NEWS IN BRIEF

Otago Daily Times, Issue 24831, 3 February 1942, Page 2

NEWS IN BRIEF

The only duel that has taken place on Mount Egmont was fought during the period of the Maori wars. Two men, one of foreign origin, decided to settle a difference between them, so they went up on to the slopes of the mountain and fought a duel in true military fashion. Only one returned. "A man is never 100 old to learn," so visit Crossan's Waterloo Hotel and find out for yourself the quality of their liquors... The monumental work on the grave of Mr James Martin, of Blackwater, one of the discoverers of the Blackwater mines, has been completed, as the results of the efforts of his friends and a generous gift from Blackwater Mines, Ltd., through the mine manager, Mr W. J. Humphries. Mr Martin, who was 78 years of age at the time of his death, was an early prospector and worked in almost every quartz mine in the Reefton district.

Make your "Black-out" attractive—choose a heavy shadow tissue for your windows. All soft tonings, 46in wide, 5s Hd a yard.—At James Gray and Sons, Ltd., Milton... When an air raid was in progress and enemy aircraft were over London, Frederick Sydney Imber, aged 37, stood in the middle of a road shining an unscreened torch upward, and on to the side of buildings. A hostile crowd gathered, and a policeman had difficulty in preventing Imber from being man-handled. At a London Police Court Imber was fined 7s 6d for showing a light from the torch. He pleaded guilty and stated he was trying to help the firemen. "It was," the magistrate observed, "the conduct of a most unmitigated fool."

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...

A small group of farmers were discussing shearing and the conversation turned to shearing tallies (states the King Country Chronicle). One remarked that a young Maori in the northern part of Raglan County had actually shorn over 350 sheep in a day's work. This statement surprised the other members of the group, and one remarked that he had never actually seen a man shear more than 275 sheep in one day. Another observed that he had personal knowledge of a tally exceeding 300.