NEWS AND NOTES

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXIX, Issue 20063, 21 March 1935, Page 2

NEWS AND NOTES

The Westland County Council has prepared a report on the proposal to extend the Main South Road, on the West Coast, South Island, over the distance of 137 miles from Weheka, near the Fox Glacier, to Makarora via the Haast Pass. The report emphasises that the extension will add to the scenic attractions of South Westland by provided a drive through a length of forest-bordered highway difficult to match in any part of New Zealand and that it will open up large areas in Westland the possibilities of which have not yet been fully realised. A statement has been prepared by the district public works engineer at Greymouth, Mr T. A. Johnston, in which the total cost of the work is estimated at £582,250.

It was pleasant for the Duchess of Westminster to discover during her visit to the Dominion that the patrons of New Zealand theatres are not permitted to smoke during performances. “As a non-smoker, I found it quite a relief to go into your cinemas and be able to enjoy the picture without being surrounded with the smoke from cigars, Vinginia cigarettes, and pipes, as we are in England,” she said. She could not understand New Zealanders who desired the authorities to permit smoking in theatres, and said it was profoundly to be hoped that they would not be allowed to have their way. “I find your cinemas delightful places cn that account,” she added.

At the meeting of the council of the Otago University this week a letter was read from the Trustees Executors Company giving details of the bequest from Dr. Colquhoun. The sum of £4OOO had been bequeathed to the University without conditions; £2OOO had been bequeathed for the medical library and £2OOO for the Museum. The sub-committee set up to go into U : income of the revenue from the £4OOO recommended that it should be allocated to the respective faculties at the end of each year in the proportion of the numbers of students enrolled in the respective faculties during that year.

“With the amendments in force, the council will be able properly to bring about the consolidation of milk rounds,” stated the memorandum concerning the proposed amendments to the Milk Act which came before the Auckland Metropolitan Milk Council at its meeting yesterday. Under the amended Act, the memorandum continued, the council would be able to purchase uneconomic rounds and to resell them in order to bring rounds to a proper economic basis. A return taken cut in December last showed that of a total of 309 vendors and producervendors, only 43 were selling 50 gallons and over of milk for use, not resale. Seventy-nine were selling under nine gallons, including 22 who were selling one gallon only, and 12 who were selling two gallons. The council had laid it down that to be truly economic a round should not consist of less than 40 gallons, yet of the number listed only 70 conformed to that require*ment.

It is estimated that the cost of food for one day on H.M.A.S. Canberra, the flagship of the visiting Australian Naval Squadron, is only a few shillings under £SO. Each day over 2000 meals are prepared, the average daily consumption of foodstuffs including 8001 b of meat, 8001 bof bread, 10001 bof potatoes. 1301 b of butter, 2001 b of sugar, 301 bof tea and 50 gallons of milk. On a three months’ cruise the main items used are 76,5001 b of meat, 60001 b of bacon, 10,0001 b of butter, 35,0001 b of vegetables other than potatoes and onions, 45 tons of potatoes, 8 tons of onions, and 4500 dozen eggs. Dry provisions necessary for such a cruise include 70,0001 b of flour. 40001 b of biscuits, 70001 b of preserved meat. 29,0001 b of sugar, 40001 b of tea and 13.000 tins of preserved milk. The vegetables are cooked in steam presses measuring 6ft by 3ft by 18in. The two ovens are capable of baking 200 lb of bread in a batch and.two batches are baked daily.

The Commonwealth Government has asked the Commonwealth Bank to act as its representative in the winding up of the estate of Mr C. T. P. Ulm, who disappeared in a flight across the Pacific in December. Before the flight, the Federal Government accorded a bank guarantee to Mr Ulm to cover his expenses. On his disappearance, the Ministry decided that, irrespective of its claims on Mr Ulm’s estate in respect to this guarantee, it would assure Mrs Ulm a lump sum from the estate after all his liabilities had been met. Mr Ulm’s famous aeroplane, Faith in Australia, will be sold by the bank, acting in co-operation with representatives of Mr Ulm’s estate.

To-morrow, in their mart, Morton and Co. will sell a large consignment of shoes and boots and slippers, all good clean stock.

Next Saturday at Waimate, Morton and Co. will sell on the site near the railway station about 400 sheets heavy roofing iron and about 5000 feet of timber, consisting of totara, jarrah. and red and pine. The timber is exceptionally well preserved, and the iron of good quality. It will be sold in lots to suit purchasers. Two buildings for removal will also be sold, one suitable for garage, and the other for small house.

Thursday’s specials at Thomsons'— 36in pure silk crepe de chenes, nat. 2/6 yd, colours 2/9 yd. ivory boiling 6ilks 29in 1/4L 36in 1/6 yd. 30in spun silks 2/11 yd, handmade China laces and tattings, white, ecru, from 5d yd, new traced work in cream and white linen, coloured organdi duchess sets 1/11, d’oyleys lOid, throwovers, and pram pillowcases in pale pink, blue, green, white; belts in patent leather, kid, suede, macrame from 1/- each; latest in bedspreads, single size, guaranteed colours 3/11 each, oval mats 1/lli each. Horrockses bath mats 1/11 each, latest designs in oil baize, 30 pieces, 1/8 yard, good strong flannelettes 10id yard, cream curtain nets lid yard, newest trimming buttons, log and square shapes, from 7id card, Timaru knitting wool 61- skein, macrame twine, all shades, 1/2 ball, newest gauntlet fabric gloves, from 2/11 pair. Thomsons’ Ready-Money Stores

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