NEWS IN BRIEF

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21986, 22 June 1933, Page 14

NEWS IN BRIEF

About a dozen black swans appeared in Wellington harbour the other morning. The birds spent sorhe ; time on, the water at Oriental Bay. Swans are rather rare visitors to Wellington, and it is , thought that this flock came from Marlborough. The newly-elected council of the Wellington Acclimatisation Society, at its first meeting last week, favoured a suggestion that the Fish Committee should approach the Internal Affairs Department and other acclimatisation societies, with a view to seeing if district fishing licenses at a cheaper rate could not be issued, and touring sportsmen compelled to pay a little more. Your sight is the most precious of the senses; therefore you cannot afford to neglect it. Consult our ' registered opticians. Mr R. A. Bridgman, Mr P. N. Dick. Oculists’, prescriptions a specialtyPeter Dick, jewellers, watchmakers, and opticians, 490 Moray .place. Dunedin: phone 13-308... Inquiries having been made regarding the liability of members of dance orchestras for the payment of the wages.unemployment'tax (says the Taranaki Daily News), the authorities have advised that it is the responsibility of the organisations engaging the orchestras to see that the wages tax is paid by each member to whom remuneration’has been made. A tribute to the high standard of, New Zealand honey and its value as a. food supply, not only ,in the household, but for expeditionary,purposes, is to be found in the fact that Commander Byrd included a quarter of a ton of it in the food supplies for the last Antarctic expedition. New Zealand honey was also, included in the stores of the Anglo-American Himalayan exploring' party. Doctors prescribe “the beat “ every time. In an .emergency don't, depend on neighbours. Order now from Wm Crossan.; Waterloo, Caversham... v The ease of a farmer, who had lost his property through stress of times,, yet who had since paid his overdue rates,, was reported to the Marlborough County Council following the receipt of a request that the penalty incurred on the overdue rates be refunded!-. Councillors A. H. Nees and ,P. E. Fairweatber were in favour of a refund, in view of the circumstances, but other councillors were averse to the council’s policy being departed from and it, wag decided that the request be refused.; ; - : v " !!, ; j. :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.:., ; / __ -'• _ ■ , It was reported to the. council of the Wellington Acclimatisation Society this week that, promiscuous shooting was thinning out the swans on Wairarapa Lake, and unless some protection Were afforded there would be no swans,left. Wairarapa Lake was a veritable death trap for fish, which- were left, high and dry at the mercy of birds of the air after flood waters receded. ■ . ■ - Buyers should note that Gray’s Winter Sale of Drapery, Boots, and Hardware starts this week at The Big Store. Milton.. . . ; . Bows and arrows apparently run in seasons, like marbles, hop-scotch, and other great national sports and activities, ■ but two nasty mishaps \at Hawke’s Bay .have led to the issue of a general warning to parents. At Mdhaka a young lad suffered a severe injury to an eye, the sight of which may be-impaired for life. At Wairoa a second boy met with a.painful injury to an eye whilst playing with an elder brother. The latter let a bent bow swing back suddenly and'pierced the younger lad’s eye. Parents would be well advised to’ endeavour to put a stop to this dangerous practice. Grandisra (1983): The-Grand imports the . choicest wines and spirits—nothing else. You get there just what you want •to drink—-the best.!. ! : : ‘ • ,v The crab-eating seal, which was found at Petone last week. J is a female, not quite, fully grown. One of the variety, was found off Wanganui', in 1885, and its skin is preserved ; in the museum there. Another was found oh the Petone beach in 1916, and was taken to the-zoo, where it later died. Its skull is preserved in the Dominion Museum. The latest visitor, the third of its kind known to reach New, Zealand, apparently swam up the -mouth of the Hutt River, and went on to the Shandon golf links, where it was found by the staff, and taken to the zoo. The seal, which is suffering from a severe cold, had shown no appetite up to Saturday. May Bargains a huge success. No matter what your wants you spend and save by calling on us. , Cal! early. The Mosgiel Warehouse.—A. F Cheyne and C 0... *:;•* ■ “In the counties through which we have passed we were pleased to note the work of a developmental nature going on, in the blocks of land held by Natives,” said Mr A. D. M’Leod, M.P.. at a sitting of the Native Land Rating Commission at Dargaville. “If the commission does not consider that the Natives can carry the whole of the rates, then even some amount will be welcome by the counties. Now that the Natives .ate entering into the dairying business, for which good roads are essential, the Natives and those who are, directing them—in ray opinion, particularly well—must bear a share of the rates.”" Don’t blame the butcher. - Get that carving knife sharpened. We emplpy experts who sharpen knives, scissors, and all edge tools, ground Tuesday or Friday. Satisfaction guaranteed. Didkinson’s, Limited, 245 Princes street, Dunedin... • A Christchurch man traversing ’ the Maroijan road on hia way to Dunedin at about 55 miles an hour had a few moments that he is not anxious to live through again. Ahead, of him in the middle of the road he saw a huge hawk dining on the remains of a rabbit. The hawk took fright, but misjudged the speed of the car, for ae it zoomed up from the ground it came directly in line with the windscreen: The motorist shut his eyes and . ducked his head, expecting the bird to crash through the windscreen, but fortunately it struck the ,'visor just above the glass and was flung aside, a decidedly dead bird. . Nothing but praise from consumers of our famous sugar-cured bacon from BJd lb.—Barton’s. Manse street,.. , ' “The West Coast horses are very intelligent animals,” said ilr W. A. Kennedy in Christchurch, when he gave a lantern lecture dealing with a trip from Nelson to Queenstown, via the West Coast. "If you were to take a horse from the Canterbury Plains you would probably lose the horse and yourself, too,” he stated. A West Coast horse would swim a river and think no more about the matter; if the rider were to cross the river on a footbridge the horse would swim alone and wait on. the other side for the owner., , In /the same way the horses in the Queenstown district were full of wisdom and knew, their jobe thoroughly; in dealing with a riverbed where there was quicksand a local horse would sometimes refuse to cross at as many as five or six different, places before he would find a safe spot. The horse knew far better than his rider what ground was safe and what wa« not. All-wool Roslyn worsted suits reduced to 49s 6d are one of i the gifts at the “Ascot" sale.) Sox 6d a pair and shirt* 5s lid, working trousers 9s lid are wonderful bargains. Postage paid anywhere. Ascot, corner Princes and Rattray Since the revolution he had noticed a new; spirit in Spain, said Mr A. E. Baxter, of Christchurch, a New Zealand artist, on hie return from the Continent, There seemed to be an awakening of. the intellect. The people said they had no money, so did the Government, and yet all over the country huge buildings of beautiful design were going up. Mr Baxter bad been in Spam during the latter part of the revolution, thaf d e rP se d King Alfonso, and he was amazed at a certain feeling that grew’ in ..the minds of a considerable proportion of the peasant class of people. As soon as the revolution was aver and the republic established, he said, they found themselves with the .idea that all land and goods were going to be divided among them. Servant girls and the like gave up good positions and went back to their native villages to take up their “ estates.” When they arrived only to find that there was to be no equal distribution of the goods and. chattels of the rich village; landowner they became wildly dismayed. I know tinned tongues are hard to beat. And the same I say of lamb; But if I want, a special treat I eat some Hitcnon’s Ham,..