NEW ZEALAND NEWS

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 71, 29 July 1929, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND NEWS

MOTES FROM ALL' PART*. THE DOMINION DAY BY DAY. HERE, THERE & EVERYWHERE. WHERE IS IT? “MOiat lia,s become of the £12.000, 000 surplus of exports over imports shown for the Dominion last year ?” was a question asked of Mr. L. J. Schmitt after his lecture to the Wellington Accountant Students’ Society the other night. “I can assure you that I did not get it,” replied Mr. Schmitt. “It lias certainly not gone to develop the industries of this country. No doubt the major portion of it has been invested abroad.” MOTOR CAR THIEVES. Thieving from motor cars, prevalent ini the north, has made its presence in Southland. A farmer lass week lost between 30 and 40 rabbit skins from bis shed, the thieves taking wires and all. It is surmised! that the same party visited a wide area of this district, evidently hy motor, and robbed a considerable number of sheds containing skins. HE WAS A MOTORIST. A rather amusing. incident occurred im the Owaka Court last Thursday (writes our Balclutha correspondent). The counsel for the plaintiff turned to a new witness for the defence, who just entered the bos and demanded, “And what brought’ you into this case?” “I came in my motor car,” replied the witness innocently. BUILDERS FOR MAYORS. That builders should take a more active part in public life was thei opinion expressed by Mr. V. A. Coyle at the annual dinner of the Auckland Master Builders’ Association. Mr. Coyle said that a man who had been “through tile mill” of building work naturally attained local knowledge which was a value to the community. It was a matter for gratification that the Mayor of Aucklamd and several local Mayors had gained the experience which active work in the building trade conferred. DISEASE AMONG DOGS. An unknown disease has been taking heavy toll of cattle and sheep dogs in the North Auckland district recently, and the loss of many valuable animals has been reported, A Whamgarei authority on sheep and jcattle dogs, Tvffieh for verification of the report, eaid_ That unfortunately it was true. The malady seemed to attack the dogs in the head first and send them dizzy. They fell and then were unable to rise. MUTTON BIRD OIL. The Australian press recently published several articles upon the value of an oil secreted in the gullets of mutton birds, and stated that complaints stich as tuberculosis, bronchial and chest complaints, rickets, etc., were greoly benefiited, and in some instancies defiinitely cured by this iil. Besides the oil from the gullet, a further’ supply in solid form is obtained from the stomachs of the young birds, but as it is not of such good quality it is only used for a less concentrated oil food. By boiling down the remainder of the carcass still another oil is secured, and this is stated to bo admirably suitable for tbe manufacture of animal oil rakes. The industry is still in its infancy vet in New Zealand, hnt jt has prospects of developing to quite a largei one, OUT OF ORDER. Once again the stamp machine in the lobby of the Invercargill Post Office ha s been put out of order as the result of the carelessness of a prospective stamp-buyer. Those who sought to obtain penny stamps on Sundal evening certainly put their pennies in but no stamp was not forthcoming. On Monday morning an official opened the machine and showed to a “News’’ reporter the cause of the trouble. An elongated penny had jammed just inside the slot, and of course, put the whole of the mechanism out. “Anyone with average intelligence- should realise that only a' regulation sized coin will function this machine properly,” remarked the offica.l. “Yet, the thing is hlockd regularly by bad coins, button si, metal discs, etc. Two halfpennies were found recently; some one had put them in, expecting to get a penny stamp. It is strange that 'some people do not put in a threepenny piece and expect to- get the change with the stamp.”