NEWS IN BRIEF

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23895, 24 August 1939, Page 22

NEWS IN BRIEF

The presentation of a silver entree dish to the Minister of Public Works (Mr R. Semple) was a sidelight of the ceremony of opening the Taylor River bridge near Blenheim. The form of presentation was a welcome change, as the Minister is by now well supplied with presentation pairs of scissors. . The St. Albans School's teams have experienced a very successful year in sports competitions (says the Christchurch Star-Sun). They won the Yaldhurst Shield for swimming, the boys' athletic shield presented by the Canterbury Primary Schools' Sports Association, the senior middle-weight football shield, and the light-weight football shield.

This is clean-up week at Gray's of Milton, and for the next few days you will find some Special After-Sale Bargains.. . With the closing of the boarding Jiouse, luncheon is now unprocurable in Paparoa. For that reason the Otamatea County Council now meets earlier in the morning and concludes business in time for members to return home for'the mid-day meal. Invercargill makers of milk i cans will be unable to import the "shoulders" of the cans in future. That part, which is spun by a sDecial process and is imported from England, comes under the ban of the import restrictions, The local industry is not likely to be held up, however. The part will be stamped out oi specially-treated tin while tho metal is available.

Special showing of all new 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... The railway line giving access to the Awapuni racecourse, after being used for some 35 years, is now being pulled up (says the Manawatu Evening Standard) and the sleepers and rails will be sold. This is in consequence of an intimation received from the Railways Department that it could no longer accept the responsibility of running trains over the old bridge spanning the Mangaone Creek., A new access road to the course will replace the railway before next Christmas. A statement that a person does not actually see with his eyes was made by a medical witness when giving evidence in connection with a damages claim in the Hamilton Supreme Court. •The witness said the eyes were really the lens of a human gamera, reflecting the image upon a compartment at the back of the brain, from which sight was actually registered. People, he added, had been blinded from a blow on the back of the head. 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... * "In our land the five-day week, whatever may be its virtues in other directions, has not helped the. practice of public worship. Saturday, the day of sport, must be left inviolate; Sunday, the day of God, may be used for military manoeuvres and Union meetings." Thus writes the Rev. Brian Kilroy, of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Wellington, in a foreword to the annual report of the church! ,■ "It seems to me that we are looking to the State to bring our, children into the world and to rear them, too.'' said Mr R. Farley at a recent meeting of the Wanganui Hospital Board. "I do not know where - we are drifting to. It is time that we placed more reliance on ourselves." Grandism (3904): Our Hotel cellars carry the largest and best assorted stocks in N.Z. .Inspection cordially invited. Grand Hotel... . • To those alert to peculiarities .of speech there was one interesting sidelight at the opening of new primary school buildings at Rotorua (says the Post). It was noticed that all. the speakers with the exception of the Minister of Education used the phrase ." boys and girls," at the conclusion of the formal preamble. Mr P. Fraser, however, reversed the order, and addressed the "girls and boys." Mr Peter M. Sulenta, who appears to bo the. accredited representative of the Jugoslavian population of the Far North in all matters brought under the notice of the Government on their behalf, will leave for Auckland ana Wellington on August 27 on what has now become an annual visit for uie purpose of waiting upon Cabinet Ministers. He will remain in Auckland a sufficient time to meet many of the Jugoslavs, on whose behalf also, he will make representations at weiattention and quick despatch is given to all orders for either town or country at. Crossan's "Waterloo, Caversham. Assorted hampers a specialty.. .■ Coai gas plays an important part in a new and very effective method of curing lemons, developed as-the result of experiments carried put in the Dominion Laboratory, Wellington, by Mr J. B. Hyatt and Mr 0. H.. Keys. Tauranga lemons, picked at th« green and "silver" stages,; were used for the tests. Under the treatment finally recommended, the lemons are stored for four weeks or longer in open trays in air at a temperature of 70 degrees Fahrenheit and at a moisture content of 90 per cent, relative humidity. Coal gas in the proportion of one part to 1000 of air is supplied for the first week, when the full yellow colour is usually developed. A trail of socks down Papanui roaa marked the rqute of a Christchurch business man as he cycled back to town after lunch one day last weeK. Unconscious of a sight which caused considerable amusement, he did not notice anything unusual until he was preparing to go home in the eyening, when he noticed a sock, recognised as one of his son's coiled round the saddle pillar. Inquiries showed that his wife, bringing in some washing at lunch time, had hung a number of socks over the top bar, of the cycle. An even. ing search with torches resulted in the recovery of most of the lost washing, but the son of the house is somewhat disgruntled. Only two of his, from different pairs, were found. Have you seen our * three-in-one bins for sugar; flour, and bread? Painted to suit the colour scheme of your kitchen or Dantry. Moderately priced.—Dickinson's. Ltd.. 441 Princes street Dunedin... '■■■, Children kicking a football around the streets is a common sight, fOr Rugby, after all, is the national game. But to see several youngsters, mounted on bicycles playing a game of polo in a nearly deserted street close to the centre of Christchurch was one which attracted the .attention of passers-by one day last week. The six boys, each of whom was armed with a long stick cut from a broom brush, were playing a vigorous game. , Hairbreadth escapes from collisions were frequent but they showed that they at least had some idea of the rudiments of the game. - * Seeking a means of disposing of a worthless old motor car, two young men towed it to the extreme end of the Bridge Pa aerodrome and set alight to it. While the vehicle blazed merrily (says the Hawke's Bay Daily Mail), they filmed it with miniature movie cameras. But that was not the end of the affair so far as the Hawke s Bay Aero Club was concerned. When the executive met last week it was decided that the charred chassis must be removed, and the men who had burned the car were advised accordingly. After some deliberation, they decided that the best course was to bury the remains on the spot, but excavating a hole of dimensions needed to accommodate the car was no easy task. All day the men toiled, making a grave for the vehicle, and when the interment was completed that night their hands reminded them forcibly of labours with spade and shovel. They declare that when next thev consider disposing of an unwanted car it wiu be by some less troublesome means. When you think of bacon. Think of Hitchon's brand; It's wonderful—just try it; Then you'll