NEWS IN BRIEF

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23591, 30 August 1938, Page 20

NEWS IN BRIEF

H I had hoped to sec more borough council and county council representatives and leading men present to show support fof a scheme that would be of benefit to children,” said Dr Doris Gordon in addressing a conference at New Plymouth last week to diccuss the proposals for residential nurseries. “The preservation of child life is the most important duly for public men in Taranaki,” she said. ' . , Men, it is Suit Week. See our special window displays, and don’t forget a Free Hat or Cap with every Suit this week. One week only. All sizes or to measure.—Mosgiel’s drapers: A. .F. Cheyne and C 0... The little black teal which from lime to time provide entertainment for people on the banks of the Wairarapa Stream (Christchurch) have'come back after a fairly lengthy absence. Waiting tram passengers, standing wun the frost white about them, shuddered one cold morning recently as these small birds dived beneath the chilly waters of the' stream, staying under for a> long as 20 seconds before bobbing up again some yards away. . A ripple of laughtei* disturbed the serenity of the Christchurch Magistrate’s Court recently. On the application of Mr R. A. Young, a defended case had been adjourned until the next Wednesday. Following a whispered consultation at the back of the court, Mr Young asked if the case could be heard on Monday, as his client was being married on Tuesday. The magistrate (Mr E. C. Levvy, S.M.) smiled broadly as he granted the request. Make good house-keeping easier. Call and get an estimate for installing a modern stainless sink-bench. Made from silvery “ Monel Metal.” this bench is stainless, rustproof, hygienic, and maintains its beauty indefinitely.— Dickinson’s Ltd., 441 Prince? street, Dunedin...

The British steamer Fiscus at the Castlecliff Wharf (Wanganui) provided amusement for a number of boys recently, several receiving much pleasure by exchanging coins of low denomination with members of the crew. One native member of the crew had an interested audience of small boys as he explained the English value of a number of foreign coins in which his listeners were very interested. Another bov was in quest of empty match boxes and left the ship with several additions to his collection, stating that he now had 100 different foreign samples.

“ Small stores are a great convenience to many people, but the law says they must not trade in various articles after certain hours,” said Mr W. R. McKean, S.M.. in the Auckland Police Court recently. A shopkeeper in Upper Queen street, according to evidence, sold tea and sugar to a factory inspector on a recent Saturday afternoon, at a time when such goods should not have been sold. The shopkeeper said, she thought a dairy could sell anything at any time, and especially small articles of food necessities. “The law says no,” said the magistrate, imposing a fine of £l. . ■

Pay strict attention to doctor’s orders and get your supplies of tonics from Crossan’s “ Waterloo,” Caversham; and don’t delay, for delays are dangerous... When the schoolboys visiting the Hutt Valiev for the annual primary schools’ Rugby football tournament were taken for a motor trip-round the Marine drive, it was found that four members of thd Rangitikei ■ team had never seen an aeroplane, fortunately, the party arrived opposite the Kongotai aerodrome just as a plane was leaving the ground, and the four boys had a close view of what was to them a wonderful spectacle; ' Some of the Rangitikei boys came from schools that contained only a handful of pupils. “ My first impression of New Zealand is that this is a delightful country and I have been struck by the manner in which the English atmosphere is reproduced here,” said Sir John Pratt, one of the delegates to the British Commonwealth Relations Conference to be held in Australia, when interviewed in Wellington. “We had dinner in a Hamilton hotel,” he said, and looking round the dining room I could not help being Struck by the similarity of the types there to the types met in East Anglia, where I have lived for a number of years. I felt completely at home.” „ The first Millinery for the spring wear is now showing at the Big Store," Milton. The ladies will be pleased to see this evidence of a delightful time of the season... At a largely-attended meeting at Taumarunui, Mr F; W. Doidge. speaking on behalf of the National candidate, said the Government would like to cloud the real issue before the country at the election. “ The social security scheme will be used as a smoke screen, he said. “ There is not an elector who does not realise that socialisation IS the Government’s objective. Tins means that the election will be fought on a single issue. It will be a fight between those who want Socialism and those who don’t.” Keen amateur gardeners in suburban Auckland have been making the most of the present spell of fine weather, and of the fact that the “young man about the house ” is home for the school holidays. For the last few days enthusiasts have been at work m many a formerly neglected backyard patch. Those who walk to the city from the outlying suburbs can, every now and then, catch a breath of the exhilarating scent of freshly-turned, clean earth. Ex Doric Star, the first of our new season’s "Jamaica ’’—the world s finest coffee. Only from A. Dune and Co., coffee specialists, 32 Octagon. Dunedin... The opinion that expression marks in printed music were very clumsy and were merely a very rough guide as to how the composer thought the piece should be played was expressed by Mr Felix Swinstead, F.R.A.M., during the course of a lecture-recital to members of the Wellington branch of the Bi itish Music Society last. wee*. He often wondered, said ,Mr Swinstead, what would happen if poetry books haa expression marks. Children would learn the poetry, look at the expression marks, and follow them without chinking what the poem was about, it would be a case of “follow the directions and you will be all right. —* ‘Laughter.) Grandism (3585): Your stomach is your wine cellar. Keep the stock there small but, good. Shop at tha Grand Home Supply... “ It looks as if our lakes are going to suffer this year,” said Mr K. B. Soanes at a recent meeting of the council of the North Canterbury Acclimatisation Society, when a report was received from the Fish Committee stating that the Internal Affah;s Depart* ment could not supply any rainbow oVa this season. It was also stated that neither the Otago nor the Smith Canterbury Society could supply ova. It was suggested during the discussion on the report that in future the society should stipulate that the Internal Affairs Department should supply an equivalent number of rainbow ova for brown ova bought by the department from the society, but no decision was. made on the,proposal following an indication that the suggestion would be considered by the Fish Committee.

The experience of the All Blacks of having to contend with thousands of autograph hunters .while in Australia was referred to by the team’s co-man-ager, Dr G. J. Adams, at a dinner at Wanganui last Wednesday night.. He said that on one occasion thousands of boys from schools were ‘out into a stand and just about filled it. Later they swarmed, out on the ground with autograph books. “But they did not all have books,” Dr Adams stated. “ Bits of paper were quite sufficient for those who did not. In one case signatures were accepted on pieces of newspaper. It is difficult to know how to cope with the autograph hunter. . We did not want to offend anv one of those bo3’s, as we were there to encourage them in. the union game. We met their demands as best we.could.” ' For 5s you can buy. All spare parts from the sty. Hitchon’s trotters, cheeks, and feet. Delivered in a bag so neat...