NEWS FROM ALL SOURCES

Waipukurau Press, Volume XXVIII, Issue 31, 28 January 1933, Page 6

NEWS FROM ALL SOURCES

Art Union! Winner Not only to have won the second prize of £5OO in the “Happy Christmas” art union, but to have had the lucky ticket presented to her by a friend, is the good fortune that has befallen Mrs. Grace Kensilla, of Spreydon, now disclosed as the holder of the ticket mysteriously signed “No Booze,” Christchurch states the Press. On one point Mrs. Kinsella’s mind is made up—she is going to make good her laughing promise, given when the icket. was bought, that she would share the prize with the donor. Danish Farmm From time to time we have been told that the Danish farmers are the model for other countries to follow, and that they have brought their cooperative systems to such a state that they can command markets, writes a correspondent in the Auckland Star. A friend in London has sent me a clipping from The Times, dated November 23. from “our own corerspondent” at Copenhagen. It says: “Many farms have been reduced to insolvency, and it is estimated that the indebtedness of the agricultural industry as a ay hole lias increased by about 200.000,000 kroner last year, in order, among other things, to cover interest charges on mortgages, the premier investment of the Danish small rentier. All this lias been going on notwithstanding cheerful cries of optimism over an expanding market by the London distributors of bacon, who must accept their share of responsibility Paradoxical as it may seem it is likely that if the British bacon quota* forces a thorough reconstruction of Danish agricultural problems, it will work in the best interests of Denmark.” It occurred to me that, if thorough reconstruction is needed in Denmark the enthusiasm of some here for Danish, methods may need justifying. Reductio ad Absurdum tlie • aii'fii! hoi: -‘•wi;-' will prc>b,il.lv br prepared to tuinut tli.-.r ;bo.irdi’y ha> bi-en in 11« ’ 1 • *<l into the local butter market by the action of -On? 1 Christchurch provision in er." hunt- in offering prone factory butter at a penny per pound under cortiin easily fulfilled condition.-. The attack on the price level of foodstuffs which lias b■•(->“ launchoil by cut throat business in th four centres lias undoubtedly had most beneficial re-ults. but it is difficult to regard the sale of so important a staple article as butter at smdi a. ridiculously low figure wit!', equanimity. particularly 'as tmmanufacture of the article. even -J current reduced costs, involves expenditur,' of many time- the amount of t'm retail price. The ordinar'.' mice of the best factory butter -i.ld o.n-r t’l counter in a separate transaction, is now as low a- B’6, bui- cortnii' establishments in Christchurch are now offering the best qu.alitv at one i-enny per pound to purchasers of 5s worth of mixed floods. "Moreover. a customer lodging an order to the ’.'alm'' of 25 s is entitled to roer-y-r. 51b c f button f.t Id A Natural Explorer A little Ir.l named .Timmy Gray, :>o-od eight year.-, wandered away from his homo in Stuart Street. off Alain Street, Blenheim, on Monday afternoon, find “remained missing until he was found at 10.30 the following morning at the Sandhills, some two or throe miles south of Blenheim. Tie is Ihc son of Mr and Airs C. Gray, formerly of Ashburton, who recently arrived here from Kaikoura. Apparently the lad obtained the use of a tiny bicycle from a neighbour’s house and decided to see something of the district. He was seen about town during the afternoon, and liis mother, who had missed him just after three o’clock expected him back every minute. As time wore on his parents became concerned, but they did not inform the police, ns the hoy had previously wandered off when the family wore living in Ashburton, hut had always returned safely. On the occasion when lie "went missing’’ the Neighbours wero enlisted in a search. 1 .Timmy turned up soon after, hut it took several hours to ■find the searchers. Fortunately he selected a warm night for his adventure on this occasion and is none the worse for being out. all night. He showed his father where lie slept for the night under a willow tree near the main road. Seemingly the little lad went further afield than he intended, became tired at nightfall ' Jnd decided to have a sleep.