NEWS IN BRIEF

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22399, 22 October 1934, Page 14

NEWS IN BRIEF

There were- still quite a number" of Germans resident in Samoa, said Dr -u> Home in an address to the New Plymouth Rotary Club'. However, judging) from the state of affairs in their homeland he thought they were perfectly content,- to remain in Samoa. Western Samoa was taken from Germany by 'a New Zealand expeditionary force early in the Great War. •"'.'■"'"' Nothing to equal Wullie Crossan's best will be obtainable at the Melbourne Centenary. : Visitors .are advised to take supplies if only against sea-sickness... ' ; . - " The famine in Russia to-day is worse than it.was in 1921," said Miss Natalie Giushenkova, at a leeture in the Oxford Terrace Baptist Church the other night "(says the Christchurch Times). In that year 5,000,000 people died of starvation, she stated, but,the news.she.had received recently was that the. famine now was worse than it was then. Villages had been depopulated by 50 per cent. All the dogs and cat 9 had been eaten, whilst horseflesh was a luxury and a delicacy.--

Ash Pans'; Log Box Linings, and all Metal Goods.made to order.—At Dickinsons,. Ltd., Specialists, 245 Princes t.sreet... Last'year in New'Zealand• there Were 251 cases of twin births, counting only cases where both - children were born alive, according to the annual report on vital statistics for 1933, which has-just been issued. There'' were two cases of triplets.. On the average, one inotjier in evqry 95 gave birth to'twins or triplets.. In 70 of the'eases of twin births, both children were ' males, and in 73 both females. .In both of the two cases of triplets, two of the children were females., :/■ ' . '•:«'■. ' ■' r - >■'

It was a novel experience to sit. dressed in the very lightest-of clothing, in Apia (Samoa) -in September and hear a wireless 'announcement'; that the temperature in Christchurch had struggled-up-to 42 degrees, said Dr G. Home in his address to the .New Plvfnoutb Rotary -Club the other-day.: The temperature in Christchurch' at the time was just half that in Apia, where it had struggled up to 84 degrees. This was in the depth of •winter,-too.;. ~.■., , ; . •\ The restorative power of a cup. - ojj hot coffee on an exhausted man is und&» niable. ..Draw your supplies from the coffee specialists, A. Dune and Co., 32 Octagon, Dufiediri.;. • ' : , ' ' . "■ ■' Experimental machinery ,= for .the treating ;of'flax pulp, for' the manufacture of artificial,silk and rayon is being.set up at' Winchester. Canterbury. - The netf' machinery... is -.being erected 'iri Messrs Maddren Brothers' former... flax mill!, which has been closed, fo"r-the!"last three years,. and arrangeriierits have. been made for the employment of, about 10 men, ■ # It is not very often that anglers 'arfe seen • on the Avon/in the lower reaches where it runs through Christchurch. Two, however, were, noticed the other day, nod their experiences ~ (says ...the; Press) . explain, .perhaps, why more are: not seen. They ,had hardly, started near one; of the bends : below.tKe Madras street bridge wlien quite a crowd of children collected on' the bank and'followed them upstream... -They put. .up with the presence of a number of ducks, but.had finally to abandou their, attempt when, two rowing, boats\ appeared, < and rowed over the water, they had selected. . --: Grandisin '(2397): Enjoy your meals, get that extra edge of taste and health giving . vitamins. which are- found to the full extent iri Sedria" Tonic Wine.,. ,',' j

