NEWS IN BRIEF

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23688, 21 December 1938, Page 20

NEWS IN BRIEF

The Scottish tradition held much that was of importance to the community, and that was why the existence of the college was justified, said the rector (Mr J. B. Mawson) at the annual prizegiving ceremony of St. Andrew’s College, Christchurch. The college tried to inculcate the sense of this tradition in the pupils in many ways, he said. They had essay prizes for Scottish history. and a pipe band, and they hoped before long to have the boarders and cadets at the college dressed in the kilt. “These things appeal to us, and In that respect they are very important.” he added. ' The new regulation dust bin, strongly constructed from galvanised iron; large size 7s, smaller 6s, delivered city and suburbs.—Dickinsons, Ltd., 441 Princes street. Phone 10-096...

Stories grow even more quickly, than mushrooms. For instance, one recent evening a little boy living a few doors away from a Christchurch suburban hotel let off a sixpenny “bomb” lelt over from Guy Fawkes night. By the following morning the most frequent opening gambit in conversation round the citv was. “Did you hear about the trouble down at So-and-so Hotel last night?” Most of Christchurch, apparently, believed that one man had blown a hole in another with a shotgun at the hotel, and that it took most of the police force to arrest him. and the theoretical reason for the mythical occurrence—the eternal triangle again —found acceptance. Waiting for good times to come is liable to give a “kink” in the neck. If afflicted try Crossan’s Scotch Gargle, supplied at the Waterloo... “The. Medical School and the Institute of Horticulture are the only two educational bodies in New Zealand conducting oral examinations,” said Mr L. W. McCaskill, complaining at last week’s annual meeting of the District Council of the New Zealand Institute of Horticulture that it was unfair for boys who had no tutors to have to face such a test. Unless a boy had practice in expressing himself he would find difficulty in answering questions fired at him by experts sitting round a table, he said. Arrangements should be made to give boys sitting the examination some practice in putting their knowledge into spoken words—although thev \yould probably do well in a written paper. Grandism (3682): A purchase from the Grand Hotel Home Supply Store is an investment in quality. early. We deliver anywhere... The importance of tidy habits in the home was remarked on by Mr Justice Callan in the course of a divorce suit hearing in the Auckland Supreme Court. He drew attention to t\yo dated counterfoils of reserved seat picture theatre tickets on his desk, produced by the wife as evidence of her husband's deception in support of a statement that the morning' after a late night out by the husband allegedly playing cards with some friends; She had found the .tickets in his coat pocket while putting away his best suit after he had gone to work." Had the husband formed a tidy habit of disposing of the counterfoils in one of the places designed for the reception of used material, the incident might have had a much happier issue, com? mented his Honor. On the other hand, counsel for the husband suggested that the tickets in the circumstances v/ere unreliable evidence, apart from indicating a suspicious mind on the part of the wife.

The Big Store, Milton, is ready for the Xmas Trade with Fancy Goods, Drapery, China, Hardware, Grocery, Sweets, Tobacco. Buying Gifts for the holidays is made easy at Gray’s... At a friendly game of bridge in Wanganui a freak hand was dealt. The dealer had seven hearts and six clubs, all tops with the exception of the king of clubs. The player on his left had seven spades and six diamonds, all tops. The dealer bid six hearts and the next bidder six spades. The latter hand was played and resulted in a grand slam with royal honours. The gambling spirit of the Briton and his love of sport, even when greater things are at stake, were brought vividly before Mr Edmund Cross during a recent visit to the Old Country. He was living in a fiat in London during the international crisis, and returned one evening when events were al a critical stage. Being naturally anxious to hear the latest news, he asked another flat dweller if, there were any further developments. " I don’t know,” was the reply. “I have only got the half-time scores so far,” "Reports of alarm in German East Africa, and agitation for the return of the German colonies, are greatly exaggerated,” said Mr G. H, Dawson, assistant manager of the South African Railways, who has arrived at Wellington. He said that his district covered the whole of what was formerly German East Africa, with headquarters at Windhoek. There were only about 9000 Germans and they were for the most part, he thought, well content to leave things as they were. He had seen little evidence of apprehension or agitation. . Special showing of New Spring Goods in all departments. Call now while the assortment is at its best. First in 1882; still leading In 1938. Mosgiel’s Drapers. A. 3?. Cheyne and C 0... A protest against the deletion of historic names from Government one inch to one mile scale maps will be made by the North Taranaki District Committee of the Taranaki Provincial Centennial Council, according to a resolution passed at a meeting of the committee at New Plymouth. Instruction had been received from the Sur-veyor-general to delete such names, said Mr W. H. Skinner, in proposing the resolution. It would be a great pity if the names of historic places in Taranaki were deleted from the maps, he said. Maori names of old battle grounds and historic places marked on the map Were a great asset to Taranaki and should they be wiped out touch with the correct names and places of interest would be lost.

The experience of a Northland'farmer who brought a cow into the shed after calving only to have her present a second calf a matter of weeks later, was shared recently by Mr H. Parkin, of Maunu. Six weeks ago one of his grade Jersey cows calved. She was handled as usual and milked with the rest of the herd. One day last week the cow disappeared, and was thought to be dead. Investigation, however, proved that she was in one of the back paddocks and had given birth to a second., calf.

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Although he is a New Zealander. Mr J. T. Murihead, who has been in South Africa since the close of the Boer War. found the wooden houses at Bluff a strange sight when he landed there. He has made several trips back to the Dominion, but still finds the wooden house strange when he has been accustomed to stone or "brick houses in South Africa. '

An air of mystery surrounded a badly damaged car found at Urenui (says the Taranaki Herald). It had apparently gone over the bank on the Onaero hill, crashing through the bush almost to the Mataro road, 60. to 70 feet below. The car was badly smashed* but there was no sign of the owner, or that anyone was hurt by the smash. The mystery was cleared up, however, with the identification of the owner. After having trouble with the car on the top of the hill he left it and went to New Plymouth. It was ip his absence that the vehicle apparently moved of its own accord, left the road and crashed through the bush on the steep bank. There’s one thing I like for my dinner, There’s another I like for my tea, Hitchon’s ham I like for my breakfast, ’Tis the meal I like best of the three...