NEWS IN BRIEF

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22714, 29 October 1935, Page 16

NEWS IN BRIEF

An egg of abnormal proportions was laid by a White Leghorn fowl on the property of Mr W. J. White, Franktoii, recently (states the Waikato Times). With a girth of 7iin, the egg turned the scales at oAoz. The egg was unique in the fact that it was not a double yolk specimen. During a recent week-end no less than 78 glasses covering artificial wreaths at the Te Aroha cemetery were broken by some person or persons at present unknown.' The matter is being investigated by the Te Aroha police. Grandism (2712 j: It's that extra touch of quality that pleases. For your stomach'b sake drink Grand Hotel wines and spirits of quality... " In New Zealand there are three kinds • of farmers—those who live on last year's income, those who live on tins year's income, and those who live on next year's income, and of them all the last class is the largest," declared Mr G. A. Monk, Government candidate for Otaki, in his address at Khandallah, when he was illustrating his claim that the farmers never hoarded their money, but circulated it through the community. After the bell of New Zealand's first hospital ship, the Maheno, had been unveiled and dedicated at the National War Memorial Carillon (Wellington) the pther day the doctors and nurses present heard it speak once more. The ceremony of dedication was followed by the sounding of the bell by the Minister of Internal Affairs (Sir Alexander Young), who rang it eight times. Sir Alexander later paid a visijt to the clavier floor, where he showed lively interest in the playing apparatus. Just landed, latest designs in English Striking Clocks; prices from £3. Timepieces from 26s 6d.—Peter Dick, jewellers and opticians, 490 Moray place, Dunedin... Two ship's bells belonging to H.M.S. Veronica, which was at Napier in February, 1931, when the earthquake took place, have been presented to Napier as a souvenir of that occasion. The bells will be taken to Napier by the new sloop Leith, and the ceremony of presenting them will then take place. One of the bells will be the property of the Napier City Council, and the other of Captain H. White-Par-sons, harbourmaster. In a case at the Auckland Supreme Court heard before Mr Justice Callan the date upon which the offence was alleged to have been committed was April 3. One witness had the date so firmly fixed in his mind that when asked other questions referring to certain incidents he replied, "April the third." It was pointed out to him that he could not be ■ correct in some instances, and when quesi tioned further he was unable to give I dates at all. This brought forth the ! remark from his Honor: "Witness, you i are not nearly so good on those dates as you are on April the third-." You cannot do good work with blunt tools. We employ experts who sharpen and set saws of any size. Satisfaction | guaranteed.—Dickinson's Limited. 245 | Princes street... j "It has been said that in Africa among I a certain tribe no man ever knows his wife before he has married her; I say, 'Why pick on Africa?'" said Mr W. S. Binka, speaking in Wellington on " Happiness in Love, Marriage and Home.' - ' It was stated generally that marriage made I the parties one, he said, but in many I cases it was a facs that, as soon as th« wedding was over, there was a conflict to determine who wag the "one." During one of the periods of dissent when interjections were coming thick and fast at Mr J. G. Coates's meeting at Masterton last week, the Mayor (Mr Tom Jordan) rose from his seat to restore order, and pointed with his finger to one man, who was interjecting. This caused someone in the audience to call, out: "Don't point, Tom; it's rude. Besides, someone might bite your finger off." This sally restored the audience's good humour, and the address continued. All departments at Gray's " Big Store '■' are replete with goods suitable for the summer season. A good place for Milton residents to get their wants supplied;.^ To arrive at Inglewood, his destiny tion, and find that his bag and overcoat had been removed at the Stratford Railway Station was the experience of a traveller a few days ago. He left his carriage at Stratford and two well-mean-ing' fellpw passengers, seeing his belongings in the rack, gave them to the station master before the train went on. Not until Stratford was well in the rear did they think of investigating. They then found that the owner had merely moved to another carriage. The opinion that the group system would be a far more flexible machine than one Dominion pool was expressed by Mr H. E. Dads, London manager of the Dairy Board, speaking in Whangarei last week. In connection with packet butter he said that if the retailers and wholesalers would take to the selling of butter in this way, the group system was going to be an ideal one for the development of that sale. Mr Davis also said that the new plan would eliminate speculation in butter. The groups would have control of f o.b. sales and could not allow speculation to go on. The board would check this to a great extent, and the groups,would take the same view. Kenya coffee, a good medium: Mysore, a better body and richer flavour; and Blue Mountain Jamaica, the world's best, all obtainable from " Durie's," coffee specialists. 32 Octagon, Dunedin... A well-boring plant being operated at Whakatu by Mr A. F. Leipst, of Hastings, has brought up from a depth of 10 feet a quantity of wood in which are the remains of clearly defined grooves such as are made by the matai grub (says the Hawke's Bay Tribune). Some of those who have seen the wood, which is excellently preserved, believe it to be black maire, but Mr Leipst is inclined to think it is manuka. The soil from which the wood was brought up is of a sandy character, and its presence gives rise to the belief that there are remains of buried forests beneath the Heretaunga Plains. Mr J. M. Stewart, of Dunedin, who sank the wells hear the Hastings power house in 1931, once gave an address in which he produced evidence that the Heretaunga Plains had passed through at least three tremendous upheavals,.each of which raised the level of the land by many feet. The wood brought up by Mr Leipst's plant is thought to have been part of a log about three feet in diameter. The coming election will be a mixed one. But note: It is notified that all parties. are welcome to discuss matter! at the Waterloo, Caversham... A round trip of the United States of America by motor car covering a total distance of 10.500 miles, was completed recently by Mr P. D. England, of Wanganui, who has returned to the Dominion after three months' absence. Mr England said that the main roads were mostly of concrete, and driving was comraratively simple because one knew what the ether fellow was going to do. On the main highways there were tracks for fast and slow driving and a centre track for passing Mr England said it was safer driving along Broadway, New York, than in the A\*emje, Wanganui, because of the traffic regulations. With regard to the prices of petrol, the cheapest Mr England obtained was 4Jd a gallon and the dearest Is a pallon. Spring Cleaning Specials from the Mosgiel Warehouse. White and Biscuit Curtain Nets, from Is 3d yard. Fancy Coloured Nets, 2s 6d yard. Silk Nets, from Is lid yard 27-inch Runner, 6s 6d and 8s 6d yard. Hearthrugs, 5s lid up. Electrolux for hire, 5s full day.—A F. Cheyne and C 0... A little old man with a Captain Kettle cut to his jib entered the Blenheim Magistrate's Court on a recent morning (states the Marlborough Express), ana marched purposefully up to counsels' table, tripped over one chair, subsided into another and, with a studious frown creasing his brow, proceeded to take an earnest interest in a civil case that was proceeding, in which, however, he had no part. The court orderly kept a vigilant eye on the new arrival, and wisely, too. for the inevitable interruption came. As a legal argument waxed vigorously, the intent spectator half rose to his feet. "I wish you'd let me. . . ." He got nofurther. "You keep quiet!" thundered the orderly, who attempted to induce the intruder to leave. The old man frowningly refused, and to save a scene he was left alone. He was soon immersed in the case again, and thereafter remained as quiet as a mouse. Tis good to speak in kindly guis«, Ana soothe wherever we can; You cannot live on gold alone, You must have Hitchon's ham... "