NEWS IN BRIEF

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22268, 22 May 1934, Page 16

NEWS IN BRIEF

One effect of the recent heavy* rain over Canterbury, accompanied by colder weather, will be to stop the growth of winter feed, and. in some places sowingoperations will be delayed. An official ot the Department of Agriculture said last week that farmers-in the province would not suffer much inconvenience from the rain, as they have plenty of • winter feed and grass available. For the dark mornings you will require an Ala:rm Clock. Inspect our stock "of Jaz, Westclox, and other makes, plaiu and luminous dials. Prices from 8s 6d.— Peter Dick, jewellers and opticians, 490 Moray place. Dunedin... By unanimous vote at a recent meeting, the South Canterbury Executive of the Union readily supported a recent motion passed by the Timaru Agricultural and . Pastoral Association, asking the Wheat Purchase Board to endeavour to have the.standard bushel weight of f.a.q. milling wheat reduced this year. Principally as a result of the r.very heavy rain at about 10 o'clock on Tuesday night, the Auckland rainfall for the 24 hours ended at 9 a.m. ;ori Wednesday, as. registered by the Albert Park*observatory, was .73in. It increased the rainfall for the month to date to 4.81 in., .which lis ,20in. more than. the average rainfall for May. ; The buying public of Milton, should note that Gray's Tiig Store is their centre for Men's Monarch Shoes at 21s. and 25b per pair...

A huge sunfish, estimated to weigh about a ton and a. half, was recently stranded on'the beach at Waikawa, and created a serious nuisance, states the Marlborough Express. There seemed to be some dispute as to responsibility for removing the carcase, and meantime .the residents round about were- considering the purchase of gas masks. A number of .legal firms in Palmerston North have restored the'lo per. cent, reductions: made in the salaries of their employees some time ago. In some cases the restorations have been greater- thau the amount of the reductions. ; This action coincides with the recent decision of the New Zealand Law Society to restore to solicitors the 10 per;cent, discount which/ on account of. the economic conditions, the society decreed should' be allowed on clients' costs from March 20, 1931.*-■

Grandisru (2266): You will like the economy of Granvin (Grand Wine); costs less than half the price or' spiritsstrong—;with a healthy kick—ss' bottle... The loss of property through fire in the, Wellington fire district for the year ended March 31, 1934, was estimated at £25,£i63. All this property, with the exception of property worth: £1935, was covered by insurance. The Milk Committee reported to the Wellington City. Council last .week . that milk sales' for April averaged 4909 gallons daily, 130 gallons above the sales for the corresponding month of last year. Sales to nearby farmers amounted to 7310 gallons, compared with 4871 gallons for the corresponding month of last year. Cream sales for April showed an increase of 19.38 per cent, on last year's sales. Turnbull's Sample Room, Middlemarch: May bargains' in full swing. Sat., 19th. (late night); M6n., 21st; Tues., 22nd; Wed., 23rd. Call early. Your inspection invited.—A. F. Cheyne and Co.. .•-. A giant mushroom weighing enough to make a meal for a. family—was gathered in the Pukaka valley by Mrs S. J. Ball, and is now on? display in her shop window in Market place (save the Marlborough Express). Perfectly shaped, this unusual fungus measures 121 inches in diameter and about 3S inches in. circumference.' - - ,' . The need for adequate direct stesmers from Home at. convenient times to suit the requirements of Timaru importers, was emphasised at the annual meeting ot the South Canterbury Chamber of Commerce by .''Mr; G. Hv Andrews. "Direct sailings seem to be becoming less," said .Mr Andrews, who pointed out that, last >year only four ships arrived at Timuru instead of five the previous vear, and that when one was most needed towards the latter part of 1933, no «hip had beea provided at all. ;.:. For assorted supplies of best oraijds you cannot do better than order from Wm. Crossari, "Waterloo," Caversham. Orders attended to pronto... An improvement in practically all the figures is shown in the. statement _of income and expenditure of the. Wellington Show Association for the seven months to May 3, covering the show p*/iod. The statement-was submitted, to a meeting of the association the other night, and members expressed themselves as very pleased with the result. The total revenue was shown -at £3706,. as against £3259 for the last corresponding period. The main items were; £l3ll for door takings (£1237 the previous period, although', this included one day more), and £14'50 for general exhibit and sideshow . space, as against -£929'previously. A balance o'f £1275 was shown. . Coffee for breiiktast, fresh aiiu fragiant! Ask your grocer for the.:', "Bourbon." brand. Instructions in every <tin. Prepared by " Durie's," coffee specialists.'32 Octagon. Dunedin... Appeals on behalf .of returned soldiers by means of Poppy Day and Rose Day netted the Wellington Returned Soldiers' Association £1374 during the i>ast year, according: to the annual report? The last Poppy Day appeal was held in Wellington on April 20, and £BSB 14s lid was collected. Rose Day efforts resulted in the receipt of £515 7s 4d, which was divided between the Wellington Returned diers' Association, the Women's National Reserve, the St. John Ambulance, the Red Cross, and the South African Veterans' Association..

Since the inception of the scheme to advance money to consumers for practical assistance .for electric installations, states the annual report of the and general manager of the Hutt Valley Electric Power Board, the position could be summarised as follows to March 31 of this year:—Total number of advances made. 3197; total sum advanced, £59,451 Cs 3d; total amount of interest, £4363 9s Id; total amount of supervision. £1585 6s 2d; total £65.399 15s 6d. Of this amount the sum repaid was £62,314 lis 9d. The number of accounts written off was 230, representing in principal and interest £2628 12s 7d. , Everything of the best at the of Wales Hotel, Princes street, Dune'din. —Chas. jlincbcliff, proprietor... A bullock wagon, drawn by a team of eight, passed through Akaroa t>n Thursday morning on its way to Flea Bay. It was driven by Mr Tracy Priest; of Okain's Bay. Bullock teams were, a common' sight on Banks Peninsula in the days when timber milling flourished, but residents of Akaroa say that such a team has not been seen in the town' v for more than 25 years. '...'.'

Comment on the general failure on the part of both old and young to show an in* telligent interest in the plants and animals of the lar.d in which they lived was made by Professor R. Speight in his presidential address to the newly-constituted Royal Society of New Zealand. Professor Speight: said that in England in nearly every village there was some person who took a lively interest in the natural history of his neighbourhood, and had made* some typical collection of it, whether of insects, or plants, or birds, or fossils. -One hardly saw that feature displayed in New Zealand. Bread and cakes are practically the only food which cannot be washed, therefore special sa:aitary containers are necessary. See our latest lines with cutting boards attached.—Dickinson's, Ltd., 245 Princes street...

Once the Government took of the dairy industry farmers and factories would have to submit to a stern discipline that the thinking farmer would recognise as in the interests of the whole industry wag the statement made at tne annual meeting of the Stratford Executive of the Farmers' Union by the chairman, Mr T. T. Murray, who added that jealousy among factories was responsible for much trouble. Farmers and factories in Denmark, he said, had to submit to a rigid control, and quality wa« the predominant feature of that coutrol. Only the best olass of produce could be exported, and if a factory made a product that did not conform to the required standard its export license was cancelled and it had to dispose of its make as best it could.

One night a neighbour came to hand As mum the tea was makin', She sniffed, "My dear, that's really erar.id, I'm sure it's Hitchon's bacon."..