NEWS IN BRIEF

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22293, 20 June 1934, Page 14

NEWS IN BRIEF

At a meeting of the Timaru Borough Council, to be held on July 9, the following rates will be struck for the year, to be payable on August 1: —Hospital, .590 d; harbour, .189 d; special, • 2.091 d; general, 2.880 d; total consolidated rate, 5.7i50d. Water rate, id to 2d according to section 84 of the Municipal Corporations Act.

Grandism (2291): We .stock Only the, best Spirits that money can buy. Naturally, matured in big Oak Butts in our famed. Cellars—Grand Hotel...

What is claimed to be the largest; flounder ever caught by a,Thames fisher-; man was netted off the: coast last week; by Mr W. Penno, fishing from the launchRuby. The fish, weighed 41b 6oz un-; cleaned, and was 2lin long and 12in in. width. It was in splendid- condition for so large a fish.

A recommendation by the. general committee of the South Canterbury Power Board at its last meeting that," due to radio faults at Temuka, the engim-er, as time permits, replace the metal binders on the cradle crossings over telegraph lines with marline binders, was heartily" endorsed by Mr T. H. Langford, who said that at present , radio interference; in the area was “ outrageous.” Knitted Wear Week at the Mosgiet Warehouse. See window displays, Cali early..—A. F. Cheyne and C 0... .-

The Wellington. Navy League has received advice that all the Admirals of the Fleet, nine in number, have consented to become honorary vice-presidents of the mother branch. They are: Sir Arthur Fanshawe, Earl Beatty, Earl Jellicoe, Sir Charles Madden, the Hon. Sir Somerset Callthorpe, Sir Henry Oliver, Sir Osmond de Beauvoir Brock, Sir Roger Keyes, and Sir Frederick Field.

Recognising the alarming diminution in numbers of the grey duck within the Wellington . Acclimatisation Society’s district, and in view of the urgent necessity of a definite plan to .supplement the natural breeding of the bird, the society at .it* monthly meeting decided, on the motion of Mr W. J. H, Hajse, to endorse the principles of establishing suitable breed-, ing - grounds at the> Masterton hatchery. It decided also to refer the question of establishment of ponds to the game committee for a fuller report on the proposed scheme. . , j; . ' . -■■■.

Everything of the best.-at • the Prince ■■■■: of Wales Hotel, Princes street, Dunedin.Chas. Hinchplifi, proprietor.;. , Mrs Marshall Macdonald vpaid a visit to Waikouaiti on Friday for the purpose - of a conference with the Mayor (Mr Andrew Fell], the president of the Racing Club (Mr T. Toomey), and others interested, on the plans for the erection of a hostel for the accommodation of the nurses and assistants of the health camp. The site given ‘by the Racing Club is ideal for the purpose’ ■, (writes our Waikouaiti correspondent), and local people have undertaken to lay , out ornamental and kitchen gardens, a* soon- as the project is ’sufficiently advanced. , .

During my long stay in New Zealand I have had ample time to study- the : differences of character between the Australians and the New Zealanders,” said , the manager of the Napier branch'of tha; Commercial Bank of Australia (Mr LV SuHsems)*at a farewell function held in his honour last week. “ I have tome to this conclusion, that the Australian* generally are bright, breezy, and devil-may-care, while the New Zealanders are . more reserved. But when this veil of reserve is removed, they are the sincerest and kindest people in the world" 'Why burn your fingers with broken.pot or kettle lids? Bring the eize—we call supply.—Dickinson’s, Ltd.,'. : 245 Prince* street... ,

Because she was afraid that her baby would be born: dead, Mr» Oecile Myers, of Philadelphia, shot herself., Two hours later a son was born.' It died two hour* afterwards; the woman died an hour later. But doctors Isay that the baby would hav® lived all right if the mother had not shot herself. . ? ’ ■

Last winter. Ice skating wag very popu» laf in the Mackenzie Country, and to * lesser extent, at a spot some - miles up the Rangitata Gorge. Mr.W. E. Barker, Mount Harper, has set out to construct an ice rink, which will cover an am of between 12 and 15 acres, and within a short time the rink should be ready. A ferry has been arranged for the convenience of visitors, and it should-not ba long before skating in the Rangitata area should be equally as popular as in the Mackenzie Country. i;

Gray’s have a good selection of Millinery, Cardigans, Hosiery, Dresses, Coats. These goods .have been, well bought and keenly priced. . Tokomairird should mak* their purchases at the Big Store... The . Prime ‘ Minister (Mr ■ 'G. W. Forbes) raised a hearty laugh at the opening of an arts and crafts exhibition at Wellington when he remarked that there was one form .of -art- with ; which he was ; particularly conversant —-the art of the cartoonist; He- Contrasted the present-day cartoons with those of the past, and paid a tribute - to the work of New Zealand cartoonists. They had the happy knack; he said, of. summing up the situation, and hq'one enjoyed the cartoons more than he did. The opinion that if a close study were made of the manner in which the seaside resorts of Britain were catering for tourists and visitors and the assistance of the I Government, public and other bodies were enlisted, Napier had a very bright future before it was expressed by Mr C. W. Corner, superintendent of reserves of the borough of' Napier, who addressed the Napier Rotary Club recently. Mr CornerV subject war the past, present, and future of Napier from the horticultural point of view; For assorted supplies of best brand* you cannot do better than order from Win. Groseau, “ Waterloo,” Caversham. Orders attended to pronto... . Milk is likely to displace fruit and other soft ‘drinks in publiq favour in New Plymouth at the beginning of warm weather, according to a New Plymouth cafeteria owner who has built up an extensive business by having an eye to the “fads” of morning and afternoon tea and supper takers. The cafeteria owner pointed out that though there .had been no “Drink More Milk" campaign in New Plymouth; and though milk, a summer drink, had been introduced in -hi* premises during the winter, it had already taken hold of the public imagination to a great extent. In Sydney and in other large Australian cities, he stated, the craze was so wide-spread that large numbers of milk bars, shops devoted entirely to the purpose of selling-,glasses of milk, had come into being. In %New Zealand the craze had not yet started, but in his opinion it would be firmly established, by the end of the 1935 summer. Coffee for breakfast, fresh and Ask your grocer for the “Bourbon brand. Instructions in .every tin. . Prepared by “Durie’s,” coffee specialists. 33 Octacon. Dunedin... A pup owned by Walter Powell, a rancher, of Ferndale, Washington, U.S.A, often drinks at the same spring as a rabbit, Sometimes the rabbit getq an»iry, nips the puppy on the leg, and then tries to bite his nose. The_ dog runs away howling with the rabbit in pursuit, ihe dog finally runs for a hole and stays there until the rabbit leaves. - - ■ Workmen in a Victorian conKtruction camp recently contributed tall to Horsham Base Hospital for the ment of a bed. . Soon afterwards one ot the men broke his leg and demanded that he should be placed m,the bed he had helped to endow. Despite Ins indignant protests he was not allowed to occupy,tha bed. Later he learned the reason. I.M bed is. in the maternity ward. Authority for the of various New Zealand stamps issued during the past 36 years is contained in an Order-in-Council published m the current Gazette. Demonetisation become* effective as from the end of the present year, and no postal packet or instrument bearing these stamps alter that date ViU be deemed to be stamped There is » schedule of the stamps affected by the Order-in-Council.' ‘ -' . Yes, in a name there’s something fine; Thus Eitchon’s should be taken For prince and peasant long to dine On Hitchon’s ham and bacon... •