NEWS IN BRIEF

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22136, 14 December 1933, Page 16

NEWS IN BRIEF

At the monthly meeting of the Ka'ikoura County Council it was decided to restore the 10 per cent, cut' to members of the office staff. Cr Humra voted against the motion, contending that the time was not yet right for restoration. The chairmans honorarium was fixed at £75. There has been an appreciable dropin the number of registered unemployed in Timaru, compared with the corresponding period of last year. The total at present is 677, as against 820 at the same time last year. With the opening of the freezing works the other day the numbers were further reduced. v For this month we are offering Diamond Rings at special prices. Five stone Diamond Rings from £6 10s. —Peter Dick, Jewellers and opticians, 490 Moray place, Dunedin... While at New Plymouth, Mr Ulm made a total of 14 flights, carrying 114 passengers who paid for their flight and 28 “ complimentaries.” Adults were charged £1 and children, of whom there were a number, 10a for each flight. Mr Ulm and Mr Allen Were in the cockpit of the Faith in Australia for each flight. , Because there has been no diminution in the' number of grey duck in Canterbury, and particularly on Lake Ellesmere, it is unlikely that Canterbury sportsmen will fall in with the suggestion of the Auckland Acclimatisation Society that the Department bf Internal Affairs should be urged to declare a close season for the birds next year. ‘ \ t ; Christmas goods are well displayed in all departments at Gray’s Big Store, Residents of Milton and surrounding districts are invited to purchase from this fine selection.. .

What was meant- by the expression “I’ll smoke your bpnes” caused some confusion to counsel in. the Wellington ; Police Court during the hearing of an -•* assault case. The man assaulted told the court that defendant—a fisherman, —had said to him: “I’ll smoke your bones,” “What, fish bones? ” asked counsel. Further light was thrown on the meaning .of the phrase when another witness stated that he heard defendant say: “ I’ll smoke your bones like a cigarette.” Continuance of the prolonged spell of dry weather is seriously holding up many mining operations -on the West Coast. Prospectors, who are Hvorking on small sluicing claims, and many larger companies, the operation of whose claims, depends on the supply of water, are being compelled to cease work. The rivers are very low, and many creeks are dried up. Most people enjoy good ' coffee, and : once its taste is acquired it holds the ‘consumer. The favourite ' " Bourbon ■* brand appeals for its strength and flavour. Instructions for making in each tin... . .A motion, “ That in. view of the increase in the number of mentally-defec-tive persons in the community it is de-’ sirable that the marriage law be amended to prohibit as far as possible the union of the unfit ; that - medical certificates should be presented, and that where doubt exists careful examination of the applicants should be made,” was passed, at . the annual meeting of the Taranaki branch of the Justices of, the Association at New Plymouth as a remit to; the annual Dominion conference of the association. . , A candour not frequently shown , by. accused persons was displayed in the Auckland Police Court the other day by a man who was charged with the theft of. an article which, after being missing for some hours, was eventually restored to the owner. The accused, in denying vigorously ever having torched or seen the article, added: “If I had attempted to steal it, the owner would never have seen it again.” He Was convicted. Grandism (2133): Before you place, your order or buy .your festive cheer, ask, for a copy of our latest price list.—Grand Home Supply Store, Princes street... A correspondent writing to the Bird' Protection Society from Petbnh relates' how a blue heron flew-wounded into her. garden, and died. there. Succeeding generations of blue herons have inhabited the coast between Wellington' and Petone i for many years past, and the ;fact is mentioned so far back as by Fuller, and it is regrettable that the vandalism of the present day should destroy that, which has been so long preserved. Advice has been received by the. Native Minister that the Carnegie_ Corporation has approved a grant of 12,500 dollars to permit the extension of the Maori School of Arts and Crafts at Rotorua. The first payment of 5000 dollars has . already been authorised, and a further amount of 7500 dollars will be paid on a declining scale during the next four years toward the support of the work. • A. F. Cheyne and Co., Mosgiels Gut Warehouse. —Just opened, gifts of. every. , description for all the family and the home. For useful and serviceable gifts call on us early while the selection is large.—A. F. Cheyne and C 0... ‘ A visitor to Invercargill the other day was Mr George F. Newman, representing Gordon, Woodroffe, and Co., Ltd., London, wbo handle large quantities; of over- . seas mutton and lamb. Questioned. by a Southland Times reporter .as to the prospects for the present season, Mr Newman said that the late season for Australian lamb and its arrival on the London market at the same time as the first New Zealand consignments would probably cause fluctuations in price for a few weeks, but thereafter he considered prices would bo more stable than, season. . ■ • ■vThe unsatisfactory position <pr , the Waihi municipal gas service, on which a loss of approximately £IOOO was made during the last financial-year, and recommendations calculated to place it on a self-supporting basis and possibly show a moderate profit, were placed before the Borough Council at a special meeting m committee by Mr H. W. Atkinson, of Auckland. The report showed that the .loss of gas had been steadily increasing for several- years, and in the last two years had amounted to no ee ? a! n 8.762,000 cubic feet, more than halt nt which was due to leakages through-faulty mains and services, j ■ Christmas and New Year holidays approaching fast! Don’t delay in ordering the necessary hamper of assorted drinks from the specialist, Wm. Croasan, Waterloo, Caversham... The use of beer- as a tooth Vash is probably unknown in New Zealand, hue is well established in Peru Dr .Hubert Money told members of the Canterbury College Graduates’ Association ot towns in inland Peru where Ahe water was so suspiciously second-hand in nature that visitors would rather spend money - on a bottle of beef for toilet purposes than trust to the purity of the water supply. Raspberry crops in the Waimate district give good promise despite the frost late last month. There has been _ sufficient rainfall to promote growth, though a good rain at the present time, would be welcome. The prospects for a favourable season are considerably, brighter than for the past three years. A considerable quantity of early peas and early strawberries has been consigned from Waimate to city markets this season, and considering the times realised satisfactory prices. ( Regulation dust bins delivered free m city. Have you seen our dust bin containers? Just the thing to keep thing tidy.—Dickinson’s, Limited, bheet Metal Workers. 245 Princes street. “The bullfight is regarded as the most interesting event in Spain, but I did not enjoy it. I regard it aathe second worst game in the world,” said Mr G. T.J Wilson in an address to members of the s Canterbury College Graduates’ Association. “ I did not like the Spanish sense of humour,” he added. “At one stage the bull caught the matador by the seat of the trousers. We applauded and enjoyed the joke, but the hosts glared at ua. In Spain, at a bullfight, that was not a joke.” • ■ ( Quoting from an already published' article in the course of his remarks at the annual meeting of the United Kingdom Manufacturers and Representatives Association, the president, Mr O. W. Budd, said: “ We emphasise the fact that if the United Kingdom market is closed to us, New Zealand alone could not absorb our primary products. What would happen to the . surplus? It the extreme view were taken and, our energies were then diverted from farming to manufacturing, what would we do with the surplus product from the factories. Our position on the map is an answer to that. We are practically isolated— a mere pimple ou the earth's surface, \ My heart it just went pitter pat. In my shoes I sure was shakm ; Mum went off pop; no sports for ine; - I’d forgot the Hitchon’s Bacon;-.. ■