NEWS IN BRIEF

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23886, 14 August 1939, Page 16

NEWS IN BRIEF

Traffic accidents cost the city' of Christchurch more than £50,000 a year, according to an analysis ;by the Transport Department. This figure has been produced by the department to answer those people who complain about the cost of transport control..' -..■:' Snow lour ir.ches deep fringed; the field of play when Ashburton beat Canterbury B at Rugby in Methven recently. The match had its'comic side. The climax to a series of amusing incidents came rear the end of the match. Hot in pursuit of a ball tbat had- been kicked over the dead line, an Ashburton player made a spectacular swallow dive—and landed in a pile of snow two feet high. ' . . : Grandism (3895): A • glass of Grand house whisky—better than all the tea in China. Sold in five sizes.of bottles—2s. 3s. 5s 3d, 6s 6d and 125... First trams in Christchurch on recent mornings have been giving brilliant pyrotechnic displays. Clcse ccntact between the trolley wheel and the wire prevented by the thin layer cf ice on the latter, with the result that the electricity sparks so brilliantly asto hurt the eyes, while the lights of the car twinkle like so many stars with the variations in the flow of power. The Manawatu branch of the New Zealand Crippled Children Society benefited to the extent of £6O. as the result of the Massey College students' street day effort during the Winter Show, notification, of which was received by the executive last week. The actual amount received from tho students was £B4, and they paid half the cost of printing the programme isold. . , , Prompt attention and quick despatch is given to all orders for either town or country at Crossan's " Waterloo." Caversham Assorted hampers a specialty... '.■■■■ ■'■■:' '•■■!:••'• Although it has received constant attention* slow progress is being made by the baby sea Hon which was found in. the Kaipara River in ah exhausted condition and later removed: to the Auckland Zoo. Since its arrival the animal-has been too weak .to eat unaided, and keepers at the zoo, hav<v had to force fish down its throat. ■ It is still.hoped that it will eventually recover. '-. „-;■'■,■ ■'■ , One of the world's greatest problems to-day was that Governments: generally, with a misplaced faith in their infallibility, we're endeavouring to v take the place and functions of Providence, said the president (Mr E.-Hay), at the annual meeting of the SheepownersUnion in Christchurch last week. Tho trend, he added, was for Governments to plan people's method of life, and all; their activities. : ''"■',-'. *, "* "'."■ The opinion that some of the town--planning work in Invercargill had come before its time was expressed by Mr A. Wachner at a recent meeting r ot the Invercargill Chamber of Commerce. "In some of the suburbs 1 think that footpaths, kerbing. channelling and flanks should come first," said Mr 'Wachner. * "They should receive attention ' before the town-planning work is pushed ahead." v-.V' -The new' regulation . dust bin, stronglv constructed, from' galvanised iron, large size 7s, smaller6s..delivered city and suburbs.—Dickinson's, Ltd.. 441 Princes street. Phone; 10-096..: With all his neighbours paying luxury prices for potatoes,.an Auckland amateur suburban gardener was making himself conspicuous by his overweening pride in; the fine patch he was beginning to dig. It was .tempt? . ing Providence to? go away for the week-end,, and pride ;had its.fall. -In the grower's words,'- -"some 'dirty, thieving' rascal got down on- -my beautiful spuds," - The patch -was stripped bare, and the ; neighbours knew nothing. ■ . The problem of future water supplies for- the, rapidly-growing city r of Wellington was discussed at a meeting of the Qity and Suburban Water Board last week. The board : decided that the city engineer should supply the town-planner, Mr- J. W. Mawson. with information about the sources of supply of water near Wellington, and that Mr Mawson should be, asked to send a report on his proposed scheme, to the board through the city engineer, so that it can be discussed before the full scheme is submitted to the Government. ' •'■ . ' The danger of , leaning, .bicycles against portable standards on 'wMch are mounted'parking signs Was illustrated in Queen street, Auckland., recently. A bicycle, which had been placed against one of the standards, suddenly ■moved.i and the heavy sign 'crashed to the footpath with, a! force sufficient to knock, a piece out of .the pavement The top of the standard passed within a few inches, of a woman who "was Walking along Queen street carrying a paby in her arms. ; .. .• Seekers after, foot ~c'omfort will find a Wide variety of comfortable, attractive slippers at Gray's Big Store, Milton... ' " ,-;'- •- ' < „"• Even the smallest features of modern launch design are incorporated .'in the control tenders which have been assembled in Auckland for use atjthe Mechanic's Bay base of Tasman Empire Airways. Ltd. Particularly is'this attention to detail conspicuous in.the case of the lareer vessel, which is to be used primarily for the transport of. flying-boat passengers, even an elec-trically-driven windscreen wiper being fitted on the class ci the wheelhouse to facilitate the vision of the helmsman in difficult weather. ■ / A combined radio.' phonograph,- and intercommunication system has been installed in the Newtown School (Wellington) by the Parents and Old Scholars' Association.. It enables the headmaster or operator to; supply any or all of the classrooms with radio broadcast, suitable recorded items or direct announcements and addresses from the control unit. If the. headmaster wishes to hear what is going on in any of the classrooms he can do so by turning a switch and should lie then desire to talk.to that room: he can do so by pressing another switch. There is a large speaker mounted outside the building for the reproduction of recordings suitable for school drill. The system was designed and- manufactured in Wellington by Wellington radio engineers. . ■ ' -.■-■'. ",' Stocktaking bargains .you eannot afford to miss. See them.- at Turnbull's Sample Room, Middlerharch— Mon., 14th; Tues., 15th; Wed., 16th. Mosgiel's drapers will be there.—A. F* Cheyne and C 0... ■, . . The possibility of a. connection between the Maori neople. and; the ancient Egyptians was remarked upon by Mr Gore Adams when proposing a vote of thanks to Mr W. L. Parore for his address on Maori art* to the Auckland Society of Arts. It'seemed remarkable that Ra. an Egyptian word, should be Maori for sun, he said. The lecturer added a confirmation that the rays of the sun and the pyramids were prominent features of the lattice Work-.of much Maori interior carving. As much, of this had been done a long ; time before the Christian era. there could be no suggestion that these and other geometrical designs had been copied from the nakeha. , Ex "Taranaki." A full supply of our

new season's Eilue Mountain Jamaica-r: the world's finest coffee! .Only obtainable from A Durie and Co.. coffee specialists 32 Octagon. Dunedin.. A small collection of seven-pieces of pottery designed by Mr Keith D. P. Murray, a former Aucklander.who holds a leading nlace in British industrial art. has beeri purchased by the / Auckland City Council and is now on view in the art gallery. The collection is made up of one cream-coloured jar arid six cu_ps. The latter are' in black and dark-brown jasper wire, and are decorated with reeded mouldings. Mr Murray went to England a number of years ago to practise architecture, but soon made a name for himself as a designer of glass, pottery, and silverware. Hi<; Work gained much distinction in the British Art in Industry Exhibition in 1935. and has been exhibited all over the world.. 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) Mil•on (22).