NEWS IN BRIEF

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22353, 29 August 1934, Page 16

NEWS IN BRIEF

A seal came ashore at Caroline Bay,; Tiraaru, recently, and was inspected with interest by many persons. It seemed tobe sick, but whenever it was approached:' too closely it opened its jaws menacinglyand displayed rows of sharp teeth. lao following morning it had taken to the. water again.- ; ■ ’ - -j Last week of Winter Sale. ' Further reductions on balance of all winter goods.' See special window displays. New coons at less than sale prices. Call early Ai F. Clieyne and C 0... ■ , / , .1 “I consider the Government’s Budgetproposals the best news .we have had for three or four years,” said the president of the Canterbury Employers As J sociation (Mr S. G. Holland). Naturally, he said, one would have liked to see some relief from the crushing burden of taxation which had to be borne by the commercial community. - "There are a few people in the country: who do not want to be farmers, but who want to live on the farmer,”-ejaculated Mr A. Woolsey at the annual meeting of the New Zealand Co-operative Dairy Company in Hamilton recently, when the question of education was momentarily under discussion. “We have to educate our children rightly. The school seems to be above the farmer.”

Ladies and gentlemen, prepare, you may be sick some day.—Win. Crossan, “ Waterloo,-” Caversham, supplies the best... Rainbow trout are very plentiful ia South Canterbury, according to a report presented to the South Canterbury Acclimatisation Society by the curatorranger (Mr F. W. Pellett). He said there had been a phenomenal run.of rainbow trout at Lake Alexandrine, and many thousands of magnificent specimens had beeen running in Scott’s Creek. When a judgment debtor/was being, examined by Mr Wyvern Wilson, S.M./ in the Whangarei Magistrate’s Court he handed the magistrate a copy of his receipts and expenditure. “ What is .this star account? ” asked the magistrate after examination of the writing. “Is it an account for the Star newspaper or is it simply your star account?.,- - The debtor appeared somewhat puzzled. as. he examined the sheet himself. Finally, “Oh, that is my store account,” he said. Grandism (2351): This is the big season for Gloviu • (Gjow-Wine) .the great Winter time drink. Served hot —served; cold. Now only 6s'the bottle... ' , “ I am convinced that there is a good market for Newv.Zealand in the East, said Mr F, E. Smith at a meeting of the Hastings Chamber of Commerce. It is ridiculous for us to concentrate on English markets. Australia exports over £20,000,000 to the East, and that speaks for itself. The market and the opportunity are there. Australia' has the market, so why can’t we get.it? I agree, of course, that it is a matter for private enterprise, but New Zealand is being killed by trying to push all her exports into one market.” Spring time is evident at Cray s Dig Store, Milton. Smart Hats and Frocks, Dress Materials, arid Shoes; Seeds ..nd Garden Requisites all make a delightful change..., - .. ‘ . „ " I'don’t like the sound of that much! . dubiously remarked counsel in the Blen-r heini .Magistrate’s Court recently upon reading an extract from an English law report. The passage <■ which occasioned the comment Occurred in the report ot an English case over a deal in dates, the court finding that “ the dates were not of ‘ merchantable quality as dates because they had been submerged in the Thames in sewage, but they were of considerably value for distillation into vinegar.,’ • R Coffee for breakfast, fresh and fragrant! Ask your grocer for the “ Bourbon » brand. Instructions in every tin. pared by “ Durie’s,” coffee specialists, 6i Octagon. Dunedin... An unusual and amusing incident (says the Waikato Times) occurred in the course of the women’s representative hockey match between Waikato and Taranaki at Steele Park the other afternoon. Early in the game the ball began to show signs of wear, Tint it until about eight minutes from the nnal whistle that it broke in t two halves, necessitating a stoppage, bo other ball was available, and'players were required, to shiver in the cold wind, while officials of the Waikato Assqciation. hurnedly commandeered a car and secured another ball. Play ,wa s held up for about: Ip minutes.'' ~" ■ - . - , The level of Lake Rotorua has been very satisfactory this winter, arid, during the very wet period it rose 18in, with the result that it has had a cleansing effect on the shores of the lake, said Mr F. Gooffson at a meeting of the Rotorua Borough Council. Mr Goodson Said that the rise’ of the lake had had a good effect on the thermal , activity, and it had been found that the level of The Rachel Hot Spring rose and fell with .that of the lake. Since the higher level of ithe .lakeT.the Prince' of AVales. Fcatbera -and the Pohutu geysers had played,., and there had ;be.en a lot of other thermal activity. The Government,. is to ■be approached to; maintain the present level of the lake.; Why. burn your fingers with broken pot or kettle lids? Bring the sizefr-we- can supply.—Dickinson’s. TJd.; 245 Princes For : some - time; the Hataitai Municipal Electors’ Association has been endeavouring to . persuade the. Wellington ; City Council to provide more lights in certain parts of the district. The matter was discussed again at the meeting of the association-last Week, and it Was remarked •.that some of the lights, were so placed that deep shadows were cast, which made the ■ position worse . than ever.. One member caused amusement by .observing that neq,r his house a morepork bad found the darkness so: congenial that he had become a permanent resident. , The association hopes to arrange for stronger lights to be installed in the event of extra lights feeing refused. When the Christchurch City Council staff was blasting rock alonside the big cave npar the cutting at Rec'cl}ffs, an extia large shot (says the Christchurch Star) brought down about 30 tons of rock, which, for a time, almost blocked the road. One fragment struck the overhead cables ' without doing any harm, whilst another of unusual weight struck the roadway with such force as to break one of the water mains between the Redchffs pumping ■ station and the Shag Rock reservoir. This temporarily cub off the main supply to Sumner, and the Borough Council staff was summoned to repair the damage. ', , ;,, • There is no doubt ■ that good pickles, sauces, and sdups 1 are great appetisers. There are none better than the well-known and popular “ Stella ” products. This firm also manufactures Cream of Tomato Soup. Try them.;. . . ■_ \

