NEWS IN BRIEF

Otago Daily Times, Issue 24412, 25 September 1940, Page 2

NEWS IN BRIEF

In emulation of the recent incident at Auckland University College when red pants, an umbrella and a beer bottle were placed on the college tower, a pair of underpants has been placed on the spire of Victoria University College, Wellington. The spire, on the north-east corner Of the library wing, is at the end-of a steeply-sloped slate roof, and some skill and daring must have been employed in adorning it. Spring cleaning is now under way, and Grays, of the Big Store, Milton, are prepared for this great event with good stocks of brushes, paints, brooms, buckets, soaps, furnishings, linoleums and mats...

References to China's inadequate military, naval and air forces in the years before the outbreak of the SmoJapanese war were made by the Rev. J. M. McKenzie, assistant director of Presbyterian missions in New Zealand, at a talk at the Gisborne Rotary Club. At the outbreak of war, however, the Chinese forces had greatly improved he said, and the War had shown that the Chinese pilots Were superior in skill to the Japanese. The Japanese had done great damage and the population of Canton alone had shrunk from 1,500,000 to 250,000. Buy now New Goods, jusi opened up; many cannot be replaced. Shop early while the selection is good. Gifts for all at Mosgiel's Drapers:—A, F Cbevrie and Co.; ' , The native cabbage tree, considered by old-time Maoris a reliable prophet Of the seasons, is already well advanced toward flowering in the north, if the sign is to be believed, the Dominion should this year; enjoy an'-.un--usually fine summer. An authority said that on many cabbage trees the stems which bear flowers are now about two feet long, and should be flowering before the end of the month. Normally, it was stated, the'cabbage tree did not blossom until November. ' The Wanganui Education Board has decided to recommend tp school committees the adoption of the.practice in vogue -in-Palmerston North schools for the control-of children crossing, roads when schools are dismissed. Mr W. H Brown reported that the scheme had worked splendidly as a result of instruction given the children by patrol officers of the Automobile Association (Manawatu). Each School had appointed boys to control the crossings and they severe equipped with arm bands and flags. _ „ . . Grandism (4242): Excellent in weak tea with a slice of lemon and no milk o 1 * 'sugar London Dock Rum (No. 1). Grand Hotel Home Supply; 13s 6d... Arrangements have been made toy the Hamilton High School Old Boys Association for the carmg of the gardens of olds boys who are serving with the Second New Zealand expeditionary Force, or allied or the territorial forces. The work will be undertaken by pupils, of the school assisted by old boys who are not serving. The offer should be appreciated by serving old boys, and already several applications for assist-, ance have been received.; -. Don\ waste time trying to work with blunt tools; get them snarpened by experts at Dickinson Myttons Factory, 204 Crawford street, nearly opposite Otago Farmers' Co-^p... A party of 30 trained nurses in Auckland went through the final portion of an extra schedule in gas' training when they were passed througn the gas chamber erected by the Army Department at the Epsom Show Grounds. The actual wearing of respirators in a gas-laden atmosphere was the culmination of a series £ Ifetuies begun five weeks ago by the St. John Ambulance Association instructoi. Sister Dods, who holds, tbe Home Office certificate in, gas instruction About 110 nurses are taking the course to familiarise themselves with the symptoms produced by poison fifses and all will have experience in the chamber. The Health and Army Depar ments are co-operating with the association in tne SC "Waterloo" whisky cannot be bettered anywhere. , Order■ yournwrt supply from Crossan's Waterloo Hotel. Ca Apathy m t"o'ward community service in time of crisis was deplored ,by speaker! at the New Plymouth HosS when certificates of service were presented to members of the Y? 1 AW Detachment. Emphasising the need for more recruits to the ranKs of the Voluntary Aid, Detachment Dr C a Taylor medical superintendent, sa'id'they heard of women giving up a week of their time to train, yet when others were asked to serve they said thev could not because the summer sports season was approaching. "That." commented Dr Taylor is a very deplorable state of affairs. Bombing may not come to this country, but a crisis of equal urgency may arise through an epidemic. We hope not, but we must be prepared for it, neverHave you tried Hitchon's pork saveloys pork sausages, or Oxford sausage (cooked)? If vour grocer cant supply ring our Dunedin branch (12-344) Mil lon (22)..