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Southland Times, Issue 20172, 7 May 1927, Page 6

A Wellington Press Association message states —Correspondents are writing to local papers expressing the utmost surprise at the news of Mr Kidson’s appointment as head of the Meteorological Department, and asking what Mr Bates has done after 25 years’ excellent service to be superseded in favour of a newcomer without special experience. The point is stressed that a far higher salary is being paid than was ever allowed before.

Advertisements regarding Tenders appear on Page 4, and Wanted to Buy or Exchange, A. and P. Shows and Financial on Page 8. The Dominion Meteorologist, last night, issued the following forecast—Present indications are for moderate to strong southeasterly winds prevailing and cool changeable weather generally with scattered showers along the East Coast. The barometer has a rising tendency. The torpedoing of the Lusitania occurred twelve years ago to-day. It is understood an effort is shortly to be made at Winton to form a Fire Brigade. Smoked quinnat salmon from the Hakataramea hatcheries is being retailed in Oamaru at 1/4 per lb. An addition to the cheese and butter classes at the forthcoming Winter Show has been made to the schedule, this taking the form of a 561 b box of whey butter. Since the schedule of the A. and P. Society’s Winter Show has been printed the committee has decided to include Corriedales in the class for shearling fleeces, ewes and rams. At the Dunedin Supreme Court yesterday, a youth named James Robert Stanley Sutherland was found guilty of carnal knowledge of a girl 15 years of age and was remanded for sentence. Dame Rumour, ever a lying jade, appears to have for once scored a direct hit by the persistency of a report in circulation that one party of sportsmen who went duckshooting during the week-end, and limited to 120 birds, over-shot the maximum to such an extent that their “bag” numbered something approaching the three-century mark.

A Press Association message from Eketahuna states—A youth, Lawrence Desmond Tanner, pleaded guilty in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday morning with breaking and entering the house of G. P. Jaspers, farmer, where he was previously employed and with stealing money, etc., to the value of £l6 16/6. He was committed to the Wellington Supreme Court for sentence. Bail was not applied for.

Fresh eggs are exceedingly scarce in Invercargill at. the present time. This fact is nothing new for this period of the year, but, according to the retailers, the shortage this winter appears to be more acute than for the corresponding period for some years past. The housewife in these parts may get some satisfaction, however, in knowing that while she has to pay 3/- per dozen for the commodity when it is available, Aucklanders are being called upon to part with 4/- for the same number.

A Timaru Press Association message states that under the will of Miss C. J. McLean who died at Timaru last week the following public bequests have been made —Beneficiary Fund, single women missionaries of the Presbyterian Church of New Zealand, £500; Home Mission Fund, Presbyterian Church, £1000; Foreign Mission Fund, £500; Presbyterian Orphanage (Timaru), £500; St. Columba Church (Fairlie), £200; Highfield Presbyterian Church (Timaru), £200; Trinity Presbyterian Church (Timaru), £200; Y.M.C.A. (Timaru), £250; Strathconan Recreation Grounds (Fairlie), £300; British and Foreign Bible Society, £300; Aged and Infirm Ministers’ Fund of the Presbyterian Church of New Zealand, £500; New Zealand Nurses’ Memorial Fund, £1000; Mary Raymond District Nurse Fund, £lOOO.

The Ist Battalion Southland Regimental Band will play a programme of music at the Rotunda, Dee street, to-night, and also at Rugby Park to-morrow afternoon. (Advt.) To-day, get. your Hose and Vests at Wick’s Hose and Vest Shop, in Neil’s Buildings, Dee street. (Advt.) The W.E.A. Literature Class will meet at the Y.M.C.A. Rooms, Tay street, on Monday evening at 7.30 p.m., when Mr A. G. Butchers, M.A., will lecture on “The Early History of New Zealand.” Those interested are invited to be present. (Advt.) He’d fared on Hitchon’s Bacon, And off to the links he set; He hit the ball a mighty smite, And he’s looking for it yet.—Advt. Al Tobacco Mixture givesan Al smoke and Turkistan Tobacco Mixture gives a dandy smoke. Prices right, quality right. At Railway Crossing 45 Nith Street,—(Advt.) “It stands pre-eminent: Dewar’s IMPERIAL Whisky.”—Advt. OLIVER TRACTOR DISC HARROWS— Fordson size 7ft, 28 blades, £37 10/-. Other sizes stocked. Also OLIVER DISC PLOWS, PULVERISERS, etc.—CARSWELL & CO., Agents for T. & S. Morrin & Fenwick, Ltd., Auckland. —(Advt.) The reason why—Why do Baxter’s customers increase in number? Because of the high quality of goods, low prices (there is nothing like the cash system), and excellent service. Buy from Baxter's Un-Limited and save your money.—Advt.

