NEWS IN BRIEF

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22738, 26 November 1935, Page 22

NEWS IN BRIEF

Insufficient boys were available for jobs offering during October, it'was reported by the director of the Palmerston North Technical School (Mr G. G. Hancox) to the last meeting of the High Schools Board of Governors. Of nine teachers whose resignations were announced at a meeting of the Auckland Education Board last week, seven were women who were leaving the service on account of marriage. '' Things certainly seem to be looking up," remarked the chairman, Mr T. U. Wells. 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... Taking advantage of the interest schoolboys generally are showing in the All Blacks' tour, several Taranaki school teachers have placed an outline map or the British Isles on one of the walls of a classroom at the Lower Mangorci School. As each match is played the town is marked, in its correct position on the map and at the same time indelibly imprinted on the minds of the pup'ls. j "On two occasions during the month ' I had occasion to get outside help. o<i both occasions Dr M'Nickle came up by plane at short notice and in quick time to assist me. It is a great boon to the local people that such experienced help is readily and so speedily available," stated the medical superintendent of the Frankton Hospital in his report to the Southland Board last week (states the Times). " It's becoming quite a common thing now and represents a considerable saving to the board," commented the secretary (Mr T. Pryde). Grandism (2736): Answering the call for Christmas wines that will omit after regrets. Ask for the Grand Hotel list, post free... Owing to the abnormally wet season slugs are thriving (says the Wanganui Chronicle), and have been causing havoc in many gardens. An enthusiastic gardener informed a reporter recently that he had never exeprieuced so much troub'u with the pests which had been a constant source of trouble. He had caught dozens of slugs at night-but there seemed to be just as many coming along to destroy Irs vegetables. . • Twenty-seven buiding permits to the value of £11,640 were granted during last month, according to a report submittted to a meeting of the Mount Eden Borough Council the other day. The main items were eight new houses and Hate, to the value of £IO,OOO, and 14 alterations and additions to the value of £llOO. "This is the healthiest page in the agenda paper I have seen f#r a long time," commented the Mayor, Mr T. M'Nab. Just landed latest designs in Englisti Striking Clocks; prices from <£'3. Timepieces from 26s 6d.—Peter Dick, jeweller* and opticians, 490 Moray place, Dunedin... While ploughing his farm, at Paraparaumu recently Mr E. Richardson dug up an unusual medal (reports the Dominion). The medal is made of a silvery material, and is li inches in diameter. On one side are the words: "Presented to Jonas Woodward by his Father," and on the other: "A Reward of Merit for Arithmetic. Christmas, 1823." ' Mr R. Goodger, of Hastings street, Napier, has hit upon a novel idea to improve the usefulness of his umbrella. Near the outer edge of his " gamp" he has inserted a piece of clear celluloid about 10 inches square. This enables him to keep the umbrella well down in front of him, when facing the rain, without running the risk of bumping into other pedestrians. He also finds the idea very useful when riding his bicycle with the umbrella ud. If you are greeting o'er the war gaeing on between Italy and Abyssinia, a wee drap o' Wullie Crossan's matured whisky will cheer ye... One of the features of a civil action for damages in the Supreme Court in Napier last week was the production of. aerial photographs of the scene of ;v motor collision. Mr W. E. Leicester, of Wellington, who represented the defendants, told Mr Justice Smith and the jury that, to the best of his knowledge, this was the first time that aerial photographs had been produced in an action of that kind. Other items were toy 'motor'cars, used to demonstrate to the* jury the position of the two cars at the time of the collision. The white-flipped penguin is a comparatively*rare bird, found only in the vicinitv of Banks Peninsula, and is not nearlv as common as the blue penguin which is found along many parts of New Zealand's coast line. One was recently washed upon the beach at New Brighton, ami this specimen has been acquired for the Dominion Museum, where it is at present being stuffed and mounted. This penguiu is very much like the blue one to look at,- being distinguished only by the white mottling and blotching on the back of the flippers, which in the blue penguin are black. Spring Cleaning Specials from the Mosgiel Warehouse. White and Biscuit Curtain Nets, from Is 3d yard. Fancv Coloured Nets, 2s 6d yard. Silk Nets, from Is lid yard. 27-inch Runner, 6s 6d and 8s Cd yard. Hearthrugs, 5s lid up. Eleetrolux for hire, 5s full day.—A F. Cheyne and C 0... Practically no damage to fruit tree 3 was done by the severe frost last month, according to a report made by Mr F. W. Sisson at the monthly meeting of the Canterbury Fruit Growers' Association (reports the Christchurch Press). "In spite of the earlier reports that in son>.o orchards as much as 50 per cent, of the crops were destroyed, the frost has, I think, proved a blessing in disguise, an most of,the trees have been well thinned out, and are looking in first-rate condition." A novel method of keeping warm is regularly adopted by Tiger, a comfor! • loving kitten that is the pet of the Si. John Ambulance transport staff at headquarters in Rutland street (reports th-j .New Zealand Herald). The large ty.'es of the ambulances become hot during -i vun, and as soon a<? a machine return-; to the station the kitten climbs on t'>>> of the back tyres and lies at ease in t!\shelter of the mudguard. Although it is frequently sleeping on its unusual bed wh«n a call is received for an ambulance, the kitten always wakes when the motor is started, and jumps to safety just befor.j the wheels begin to turn. Christmas time and the holidays now within easy reach, the Milton housewives do well to get their grocery supplies at Gray's Bier Store... Some 50 Asiatics, including a number of Hindus, arrived at Wellington by theWanganella last week (reports the Dominion). Turbans, exotic and quaint articles of luggage attracted the attention of people in the Customs shed. In particular, the Asiatics broughr ashore a number of outsize bottles of much the size and shape of champaigns magnums and wrapped in similar straw jackets. Intrigued, one cf the reporter--' asked an intelligent-looking man, w r ho for some reason wore his spectacles below his nose instead of above it, what the bottles contained. "Sauce!" he replied. "AH same apple sauce, tomato sauce! " And before the gaze of the disappointed reporter he solemnly went through the gestures of pouring sauce over a plate of food, and eating it, mouthful by mouthfulKenya coffee, a good medium; Mysore, a better body and richer flavour; and Blue Mountain Jamaica, the world's beoi ail obtainable from " Durie's." coffee specialists. 32 Octagon, Dunedin... The view that the 1932 amendments to the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act brought back into operation more of the ideas of the late Mr W. P. Reeves, originator of the 1894' Act, was expressed by Mr D. I. MacDonald, addressing the Canterbury Chapter of the New Zealand Institute of Secretaries. 'Mr MacDonold said that Mr Reeves had a true conception of conciliation reports the Star-Sun), and he quoted the following extract from a speech made by Mr Reeves in 1894: " f do not think the Arbitration Court will be very often called into requisition. On the contrary, I think that in 99 cases °"t of a 100 in which labour disputes aris-.-they will be settled by conciliation boards: but unless you have in the background an Arbitration Court the conciliation boards will not be respected and they will be virtually useless." Electors, before you go to vote. At the coming election; Lay in a stock of Hitchon's ham, You get a good selection...