NEWS IN BRIEF

Otago Daily Times, Issue 24417, 1 October 1940, Page 2

NEWS IN BRIEF

There has been a noticeable number of cattle grazing oh. the slopes above the Manawatu ‘ Gorge., highway; and these present a grave danger to users of the road as the beasts often dis-lodge-large rocks from the hill on Ho the roadway,. and these . could (easily cause damage and injury. No fewer than three beasts have fallen ; on to the roadway, and been so badly injured that they have had to be destroyed. A letter from. Pilot-officer lan Potts, E.A.F.; who is a prisoner of war in Germany,, has been received at'New Plymouth. He states that he; and says that the Red Cross ,is doing magnificent work for the prisoners. ,H« is an old-boy of the New Plymouth High School. ■ u • - The good quality and keen buying of groceries has put Gray’s Big Store in a good position to supply Milton needs in the home.... .. Words uttered by the Dean of St. Paul’s form the inspiration of a poster displayed in Britain. A. copy has been received in Auckland.,.' It is headed, “It all depends on me”. Under this are the words: “If we each and all of us think this, and each and all of us do our utmost, on whatever,work we are on., and do it with .determination and cheerfulness, then we shall win this war.” Because of the milder _ weather in August than was the case in the corresponding month of the previous year, the consumption of gas in Palmerston North fell below last year’s figures m that month. The gas manager (Mr J. Learmonth) reported that the output had decreased by 640,000 cubic feet* and the gas made per ton of coal had decreased by 1393 cubic feet. The coal used had been 31 tons less. - Buy now New Goods, just-opened up: many cannot be replaced. Shop early while the selection is good. Gifts for all at Mosgiel’s Drapers.—A F. Chevne and Co.. . Enrolments for the Home Guard m Wanganui total 169. In the first two days the enrolments totalled 72, and a week ago they had reached 155, and since then there have been only two or three each day. Those enrolled include youths who have reached the age of 16 years and are not old enough to join the The majorityenrolled are men of _ middle age. _ The oldest man enrolled is 82 years old. He claimed at the time of signing the declaration that he was medically ,fit. Grandism (4247): Equal to any and better than most three-star brandy. Grand House Cognac, sold at 13s 6d r bottle; small flask 3s 6d... A humorous incident at the outset of his career of film production was described to the Hastings Rotary Club re-, cently by Mr Rudall Hayward. His first effort was a two-reel comedy which he could not persuade the ■ theatres to accept. Finally he exhibited the production to an uncle, cAt the conclusion of the preview his uncle asked. “How much did it cost you. and on receiving the reply About £75,” remarked, “Well, mv boy. for the sake of the honour of our family I’ll give you £SO to burn it! Actually, the film was later a success. - ■ W’’en sending foodstuffs to soldiers overseas, pack in air-tight tins, as supplied by Dickinson Mytton .Utd-. Crawford street, nearly opposite Otago Farmers’ Co-op.. . A remarkable coincidence in the thermometer readings at Hamilton on Friday, when no variation m temperature was ‘ recorded. s The>jni nl " ■mum and maximum temperatures ware both 63. giving some indication ot the humid nature of the weather. < ■ How a small boy in an English school turned to good account-r. piece of fabric from a wrecked German aeroplane is related in a letter 'received by an Auckland resident.. The fabric was sent to the boy as a raid souvenir from his parents. Back came a letter of thanks and a statement that the sum of about four shillings had been raised by letting schoolmates spit on it at one penny a time. Only 12 weeks till Christmas. Order your hamper this year from Crossan's Waterloo Hotel, Ct yersham... “What’s in a name?” Shakespeare has asked. The answer is that there may be a great deal in it if the name happens to be Waifcura. That was the name which the Hawke’s Bay Education Board recently gave to a school which for a long time had been known as Pehiri. The board was informed at its last meeting that the new name was not satisfactory. Letters were going astray as there was another Waikura at Hicks' Bay and a Waikoura in the Gisborne area; The board decided that the name should revert to “ Peheri.” Men from the services on leave.at the week-end in Christchurch will not have so far to run from the scene of jubilation to the scene of embarkation in future (states the Christchurch StarSun). The route from the Welcome \ Club to the railway station has been, of a Saturday night, the scene of the most amazing feats and amusing incidents. and cross-country runs and obstacle races must be relegated to the dust, when the time comes to write about the devious and doubtful ways by which some of the men. perhaps little over-jubilant, arrived at their destination. The record must go to some Dunedin men, .who broke five minutes for the journey of about quarters of a mile—in full war kit! '* 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 ton (22)...