NEWS IN BRIEF

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22629, 22 July 1935, Page 16

NEWS IN BRIEF

A resident of Timaru who has just returned from a visit to the North Island told a representative of the Herald that he had been surprised to see a number of lambs in the Shannon district. J-lie country in the Manawatu was looking particularly well at present. Grandism (2627): The simplest and most pleasant way of relieving a cold— Glovin and Rum Punch. Try a glass hot at bedtime. Bottle 55... One of the first signs of the coming spring is the appearance m Hawera shops of new potatoes. Those on sale at 4d a pound retail came from the Pukekohe district, Auckland. Those from Nelson do not usually come forward until the end of August or the beginning ot September. The fall of darkness did not end play on the Pukekohe Golf Club's course on a recent Saturday. Over the eighteenth creen had been suspended an electric floodlight, green-shaded. Poles at each side of the green carried the wires, enabling the lamp to be placed directly over the hole. It lit up the full area of the green almost as brightly as the daylight, and putting competitions there were part of the programme of a social evening at the clubhouse for members. Look again!—There are not two Waterloo Hotels. Just one—viz., Wm. Crossan s, at Caversham. ' ■ ' " Why does New Zealand not find similar'uses for its wool? " said Mr E. H. Robinson, who returned to Auckland recently after many years in the United States, when referring to the use in that country of woollen "eiderdowns. He said bed covers filled with eiderdown were not generally used in the United States. The covers- instead were filled with wool, and were attractively warm and light. . An amusing comparison in reference to the Hobsonville air base was given yesterdav by Mr Harold Gatty. the famous air navigator (says the Auckland Star). He had been speaking in high praise or the selection of the site, and commented on the freeness of the approaches from obstacles, with special reference to the fact that the high-tension wires had been placed underground. The same forethought had not been used in the United States, he said. If a pilot were seeking an air base he would keep a sharp lookout for a place where there were hightension wires and telegraph poles, to- _ gether with a lot of trees. Finding these, he would be sure of his objective, and would prepare to dodge.all the obstacles to make a safe landing. ' . __;-""';': Attention is drawn to Grays Wintei Sale, which opens this week. Attractive price lists have been prepared, and sent prospective buyers in Milton district.... Enthusiasm for the first whitebait ot the season led a Hawera man the other day to pay 2s 6d for less than halt a . cup of fish caught by some Maoris at the mouth of the Tangahoe. The Maoris were on the job for the first run of the . season, and the Hawera man, something of a gourmet in the fish line, willingly, paid the money, just to have the satisfaction of a good dish and of boasting that I he had tasted the first whitebait of the season. -,. When the Canterbury Steam Shipping Company's chartered steamer Orepuki was on her way to Wanganui from Dunedm and via ports the crew were surprised to see thousands of shags at Oamaru and Timaru. The breakwaters of both these ports were thick with - the birds. One of the Orepuki's officers told a Chronicle reporter that he had never seen shags collected in such numbers before. Between Oamaru and Timaru, some hundreds of these birds were encountered 'at sea. Blissfully ignoring the warning contained in the story of feline curiosity, a large black cat invaded the precincts of the Wellington Magistrate's Court the other day, and wandered round with complete disregard for the dignity of the Bench. Counsels' benches were the first to be investigated, but the cat displayed no great interest, preferring the seats where traffic inspectors were waiting to be called. It found a friend there, and stayed in the vicinity while it went through its ablutions. These completed with dignified leisure, the intruder- returned whence it came —the anteroom where accused persons are kept. You cannot do good work with blunt tools. We employ experts who sharpen and set saws of any size. Satisfaction guaranteed.—Dickinson's Limited. 240 Princes street... An unusual breach of the motor regulations came before Mr S. L. Paterson, S.M., in the Hamilton Police Court recently, when Laurie Howard Amundsen was charged with cranking by nana a motor van, the retaining brake of which had not been firmly engaged. The case was a sequei to a minor accident in which a pedestrian received slight injury through defendant's van running down an incline after the engine bad been cranked. The defendant said he did not know the engine was in gear. A fine of £1 was imposed. A long-staniing feud (says the Poverty Bay Herald) between the Arawa and Maniapoto tribes has ended. Mention of this fact was made by Mr H. Tai Mitchell in a telegram expressing, on behait of the Arawa tribe, condolence with the relatives of the Maniapoto chief, Tuwhakaririka Potatau, who died at Te Kuiti recently. It was stated that in commemoration of the reconciliation a carved flagstaff (puru houtaiki) had been erected adjacent to the. Queen Victoria statue on the marae at Ohinemutu, while the Maniapotos, on their part, Had erected a memorial puru-o-hoema at Te Kuiti.

Turnbull's Sample Room, Middlemarch,, Saturday, 20th (late night), Monday 22nd, Tuesday 23rd, Wednesday 24th. Special showing of all Winter Goods at Sale Prices. Call early. Don't be disappointed.—A.* F. Cheyne and C 0... Already a large pile of scrap metal has been collected near the stock wharf, Gisborne (says the Poverty Bay Herald), in preparation for the visit of the s.s. Kaitoke in the second week in August. The metal, along with the Kaitoke, is being shipped to Japan. Motor trucks are engaged in bringing the metal from different parts of the town, but the greater part of the collection is coming from the freezing works dump and Harbour Board yards. The Kaitoke, which is a ship of 3167 tons gross, is to be lightered in the roadstead. The double handling of the cargo will provide additional employment for a considerable number of waterside workers.

One of the most pleasing acts of sportsmanship seen in Auckland for a considerable time (says the New Zealand Herald) occurred in the representative hockey match between All-India and Auckland at Eden Park, when the Indian goalkeeper (N. Mukerjee) suffered a blow on the head. Upon resuming, he had to take part in a penalty bully with the Auckland captain (E. S. Watts), who made little effort to prevent him from clearing the ball. The action was applauded by the spectators, and later praised by Mr Behram Doctor, the manager of the Indian team. Hot Coffee! Fresh and fragrant. Only real coffee contains the virtue and lifegiving energy of this natural breakfast beverage. Insist on getting the " Bourbon " brand... » '

A moon of exceptional brilliance and perfectly calm atmosphere (reports the Herald) tempted some members of the Hawke's Bay Aero Club to venture into the azure on a recent night. The drone of the engine attracted the attention of residents of Hastings about 10 o'clock, and the plane could be distinguished by those whose eyesight was not too slow. The night was of poetic magnificence. The moon, after the earlier indignity of an eclipse, shone like burnished silver among the most brilliant stars. To fly across such a sky was. an unusual experience.

A generous contribution of £IOO to research at Auckland University College has been made by the Auckland Hebrew congregation. This comes as a sequel to the stay in Auckland of Dr Kurt Krekigheimer, the Jewish scientist, who, after liis expulsion from Germany by the Hitler Government, was sent to New Zealand by the Academic Assistance Council in England, with the co-operation of the Auckland Jewish community. Dr Kreiselsheimer spent a year as the guest of the Auckland University College, pursuing research in radio transmission. He left at the end of May to take up a commercial research position in Australia. Of cooking meals I seldom tire, Yes, breakfast now I'm niakin'; The pan is sizzling on the fire And here's some Hitchon's bacon...