NEWS IN BRIEF

Otago Daily Times, Issue 24403, 14 September 1940, Page 2

NEWS IN BRIEF

A weeping cherry, which is one of the features of Brooklands, New Plymouth, is now at the height of its glory. The period of decline, howpver, is about to set in. Mr Tom Parker has made a grant of £25 to the Napier Borough Council for the protection of trees planted in Tom Parker avenue, at Marewa. Mr Parker originally gave the sum of £25 for the purchase of the trees. A Whangarei golfer had a remarkable experience recently. While watching the putting on a green, he was struck by a ball driven by another golfer. the ball was retrieved from his waistcoat pocket. "A business built on quality " is the Slogan of Crossan's Waterloo Hotel. Drink quality by buying at the Waterloo.. .

When a Spitfire brought down a German raider one of- the crew was killed and three were interned. One of these who spoke fluent English asked farmhands who ran to the plane: "Are you British?" Receiving an affirmative, he exclaimed. "Thank God! "

" That's a pretty good effort for little Havelock," said the chairman (Mr H. R. von Dadelszen) at the last meeting of the Havelock North Town Board when it was announced that Spitfire donations for the district to date totalled £205 7s. The response has increased greatly in that area in the past few days. A letter written by his son. Second Lieutenant J. F. Forster, was read by Rotarian H. F. Forster at a recent meeting of the Napier Rotary Club. A number of incidents of shipboard life were described, and the writer gave interesting details of the activities of the men ' during shore leave and on reaching England.

Visitors to Dunedin will find accommodation at Hotel Central. 100 Princes street, to their liking... There were millions of snails on the ramp leading to the tunnel to Tawa Flal and poison had to be used to keep them from eating everything that was planted on the banks, Mrs Knox Gilmer told members of the Wellington Beautifying Society the other night.. The forestry officer of the Railways Department had a plan for beautifying the whole bank, but the snails had been a considerable handicap.

A letter of congratulation to the society on the way in which it has cleaned up the hawk menace in the province was received by the Hawke's Bay Acclimatisation Society from a poultry farmer. The farmer stated that before the society took on the job of destroying hawks, there were thousands flying about the district, but now there was a decided decrease in the number to be seen. This had saved the lives of hundreds of fowls and ducks, which meant a great deal, particularly in time of war. Just opened—slacks, skirts and knitwear in all the newest shades These are ideal garments for sports wear.— Gray's, the "Big Store," Milton..;

Congratulations on the work he has done in planting trees and shrubs at the Oriental Bay tram terminus were extended to the Wellington city corporation's director of parks and reserves, Mr J. G. MacKenzie, at a meeting of the committee of the Wellington Beautifying Society. Mr W. Mune said what had been done was a great acquisition to the city. The town clerk, Mr F. P- Norman, wrote accepting with thanks the society's offer to present seats for erection there. Presenting the report of the women's auxiliary to a recent executive meeting of the Navy League in Wellington, Mrs L. O. H. Tripp mentioned that one member, Mrs Blackey. who was more than 80 years of age, put in three long nights last week in assisting the auxiliary work; two nights were at the A.N.A. dances for members of the armed forces and one night was at the Missions to Seamen. Mrs Tripp said that Mrs Blackey was a staunch and hard worker. Buy now New Goods, just.opened up; many cannot be replaced. Shop early while the selection is good. Gifts for all at Mosgiel's Drapers.—A F Cheyne and C 0... Ammunition for .22 calibre rifles is unobtainable in Auckland at present and, although merchants have made representations to the Government for import licences, there is little prospect of any relief in the near future. The principal sources of ammunition are Australia and the United States. The shortage will be particularly serious in farming districts, as it will afford rabbits a greater chance of multiplying. Second-hand .22 rifles are now being offered at comparatively cheap rates,

One of those little incidents which prove how strong the bond Of affection may become between animals was witnessed the other day. A playful little dog got in the way of a motor vehicle in a North Island town without the driver being in any way to blame, and was killed. Seeing it lying in the gut'.er shortly afterwards a big type of dog at once manifested an interest in the victim by licking its wounds and generally trying to awaken some response. Only when the realisation came that the effort was in vain did the comforting one leave the spot. Grandism (4233): London Dock Rum and hot water with lemon and sugar at night is a sovereign remedy against colds; 13s 6d. Grand Hotel...

"It is surely a striking illustration of the part youth is playing in the present war that, during 1939, two boys still at college should leave to join the Air Force and proceed on active service." said Mr L. R. Palmer. M.A., Dip.J., careers master at Wellington College, in his annual report, read at a meeting of the Wellington Colleges' Board. "They have been, or are being, followed," he added, "by lads who only six months ago were boys at school."

" England is working and fighting for her very life—it is up to us to do likewise here." said Mr G. J. W. Cooper, in the course of an address to the directors, shareholders and staff of F. Cooper. Ltd., wholesale seed growers, Wellington. "Those who are not fighting now or preparing to defend this part or other parts of the Empire," he added, "must work and produce to the maximum and thus allow others to be released for essential duty. Anyone who does not do so is just falling down on his mates. I think I see signs that many of us in New Zealand have been taking the war far too complacently. The Germans are making no such mistake. They are working desperately for victory. It will be onlv by the same means that they can be ' defeated and the harder we can make it now. the quicker it will be over." Attractive kitchens lighten ;he household toil. Let us quote you for a silvery "Monel Metal" sink-bench unit—Dickinson Mytton Ltd., situated at 204 Crawford street (soutl end), just off Anderson's Bay road. Phone 10-096... A typographical error in proposals before the Arbitration Court at New Plymouth for a general labourers' award made one clause read as though application were being made for one " dull" week's holiday on full pay. The word should, of course, have been " full." When the court called attention to the error, the workers' edvocate. Mr P. M. Butler, said: "The workers' holidays are mostly dull, as they do not have sufficient money to make (hem very bright." The greatest animal pest in the forests of Arthur's Pass National Park is the chamois, in the opinion of the ranger to the National Park Board (Mr Conrad Hodgkinson). The annual report of the board records a statement from Mr Hodgkinson that he believes the menace of the chamois will continue to increase, states the Press. Herds of considerable numbers are frequently seen throughout the higher levels. The ranger makes a practice of examining the stomachs of animals killed, and has found that with chamois the contents invariably consist of alpine herbs, with little or no grass With deer the only evidence is of grass feeding. Have you tried Hitchon's pork saveloys, pork sausages, or Oxford sausage (cooked)? If your grocer can't supply ring our Dunedin branch (12-344) Milton (22)...