean and dry; complete with- screws. 2s ' 6d. each. —Dickmabri’s, Limited, 245 Princes, street, Dunedin..-. ■ ; I, am dead against mere idle criticism,” said Mr Cecil Duff, when speaking at a meeting of unemployed jn Hastings, “ and if you can put forward \> any suggestion that will, help the Unetilplo.Vment Board to solve its‘difficulties I wish S'ou would do so. Don’t forget.that, those difficulties are very real,'.and that, the board has only a limited sum of mbiiey to spend. Some of you may, per-; \ haps, think you have more wisdom thaa the members of the Unemployment Boar;cL If you have, then suggest something to help.” " All landlords,” said Mr Duff later, “ are not bloated aristocrats, and. many are as much in need of their rent as you are in need of sustenance.- ’ , ! Nothing but praise from consumers of tour famous sugar-cured bacon from Bjd lb.—-Barton's, Manse, street-., - j .. "There is a happier tone throughout New Zealand than, there has been for a long time,” said a Wanganui business man last week, after his return,'ffom Invercargill, Dunedin, Christchurch, and Wellington. Before travelling south he had been in Auckland, and was certain that the Dominion. as a whole, was Settling down to its problems with proper spirit. “There is a feeling of courage about,” he said, “ and Wanganui ’itself is helping to lead the way in that respect.” . . - Advices by mail from England sho>v ■ that Wally Kilmister, the well-known Wellington motor cyclist wfio has shown outstanding ability as a speedway .rider, has made a brilliant' beginning in bis present season on England’s speedways. Right at the top of his form, he was considered by many to be the best rider in the country. At one meeting he won two cups in competitions in which some of the greatest of speedway riders were participants. The cups %iere handed to the Wellington rider at the conclusion of the meeting by Mr J. A. Mollison, the famous airman. . ■ ,

All-wool Roslyn worsted suits reduced to 49s 8d are one of the gifts at the “Ascot ” sale. Sox 6d a pair and shirt* 5s lid, working trousero 9s lid are wonderful bargains. Postage paid anywhere. Ascot, -corner Princes and Rattray streets...' - ■

Another of the forged Bank of Australasia £1 notes, numbers of which were passed in two Auckland stores on Christmas Eve, i 930, has been put into circulation, and came into possession of the Bank of Australasia in that'city last week. The note is numbered 885116. and, like others of the series, it is dated January 1. 1929, and purports to be signed by “J. J. Gellert.” The counter signature is indecipherable. The white line: principle is being .applied in London ballrooms to make it. impossible for dancers to dance the wrong way round. The lines look like. a perspective of railway.lines. They converge gradually, starting about three; feet apart, following the walls of the room;, finishing i at a point There are from 10 to 15 lines on the walla. Dancers, according „ to theory, are interested in their steps. They see the walls subconsciously, and the lines force their minds to direct their steps in one direction. The inventor says he hopes that this will prevent, dancers upsetting a floor full of people by, dancing the wrong way.

Doctors prescribe “ the best" every time. In an emergency , don’t depend on neighbours. Order now from Wm Crossan, Waterloo, Caversham... ■ , A f irmer in the Wanganui .district whose wife was away on an annual holiday, shifted for himself as best he could. He managed everything satisfactorily but the , washing of clothes .(says the Chronicle). A day or so before his better half was due to) return, he. put all his washing into the copper and had." a thorough boiling. Dirt was- not being shifted quickly enough for him with a mere boiling, however, and he emptied in the best part of a tin of caustic soda. “That’ll shift the germ's,” he decided. It shifted more than the germs. It removed cash from the farmer’s pocket into the hands of a city firm of men’s outfitters. A complete new set of clothing was required—a mixture of caustic having been an ill wind that blew somebody good. ■ ■ . .' t • :..

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 tin...

The- brisk firming of the wool -market has helped to make many farmers reconsider a half-formed resolve -to. change from sheep'to dairying (says the. Southland Times), but aj the same time .there are a fair number who have come to .the conclusion that it does not pay to have all their eggs in one basket, with the result that dairy herds will probably increase next season. The farmers in the. South Hillend district are considering reopening the cheese factory there, and several who were present at a meeting held on. Thursday expressed;, the opinion that while the district was primarily a sheep farming community, the reqdy cash that could be secured from dairying was very welcome to those who did not. mind being tied down to a certain extent.' • Attention, farmers, to you all, It pays to listen to my call; . Whether you are saint or sinner. Have Hitchon’s Bacon for your dinner...