NEWS IN BRIEF

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22832, 17 March 1936, Page 18

NEWS IN BRIEF

It wag stated at the meeting of the Hamilton Domain Board the other •veiling that the level of the Hamilton Lake this mimraer has been as high a« the normal winter level. “ Through the Salvation Army emigration department some 200,000 people have been sent overseas in the past 25 years, and of these the proportion of failures has been lees than 1 per cent., stated Commissioner W. J. Barnard Turner, director of emigration under the auspice* of the Salvation Army, in an interview at Wanganui. Prepare for the forty-hour week. It* coming! l It. is not generally known that this event will be celebrated at Crossan * Waterloo... ‘ . ~ L .. Some of the Rotanang (states the Marlborough Express) who gathered at the Portage the other evening were clad in holiday attire, while others were more soberly dressed. The latter were compelled to stand a fine, ji charge ot " sixpence a tie " being levied. An attempt to return the compliment was outvoted. the tieless members being w the majority. A button was found in the collection box. and as it matched those on the collector’s clothes he had to pay the penalty. A Nelson member’s coat fell on the lorry on the way over the, hill from Torea, was picked up and handed to the chairman, and it cost the owner a shilling to get it back., Are your eyes troubling your Our Optical service ’s at your disposal.—Peter Dick, Jewellers and Opticians:, 488 Moray place, Dunedin. Phone 13-308... Ninety-seven applications for the position of clerk to the Patea County Council were considered by members of the council at the monthly meeting the other day. Applications were received from a* far north as Rawene and as far south as Invercargill. Replies from 17 applicant* were held over for further consideration after a personal interview with the eoun£jJ f - *■ '■ Surplus fish from the pondi in Palmerston North, disposed of by being put in streams, have made their way. to Lake Horowhenua, and there increased in thousands, according to a statement made by Captain M. Foster at a meeting the council of the Wellington Acclimatisation Society. He said the fish, which were Japanese carp, were displacing the trout. Some weighed 31b. Captain Boater replied to a member who asked it they could be eaten that they tasted as much like cotton wool as anything, could. ■ Grandism (2830): Men who.knov quaiits find in Granvin what (they’ve alway* sought and never found before—a fine drink at a small cost, 55.. . “ I believe we are getting: out ot the depression, and I think the time will soon come when you people will get what you want,” »said Mr W. J. Girling at the annual reunion of the Blenheim Post and Telegraph employees. “We in businee* recognise that according to the spending power of ithe people, so the business world thrives. Where you benefit we do also, and I hope the improvement* that, have been hinted at to-night will soon be ac-; coraplished fact's." ■ , Much amusement was caused at Napier, the other evening'during a swimming carnival when the competitors in the 33 1-3 Yards Junior Girls’ Race, after completing one length of ( llie baths,-turned and completed another, entirely oblivious of the roars of laughter and shouts of “That’s enough.” that; were-.hurled at them. Apparently one of the competitor* had suffered a lapse of memory, and decided to do two lengths, and the rest were not going to risk, losing the race should she be right and they wrong. New goods suitable for the present season are now being opened up at Gray I Big Store, Milton. \ Inspection is invited to all needing the latest for comfort and fashion... , • , Several members of the Wellington, Nelson, and Blenheim Rotary Clubs went on a fishing trip recently to Jacksons Head. They had excellent sport, nearly 200 fish of all sorts being caught. The, largest “ bag ” was that of President F. Mogridge, of Blenheim, who, as one visitor enviously remarked, “seemed to know the jolly things by their front names. «We ape no longer a young country; in four years’ time we will be celebrating the centenary of organised government m this country,” declared the Minister or Internal Affairs (Mr W. E Parry) when opening the Municipal Conference at Napier. “We have problemn ahead of us which befit a nation. I think it is high time that wei.realised fully that, instead of being a young country, we are one of the members of the British Commonwealth of Nations. We stand on an equal footing with the other members of that great Commonwealth of Nations. Our future actions must be carried out on the standard of a nation and not merely that of a young country.": . •. “ Bourbon ” Coffee. Users of this favourite brand of breakfast coffee will be pleased to hear the price is reduced 2d per lb; all grocers.—Durie’is, specialists, 32 Octagon, Dunedin... ( . * On the main road to Napier, abflut hx miles beyond Woodville, the waving plumes of the toitoi cover 10 acres or more on the roadside. It is remarked (says the Manawgtu Standard) that owing to the unusual moisture they are more plentiful and luxurious than for many years past. In Horowhenua County, too, the same conditions prevail. At Otaki a skilled Maori and liis son are making £1 a day each by providing selected toi caties for the coming centenary exhibition buildings. They are paid 4s per 100, and when dried in the sun the canes make an artistic lining for the walls and roofs. They outlast the outer coverings, and may be fresh and bright for 20 years or more. “It looks as if we are becoming one big family and everyone js_ going to receive everything free.” said Cr J. S. Tosland. at the last monthly meeting of the Egmont County Council, when a circular from the New Zealand Counties Association asking for the council’# views on a compulsory national health insurance scheme was brought un for, consideration. “We are drifting into absolute State socialism.” he added. The chairman (Mr W. C. Green) pointed out that the scheme would not be discussed because none had vet been drawn up. No action wag taken by the council.

Why burn your fingers with broken pot or kettle lids? Bring the sise—we_ can supply.—Dickinson’s, Ltd., 245 Prince*, street. ,

The damage to county roads caused by drovers of boner cattle wan again incur tioned at a meeting of the Raglan County Council the other day. The engineer (Mr K. M. Wright) explained that one mob had already travelled through the Pirbngin ridine and another mob was expected within two or three' weeks, it was decided to protest to the Minister of Agriculture (Mr W. Lee Martin), who is the member for the Raglan electorate.

“ There is Koine to be no more tying up of mining areas for speculative purposes, said the Minister oi Mine* (Mr. P. C. Webb), when discussing the Government’s proposals for the assistance of the mining industry with deputations at Te Aroha and Paeroa the other day. * home ground has been tied up for years, be added, “but as soon ae we get our legislation through there will be no further protection. Where anyone who is , prepared to work the ground wants it. the holders will have to work or quit. Of course, if nobody else is wanting the claim we will not worry." Last 10 days of sale. Oddments at gift prices. See windows displays. Hat*,; frocks, coats, and summer underwear all greatly reduced. New winter goods opening —The Mosgiel Drapery Warehouse, A. F. Cheyne and C 0.... The provision of the Licensing Act that the bars of all hotels in a licensing district shall be closed on the day when * poll is being taken for members of thf, Licensing Committee of that district proved -tobe a windfall for . hotelkeeper whose hostlery is situated outside the confines of the Wanganui district. This hotel, situated across the Wanganui River in the Rangitikei licensing trict. was the only ■ oasis in the desert and naturally did a “ roaring ” trade. The licensee was prepared for the occasionwith extra hands in his par, but at tune* he found his premises were not sufilciently commodious to accommodate comfortably the large throng of dry throats. From half-past four until closing timr there was a constant stream of thirsty city dwellers across the bridge to th* hotel. . ■ With bread at lOd the 41b loaf, ; And delivery—say a halfpenny on— Tis really a very moderate price To use with Hitchon’s bacon...