NEWS IN BRIEF

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22257, 9 May 1934, Page 14

NEWS IN BRIEF

After an interval-of several months a white heron has, made its appearance at Lake TakapunaJ A-resident wbojias observed it closely considers the -bird, to be slightly-larger than-the one, which was there last -yean He. suggests, that possibly the newcomer, is a.male arid the predecessor was-a female. : .:-,i- ■-.,.'_. •'; Grahdism (2255): The people of Otagp and Southland- have implicit- faith in Grand .Hotel quality—quality' which is always consistent —Home Supply Store:.. 5 In; Mr T. -W. Brandfprd's window at Winton. the ■ other day (says a correspondentof• the Southland Times) an exceptionally fine . stag's head, a royak , was displayed; Tt was secured by ;Mr : Cx. M'Kenzie, of LocbieV in i the Lillbum recently. The head, a 12-poiuter, is>• a particularly well proportioned one and has a spread of "39'J ;ißekes. .-.,- ; ..:' ,- -Strange things are often found in.the crops of fowls when they.are killed and dressed for. the -table.' A-New-Plymouth resident killed a Black Orpington recently that had: been, purchased at ,a. local market and in its crop he found two "lass marbles, ithe arm of a small; chin* doll, and ;two smalls sections of J a silyer bead chain. ■-■,.■ : ' [: -'- : '' : -i"\ 1 :-- ■■■'',-'!"■' ; ■ '■'•''■% Coffee for breakfast, fresh and fragranU Ask your grqeer for the - Bourbon . brand. ' Instructions in every tin. . Prepared by "Yurie's," coffee specialists,. 32; Octagon;. •-, V '"y ' ' When the footpaths were under, discussion at the; last meeting of Mount Roskill ratepayers, Mr J. J: Preston remarked that he bad lived in the district ,for .30 years, and the. footpath in front _of .hia; house Bad never been tarred: He had beep a'member of the board for .teu years, "and chairman part 'of, the -time,; but' he had been afraid to tar his footpath -for : -'fear v would be drawn; ... ;- v :'-.:;. ■:■; - , : v. • While; fishing off; Waiheke recently tlie occupants of two launches moored over a mile .apart found >ihe atmosphere #o calm and still that conversationvbetweea the launches'.wasengaged in without-apy considerable raisinir of. the voice. While this is a "fairly common experience ..on prairies, hills,,and;deserts,;the phenomenon at seai is usually believed to be the herald, of electrical disturbances, and the storm which "followed.a. histht or ; two loter ampb' supported this contention, As eaca 'fishing party returned with ..fairly, large catches, it seem to, be another Everything of. the.\begt at the Prince of Wales Hotel, Princes street, Dunedin. —Cbas. Hinchcliff; proprietor... ;- ;/ A fine stag was ehot recently iiear v the old' Hochstetter claim, a few lnilwfroni Abaura; Westland, by Mr George Hahn; juh„ of Aliaura. The head is considered One of the best obtained in tbe Grey district for years. Jt had ;a. spread oT 40 inches; and a- length .of, 41 inches.. • T here were 13 fightinc tines and 15 points. , The Weight of the l>are skull and horns waa 181b..' The shape very ..even.' ,:■.-,■ Until the. beginning of last. week_strawberries were still ripening m the Wanganui Valley, along 'the river A caw of 10 puilnets: .at Parikino last Wednesday,, and-disposed, of city on .Tuesday.. The fruit:waa of- a ' very, fine'-' standard..,;..',.■ XT „ ~ r/„, The Fordell'branch-,of the New Zealand Farmers' Union-has carried tion asking that tbe. Government pass legislation fixing the maximum ,ail interest, including that op sums borrpwed. by the Government withm.the JJomwiou, at not more than ?! per cent. :.. tend.»d 'to forward this suggestion ,tp ..thft union's ; Interproyinciar conference a.G Wansraimi this month.. ' ; ..,,-.,.-■ Meat safes and dust bins are*.»«««».■ this weather. Have you'seen.our.eelecUon We make from the smallest to the largest siies.-Dickinsorfs; Ltd:,/.'sheet metal workers, (245^Princel:stfeet ;i . :,. .. . Napier is having a itsown over building regulations.;;,The.councu has a bylaw Which forbids the J erection ot timber buildings;ini'■■»;; certaw ; , tral area of the.boroueh.much^bke ; Wellington's '■«brick ,Pf« paly there wants-a new Officerand, wants it in wood,;but the councjMiasvgiven; !V ' flat' refusal—round one. The -company replied by hauling along a-properb-tered trailer to! the site .and opening up the office promptly in the mprning-round two. The: Mayor of Napier, has. stated that the council is mot dowh and outyeti and that it is waitinp; for a Report, from its officers before going on to the third round. The. company, declares that it had noTdea of .outwitting, the council over the, bylaw, but set up office m the trarler as it was the only :tJpg.to-do .. v Smart winter frocks and .millinery now - getting -well-deserved attention by Stpre ■-.:" Tho"opmson that the spread of the dryclcanirig habit was wrtly,; responsible J", the -idirainution in- the q^nt^ty,of^_old clothes made ravalable, for,, distribution among needy, f amiliea .wsb expressed[ byan Auckland, social,, worker recently.. • Ave do not getnearly-as. iiiiany nrea s suits and womenl'topcoats.nbw.that.we used to, be s iVen, a-few;years "ag6 f -.,'; she-said. iortunately. there ,s a great, need for. just such articles, and i we are many cases in!which warm-clothing.for toe winter is..wanted." . [)' ... ii-■„„:-" In: the will of: Mr Patrick Francis O'Connor, ; who died in-Sydney last September,charitable bequests; are. Provedfor as follows:—Convent ; er...Aiercy, Colombo street Catholic'Church, Pa merston North, .£IOO, Roman Catholic Parish- School,. Palmeifton North, £100; Roman Catholic Orphanage" Upper Hutt, <£{io; .Roman ■", Catholic Boys' High Schoo, Home, of Compassion, Island Bay, ; ;WeK. lil supplies-br'bes| brands you cannot do better than/ order from Wm. 'Crossan, "Waterloo," Caversham. Orders attended to. , ~ "They are no worse than I was myseit when I was a boy," remarked the L Mayor of Mount Eden, Mr. T. M'Nab, iwhen a letter was received at the last meeting ot the : council from a resident, ?.yeb<F : cpniplained that the.lawn at Nbrmanby road was used very. Sunday by youths for itootball. "Ihave done.the same myselt,.asa bov, and I don't think they are .doing any; barm/' Referring to a further.complaint from the same writer that.children repeatedly climbed,-over the-young'.pUhts on the rockeries, Mr M'Nab said that he bad not seen any signs of did not. think the council needed to-.-taSe.. any,action.; ~;: - - ' " ' "I am afraid that when the Railways Board does put; other forms of transport out of existence it. will mean that freight? will go up said- Mr; H. Morrison. (Wairarapa) at the lafit. meeting of the Dominion .executive .of the New Zealand Farmers' Union; Jie considered that- it was unfair that the Railways Board should have the. right to object to certain linen of road transport as".being uneconomic, while .the terests could not make the same objection to railway undertakings. ; May Bargains for all. See special win.' dow displays.- Buy your winter requirements at- special prices. Call early while we have the selection., Goods cannot be replaced at these prices;—A.. F; Cheyne and C 0...

