NEWS IN BRIEF

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22608, 27 June 1935, Page 16

NEWS IN BRIEF

Recently frozen water pipes in Christchurch were responsible for placing the population, under the heading of. T'The Great Unwashed." One passenger asked another on the tram, "Were your tapfe, frozen this morning? " " I didn't notice," was the reply. - Following the receipt of a letter from the New Zealand Government agent -in Shanghai giving particulars of the demand for Friesian cattle in China and Manchukuo, the council the New Zealand Friesian Association has decided to urge the Government to take steps to assist in the development of _tb,is trade by arranging reasonable freight charges. Grandism (2606): Some people have no respect for age—unless it's bottled. Grand Hotel Spirits are all aged-iu-the-wood Wine in bottle...

Having held sittings in the Borough Council Chambers since 1874, the Lyttelton Magistrate's Court will move to a new room in the Post Office building from July 1. The last session in the old courtroom, with its many historic associations, was held the other day, Mr H. A. Young, SJVL, presiding. It was mentioned by the secretary at a meeting of the Blenheim Farmers' Union that the indications were that a larger area than usual was being sown in wheat in Marlborough so far this season. He said that a local Sourailler who had given him the information had said that .the winter sowing suggested that the general acreage would show a considerable increase.

Just landed, latest designs in English Striking Clocks; prices* from £3. Timepieces from 26e 6d—Peter Dick, jewellers' ,ind opticians. 490 Moray place. Dunedin... The whitebait season in the Auckland province will open on Julv 1. Supplies this year, as usual, will be drawn from the Lower Waikato, Maketu, and Matata, but no indications can yet be given dt the prospects for the season. Last year prices ranged from 2s to 3s a pound. | it is possible that early supplies'will realise from 2s to 2s 6d a pound at the beginning of this season/ '■-.-. "I think we can accept this as a reflex of better .times," said Sir, Joseph Smith at & meeting of the Auckland Boys Employment Committee recently, when... it was reported that since .the;, previous meeting 71 new enrolments for town positions had been received and 115 boys had been placed in employment. Country enrolments totalled 35, but only 31 positions had been offered. _ ~ „ . Overcoat Week, Girls', Ladies, Boys, and Men's, all at special See Window displays—A. F Cbeyne and to.- ; ."Here's a genuine Irish shillelagh, announced the auctioneer in a Wellington saleroom on a recent morning when selling a quantity of unredeemed pledges. The article excited little interest, ana after the auctioneer had held fortlr upon the beauty of the specimen, a really excellent one, he drew a bid of Is. Another bidder raised the amount to Is,6d, -butthe weapon was passed m as having tailed to reach the reserve. . ■_- *u^*-Ai*M»i "Every important Rugby district throughout the Dominion, except Jaranaki, has its quota," says,.the |W#bt ton Evening Post, in an editorial All -Blacks? "That a provincerjrinch has played so great a: part m football 2d product so, many famous.players in iH time including those of the first All Blac™ whose name has become a legend, Sd to without a 8i ? gl ? 5 ep 5TS in the present team is indeed a minor these cold comforting, but most/.men prefer aXtosELiStfOi CrSsln.^a^r* C, sSfand extensive erosion on .a portion of the road foundation, on .the laraparaiimu beach south of the town ship! caused by highi .todes and rough weather, has caused the Hutt County Council much, The county overseer (Mr a- uyer; re P?'"L recently that filled cement bags interwoven with manuka fascines Vd m arrested the erosion somewhat, but a more comprehensive, scheme to deal .effectively S the trouble is «nder conmaeratoon While workmen were cutting greenery for the decoration of business premises during the Manawatu Winter Show they were delighted to count -no fewer than s\x tuis feeding on the nectar ,n the flowers of Australian gums. The shrubs were being cut at the esplanade in the vicinity ofManawaroa street, Pajmerston I North, where the planting of trees, it would appear, has proved ot.vwtmMlo benefit in keepingjihve. some of the native birds which were once the glory of the native forest. .' -:';_ , u . In the mantle department at Grays Big Store, Milton, coats and frocks are, parrying a special reduction this month... The new snow plough recently purchased by the North; Committee .of the Egniont National Park Board at the hostel, recently. , The was specially made in New Plymouth. It is similar to the cowcatcher, of a tram in shape and can be attached to the front of a lorry. .It is stated that With .the plough in commission motorists will have no difficulty in reaching the hostel in any kind of weather. ; } To mark the silver jubilee of the Kmgs accession to the the counqil of the Auckland Institute and Museum decided at a.recent meeting to purchase a large portrait of the King for hanging in. the military and naval .section of the museum. The portrait will purchased from the' Auckland branch of the Soldiers' Civil Re-establishment League. The privilege of its Pipe Band playing at representative games at New, Plymouth was requested by the New Plymouth Caledonian Society in a letter read at a recent meeting of the Taranafci "Rugby Union Management Committee at Stratford. It was proposed to march from the poßt office to the park before the game and give selections at intervals. A suggestion was made that a donation of, say. £lO might be made to the society's new kilt fund. The letter was received. Hot Coffee! Fresh and fragrant. Only real coffee contains the virtue and lifegiving energy of this natural breakfast beverage. Insist on getting the " Bourdon " brand... Some 80 years or more ago, during the Maori War,, the Sixty-fifth Regiment of English Infantry was encamped in Waipukurau in. a stockade situted on the site of a what for many years past has been used as the borough reservoir. A few days ago the centre of a lawn, the property of Mr G. E. Fowler, of Wallace road, Waipukurau, subsided. Investigation disclosed that a well had existed in the spot when the infantry were in camp so long ago. ; - . The opinion that if one wanted to tram golf champions the only way was to take them in hand when young was expressed in Christchurch bv Mr A. R. Blank, headmaster of the Fend alton School and Canterbury amateur golf champion. Mr Blank added that it was almost - impossible to organise golf as a sport at primary schools. He would hot_ favour golf competing with sports which encouraged the team spirit, but would rather see boys who were unable, owing to health considerations, to play strenuous games taking part in golf rather than standing on the touchline urging their fellows to greater efforts. Bread and cakes are practically the only food which cannot be 'washed, therefore special sanitary containers are-necessary. . See our latest lines with cutting boards attached. —Dickinson's, Ltd., 245 Princes street... ; "' " The wheats are blending much better than usual, and for this reason the average flour quality is running as high asj if not higher than, it has been for the past five years," stated Dr F. W. Hilgendorf, director of the Wheat Research Institute, at the quarterly meeting in Christchurch recently. t He added -that a very noticeable trend in flour during the past few days was that of greater unir formity—uniformity not only as applied to individual mills, but -to mills considered as a unit. Mills, like, bakers or farmers, or any. other' business, had their difficulties, but when these were.weighed against the successes it could be definitely illustrated that the trend in milling had been for better and- m'ore_ uniform flour. A great deal of .the credit for this forward move was due. to the manner in which the directors of the milling organisation and the management of individual mills had applied the suggestions which had been offered from time to time. - v Oh, yes, they'll send you on demand, And orders now theyjre takiri' & For sausages, they're really: grand. And scrumptious Hitchon's; bacon...