NEWS IN BRIEF

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23829, 8 June 1939, Page 20

NEWS IN BRIEF

The Czechoslovakian flag was flymg above the Christchurch consulate on the King's Birthday. The consular agent (Mr D. J. Shea) said that the consular office was still open ana active. ' ■ 1 ■■■■. A resident of Wellington whose wife is at present visiting England has been informed bv letter that all banks in London readily accept New Zealand banknotes. The notes are cashed at 15s 3d to the £, but bank officials stated that the exchange might fall to 15s in the future. , Have you seen our “ three-in-one ” bins for sugar, flour, and bread? Painted to suit the colour scheme of your kitchen or pantry. Moderately nriced.—Dickinson’s. Ltd.. 441, Princes street. Dunedin... Time-honoured custodian of good fortune, a rabbit’s foot adorns the radiator grille of a speedy-looking sports car driven by a Christchurch motorist. He claims that the mascot has kept his accident record.blank in thousands of miles of travelling. ' The opinion that Sydney girls applied their make-up with a trowel is, expressed by a young Christchurch man v/ho returned to the? city recently. He said that the exotic, and, in many cases, weird styles of hairdressing among all classes of girds startled him at first. :

It makes no difference what day you go to Crossan’s “Waterloo” for the quality is aye the same, the best procurable... The Nelson Licensing Committee had before it recently the question of Are escapes for an old country hotel. "It is an old building.” said Inspector J. Carroll, “and might not support a runway.” The chairman. Mr T. E. Maunsell, S.M. (smiling): “Do you mean that it might push the wall over?” The matter was deferred. Every year the reunion of the 13th Battery in Wellington draws, former members of the battery from far afield, and for the reunion last Saturday night at least two travelled from Auckland. These two started from their homes independently, but by a curious,, coincidence each reserved a half of the same double seat on the limited and so they were able to begin their annual reunion before the train left the Auckland railway station. Special showing of all new Autumn and Winter Goods in the showroom: Children’s, Maids’ and Ladies’ Knitted Goods. Winter Frocks, Hats and Coats. Call early while the selection is here. Many goods we will be unable, to replace.—Mosgiel’s Drapers, A.F. Cheyne and C 0... ,

In addition to the ordinary loudspeakers on the stand for the benefit of the public at the King’s Birthday oarade in ' the Auckland Domain, a microphone connected with a number of loud-speakers omthe fence line was used by Colonel N. W. McD. Weir, oftlqer-in-charge. Orders were thus heard simultaneously by al! units and tbe innovation accounted lor the precision of movement of the parade. An explanation that he had bought his motor car four years before for £7 and did not think it would pass the test was made by a man who was prosecuted in the Magistrate’s Court, Pctone, for not having a warrant of fitness. In imposing a fine of 30s, Mr A. M. Goulding, S.M., remarked that defendant had been commendably frank about his vehicle; The man requiring working boots should call at Gray’s,, of Milton, and inspect their stock of light and Heavy boots. Prices are. kept low.. . Several budgerigars of varying hues joined the wild bird population of Canterbury after a brief appearance in show cages at the Christchurch Poultry Pigeon, Canary and Cat Club’s Show at the end of last week. Cage-bred, used to company, the escapees seemed at first to be afraid of the lofty, spaces of the wool store where the show was held, and kept returning to.the benches, clinging to the bars of the cages and trying to chum up with whatever bird was within, canary, finch or fellowbudgy. Some were recaptured, but some were too alert, and eventually found their way out of the building to face the wintry world and live by their own endeavours. Many such venturers die, but the hardier survive, and there are now in many parts of New Zealand small flocks of wild budgerigars, exertated by orchardists, as one of their favourite amusements is picking fruit blossoms to pieces, petal by petal, like a love-lorn maiden with a daisy. An assurance that the possibility of increasing the salaries of post-primary teachers was being considered was contained in a letter from the Department of Education received at a meeting of the Board of Governors of the Christchurch Technical College' recently. The board had suggested that better salaries should be paid to teachers in Division 11. “I have to say that the committee set up by the Minister of Education, (Mr P. Fraser, M.P.) to investigate pOst-primary salaries has this aspect of the investigation under review,” replied the Director of Education (Mr N. T. Lambourne), “You may rest assured that the point you raise will not be overlooked in any subsequent revision of the regulations.” Ex “ Taranaki.” A full supply of our new season’s Blue Mountain Jamaica—the world’s finest coffee! Only obtainable from A. Durie and Co., coffee specialists. 32 Octagon, Dunedin... Mr C. R. Gardiner presided over a meeting held at Westshore last week to consider what the suburb was to do concerning a Centennial memorial. He explained that Westshore could have one of its own or else work in with the Napier Central Council. After some discussion it was decided that Westshore co-operate with Napier and the possibility of nominating a Westshore queen in the queen carnival to be held later in the year by the Napier Thirty Thousand Club, the proceeds of which would be devoted to the Napier Centennial memorial was considered. A meteor of unusual brilligpce wat observed from the Carter Observatory. Wellington, at 11.17 p.m. on Friday. First seen in the vicinity of the Southern Cross, it flashed about a fourth of the way across the sky and was visible for two seconds. The meteor was of a brilliant red hue and was described as being as bright as the planet Venus. The most remarkable feature of its transit across the sky was that it left behind a train of equally brilliant red light, which drifted rapidly toward the south, indicating that a wind of considerable velocity was blowing at the height of the meteor, which would be at least 20 miles above the earth, f Grandism (3839): Those who buy whisky by chance may, by chance, get good whisky. :t . Make certain; buy Grand House Whisky, 12s bottle...

A greenstone mere was the unusual gift to the Prime Minister. Mr Savage, on laying the foundation stone of the rubber footwear factory at Christchurch. The mere was a beautiful example of this traditional, : Maori weapon. “It is a lovely thing, and just what is needed,” said Mr Savage, brandishing the gift. The factory, which is situated on the banks of the Heathcote River, near the Wpolston railway station, is the first of its kmd to be opened in New Zealand. The factory will turn out about 700,000 pairs of shoes a year and will, under present arrangements, pay out more than £22,000 a year in wages.

Few jokes from the Bench could be appreciated without either a knowledge of the law or of the surrounding circumstances, said Mr J. D. Hutchison, in ah address at a luncheon of the Christchurch Rotary Club, but there were exceptions. Such was the remark of the judge who recently heard a claim for damages by a man who, while standing in a bar. was knocked unconscious by the fall of some bottles of beer from a shelf overhead. “This is the first time.” commented his Honor, when he had beam the statement of claim, “that I have known of a man being stunned by the external application of beer.”

There’s nothing stiff or prim or any Nonsense about our traveller Rennie; He’ll take your orders, big or small, For Hitnhon’s bacon —“ best of d 11.”..