" The grading of wheat is' exactly the same a 9 it has been for the past 4.0 or 50 rears, no change whatever having been . made this seasoh/'said a member of the j Wheat Purchase Board recently in commenting on the reports of dissatisfaction, among growers in the Ashburton district that samples equal to. the standard ..previously accepted were how being -rejected.,. So long as wheat was, up to' the grade ; it would be taken by the board, eaid. the member, but some growers seemed to have sot the idea that some inferior ..stuff, had been, accepted in the past. He wished to make it perfectly clear that there had been no change in the grade, and the ; only requirement was that it should come < up "to that standard. , . , ' An assortment of exhibit*, at the Magistrate's Court at 1 Wangafl-m - 1 recently when twaprisoners were charged t with breaking, entering, and theft. A.ot■.•-. the least interesting was a sovereign which had escaped the attention of t.r« ; banks by reason of the fact that it' w* given to its present owner in 1930 and? that he had retailed it as a keepsake ; until it.wa« stolen. Another interesting coin was a Kruger two shilling piece. Of i baser metal were an auger, used of the offenders for Coring holes in a door, i and a carpenter's chisel,.employed for the purpose of bursting windows open. • There's roguery in every trade. Sang Biddy in her kitchen; ; But never in the lovely grade Of bacon cured by Hitchon;.,. ,-",' .'