NEWS IN BRIEF

Otago Daily Times, Issue 24418, 2 October 1940, Page 2

NEWS IN BRIEF

Approval was given by the Palmerston North Rotary Club recently to a suggestion that the membership be divided into six sections, each member of each section to save a newspaper on a day set down for despatch overseas to troops on active service. It was pointed out that when travellers were overseas they enjoyed seeing, their local paper nearly* as much as receiving family mail. The organisation of the scheme is now to be investigated. A new method of marking pedestrian crossing zones is being tried out in New Plymouth., The crossing and the cross lines are in white, stone set in a coloured concrete base and at .intervals there are slightly raised portions facing east and West into which is let a warning light device to show up the crossing to motorists at night time. - Only 12 weeks till Christmas. Order your hamper this year from Crossan’s Waterloo Hotel, C; vershanu . There was loud applause'at the Civic Theatre. Hamilton, the other night when the officer in charge, of the British soldiers who brought internees to Australia gave some advice—with true military emphasis!—to Hitler regarding the attempted invasion of England. Some of these soldiers were heroes of the evacuation of Dunkirk. Views of the New Zealand soldiers also created \ Amon relics of the last war given By blastings householders in the recent, tltive for metal for melting down, were two shell cases accompanied by the following note: “These shells were presented to Mrs T. H. Lowry after the last war and given to my family., The. cases are the original ones fired by H.M.A.S. Sydney at, the Emden when she was sunk. (Signed) (Mrs) A. Halstead, St. Aubyh street, Hastings.” . /.L •tCMen who like that^smart-appear-ance which good clbtßing.;gxySs.«will find a good selection at . Store. Milton., r Recently a passenger on a New Plymouth tram, to the amazement of tha conductor, proffered a concession ticket of 14 one-section rides issued in 1916, the year the system was inaugurated. The ancient cardboard was still, negotiable, and the owner was entitled- to four more , rides than ■ been if he bad used one of. the latest concession tickets. On being questioned, the owner, a visitor, explained that he had had it ever since he left New Plymouth in 1917. A tramway official stated that out-of-date concession tickets have been found.’but not as old as this one. “ When the owner has finished with it,” = he added, “ha has promised to allow us to frame it.”' 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 Chevne and Co. y A little scene reminiscent of the did gold-rush days was re-enacted-itt” a Christchurch hotel when a big. hardbitten man strolled into the bar and asked for a drink, states the Christchurch Star-Sun. “I haven’t any money on me,” he remarked cheerily, which remark stopped the beer-pump in mid-stroke, while the barman looked up and glowered. “ But I can pay for it,” grinned the customer, “in something better than money, if you’ve got the scales.” and he produced from a vest pocket a bottle still labelled. “ Cascara sagrada pills,” full of gold dust and nuggets, some of which were as big as dried peas. “ I’m waiting for the bank to open; I’ve just come over from,!, the West Coast,” he explained. “Yes, it’s all out of my own claim. “ Can you cash this? ” “ This ” was a small nugget that he shoved across the bar. “Don’t think so, but that’s all right; we can usually trust West Coasters, said the barman graciously, and gripped the pump handle again. Grandism (4248): When compared point by point with case whiskyhigher in price—Grand House Whisky reveals its true value; 13s 6d bottle... Suggestions that the club should endeavour to hold a meeting where tha horses and patronage would be available, as on a metropolitan course, were dealt with briefly by the president of the Poverty Bay Turf Club, Mr. F; Tolerton, at the annual meeting. He pointed out that the Minister of Inter-, nal Affairs, who controlled racing, was not favourably disposed to away ” meetings such as some clubs had been able to arrange in the past, and it was doubtful if permission could be secured for a temporary change of venue. “In any case, we have 360 members of our club to consider, as well As the racing public of this district,” said M? Tolerton. “If we held a meeting even. ,at Wairoa, to get the horses and the Hawke’s Bay people, we. could not offer entertainment to our members or supporters among the’ general public here.” ‘ ■ ,

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At the Palmerston North Rotary Club’s gathering on Monday Mr K. G. Chamberlain, secretary of the Middle--Districts Aero Club, mentioned that of the club’s active flying members between 80 and 90 (about 70 per cent.) were on service in some phase of the war. Some were in the Air Force, at home and Overseas, others . were in the- army. Aero- clubs in New Zealand, Mr Chamberlain commented, had" been of considerable assistance to the war effort. They had provided grounds, their machines had been taken over at the beginning of the war for training purposes, and they had contributed a considerable number of pilots,either- 1 fully or-; partly-trained.- Z : Have you triea HUchon's pork -saveloys. pork sausages, or Oxford sausaae (cooked)? If your grocer can’t supply ring our Dunedin branch (12-344) Mil . ton (22)...