NEWS IN BRIEF

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23691, 24 December 1938, Page 22

NEWS IN BRIEF

"If you walk into a lawyers office and want to see him, show him your money," said Mr W. H. Woodward, S.M., in the Waitara Court. A judgment debtor had just complained that he went into a solicitor's office to pay a judgment debt and was unable to see anyone. "I'm afraid thats a libel on the profession," Mr Woodward added to his first remark. The comment of the solicitors concerned was, "If a man comes into my office with money and gets away there is something wrong. Quality Coffee! The world's bestBlue Mountain Jamaica freshly roasted and ground daily, is only obtainable from A. Durie and Co., coffee specialists, 32 Octagon. Dunedin... For the third time in as many weeks Gisborne business firms have changed their minds regarding the observance of late shopping nights in the Christmas and New Year weeks. The final step in the controversy was taken by the Poverty Bay Drapers, Clothiers, Boot Retailers and Furnishers' Association, as a result df which all members of the association and also a number of other retailers who share the associations' views will observe the late nights in both weeks on Friday and the weekly half-holiday on. Saturday. Visitors to Dunedin will find accommodation at Hotel Central 100 Princes stroet to their liking

How a Maori youth, Nuki Hodges, aged 19, of'Mohaka, placed some boulders across the Napier-Wriroa highway at night time and then hid behind some bushes from where he intended to " watch the fun " was told in the Magistrate's Court. Napier, when Hodges appeared before Mr E. L. Walton, S.M., and pleaded guilty to a charge of wilr fully obstructing the highway on November 20 by placing large stones on it. According to Sergeant D. Clark, the spot where the stones were placed was a rather dangerous one. For? tunately, another Maori coming along in a motor car saw the boulders and removed them. .It may have been considered by the accused to be a boyish prank, added the sergeant, but he should be getting beyond that stage now. The accused, who had nothing to say, was fined £2 and costs. •/.,.„• Make good housekeeping easier. Call and get an estimate for installing a modern stainless sink-bench. Made from silvery " Monel Metal," this bench i% stainless, rustproof, hygienic, and maintains its beauty indefinitely.— Dickinson's Ltd.. 441 Princes street. Dunedin.. i . r Lack of social attractions in Wanganui was advanced as the reasoft for difficulty in obtaining nursing staff at a recent meeting of the Wanganui Hospital Board when the chairman, Mr W. E. BrOderick, expressed the need for citizens to give nurses a helping hand to enjoy living in Waganui. "I have asked several nurses why they do not return to Wanganui after they have qualified at other hospitals," he said. "They Bay that they have a much better time in other towns. There are only two towns in New Zealand where there is a waiting list for nurses, and they are where girls are taken into the social life of the community—New Plymouth and Hamilton. Entertainments are always being arranged for them, and there is a totally different atmosphere. Lack of social life is largely why we are notgetting applications." It was decided to have a previously appointed committee make fresh inquiries into the conditions of nurses and endeavour to make their social activities more frequent and more enjoyable. ' . .. Country orders receive personal attention at Crossan's Waterloo, Caversham, with prompt despatch to any ucidrcss " I can assure the people that when we want swimming facilities we are not advocating the election of lavish baths as part of this campaign," said Mr N. A. Ingram, of Wellington, secretary of the National Council of Swimming and Life-saving, at New Plymouth, last week during an- ad-, dress on the national learn-to-swim campaign. "Neither do we. want it thought that we are trying to develop champion swimmers. Our idea is ,to have every person in New Zealand able to swim at least 15 yards." . ... r The possibility of the New Plymouth High, Schools' Board being abolished next year and the high schools being placed under the control Of the Taranaki Education Board was mentioned by Mr H. Billing at tha New Plymouth Girls' High School breaking-up ceremony last week. Mr S. G. Smith, a member of both boards, expressed the opinion that any change was unlikely before the end of the following year. Grandism (3685): We open this morning sharp at 9 o'clock and close, at 6 p.m. Replenish your. locker at the Grand Hotel Home Supply... "There is no doubt that English capital is pouring into Australia." remarked a Wellington business man on his return from Sydney by the Awatea. "It seems a shame that we cannot get it here. Australia is booming industrially, and in my opinion they have hardly started to develop. Australia seems to have a great future." Recently it had become common property that £6,000,000 of English money had been invested in the Works at Port Kembla, and there were other cases where considerable imported'.capital had been put into new industrial enterprises. James Gray and Sons, Ltd., Milton, wish to thank their many patrons who have backed their efforts'-, to give the best values available during the year just ended, and they look forward to the same hearty response for 1989... "What is 'Spud* Monday?" asked Mr S. Blackley (chairman) at the Hutt County Council meeting last week, when the foreman asked the council' if it would be convenient to allow its employees to observe January 2 as,a holiday in preference to "Spud" Monday. It was pointed out that " Spud" Monday was a day officially observed in the Nelson province (th * first Monday in August) ostensibly for the purpose of allowing business people to plant their potato seed. As far as the Hutt County was concerned its employees, who were allowed two days off in addition to statutory holidays, had in the past chosen January 22 (Anniversary Day) and—more as.a joke than anything- else—" Spud " Monday, the first Monday in August. Apparently the joke had worn a trifle thin, for no longer was the August holiday attractive. Permission was granted for the observance of January 2 as a holiday. Special showing of New Spring Goods in all departments. Call now while the assortment is at it? best. First in 1882; still leading in 1938. Mosgiel's Drapers. A. F. Cheyne and C 0...

After the serious business of a conference held at the Auckland Hospital Board meeting room, at which Dr Hilda Northcroft presided to consider the question of maternity facilities for the Auckland hospital district, a happy note was struck when the North Shore representative of the board, who is a Taranaki man, asked Dr Paget, director of maternity for the Health Department, if he was the same medical man who a few years ago was noted as the best gentleman rider at race meetings in Taranaki, when he piloted many a horse to victory. Dr Paget smilingly admitted that he was the same man. but it was so many years ago that he did not care to mention the number. "..' ..."

The Roose Shipping Company's river steamer Manuwai, which sank at her moorings at the company's wharf at Hamilton recently was still lying more than half submerged in the Waikato River at the end of last week. Owing to the heavy rains; the river was running at about 3ft above its normal level, and the company was expecting that with a continuance of fine weather the level would fall to below the deck of the steamer. No difficulty would then be presented in pumning water out of the hull and in effecting repairs. ' : . ;1 V

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