To a long empty, lovely old house in a quiet town come an overworked doctor and his wife. A charming young girl, a public school teacher, becomes mysteriously a servant in the house. Around this interesting household and its neighbours is woven a drama of love and contrasting lives which will bring fresh pleasure to Mrs Richmond’s many admirers. Buy “Cherry Square” today. Grace Richmond’s delightful story. 6/-, posted 6/5, from the N.Z. Book Depot, Esk Street, Invercargill. ’Phone 327.—Advt. Your Easter Snaps.—Let Stewart’s Pharmacy develop and print them. Use the service that combines quality with speed and permanence. Results will delight you. Stewart’s Pharmacy, corner Dee and Don streets. A special line in Boys’ Sport Suits in all wool Colonial Tweed, is procurable at Thomson and Beattie’s at a fraction of their real worth. They are in all sizes from 4 to 14, in light and dark grey or brown shades, worth 35/-, on offer at 24/6 Suit. (Advt.) If your eyesight requires attention consult T. M. Rankin, Jeweller and Optician, Tay street.—Advt. THE BEST CURE FOR COLDS. Mixture 202 is a prompt, sure and effectual remedy. It cuts short the attack if taken on the first appearance of symptoms of cold, catarrh, chill, or influenza and thus averts many serious illnesses. This remedy is especially efficacious in bronchial cold quickly relieving the breathing and removing feverishness; the running of the nose and eyes being usually checked by the first few doses. There are many persons, delicate as regards the respiratory organs, who on the least change of temperature, or exposure to inclement weather, are attacked with bronchial discomfort, wheezing on the chest, or “stuffiness in the head,” hoarseness, sore throat, and partial loss of voice; to such, Mixture 202 is a veritable boon. Mixture 202 is one of the most useful domestic remedies and should be kept always ready for immediate use. Colds are the most common of ailments, and the importance of checking them in the early stages cannot be over-estimated. Procurable only from Brown’s Pharmacy, Dee Street, Chemist, Opticians and Kodak Specialists.— (Advt.) “IT IS A CONDITION WHICH CONFRONTS US, NOT A THEORY.” —Cleveland. There is nothing theoretical about a cough or cold. Its presence cannot be eluded. At the first sign of trouble take a dose of Baxter’s Lung Preserver. This reliable specific is an invaluable remedy for all throat, bronchial, and lung affections, and never fails to give relief. Rich, warming, soothing, dependable, and gets to work quickly. An excellent tonic, too. All chemists’ and stores. Generoussized bottle 2s 6d.; family size 4s 6d.—Advt.

An extra class, a collection of nuts, Southland-grown, has been included in the schedule of the forthcoming Winter Show.

The magisterial recount of votes polled in the recent biennial election for council seats takes place in the Supreme Court on Monday.

It is stated that cases of gastric influenza, a complaint that has been fairly prevalent in Christchurch, are increasing. A slight outbreak of mumps also is reported.

A Wellington telegram states -A recount of Hospital Board votes displaced Mrs Semplt; in favour of Mr Vine, an old member, by 210 votes, leaving only one Labour representative on the board.

At a short sitting of the Police Court yesterday morning a middle-aged man named William Patterson was charged with wilful and obscene exposure. Accused was remanded for a day in order that he might undergo further mental examination.

Fire brigade “business” was comparatively light during the past month, two chimney fires, one washhouse fire, and one incipient outbreak in the boiler room at the Nurses’ Home being the only matters to command the attention of the Invercargill Brigade.

Mr G. Cruickshank, S.M., likes to relieve the gravity of Court proceedings with an occasional jest. Yesterday when a judg ment debtor stated that his creditor had taken a lien on his shaving outfit, his Worship remarked: “That’s not much of a lien. It seems like splitting hairs.”

Judging by the tenor of the reports submitted by the various committees to yesterday’s meeting of the Carnival Committee, there is no lack of enthusiasm on the part, of the general public. Offers of assistance, financial and otherwise, have come forward freely, and this spirit of enthusiasm has lightened the burdens of the canvassers considerably.

“We want to lift the people out of their usual reserve and imbue a spirit, of carnival, such as prevailed in Dunedin on the night of the closing of the Exhibition. Let us have dancing and confetti battles and generally surrender ourselves to the joyousness of the occasion,” said Mr P. Shaw, addressing the members of the Carnival Committee yesterday.

Getting in early. At least 20 of the pas sengers intent on travelling by the north express yesterday were “making a moral” of not “missing the bus.” Whet the express fror.i Dunedin pulled in at the platform at one o’clock, it was noticed that the mentioned score of “not-to-be-lefts” were already comfortably seated in the train forDunedin, due to commence its journey 40 minutes later. In the Magistrate’s Court yesterday before Mr G. Cruickshank, S.M., E. A. Sherman, of Wairio, was ordered to pay 30/- per month to Shirley Brothers on a judgment summons for £l6 16/-. William Berryman, of the Kot are, was ordered to pay £2 a month to A. S. Fagg, Wellington, on a judgment summons for £44 11/11, in default one month’s imprisonment. A. L. Perry, Insurance agent, Invercargill, sued by O. R. Cooper for £7 10/6, was ordered to pay the amount on June 1, in default 14 days’ imprisonment. A young man named William McCrystall, was charged at. the Bluff Police Court yesterday, before Messrs G. R. George and W. B. Dixon, Justices of the Peace, with using obscene language in a public place. Accused pleaded guilty and elected to be dealt with summarily. The police evidence was that accused got into the train at Invercargill and began using bad language. He was warned by Constable White who was in the carriage, but continued using bad language for the whole journey. The Bench considered the offence to be a gross one and fined defendant £5, in default one month’s imprisonment. When is a pot-hole not a pot-hole? According to the actions of one enterprising and (who knows?) economic bottle gatherer in Deveron street yesterday morning, the answer to the conundrum might well be “when it is a ‘young’ pond, or a makeshift bottle-washing device.” There is at least one pot-hole in this street which lends itself admirably to the purpose, and it therefore occasioned no surprise, although the idea was undoubtedly a brilliant, one, to the reporter who noticed the bone and bottle merchant calmly step from the footway, sink a popular beverage receptacle into the waters of the pot-hole, thoroughly cleanse it inside and out and carry on unperturbed with the good work. Convenient pot-hole!—Bravo bottle-gatherer!