NEWS IN BRIEF

Otago Daily Times, Issue 24419, 3 October 1940, Page 2

NEWS IN BRIEF

Nearly £7O worth of moving picture cameras, a projector, and'films, have been stolen from shop-' premises tin Hastings, • > /, -k The.value of silver paper.was mentioned at a committee meeting of the New Plymouth Red Cross Society last week.'the secretary. Miss G. Jemison, reporting ‘ that she had ready Tor despatch to Wellington 101 b. of sily.er paper sent in by various persons. At Wellington the useful metals if contains will be extracted. Have you seen tpe three-in-one bins for storing flour, bread, and sugar? These are showing at Dickinson Mytton’s Showroom, 204 Crawford street, nearly opposite , Otago Farmers’ C00p...' 0p...' * ' ' ' ’ -

The parlance of the football* field was used in a letter from England to a relative in New Zealand, describing the, military , situation. The letter is from a Lancashire woman, and'it runs on: “The French have defaulted and we are< now in- the fihal —and it is be--ing played on our own ground. We have never been beaten, om the home ground: England is. winning,. Cheerio.” ■ It rwas .Teported at the meeting of fhe Automobile. Association’ (South Taranaki) held at Hawera that during the year ended August 31. 1940, 100 per cent, of the, members .were financial. This is believed to be a world’s record for an association with such a large membership, and its .success was mainly due to the efforts •of - Mr G. Laurence, the secretary.? 'the chief patrol Officer. Mr J. McKee, and his assistant. Mr F. E. Rae, tion now bps 3828 members../.'. Start stocking' up now Tor ■ Christ-, mas. Your visiting friends expect hospitable treatment. Crossah’s Waterlqo, Caversham,, is renowned- for holiday requirements... ' Two (foolscap sheets of closely-type-written matter had just been read by the secretary at the meeting of the Hastings Chamber of Commerce last week. ; and the phraseology was; certainly rather “ Sowery,” with a plentiful infusion of long words .arid-mention of organisations with long Thfete was a distinct period of silence as Vtlis secretary resumed his- seht; one member broke the tension by ask*, ing: “ What does it mean in Engush?**

Men who like that smart appearance which good clothing gives will find a good selection at Gray’s -Big Store. Milton..-: ;

Aspirants for entry to the Royal New Zealand Air Force showed mitt standing keenness, commented .Mr E. Caradus, director of educational services to the Air Force, when addressing the Palmerston North,.; Rotary Club. As an example,,he said thaifrhcontly a recruit had been rejected by the Selection,. Committee which iric terviewed candidates on account of defective eyesight. He then asked the committee if, at his own expense, he went to America and was fitted withspecial glasses ' to" correct the defect; it would accept him. Apart from the cost of the trip, commented the speaker, „ the,, special glasses would probably cost about £3o.' -

Buy now New. Goods. Just opened up; many cannot be replaced. -Shop early while the selection is gobdl, Gifts for all at MosgieTs Drapers.—Ay F Cheyne and C 0... •2±

Following a statement that George Walker is prepared to wrestle "Lofty” Blomfield for patriotic purposes, the Napier Athletic Wrestling. Club'is endeavouring to promote the match: in Napier. As the club is not, affiliated with the New Zealand’ Wrestling Union, however, it is doubtful whether Blomfield would be available to wrestle under its auspices. Mr H.:Tuohy.,energetic secretary of the Napier Club, hopes shortly to be able'to give a definite statement regarding the proposed contest.

An early appearance has been made this year by the white butterfly in the Wairarapa. Already the pest is beginning to-show up in numbers well ahead of those seen at .this .time, last .': yeah The season;- which has latterly "been free from the severe frosts which characterised the same months last year, is apparently favourable to 'the white butterfly’s hatching, and it may take some time for the controlling parasite to catch up on the pest. Effective control will be specially needful this year in view of the large areas in the Wairarapa which have been put into crops upon which the butterfly thrives. Grandism (4249): The man with his hands perpetually in his pockets—has no money—or no braces. Shop at Grand Hotel Home Supply Store...

A tent competition among a comof the Ist Battalion, Wellington _ ment, in camp at Wanganui racecourse, has shown how the . men impose discipline and a general spirit of orderliness on each _ other and. of their own account. Points are allotted for the tidiest tents. If there is a careless soldier in a tent the others see to.it that he does not let them down by making sure that he does his bit in,keeping the tent neat. A graph gives the daily position of the tent competition. One company arranged a model of its tent lines; a series of discs indicate the position apd number of each tent and on the discs arb' idscribed the names; of ; the .occupants of each tent. Thus when a' man is wanted he can be located promptly. Have you tried Hitchon’s pork savelovs, pork sausages, or Oxford sausage (cooked)? If your grocer can’t supply ring our Dunedin branch (12-344) Mil ton (22)...