NEWS IN BRIEF

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22204, 6 March 1934, Page 16

NEWS IN BRIEF

It is understood that recently «n to* quiry s was received from England . for South Canterbury gross seeds, but it W*\not'been ascertained whether any sal«s have been made. : Last season a considerable . quantity of weed was shipped from Timaru.' >'£ Several 6ft sharks have been seen on Mairangi Bay, and one of them was landed oh light snapper tackle recently* Fjeh.ing from ah outboard motor bhat during the afternoon a pafty from the bay hooked five’ sharks within an .hour, but only one. .was caught. It fought gamely for half an hour before it. w«i taken aboard. It was'found, to contain 28 young sharks.’ . For this mouth we are. offering . Diamond. Engagement'Rings at special Five stone Diamond Rings from Co 10s. —Peter. Dick, Jewellera and opticians, 400 Moray place. Dunedin... V.! : ’J a. The rainfall registered at Oturehus for the month of February was S.lO inches. With the exception, of February, 1931, When 3.90 inches fell, it was the wettest February experienced in the last 18 years (writes our correspondent). The average February rainfall is 1.80 inches. While searching for a cow through, the bush on his property at Lower Whangae, near Opua, .Mr S*' McDonald camg' : hpon the skeleton of a man resting agamel the trunk of a tree.'. ■ Fyom appearances it bad been there for two or three rears, or perhaps longer. No> one has'-open reerted missing, in those parts dating the , it-few years.. ■ What about the yachtsmen’s .troubles/ Wouldn’t a wee drappie, W.ullie Crossed # best, act as oil bn troubled waters? -. The fact that building societies wera not exempt from income taxation wa# referred to at the meeting Of the r* spier Chamber/ of Commerce by Mr H. E* Edgley, who stated thatjie wiiihed to correct ‘a misapprehension brought; about, by a 'clause' in a circular sent ont by the Associated Chamber# of Commerce, ine position, said Mr Edgley, wn«_ thattoe taxation wa« assessed bn the iptumnal members of the society, not on, the •** ciety Itablf.-,- . ; . . . ' ■'. A tragedy was narrowly avertert at the Lon; burn Railway' Station wn a; recent afternoon when the' New Plymouth .-•** ■ press was passing the rtstion. This train is not scheduled to atop, at Longburn, and tir the train began UJ near the platform a young girL Shirley Learmoutb, jnvped. off the platform on to ; the ? permanent way. To the br~ etander* a tragedy, appeared inevitable, but the prompt thn dnrw, brought the express to a.. .standstill !• half *its lenjrth, . responsible fsr »stihg the child’t Annual Summer Sale m full a*'Dg. Sea windows for : Bargains. Balshce of Sum*: Goods must be cleared. Call early. No «W stock, everything new and.np to daUA* UendW Sale i and Lo.--1w9e. ; .. . . ... . . One effect of. the depression has been a boom in rabbit sliim, Mr H. H. Klaus, son of the principall Hermann Klaus, Ltd., Germany,, fnrrimmj who arrived at Sydney recently by .the Mirrabooka on. a world tour to study to* fur trade. He paid that good fuqt. wyf.;.:; no longer in-demand'; .owupfei,to and : already ;■ ing in was. known the wond ovsr. aoil.mosc mma offenng of , Qrtndism (2202) proud of the Wine or Spirit ;you IrW and’ offer to;yoar friends‘wlmn you mW at the An provement of the general standardot the toadg in the distriet - .tool roadway, accordihg/to^s Twelve miias will be ■ wmA ywar.. Cocksfoot harvesters on Banka P««*; ■ sulwhave welcomed the .. Fine range at Dfcklneone, unf, «» Many and yptwdSd’i »«*■*• and an ambulaaeei Mto* |«t if >w * rm .-it■ • a warm of. tgm -Blto.ww .frigg/di**.;. rending when, the oneggectr . i round her head, and pounding it «l» Wa weaken forthcoming 1 Ambulance-foe. after-effeete of w rifuga . were a--headache,;-for ;;thf dav:;' : ■;; ; . ■■ '■ ■ ~■■; < > m.-m *■. •fcoffee econoiaeuatabojild hnow tbatths . world’s he*t t MounUin Jamaica —is obtainable, from_ A. l)orie and coffee epeeialiata. 82 Oetagen, was'fsvoured by the North "Xlarf Motor Unioh at its meeting in Wslltogton. Mr or W. Hutchison said traffic officers in Auckland had fa^Ofter SB^toF#s%Sy2tl:*gagreed that aonie form mort demrable, end It any ■eek the eo-operstion of the Municipal Association in the matter. : . ■ flSrßobert Dk*. who lived at Pollok, on the south si* of with a collection of adse is Bin in length, 3in; aeroto. and only ,i end Swt two inwee.and a-hatt in lmi«th» Otw of the small adses ia of black steoe. sntl very highly poliihed. Gray’s Summer Sale.« oow W -PriNBlJL.p and;Milton,. buyer*.*».U I> dO *e , l their: pnrchaaee at the Big Store without in one church: I know, where the collection plate ia not ro«n?v k said the president of t Pt |Urdij!22? of New Zealand (Mr in an ■ address at the Oxford Baptist Church (CWrichurehMh*|othw evening. No collection in takes , up, .wit, , members of the congregation are invited to leave contribution# to we church it ; they desire to do so. The chutch income is far: higher than it tion was taken up, and-«m church » always filled. I. am sure there arO.- masgr who wi#h to hear the preachM| but they esnnot face the collection plate. Good sport b«« been enjoyed aT uea fishingjjartiesin the waters off Iftyor. Island. Messrs J, Cummings, of Mato- , inata, W. Baleley, of Auckland, R Sairiham, of Hamilton, and N. .Higginspn, ol Okoroire. m the launch Dauntleaa. tor three days’ fishing, landed I#, swopown und one msko, six swordfiah .being ean|ftt on one day. Nearly .all, put up very strenuous fights. Thhdtogw - struggle was by a fish. that wM W>ked by Mr Sandham. This fauAt fw. ** hour and three-quarters, and tlerful display 5 f the launch for four mil l * 1*.:^*?;; gaffed. •. The>only.:«^;( ; 'K^^J®^•• lighter, and at the: finish tosrged ,ga boat, and left five of it*' teeth smbodded in the launch near the ' Eitchon's baconstaDdeths tast : Wherever;.people ■meat;.)..,. ~ Eitchon’s bacon, .east or wmk * Is uniform- and sweet... ■■■-?■ T ; , .