-A hearty laugh was raised at a inee,ting 'of-'thn''Wellington Education 'Board during a discussion on the treatment ot Wellington in connection with the -provision of a ; training college for. teachers. One member was holding forth at sbrhe length 'I on Wellington being' left 'out in the. cold, and referred ,''to", what was acquired "by other centres", *'And what does Wellington get? " he wound' up: Tfie; answer quickly came from; another pact of the roprin : "Windj and plenty of it!" The/qualification, was added .that; nothing personal was intended. ; ...... .;. ; '* The paper i used by Rembrandt for ?hw etchings was of a better qualit- than ",' ; we,. with all the resources of science, can manufacture tb-'da#,"; said Mr A. H. M'Lintock' in -his. address to; the New Zealand Society of . Artists at Christchurch. "Whistler eagerly sought for this old Dutch paper, and spent much time in old shops in Holland in the hope of securing pieces that had been uidden away. Be even went 'so far as, to -tear fly-leaves out of old books—a practice that would make him an unwelcome guest in public libraries." Mr M'Lintock added that Japanese paper was sometimes -detained and used : by 'Rembrandt—a good proof of its quality; To-day, Japinesp. paper was still used, and there wag JllsO an Fmglish paper ,of . very quality. .'■■ '" v • . •:■ Everything of the' best at the Pnnee of Wales'--Hotel.Princes street, Dunedin.— Chas. Hihchclift. probrietor.... ■ ';".' At the Church .of- Christ mission on a recent evening Pastor- F. : Marshall gave at Hamilton a very.outspoken address on the- preservation.-:o'f- home life fsays the Waikato Times), declaring "that the measure of a nation's greatness was the measure of the Christian homes. It was noted that, the swiftlymibving, age is against the development of ■ a sensible and - attractive home life.: The missioner also averred that too many-young peop;* rush into matrimony with the: idea that if mar; ried life does not suit they can separate, Modern society does not; appreciate the dictum of Christ that the ideal of two becoming one flesh is almost inviolaole, and the- slackness is responsible for wrecked homes and much unhapi>ines>u Young people were advised to .look ward to marrying and establishing Christian homes in which there shall be the blessing' of God's: gift of children. - See Special Holiday Bargains all this week. Everything New. no .old stock-, at Special Prices this week only. See windows. Call early.—The . Mosgiel Warehouse, A. F. Cheyne and C 0... /•■ "I- know of no city in the Dominion that can boast of a public spirit. suc& as that possessed by Wanganui, B J. Jacobs, vice-president ot the Wellington, Marlborough, and Nelson district of the Returned Soldiers' Association, when speaking at a special general meeting of the Wanganui branch the. Other evining (states the Wanganui Chrotiicle),' " You have institutions in Wanganui ot which you can be proud, aiid' you jiavethe men who think nothing of their efforts made to further the interests of the cityv I have not the slightest/doubt that.lt you manage your association well you wilr. earn their respect and sympathy, ,; saidMr Jacobs. He also expressed the hope that, before' long, Wanganui. would once again have its returned soldiers club. He had no qualms, about the future of the Wanganui branch. :'•-• > <:-■■, - ;■>.. ; . The continuous flow of eatables, in and out again, at the Grocery Department of Gray's Big Store indicates that they., are meeting the exacting demands of the' kitchen...

' Considerable attention was attracted recently by. the appearance of a young penguin in the water between the tusr wharf and Queen's wharf No._ 13, Lyttelton. The bird, which, according to some workmen engaged in the vicinity, was the; same one as appeared there last year, was busy catching fish; 'lt would swim out, along the edege of the tug wharf. diveV and swim under water at great .speeiT towards the junction of the two wharves; driving the fish before it. The speed; attained by the bird seemed to be almosft twice that of the fish, and it seemed to: have no difficulty in • catching' what it wanted. During the performance, which brought it within feet of the wharf, the* bird paid little attention to the onlookers.:; A story illustrating the characteristic* popularly associated with various denomi-; nations was told by the Rev. L. M'SXaste?. at an anniversary service of the Onelumga,, Presbyterian Church (says the New Zealand Herald). An architect visiting aiij American city desired to inspect the van-, ous churches. Describing their location, a local resident informed him the fcynagogue was next to the bank, the Baptist, Church near the swimming bath, the Methodist Church close to the gasworks, the Congtegationalists alongside the laundrv, the Anglicans adjoining the theatre, the Salvation Army opposite the fire brigade, and the Presbyterians alongside the refrigerator. Mr M'Master urged the cultivation of a warmer spirit of cordiality among members of the congregation. ..; You'll never need a pick-me-up, > If good advice you're takin'; To order with your morning cup, A plate of Hitchon's bacon...