NEWS IN BRIEF

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23885, 12 August 1939, Page 24

NEWS IN BRIEF

“I come from the cowyard the same as you Taranaki people. I’m satified with the guaranteed price,” said Mr E, Lindley. Gisborne, speaking at the dinner of the New Zealand Federation of Cage Bird Clubs at New Plymouth last Saturday night. “Are you satisfied with the petrol tax,” asked Mr F. L. Frost, M.P., amid laughter. Make good housekeeping 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 Princes street, Dunedin..,

“ I must compliment the local authorities and all those who have had anything to do with the beautification of New Plymouth,” said Mr T. Parker, president of the New Zealand Federation of Cage Bird Clubs, at a dinner tended by the federation last Saturday night. Great credit was due to those who had had a hand in the work, he said. Visitors to Dunedin will Arid accommodation at Hotel Central, 100 Princes street, to their liking.. “ May I say ip all deference to my fellow-members in Parliament this is a much more inspiring audience than usually greets me.” said Mr W. E. Barnard, Speaker of the House of Representatives. addressing a capacity house in the Empire Hall recently, as chairman of the New Zealand Council for the “Adoption ” of Chinese Refugee Children.

“Every sod turned in the TuralfinaOkoia railway deviation is a nail in the coffin of Wanganui,” declared Mr W. Draffin at the monthly meeting of the executive of the Wanganui Chamber of Commerce. Mr: Draffin contended that it must be obvious to everyone that the deviation was n. the wrong place and that Wanganui was being side-tracked. Seekers after fool comfort wi’l find a wide variety of 1 comfortable, attractive slippers at Gray’s Big Store, Milton... •

What stood out most prominently in. his mind at one early exhibition lie had visited, said Mr Edmund Anscombe, at the Travel Club in Wellington recently, was a trdupe of performing fleas. The proprietor was disconsolate because his star performer, “Rudolph,” was missing, and, seeing a flea on a lady’s shoulder, pounced cn it with gentle glee. Alas, it Was not Rudolph, and he put it back, remarking, “ That is your flea, not mine.” Not even during the height of summer has Castlecliffe beach, Wangam’i, presented as animated a scene as it did last week-end, when thousands of people took advantage of the fine Weather to view the stranded Port Bowen. During the afternoon parking space at the beach was at a premium with a continuous stream of cars arriving to fill the places vacated. A special 20minute tram service was run to cope with the abnormal patronage. : '

Stocktaking bargains you cannot afford to miss. See them at Turnbull’s Sample Room, Middlemarch — Mon-., ■ 14th; Tues., 15th; Wed., 16th. Mosgiel’s drapers will be there.—A. F. Cheyne and C 0... Thefts of lambs from paddocks adjacent to main highways in the Wanganui district, particularly on the No. 1 Line, has given farmers a good den! of concern. “It happens every year,” Mr J. Allison said, adding that a lamb was missed from his paddocks. At this time of the year the intention of those who take the lambs is probably to keep them as pets, but. later on, the value of lambs for thb table encourages stealing, Mr Allison is offering, a reward for any information which will lead to the discovery of any person taking lambs.

Ex “Taranaki.'* A full supply of our new season's Blue Mountain Jamaicathe world’s finest coffee! Only obtainable from A. Durie and Co., coffee specialists. 32 Octagon, Dunedin... Kairanga county councillors are puzzled as to why the Main Highways Board finds a need to erect white guide posts along straight stretches of road, as was being done, along the highway to Foxton, Wellington. It was pointed out at a meeting of the County Council that the posts were being placed , too close to the road and so became a menace to horses and tractors which kept off the bitumen. It was decided to approach the Highways Board in the matter. . “ Jury service Is one of the things that every citizen has to give.” said Mr Justice Ostler in Auckland when refusing exemption to a man who said he had 50 men in his employ. The -> man complained that he was called for jury, service only three months ago. “That is' probably your bad luck,” said Mr Ostler. “ You may escape now for another 10 years.” Exemption was granted to another man who was in business in a very, small way. so that its continuation was largely dependent on him perserially . ■■ Grandism (3894): You will enjoy the delicious flavour of Glovin. ■ the fine substitute for rum at less than half the cost, 5s 6d bottle.. .

Two days on the top of an electric power pole during cold weather and without food were experienced by a cat at Midhirst. The Taranaki Power Board received a telephone message that the cat was on the top of the pole, and had been there for two days. Immediately a faultman went to the rescue, and the cat was returned to the ground early in the morning. What induced the cat to climb the pole is net known, but apparently, once there,_ it was afraid to go down again, in spite of the cold and its hunger. Even when a man came to its rescue it was dubious about letting go, and had to be lifted by the scruff of the neck from its perch. Apparently still fearing it was going to fall when it reached the earth, the cat spreadeagled itself on the ground and held on In the same manner as when it was on the pole.

Prompt attention and quick despatch is given to all orders.for either town or country at Crdssan’s . “'Waterloo. Caversham. Assorted hampers a specialty...

A novel scheme under which parents with young families may attend morning church services while the children are cared for in a creche and nursery was introduced at Beresford Street Congregational Church, Auckland, last Sunday. As far as is known, the scheme has been adopted in very few New Zealand churches. An official of the church said that in the past numerous parents of young children had been obliged to miss morning services through the necessity for either the mother or the father to stay at home to mind the children. For many this had been a hardship, while a number of others had unfortunately tended to drift away fi*om the church through constantly missing sendees. By providing a nursery ard creche under capable supervision -in the aqjacert kindergarten, both parents of any young children would be able to participate in the services. ;

When the day is darkening. ; And it is time for tea I tell my wife to cook the ham, Hitchon’s is the ham for me,,.