NEWS IN BRIEF

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23201, 27 May 1937, Page 18

NEWS IN BRIEF

"One of the biggest blessings that the Transport Department has inflicted ; upon us is the limitation of the speed • of the carrying vehicles," said Mr H. Gilliard, president of the Central Hawke's Bay Master Carriers' Association, at the conference of carriers and users in Hastings the other evening, when the 25 m.p.h restriction was under discussion. All confidence can be placed in orders sent to the Waterloo Hotel, Caversham. Every bottle will be true.'■ to label.. .'■'.'•■• \ ■'..' ~ A Turakina resident brought to the Wanganui Chronicle a photogr«.p.;\ clipped from an English paper oj': a Poland China boar which stands . 4Ats 3in high and measures 7ft 2in fromsnout to tail. His weight is- 12101 p, and his owner, who resides in Nebraska (U.S.A.), claims that he is the : biggest pig in the world. .. '... ' "Zoning is a form of compulsion and, in some cases, means that a man, is compelled to supply a factory which in the past he has not regarded t:s suitable," said Mr F. L. Onion, at En indignation meeting of Waikato Valley Dairy suppliers. . "Zoning simply means that the farmer signs away his right of supply to the factory of his • own choice." ■> Special showing in all departments of new winter,goods, all bought before the rise. Be wise, call early. Your inspection invited.—The Mosgiel Drapery Warehouse. A. F. Cheyne and C 0... , An interesting coin was brought into the Herald office by a New Plymouth resident recently. It was a bronze 6d piece struck during Queen Victoria's jubilee in 1887. On one side is portrayed the head,of Queen Victoria in the centre of the coin, and on the other the heads of the Prince and Princess of Wales. Around these are shownthe heads of other members of the, Royal Family, and they number 21 in ; all.' .".' ''y Third place has been gained by .'the. Taranaki branch of the Royal Lifesaving'Society in the world competi-« tion for the William Henry Memorial Shield, which is awarded annually tb the branch gaining the highest increase per cent, in membership, taken over the preceding two years (states the Hawera Star). Malta had the highest increase with 144 per .cent, and the next three were Queensland, 108 per cent.; Taranaki, 100 per cent.; Canterbury, 70 per cent. Special bargains this week at the Big Store to commemorate the sixtyfifth year of Mr James Gray's entry into the business, also the seventy-fifth. anniversary of the opening of the store... n Portions of the most eastern residence in the British Empire will be floated ashore from a steamer before being assembled at the East Cape. The building is to be the teacher's residence for the school at East Cape, a movable residence, for which a grant has been approved by the Education Department. When the subject war broached at the meeting in Napier the. other day, Mr C. R. Sainsbury, Wairoa, commented that it was the first house in the Empire upon which the,sun rose. " Believe it or not, gentlemen, there are not going to be any more slumps," said Mr P. Skoglund, Transport- Licensing Authority, amid laughter at the meeting of those interested in the transport industry in Hastings the other evening. Some speakers had expressed fears that by the fixing of charges no scope would be allowed with the changing of conditions, and it was with a view to smoothing over this objection that the authority infused a little optimism into vthe proceedings. •'. You cannot do good work with blunt tools. We employ experts who sharpen and set saws of any size. Satisfaction guaranteed.—Dickinson's, Ltd., 441 Princes streets.• On the corner of Victoria street and Peterborough : street, Christchurch, there is a. small triangle of grass,with a tree- in the middle of it. Passers-by were amused one morning last week to see three small boys, armed with putters, playing clock gqlf roundl this patch of grass (reports the Star-Sun). They had marked holes at each corner of the triangle, and. quite unconscious of the early morning traffic roaring by within a few feet of them, were engaged in a duel to the death. ■ 4? Mr Holland comes from the meat, flour and bread," said Mr H. W. Crawford, the chairman, in introducing the speaker at Unpolitical meeting m the Whangarei Town Hall the other night, "and is now enjoying the land of meat, butter, fruit and pork." : A voice: "And water." Mr Crawford: "Mi- Holland had his baptisnvof pur rain to-day, when he was pulled out of the flood at Waiomio. On his- arrival at Whangarei he remarked. 'You have rain here occasionally!' 'Yes, I replied, 'we are a butter-producing district and we must have rain to make our pastures grow.'" . ■ ■ . Strength, flavour, aroma. All. are found in the favourite "Bourbon brand of coffee and chicory.. Bourbon " is produced by specialists. Instructions in every tin... ' • >" Perhaps unique in local body affairs in New Zealand is the fact that there are twin brothers who are;councillors on the Whangaroa County Council, in the North Auckland district. They are Messrs T. H. and W. J. Hayes; they play a very considerable part in the activities of the county, and are alike as two peas. To distinguish one from the other is a task that has not yet been accomplished by the pressmen in this territory, but by other means they have succeeded, for one wears a-, straight piece of greenstone attached to his watch chain and the other a curved piece. Even then it is often necessary to inquire which is which. Concern at the possibility that political control would dominate broadcasting, and that B stations should be compulsorily sold by their owners, was expressed at the Auckland conference of the Fanners' Union (states the Auckland Star). The conference made a determined stand for freedom of the air, and demanded that some, at least, of the free or B stations should be allowed to remain. A remit from four sub-provincial executives urged that all branches should demand from their district members of Parliament that the Government should subsidise B stations, and that they should be accorded the same freedom of expression as that granted the press. The conference considered a danger existed of broadcasting facilities oecoming the perquisite of any political party. It was suggested that national stations should either maintain a strictly nonparty attitude or be not used at all for political purposes; that, if this were not possible, time should be allotted to all political parties and persons requiring radio for political reasons of consequence and that the last provision could be made feasible by the use of special B stations. Grandism (3198): A Dunedin girl asked for a stocking with a ladder, as she wanted to take steps to catch the eyes of a young man... . "I am in thorough agreement with the lecturer in his opinion, that her Majesty Queen Elizabeth is the most charming lady in the world," said Mr A. B. Chappell (president of the Auckland Historical Society), when commenting on a lecture on visits of members of the Royal Family to New Zealand (says the Auckland Star). The lecturer had stated that everyone recalled with pleasure the visit of their Majesties to New Zealand in 1927, when as Duke and Duchess of York they toured the Dominion. " The smile of the Duchess won the Empire," said the lecturer. " The royal visitors came to us bearing great names as members of a princely family, and they exemplified its highest traditions. On the part of the people of New Zealand loyalty found its- highest expression in contact with the royalty that they regard as being the very core of nationality and the centre of the British Constitution." Messrs Chappell and Phillips emphasised these points from their personal experiences, and supported the great value of royal visits as influences in consolidating the Empire. Now and then an angry blast. Foretells that winter's coming fast. 'Tis then that we appreciate Hitchon's bacon on our plate...