NEWS IN BRIEF

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23491, 4 May 1938, Page 20

NEWS IN BRIEF

It was often said that the farmer was badly off, but the little interest the fanners' displayed in Farmers Union affairs would seem to indicate that they were not worried about their position, said the president (Mr E. P. Warren) in commenting on the poor attendance at the annual meeting last week of the Tarurutangi branch of the Farmers’ Union. Coffee! The world's best —Blue Mountain Jamaica— freshly roasted and ground daily, is obtainable from the coffee specialists, A. Dune and Co.. 3*, Octagon. Dunedin.. ~ . . A decision to establish a clinic for the treatment of pets belonging to members of the Junior League was made at a meeting of the Wanganui Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Full particulars of the scheme are to be announced at a later date. . * A . . The presentation of two framed photographs of" the Borough of. Hastings, New Zealand; to the Lord Mayor, aldermen, and citizens of Hastings, England, has been undertaken by the commander of the R.M.M.V. Rangitata (Captain E. Holland) in a, letter received by the council at the' meeting the other evening. Captain Holland advised that it would give him much pleasure to make the presentation, and that he would notify the Mayor when the presentation had been made, McNab speired at oor Mag gin she would be his bride. “ Yes,” says she, -and for the wedding you’ll get all the wines at Crossan’s Waterloo, Caversham.”.. ' , A job on which manual labour could not be displaced by machinery was carried out last week on the stopbank of the Hutt River between the mryn traffic bridge and King’s crescent, where 100 men were engaged in laying 140 yards of extra high tension cable. The cable was unrolled from a drum and carried on the shoulders of men who were spaced at intervals of six feet. As a yard of this cable weighed 501 b a considerable effort was needed to move it, and in addition the greatest care had to be taken that it was not damaged. Grandism (3485): Do what you are paid to do, and then some, Its the then some that makes a man a sure winner.—Grand Hotel... When asked by a deputation of fulltime unemployed workers in Christchurch recently whether they should consider themselves employed by him or by the local body for which they worked, the Minister of Labour (Mr H. T. Armstrong) replied with a laugh that he was certainly not their employer. “ I have got enough troubles now without taking on those of an employer,” he added. A plaster cast of a large broadbilled swordfish which was washed up at Hokitika recently is now completed, and will be on display at the Canterbury Museum shortly. The fish was killed in a fight with a similar monster, and is believed to be the second largest recorded in the world. The largest, which was caught with rod and line, weighs 8351 b, compared with the 8001 b of that at the Museum. Make your work lighter—Have those blunt tools sharpened by our experts. Satisfaction assured. Dickinson s Ltd., 441 Princes street, Dunedin... The standard of Hastings buildings, compared with those of Dunedin, was the subject of an interesting comment in the monthly report of the building and health inspector to the Hastings Borough Council (Mr C. O. R. Carrell). In referring to a recent visit to Dunedin, Mr Carrell said he had taken the opportunity of inspecting several of the large buildings under construction and some completed within the year. From observations, he was quite satisfied that the class of building being erected in Hastings compared more than favourably with those erected in Dunedin. A large collection of Samoan ethnological material has been presented to the Canterbury Museum by Mr R.‘ S. Duff, ethnologist at the museum. The collection, which was brought back from Samoa by the donor, illustrates the whole range of Samoan material culture. Added to the exhibits already in the museum, the new collection will make the Samoan section one of the strongest, if not the strongest, in New Zealand.

Special showing of Autumn Goods, Call and see our attractive window and interior displays.—A. F. Cheyne and Co., the Mosgiel warehouse...

Parties of Hastings and Napier residents caught on the wrong sides of the Waitangi bridge when the collapse occurred recently made a bargain which successfully disposed of the conveyance and over-night parking problems. Meeting on neutral territory, the new railway bridge, they discussed their respective positions and went back to their cars. A few minutes later the occupants of the car were seen to walk across the bridge and drive away in each others’ cars. A reunion will probably follow at a later and more convenient time, and the cars will then be returned to their correct owners.

“Examination of the reports of the conservator of fish and game and of the rangers shows that there should be some good sport available to sportsmen among the game birds of the Rotorua district for the shooting season,” said the Minister of Internal Affairs (Mr W. E. Parry), when referring in an interview to the prospects for the shooting in the Rotorua district this year. “Surveys of the wide area of the district have indicated that the birds liberated from the Ngongotaha Game Farm after the close of last season have done well,” said the Minister. “ Coupled with the information is the fact that there has been successful breeding among the birds liberated.”

Keeping well abreast of the times in methods of buying and retailing has enabled Grays, of the Big Store, Milton, to maintain their reputation for reliable merchandise which has held good since the early days of Otago.. .

“ There would be a much better standard of hockey in New Zealand if there were no trophies for competition,” said Miss A. Yorston, replying to a suggestion by Mr D, E. Harwood at the annual meeting of the New Zealand Women’s Hockey Association that £lO be set aside each year for cupi and trophies. “ One hss only to go to a tournament to see the bad feeling that has been created by the awarding of trophies. I should like to see them scrapped altogether.” Mrs H. Poulter pointed - out that the All England Women’s Hockey Association had allowed the New Zealand Association to retain the trophies in its possession only on the condition that they would not be replaced or added to. Is it proteins that you’re after?

Is it Vitamins you x-equire; You’ll find the both in Hitchon's ham, As much as you desire...