NEAR AND FAR

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 53, 24 October 1931, Page 2

NEAR AND FAR

' ' i In Leg Irons. s, ' There was a great row in the- House when Mr. Forbes said that members of the Labour Party were in leg irons, ;a cJmjn gang, as jt were. These parliamentar'y squahbles are refreshing ! eases in a Salmr.a of futile apd longwinded discussions, says an exchange. They are the purple patches. : ■ A free fight in the House might be staged as a prqqf of sincerity. Folk Dancing in N.Z. Folk dancing such as has become increasingly p'opular in Netv Zealand in thq last three or four years, includes the only system of steps whicli would be really suitahle for outdoor gathferings, accorfiing to several exjucatibnists who were interviewed the other day (states a Christchurch paper). They warml'y appro'ved of the siig^ gestion of the Mayor (Mr. D. G. Sullivan, M.P.) that community dancing should be held ih the' .eyenings on the sward of Latimer Square, with a vlew to keeping the youiig people happy in these times of depressjon.

"Invisible Exports." Mention is often made of Britain'! "invisible- exports-'-' — -ih other wofxjs of the inebme which the couiitrs draws annually in returp for "service: rendered" in connection * with international trade. * Last year the value of these "invisible exports" was "estimated at about £430,000,000, anc tlaough this actually does represent a decline from the previous records it is surely a most substantial fraction of the public revenue. Dominion Honey in Malta. During his stay in Malta on the jbrij] to England, Mr. A. Pizzey, who jias returned to Palmerston North after a seven months' trip abroad, had occasion to inquire for honey, and he was surprised to find a Dominion brand offered as the best on the market, The incident made it eVident that_ Dominion produce is rapidly gaining a footing overseas. Dangerous Birch A strange incident was related in a letter received by the Palmerston North City Council, when the tenant of one of its houses asked for the installation of electric light to replace the existing gas. supply, Among other complaints it was stated that on one occasion a bird entered the house through a fanlight, alighted on a gas fitting, and turned. on the gas, the lever being of the bar and chain variety. This resulted in a large lealage, which almost caused an explosion. Clover Takes Possession. Considerable interest has been aroused amongst those interested, by a very pronouiiced clover growth which is in progress on some of the raised tidal flats in the inner harbour at Napier. Numerous opinions have been expressed as to the exact nature of this growth, but it' is now learned definitely that it is one of the sweet clover varieties, known as Bokhara clover. There is a great deal of this elover to be found at various points around the inner harbour and while stock wjll eat it under certain conditions, they are not particularly fond of it. The clover was identified through the systematic botanist of the Plant Research Station, Palmerston North.

Value of the Sovereign. The sovereign is at present worjth more than a poiind, the price of gold having risen ; but persons who have hoarded sovereigns ' will not be able to sell at a profit. A niembei of a firm of Australiah refiners who is interested ih the buying of gold told the Christchurch Times that he had been round to all the city hanks and none would give him more than £1 for sovereigns which he tendered. According to the pubjished price, his sovereign should have heen worth approximately £1 10s as four sovereigns make ah ounce of gold. It was explained by the bank officials tjiat their gold backing was officiajlly one sovereign to a one-pound note, and therefore the sovereign was worth only £1 in New Zealand surrency, although worth £1 10s in English currency. First Motor-Car in Wellington. Among those present at the annual meeting of the Wellington Autompbile Club was Mr. W. H. P. Barber, to whom the president (Sir Alexander Roberts) referred as the owner of the first motor-car landed in Wellington in 1902. "I fancy he still has it, but I doubt if it is running," said Sir Alexander. Mr. Barber remarked that he was very sorry he did not still own the car. He mentioned that at one time, when he used to drive to Upper Hutt, the speed limit was six miles an hour. Portable Tennis Court.

Avoiding possible trouble with the Lawn Tennis Association, which :is not recognising the tour, the Tilden troupe of professionajs, which vyill begm a European tour on Oetober 17, will use a special portable court. It consists of two matlike sections joining a net which -is - surfaced with ■ a linoleum and rubber combination adjustable in 30 secohds. " ' Thef t by Rat. A resident of New Plymopth some weeks ago laid put a b.ox containing about 151h of potatoes to enable them to sprout hefore planting. Upon examining the box a few days later he was surprised to find quite half the tubers missing. Last week he was further surprised to find long potato stalks growing out of a hole near. a hedge. Investigation showed that the missing potatoes had heen conYeyed to a rat's nest in the ground. Evxdently the warmth of the nest and the spring weather proved congenial to rapid growth, as some of the stalks from the 'bottom pf the hole to the ground surface measured three feet. ' * . ' IS YOUR FACE ON FIRE A tender f.ace, a qlose sliave, and your skin burns— but not with Q-TOL SHAVING CR.EAM. Its special emplliept qualities add a cooliiig t6uch of sPdthihg coriifort to the tender skin. It leaves your face f eeling flrie, and "it's 'the feel of the face that counts" after a shave. Look for the red, green and hlaek striped cartoi). N.Z, made aad pwned. I ^