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Evening Star, Issue 24289, 2 September 1942, Page 4

Mr Justice Kennedy has granted probate in the following estates :—h redcrick Thomas Whinan, builder; Mary Duke, widow; Margaret Stately Krslduo Patrick, widow; George Hutchinson Hen wood, retired news agent; MartTiirot Cowie. widow; John Albert McDonald, Clinton, farmer; Lilian Slay Guthrie, married woman; John McGowan, retired railway guard; James Ferguson, Green ictired storeman. Letters of administration wore granted in the estate of Sophia Clements, Kaitaugata, widow.

“ Time was when New Zealand beer, and particularly that hailing from Dunedin, had a reputation for excellence that was not confined to the Dominion, but extended across the Tasman Sea (says tho ‘ Clutha Leader’). Under the new war regulations, however, there lias been a groat change, and a mysterious flat liquid only faintly resembling beer is being placed before the public. The irony of it is that the price has gone up for this joyless concoction to au extent that will soon place it in the luxury class. Tho consumption of this ‘ new beer ’ at various local ‘ smoke-ohs ’ has caused speakers not only to ‘ miss a beat ’ occasionally, but positively to lose their sparkle. Something will have to bo done about it, say the doctors from Bulla-Bulla Creek, who are thinking of petitioning tho member for Clutha on the subject.’ The curator’s report to the Augliug Committee of the Otago Acclimatisation Society stated that tiie present season had been tho worst on record for the collection of ova from the Leith Stream. The Leith usually produced anything up to 1,000,000 ova, whereas only 179.000 had been secured this year. Orders bad been received for 600,000 eyed ova and 6,000 fry, and tho committee bad agreed to apportion what supplies there were on hand towards these orders. The Angling Committee reported to the monthly meeting of the Otago Acclimatisation Society that all societies in the South Island had opposed a proposal which came from the North Island a short time ago that Ashing license fees should be increased from 25s to 30s. Tho committee had written to the Marine Department asking whether it was necessary for a special regulation to be passed in order to permit the society carrying out the remit passed by the South Island Council at its last meeting that the society should have power to issue a youth’s license for boys from 16 years to 18 years of age at a fee of 12s 6d. The Marine Department advised that it had recommended an amendment to tho society’s local regulation to permit the issue of such a license. When United States forces took over at a South Pacific post recently several changes were noted. One or them, accprding to _ report, was concerned more with civil life than, with military matters. Prior to the Americans’ arrival a familiar figure for months to troops in occupation had* been an old Indian of nondescript appearance who delivered his continual cry of “ Washing . . . Washing ” in a dreary monotone. It took the newcomers barely a fortnight to get round to sprucing him up. In that time he had acquired a bicycle, a white linen coat, and a brandnew cry of “ Laundry ”! The following announcement appears in tho latest copy • of ‘ New Zealand News ’ (London): “ Will the five New Zealand airmen who recently rolled out tho barrel, and, after enjoying a beer picnic in Hyde Park, endeavoured to indulge in equestrian exercise, please note that (a) the barrel has been returned; (b) tho taxi driver told no tales; (c) the manager of the N.Z.F. Club bears them no ill-will; and (d) that the horse is expected to recover.” Mr T. P. Ryan (Greymouth) has received a card from Sergeant J. D. Hinton, V.C., a former resident of Greymouth, and now a prisoner of war in Germany. He states that he is in hospital, but is feeling quite well, and sends his regards to all Greymouth friends Sergeant Hinton adds that Mr Gus Brown ; of Blaketown, who has a shoulder injury, is in the bed', next to his. \ “ This man has been medically boarded again recently', and he has been regraded from grade 2 to grade 1,” said Captain S. Bowron, when an appeal for the release of a man from camp was heard at a sitting of the Christchurch Armed Forces Appeal Board yesterday. “ So if we allow this appeal you’ll be getting back a better man than you sent away,” said tho chairman (Mr J. S. Bamett). “The Army certainly seems to do them good in health,” the appellant said. The Railway Department advertises in this issue special fares and train arrangements in connection with the Otago Hunt Club's races at Wingatui on Saturday, September 5.