NEWS IN BRIEF

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22631, 24 July 1935, Page 16

NEWS IN BRIEF

When a city resident called at Mr K. Baxter’s farm at Wright’s Bush recently (says the Southland limes) he was.suiprised to see twin lambs basking in the sun. Ou making inquiries he learned that they were almost a week old, ihesa are possibly the earliest lambs in Southland. ~ ~ “ Our oi l butter churn was practically condemned, so we sold it,” said the chauman, Mr W T . J. Byrne, at the lanki Dairy Company meeting recently. ,It could not be used for making butter, as it was practically condemned, hut it i« still in the cow trade. They are using it for treating hides in a tannery. Ask to see the ladies’ Walk Shoes, 1 E\ tiling Shoes, and Slippers, winch have been specially reduced in price at Grays Sale, the Big Store, Milton. Buy now... Roller skating on the Marine parade, Napier, continues to claim its enthusiasts. Some of the more ambitious skaters (says the Hawke’s Bay Herald) have been testing the possibilities of a novel form ot skating, which requires the services ot a cyclist. The skater clings to the rear of the cycle and is towed round the coloured concrete area. When a man who described himself a 8 a physical culture exponent, was charged in the Wellington Magistrate’s Court recently with being found in a common gaming house, he offered the excuse that he had gone there to see if they could be interested in physical culture. “ That’s rather a new one,” commented the magistrate, Mr E. D. Mosley. Grandisni (2629): Whenever you fed loggy and tired drink a glass of Sedna Tonic Wine at home; it gives new pep and energy. Bottle 8s 6tl, Half 4s 6d... The Clem Dawe Revue Company has left for Sydney after a very successful Dorn inion tour of'ls months. The company will present a show in Newcastle for'two or three weeks preparatory to leaving for England. • While in Europe Mr Dawe and Mr Edgley will evolve a new revue, and they may bring the company hack to New Zealand in eight or nine months with a complete change of programme. , '. The annual of the Women’s Division of the New Zealand Farmers’ Union at Wellington recently decided to urge that summer time be discontinued after the last Sunday m March. It was emphasised by members from dairy districts that the extension of the' Act’s’ operation into April had imposed a great penance upon women and children who had to rise early in the morning to milk cows in the cold and dark.

You may rely on getting the best, whether if. be whisky, ale, stout, or. wine, at Wm. Crossan’s Waterloo Hotel, Caversham, Country orders promptly attended t 0... ! The assertion frequently heard that land values will recede to a level proportionate with the price of butter-fat is given support by the recent sale ot two dairying properties in this district (writes the Manawatu Evening Standard’s Rongotea correspondent). Thirtyfive pounds per acre is stated to be the figure at which they have changed hands. One of these farms, situated within half a mile of the square at Rongotea, was sold in the boom period for £l2O per acre. * ♦

Hot Coffee! Fresh and fragrant. Only real coffee contains the virtue and lifegiving energy of this natural breakfast beverage. Insist on getting the “ Bour- 1 bon ” brand...

“ Broadcasting in the Dominion haa been developed along the right lines, and New Zealand listeners are particularly fortunate that advertising has been kept entirely out of programmes,” stated Mr W. A. Waters, president of the Manawatu Radio Club, in an address recently. “ Radio is one of the finest gifts of science, entertaining people., in their homes, and it should be kept in that sphere as a national development,” added tne speaker. The difference between a schoolboy in ! a country district riding a bicycle to school over a long distance and one riding a horse was critically mentioned by a . delegate to tjje annual conference of the Women's Division of the, New Zealand Farmers’ Union at Wellington. She said her son rode a bicycle to the nearest secondary school some miles away. He received no travelling grant. But, she said, if he had ridden a horse to school, a grant would have been made. Ashpane (black, brass or copper fronts) made to fit your grate. Also, log box linings, etc., made to order. —Dickinson's, Ltd., sheet metal workers, 245 Princes street...

Means of providing assistance for Me and Mrs Cowdrey and their family, who were injured. in the gelignite explosion at their home at Halcombe on July 12, are now being considered by settlers of Halcombe and Stanway. At a gathering held recently at Stanway it waa agreed to hold a dance and card evening, and it was also agreed to accept voluntary subscriptions. A meeting ia to be held at Halcombe to formulate a programme through which funds can ba raised to assist those who suffered in tha explosion. On a recent afternoon a motor car ran away at. Ellerslie, and, mounting the pavement, smashed* the plateglasa window of a shop. The car had been parked by the owner near a fruit shop. It suddenly decided to move, and, travelling zig-zag across the street, cleverly swerving round a bus, bounded over the footpath and crashed through the window. The window happened to be that of a barber, Mr L. Pilkington, who was shaving a customer, and the customer was not accustomed to being shaved while things smashed in at the window. He leaped out of the chair and the barber lost trace of him. Not so the delighted crowd, for that customer was later seen in the throng inspecting the car. _ Onehalf of his face was lathered, while he grasped firmly a barber’s towel. 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... The sight of a motor cycle, standing upright in the gutter surrounded by flames (says the Christchurch Press), attracted the attention of a number of persons outside the Christchurch Public Hospital on a recent evening. Apparently some petrol had leaked from the motor cycle while the owner was in the building, and when he dropped a lighted match into tin) gutter before mounting his machine the petrol burst into flames. Fortunately, the fire was extinguished before any harm was done, and the owner was able to ride his motor cycle away.

“ Does the Labour Party believe in the total abolition of wage slavery ?”, asked a questioner at the election meeting addressed by Mr T. H. M’Combs at Sumner (states the Star-Sun). Mr M'Combs replied that the aim of the Labour Party was to give the greatest happiness to the greatest number That was the essence behind what the Labour Party proposed to do, and he took it that wage slavery did not mean the greatest happiness to the greatest number. At least one resident of Westland did his good deed the other day. He was out motoring, suth of Hokitika, with his wile, when they saw a lad trudging along the road (says the Grey Star). The car was stopped, and the lad gratefully accepted a lift. ConversatiojT showed that ho hailed from Christchnrch, was 16 years of age, had been working in the Nelson district, and was in search of work. Later, while the lad enjoyed tea, provided by another good Samaritan, the telephone was used by the motorist, the upshot being that lie succeeded in finding employment for the lad and took him to the employer that evening. Hitchon’s Ham is really good, No matter when it’s taken; Some think the menu should include Fresh eggs and Hitchon’e bacon...