NEWS IN BRIEF

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23830, 9 June 1939, Page 18

NEWS IN BRIEF

People in Queen street, Auckland, \ shortly before 9 a.m. recently, were shivering and blowing on their hands af they hurried to shops and offices. Heavy clouds blanketed out the heat of the sun, and the morning air was bitterly cold. More than a few surprised glances were directed,, therefore, at a small boy standing on a corner with a far-away lock in his eyes—and licking a big ice cream with evidence of relish • , , . Grandism (3840): Tagona Port; best value in Dunedin. Registered Trade Mark No. 31445; only 3s 6d bottle,— Grand Hotel Home Supply Store... Describing traffic control in Auckland as “ rotten,” Mr A. Coe, Victoria, told guests at a farmers’ function in Ashburton oat he found the northern city very disappointing. , “ They do not know right from left there, they spit all over the footpath, and you cannot move for bicycles.” he added. Mr Coe said Christchurch had appealed to him, and he praised the way in which the windows of drapery and fruit shops particularly were dressed. He considered them far superior to those in Auckland. ,V Have you called at the Personality Furnishers—Scoullar and Chisholm, Ltd.—yet? There’s a feast of beauty waiting for you when you call at either their Rattray or George street shop. Charming Suites and colourful furnishings at reasonable prices will delight you. Amateur gardeners in the eastern seaside suburbs of Auckland have reaped a rich harvest from the sea during recent days. Fast-running seas tore great quantities of luxuriant seaweed from the reefs off the shore of Kohimarama and St. Helier’s Bay and dumped it in convenient piles pn the beaches. Inspired not by the desire to “keep our beaches clean," but by rapturous thoughts of what that brown weed, dug into suburban gardens, ' would do for tomatoes and other crops, householders pounced on it and carried it away by the barrow load. Canister sets, bread bins, etc., make useful gifts, Ca.ll and inspect our selection. We are’ open Friday night.— Dickinson’s, Ltd., 441 Princes street, Dunedin.., ■ ;

The material for the padded cell at the Hastings Police Station has arrived from Wellington, and Public Works Department employees arp engaged in installing it. The padding, which consists of sections not unlike mattresses, is covered with canvas and will be placed on the walls and floor of png of the present cells. Violent cases are not frequently encountered by the police, but there have been- occasions in the past when a padded cell would have been welcomed by the authorities. The eccentricities of an electric oiock in a Hastings dealer's shop caused the owner some misgivings recently. Instead of the instrument behaving in the manner usually expected of clocks, this one began running in reverse. The reason for this sudden strange behaviour is not believed to be entirely the fault of the clock, but due to some, variation in the electric power supply. It makes no difference what day you go to Crossan’s “Waterloo” for the quality is aye the same, the best procurable...

A grey-haired man recently called at an Auckland boarding house to inquire if the proprietress remembered him. She identilied him immediately, and Said she never could forget that he left her house 22 years ago owing her £5 for board. “That’s just why I have called,” said the former lodger, handing the woman a £5 note. His conscience apparently dictated that honesty is the best policy and time is no healer where debts are concerned. Bricks removed by workmen on the new road into the domain from Stanley street, Auckland, may be the remnants of a cottage occupied by Te Rauparaha, the great Maori leader, during his Auckland exile, according to Mr M. G. Lee, who gave a lecture on “ The Life of Te Rauoaraha” in Auckland. Another opinion is that the cottage Was situated further into the bush on the left-hand side of the road, and in order to verify his theory, Mr Lee will seek the assistance of records held by the Lands and Survey Department. 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... . During a discussion on the crowded state of some of the trains from Wellington to Ngaio, Mr H. L. Cummings (chairman) mentioned at a meeting of the Ngaio Progressive Association that they really had little to complain of, as in Australia, on some lines, the seats were taken out of the trains altogether so that more standing passengers could be accommodated. This was done in peak periods, he said. “They did that in Germany, too,” said Mr E. Turksma. One member wanted to know if the fares would be lower for travelling in trains.with no seats. The filling in of socal security forms is a trying business for Post Office officials as well as for. the people who have to register. In a Christchurch suburban post office recently the youth was quite unable to persuade an elderly woman that this was the year of our Lord, 1939. She insisted that it was 1929. If it was 1939, she declared loudlv, she would be nearly 80. and she did hot feel, did not look, and did not believe that she was that old. In a voice that certainly showed none of the quaverings to be expected from vocal chords that had had nearly 80 years’ use* she challenged the harassed youth to contradict her, and he wisely surrendered—for the time being—since he had only to turn a 2 into a “3 ” in her form as soon as her back was turned. The man. requiring working boots should call at Gray's, of Milton, and inspect their stock of light and heavy boots. Prices are kept 10w... A fox terrier and a sheepdog showed their enthusiasm for the game or hockey on Monday when they had a game with the ball being .used in a women’s six-a-side match between West Christchurch’ and Beckenham Clubs. While a player was dribbling (he ball along the fox terrier flew in and snapped it up. He carried it a little way to where a sheepdog was standing, and laid it down there. The sheepdog took it up straight away and dashed off with it some distance from the ground; there he lay down, dropped the ball, and sat watching the astounded players with his tail wagging as if to say, “ Well, here I am, come and get it.” Three minutes passed before the referee was able to start game again where it had stopped. 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... Incorrectly interpreting the tenor of a discussion on the* subject, the daily radio newspaper of the liner Mo.nowai recently contained the following statement: “ Statements that a colour bar would be imposed by churches m New Zealand were made by speakers at a meeting of the Taranaki Archdeaconry Board which declined a move to merge Maori missions with parishes. Among those aboard the ship was Mr M. T. Greene, an American journalist, who wrote to the Archdeaconry Board expressing concern, but the lay secretary of the board (Mr E. W. M. Lysons, of New Plymouth), who received the letter, said last week that the report was absolutely inaccurate. He was referring the matter to the Bishop of Waikato (Bishop Cherrington), and an effort would be made tq trace the source of the report. A statement concerning the colour bar kt the board meeting was made by the Rev. J. KMcFarland, of Stratford, who said it undoubtedly existed, though he urged that the church should be the first to set its face against such a bar. in this he was supported by the meeting. Have you tried Hitchon's pork saveloys, pork sausages, or Oxford sausage (cooked)? If your grocer can’t supply, ring our Dunedin branch (12-344). Milton (22)...