NEWS IN BRIEF

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23222, 21 June 1937, Page 16

NEWS IN BRIEF

The action of a member who proposed a motion, spoke against it while submitting the proposition, and then voted for an, amendment (states the Tiraaru Herald) caused hearty laughter at the last meeting of the Timaru Horticultural Society.

To coffee connoisseurs! Ex Tartiaroa, one barrel super Elue Mountain Jamaica, 4s per lb; one bale choicest Mocha, 3s.—" Durie's," coffee specialists, 32 Octagon, Dunedin...

A humorous sidelight on the Coronation is contained in a newspaper received by a New Plymouth resident in the latest English mail (says tne Taranaki Herald). A man saw Coronation seats advertised at 30s, so he scut £3 for two seats. A .few days Jare*' he received a parcel containing two camp stools. The police informed him he could take no action, as the advertisement was a true description of tht» goods tendered. You can send your order with all confidence that it will be well attenoed to, when you address it to the Water! o > Hotel, Caversham...

Plugged with chewing gum, the lock of an Eltham shopkeeper's premises would npt respond to the ordinary means of'opening when the proprietor arrived at business the other morning. He was compelled to force the back door of the shop to gain entrance and open the front door from the inside. A similar experience befell another shopkeeper, and in one instance there were indications of woodwork around a window being cut away with a knife.

"What jurisdiction has your council over motorists, one of whom drives up the road past my place at 40 miles aa hour, per watch, bouncing from bani< to bank, and hurling bottles and other rubbish into the paddocks on either side? Has your council any jurisdiction over this, and will your traffic officers deal with it, or must I go to the Chief of Police about this nuisance? " wrote Mr B. E. F. S. Collin to the Waipawa (Hawke's Bay) County Council recently. The letter was received.

Best quality regulation dust drums obtainable at Dickinson's, Ltd., tinsmiths and sheet metal workers, 441 Princes street, Dunedin... Another of the tales reflecting on the effickmcy of the commissariat partment in the Great War was told recently to Napier Rotanans by the Rev D. N. M'Diarmid, who for 18 months was padre to Australian troops in the Libyan Desert. "Seven huge boxes of ' comforts for the troops arrived at the camp one day," he said, "and the men clustered round to see what they could get. Every one of them was filled to the brim by sheepskin vests—to 'comfort' the troops in an area where for one month the average shade temperature at 2 o clock in the afternoon was 118 degrees, and sometimes rose to 123 degrees.' Grandism (3219): Grand Hotel service means courtesy, quick _deliveries, guaranteed quality, and that little extra personal service... Speaking at Karakariki recently, the Acting Prime Minister (Mr P. Fraser) stated that over 2000 children on lighthouses, on islands, and in the backblocks were now being taught by correspondence. Radio had been of material assistance in the work. An opportunity to provide these children with something of the actual atmosphere of school life was to be given during the ordinary school holidays when the department would arrange for them to meet their instructors at suitable centres.

We would point out that good food is one of the factors for perfect health in the home. Gray's, of the Big Store, Milton, make quality a leading feature for the benefit of their district...

In the Christchurch Business. Men's Club they have a pleasant little habit of fining members small sums for real or imagined errors (says the SterSun). Sometimes a member who has been rash enough to distinguish himself at sport is mulcted of 6d or Is. A complaint voiced by one member against another at a recent meeting, with the object of securing a fine had a boomerang effect. It was held that the member who had complained had failed to make himself clear, and he was promptly requested to hand over 6d. ft was rubbing salt in the wound to dismiss the charge against the other member.

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... Mr Don Nicol. of the Gladys Moncrieff company, waxed facetious when saying good-bye to the audience at the farewell performance in Auckland last Saturday night. "We are sorry to be leaving this palatial theatre, he said. When the audience burst into laughter at the word "palatial, Mr Nicol continued: "Oh, yes, youd be surprised at what has been done behind. Whv, since the Marcus Show was here we have found all the cracks filled up with chewing-gum." Mr Eric Bush, on being called on for a speech, said: "Thank you very much. I wish your climate was as warm as your welcome."

If the present extra cold spell we are having this severe winter conveys anything, it is a comfortable and durable fur coat from David Langley, furrier. 320 Princes street, nearly opposite C.P.0... The question whether hedgehogs can swim was dramatically answered for passengers who stood on the Wairarapa bridge waiting for the Fendalton tram the other morning (states the Christchurch Slar-Sun). A hedgehog was crossing the bridge when a spaniel decided to investigate. The hedgehog curled up. The dog put out a curious paw and pushed the hedgehog, which rolled off the bridge and fell into the stream. Seemingly unperturbed, the hedgehog struggled to the bank, which was only a few inches away from where it fell and struggled laboriously to safety, disappearing into the long grass. Storks and eagles are fighting a bitter battle of the air over Afion Karahissar. in Anatolia. Four years ago, eagles killed two young storks in a nest in this district. Ever since, at the beginning of spring, the skies have been darkened by armies of invading storks, come to take their revenge. This year's battles are the firecest vet seen. Every day the rival air forces wheel, swoop and dive on each other above the town, into the streets, of which hundreds of dead and dying storks and eagles fall. So many corpses litter the streets that the municipal dustmen can hardly cope with the work of clearing them away. People are visiting the town from all parts or Anatolia to watch the progress of the birds' vendetta of the air. Now and then an angry blast Foretells that winter's coming fast "Tis then that we appreciate Hitchon's bacon on our plate..