NEWS IN BRIEF

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22122, 28 November 1933, Page 16

NEWS IN BRIEF

The general restoration of the 10,per per cent, cut in wages received .unanimous approval at a meeting of; the Jsirkei * head (Auckland) Borough Council recently. It was decided to restore the 10 per cent, cut to all employees from Apr ll I

The whitebait season for the Manawatu River has closed. The season this year was one of the poorest on record, being no better than the previous .season. Peculiarly enough, after an absence for over a fortnight, whitebait appeared in the river in fairly large quantities the day after the season closed. i o How much is your time worth? If you are a busy man you count every minute worth money. Consult Peter Dick, jewellers and opticians, 490 Moray place. Dunedin. Phone 13-308... It has been stated in some American journals that Jack Dempsey is to undertake a world tour, which will embrace Australia and New Zealand, waere ne hopes to referee a few important matches. “Most people do not us 6 their hps enough,” said Mr J. F. Montague when addressing members of the league the Hard of Hearing in Auckland the other evening. As a result of feet, he said, much of what people said was lost to the listener. Especially was this noticeable 6n the gramophone and on the stage. “ I just heard a whiz and ; Dien I stopped a motor car with my nbs,. stated a witness in the Auckland Magistrates Court recently, in describing an accident in which he had been injured. When asked if he had said anything to the driver of the car that had knocked him down, the same witness replied, tiow could I? I was unconscious. That Christmas feeling is becoming evident just now. Milton residents wUI note the fine display of nigh-grade Groceries for the festive season at Cray s Big Store.. . „ The presence of a “white blackbud is sufficiently unusual to cause comment, but at the Ellerslie racecourse gardens four of these freak birds frequently excite the curiosity of visitors. One ot them is particularly noticeable, being practically pure white, relieved only by small flecks of black on each wing. The other birds are greyish in colour. A remarkable feature about the wreck of the aeroplane ZK-AAI was that it did not catch fire ,when it crashed (says the Grey River Argus). _ Photographs disclose a .large hole in the petiol tank almost immediately above the engine, and the contents must inevitably have Rushes, out and over the' engine. Possibly .the rain'had the effect of militating against the possibilities of the plane being set alight. . ; • , We employ experts to set and 6h ®FP en your lawn mower—Dickinsons, Limited,. 248 Princes street, Dunedin... • A sporting resident of Olmkime i has come forward with a carved shield to -b awarded each year to whichever distimt of Taihape, Ohakune, Raetihi, and lau marunui should hold the best sporting record for the season. Ihe shield will be competed for at all borne . and home visits, in bowling, lawn tennis crick t, and croquet matches. In the event of a. close finish, it would be indeed interesting to see the lawn - tennis and cricket , enthusiasts heartening. their towns last hope with a little spirited barracking m, say, the, deciding croquet match ot tn w season. • • ’ Most people enjoy good con re. ana once its taste is acquired it holds the consumer. The favourite Uou'boi. brand appeals for its strength and flavour. Instructions for making in each tin... An exhibition in the Wellington Magistrate's Court the other day was a crepe dc chine cape, the flimsiness and scantiness of which seemed to belie thes.police. statement that it was valued at £-. ns deceptive appearance was the subject or an amusing interlude between its ow !, er, a solicitor, and the magistrate. By,,™ 6 look of it we’d sayi it was worth a shilling or so? ” inquired the counsel. A man would say that,” replied the lady whose property it was. “If a man has any experience he knows that the cost of such things ,is in inverse ratio£to the stmt in them,” remarked Mr J. S. Baitqn. S.M. i >■ ■ , . Turnbull’s sample room. Mid ’lemarcn, Saturday. 25th (late night).,. Monday. , 27th, Tuesday, 28th,. and Wednesday 29th. Special showing of spring Christmas goods, all .at November bargain prices. A coll will be appreciated. A. F. Cheyne and Co. That there is returning confidence among members of the farming community is shown by an anecdote retailed to a representative of tne Cnnstenurch 1 ress bv a ..-leading Christchurch jeweller the other day. “During Carnival Week, he said, “a fanner ordered a sterling silver cup and said, ‘ If my wool makes Is a pound I will collect the cup; if it does not, you can keep it.[ ” ike CU P> said the manager, was now in the strongroom, awaiting the claimant, ana tnw man was as nearly jubilant as I mi' c ever seen a farmer,” he added. tie has sent word that he will certainly require the cup.” Reference to a complaint that New Zealanders had been overlooked in the selection of the new professors of the Auckland University College was made by Professor C. W. Eger ton at a social tun*'tion in the northern city. Referring to the selection of his successor. Professor Egerton said that no injustice had been done to anyone. When the positions had first been advertised, he thought that there would be very little response, because of the salary offered. He had been surprised to see how large a field theie had been. The hoard in England that selected the candidate was probaffy the best that could be found in the United Kingdom. Grandism (2119): Dunedin Disabled Soldiers, produce a useful attache case, an ideal Christmas present to hold three bottles —sold at cost, 3s extra...

Two Wanganui women teachers have been using their enforced idleness in a profitable manner as far as their family larders are concerned. For some _ time they have been seen patiently sitting on the wharf at Castleclifl dangling their herring lines into the river, and Giey have made some fair catches. > had only three months’ work in 15,” said one of the girls, “ and a girl must do something; the only trouble is we are getting rather fed up on herring and cod at home.” Her companion smilingly remarked that they would both be able to give a first-class nature study on fish should they ever get a job again. During one of the ring events the other afternoon at the Wanganui spring show, the Wanganui Highland Pipe Band commenced playing just as one of the horses was about to take a hurdle. The sudden burst of music evidently disturbed the horse, for it did not jump too well, swerving slightly. Upon the request ot the grand marshal, Mr J. C. Williams, the judge allowed a second jump, while the band ceased playing for the time being. In one way the Scottish music was .appropriate, as the horse's name was Eob’n Adair.

Christmas and New Year holidays approaching fast! Don’t delay in ordering the necessary hamper of assorted drinks from the specialist, Wra. Crossan. Waterloo, Cavensham... A quaint story illustrating the distorted values that the Maori of the early days in this country attached to some pakeha commodities was told by Bishop Bennett during an address at the Hastings Rotary Club. The bishop had been speaking of the period which might be called the Maori “Iron Age,” when the Native was beginning to learn bow to use the pakeha axe. the' spade, and other iron and steel implements. A Maori woman in the Bay of Islands, he said, had a single nail given to her by a pakeha, and the woman’s husband was greatly incensed. He threatened violence on the innocent giver of the trifling present, to which the woman had taken ft fancy, and his rage was so great, and the stir that the gift caused was so profound, that eventually a formal court of inquiry had to be held to smooth out the matter. The husband’s belief was that no man would have given a woman such a rich gift unless he had been deeply in love with her, and he was not satisfied, until the whole matter had been laboriously explained to him. 1 I New Zealand’s products all are good, So her markets we should favotir; : Thus Hitchon’s ham is splendid food, And excellent in flavour...