NEWS IN BRIEF

Otago Daily Times, Issue 24828, 30 January 1942, Page 2

NEWS IN BRIEF

At least one New Plymouth family now respects the qualities and heating power of peat. A trayful put in the oven for drying purposes was forgotten for about three hours. When the oven door was opened the peat was a glowing mass, but as the tray was lifted out the air fanned it into flames. It was rushed outside, where buckets of water were used, but, although the flames were extinguished, the fire was still smouldering five hours later.

Showroom specials for 14 days only. See special window displays. Oddments at gift prices. Call early. Mosgiel's drapers.—A. F. Cheyne and Co.. 1882-1942...

Answering a question at a meeting in Dargaville of the Hobson County Council, the acting chairman, Mr E. G. Appleton, who is also chairman of directors of the Northern Wairoa Co-operative Dairy ■ Company, said that so far any diminution of cream supply through men having been called up was imperceptible, but it was true that more women and children were employed in milking sheds than probably ever before.

"A man is never too old to learn," so visit Crossan's Waterloo Hotel and find out for yourself the quality of their liquors... No difficulty is anticipated by the Railways Department in providing sufficient wagons to handle the new season's grain, provided that trucks when loaded are released by consignees in reasonably quick time. This statement was made by the district traffic manager in Christchurch (Mr G. H. McLean), who said that it was too early to say what effect the new co-ordination arrangements would have in expediting the handling of wheat.

School days are just approaching and mother's thoughts will be turning to the problem of clothes for the children. —James Gray and Sons, Ltd., Milton, can help with the supplying of the best for school wear...

The first egg laid by a White •Leghorn first-year hen owned by an InvercargiU resident was less than one inch long. The bird has now gone to the other extreme and is laying two eggs a week of abnormally large size. "One of the latest specimens is five ounces in weight, nearly 34 inches long and over two inches across.