New Zealanders who buy their coconuts from local fruit shops have the impression (says the Hawke’s Bay Herald) that coconuts are. coconuts the world oyer, and that there is very little variation in the average size, whether they are, grown in the tropics or,' sold in the ■cities.. Actually, there is a wealth of difference between, the weight at the plantation and that .at the shop. Mr- W. ;J. O’Donnell, the county clerk, has just, returned from a trip to the Islands,-where, he saw coconuts weighing up to 10 pounds each. The difference lies in the- busk*., which, is removed before the; coconut is shipped. So that sceptical friend? may, be convinced, lie had several photographytaken at the plantations he visited, aft Samoa. , ' •!

Everything of the-best at the jPrinc?of Wales Hotel, Princes street, Chas, Hihchcliff, proprietor... ;■ The ' fickleness of public opinion—and' taste —was instanced at- the annual meet-' ing of the Okoia Co-operative Dairy Com-; pany, Ltd., the other'morning. Reference was made to the sale of butter .on -local: markets, and it, was stated by a shareholder that' he knew of an instance wherea company, in an attempt to. popularise; its product had sold it in wrappers bear-! ing the name of the company and: also: in wrappers bearing a fictitious name.Thc butter was of. exactly tfie same, quality, but the'product sold- in wrappers; bearing a fictitious name had Been PVC-‘ posely placed on the market as second grade. Judge of the directors’; surprise,? lie continued, when they found . that the; public considered that.the butter bearing the name of the factory was “ rotten stuff,” while that contained in the . other; set of wrappers was regarded' as first class! Yet the butter was exactly the'; same. • . f . £ If vou are. tired of using others, , ; - And the best you’d like.to buy; Trv your luck with- Hitchbn Broth ere. And you’ll get the “Real M‘Kay.”.. ;