NEWS IN BRIEF

Otago Daily Times, Issue 24460, 20 November 1940, Page 2

NEWS IN BRIEF

Prize-winners at the Auckland Girls' Amateur Athletic Association's sports meeting at Carlaw Park recently, declined their prizes End asked that their value be devoted to some war object. The amount realised by this means was about £6O. Winning teams received trophies, but all personal prizes were forgone.

"We milk 35 cows and work from 5.30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m.—9o hours a week!" said an appellant'to the South Canterbury Manpower Committee recently. "We get no holidays." he continued. " and I have had only one week off in 16 years, and that was last year, when I went to the New Zealand Centennial Exhibition at Wellington."

Grandism (4285): Shipped to us direct from London—Grand (Cognac) Brandy: sold in five sizes of bottles. 3s 9d to 15s 9d. Be wise, .buy to-day... . A fine display was eiven by the Pohutu Geyser at Rotorua recently. Playing on many occasions during the morning and afternoon, several of the shots were up to 70ft and 80ft. During the past year the geyser has played more frequently than for some years previously, when it was thought tha. activity had ceased. That the fencing wire position was desperate was reported to the Manawatu District Council o.f Primary Production recently. Only about onefortieth of requirements was available. The baling wire position was a little better and a shipment from Canaaa was due. The National Council advised that measures were being taken to ensure that the shortage would be speedily relieved. 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. Ch<:yne and C 0... " The copper cable which was ordered *o connect Longburn to Boundary road has been sunk by enemy action, this being the third lot of copper cable which had been shipped to our order to be sunk." reported Mr W. A. Waters (engineer) at a recent meeting of the Manawatu-Oroua Power Board. Mr Waters added that, as a result of this, the board was very short of some sizes of cable. A "C" class cruising keel yacht, built for Mr J. Allen, of Epsom, was launched from the yards of Mr A. Couldrey. Northcote, recently. The new yacht, which has an overall length of 29ft 6in. a beam Of Bft. and a draught of 4ft 6in, has been named Tuirangi. She has a modern inboard rig and her working sails have a total area of 427 square feet. She is comfortably fitted as a cruiser and has sleeping accommodation for a crew of four. Don't waste time trying to work with blunt tools; get them sharpened by experts at Dickinson Mytton's factory, 204 Crawford street, nearly opposite Otago Farmers' Co-0p... " You are a recently married man? " asked the chairman (Mr C. J. Talbot) of a witness before the South Canterbury Manpower Committee recently, "I am not married vet. but I propose •to marry in the near future," replied witness. " You mean you have already nroposed," suggested the chairman. The witness smilingly nodded an, affirmative. A suggestion that old dog collars should be returned to the contractors so that the buckles could be used a second time was put forward by Mr C. H. Beamish at a meeting of the Hawke's Bay County Council. It was stated that the buckles were now very difficult to procure, and that the price of the completed collars had risen bv about one-third. It Was decided to investigate the suggestion. Don't forget to include whisky, from Crossan's Waterloo Hotel in your Christmas Hamper this y*ar... Ab the result of calling tenders for the purchase and removal of an old steam boiler at the Auckland Hospital, the board has received an. offer from a city firm. The firm is prepared to remove.the boiler and take possession of it. on condition that the board pays £95. also with the understanding that the board's engineering staff . disconnects all pipe mains; and demolishes the brickwork setting. The board has referred the matter to a committee with power to act.

Members of the Y.M.C.A. movement throughout the world have heard with great regret of the bombing of the London Central Y.M.C;A., resulting in numerous casualties and heavy damage. At the annual meeting ot the Wellington Y.M.C.A. recently it was decided to send ' the . following cablegram to the London headquarters: "Members annual meeting Wellington profoundly sympathise casualties and destruction and pray that with God's guidance a greater edifice may rise to His glory when the victory we are jointly striving for is achieved." Milton men are advised to place their orders for Suits within the next fortnight. The order book at Gray's Big Store is getting well filled up. Select your material now... One of the best catches of trout in Lake Taupo reported to the conservator of fish and game is that of Mr C, R. Richwhite and party, who took 50 on the fly at Western Bay. All except nine were reported to be in good condition. Sportsmen report that angling has been fair in the vicinity of the Huka Falls and the neighbouring stretches of the Waikato River, although the weather in the past few days had been unfavourable. "There should be no R.A.F. pilot returning home because he cannot find a military objective for his bombs," writes the Rev. C. W. Wbipp, vicar of St. Augustine's, Leicester, England, in his church magazine. "The orders ought to be ' wipe them out,' and to this end I would concentrate all our science towards discovering a far more terrific explosive. These German devils come over our cities and turn their machine-guns on women and children. Well, all I hope is that the R.A.F. will grow stronger and stronger to smash Germany to smithereens. There can be no peace until Hitler and all those who believe in him are sent to hell, which is their place of origin and their final home." The spectacle of a motorist pouring petrol into the tank of a car by means of a boot was provided passers-by on the main road near Sanson one recent afternoon. The driver of a car bound for Palmerston North had the misfortune to run out of, petrol when near Sanson. When a passing motorist was asked by an occupant of the car for a lift so that some petrol could be obtained at the township, he offered to lend the stranded motorist some from his tank. The problem of conveving the petrol from tank to tank was solved ■ by the Good Samaritan, who provided a gumboot from his car. filled it three times, and gave the stranded party enough to continue the journey to Palmerston North. Have you tried Hitchon s pork saveloys, pork sausages, or Oxford sausage (cooked)? If your grocer can't supply, ring „ur Dunedin branch (12-344). Milton (22)...