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Southland Times, Issue 21098, 2 June 1930, Page 6

. , -»,■ -J,■£-—. Last night the Government Meteorologist issued the following weather report and forecast: The depression located yesterday over the Tasman Sea was crossing the Dominion to-day. A rather intense cyclone has now developed on the New South Wales coast. Winds mainly westerly at first and moderate to strong, but a change to southerlies advancing from the south. Later winds tending southeasterly over the North Island. Seas in New Zealand waters rather rough south of Cape Egmont and later south of Castlepoint otherwise smooth to moderate. Tasman Sea, moderate southwest to southeast winds in the southern portion and freshening northeast to north winds in the northern portion of the eastern Tasman with moderate to rather rough seas. Weather variable with scattered rain. Generally unsettled weather probable early in the week temperatures becoming cold over the South Island. The City Council meets this evening instead of to-morrow, the change being made on account of the King’s Birthday.

A problem recently faced a Wanganui motor car owner, who used linseed oil as a preservative for the hood of his small vehicle. This preservative proved too tempting a morsel for the horse of a local carrier, and “Neddy” promptly made a mid-day meal off the hood! The owner of the car is now faced with the problem of deciding who is liable for the repairs to the hood.

The fortnightly euchre tournament held by the Pyramid School Committee on Friday evening was well attended, and resulted in a most enjoyable evening’s play. The prize winners were: Ladies’ prize, Miss N. Henderson (Arrowtown) ; consolation, Mrs G. Black; men’s prize, Mr W. T. Jones; consolation, Mr A. Hoffman. The committee is indebted to Mr T. Hunter for the donation of the prizes.

During April there were 25 accidents on trams in the Christchurch area. There were nine collisions with motor cars, five accidents through people alighting from cars in motion, three collisions with lorries, two collisions with horses and carts, two collisions with pedestrians, one collision with a cycle, one with a van, one with a gig, and in one case a cart was backed into a tram.

On June 3 the Invercargill Gun Club are holding a big match on the club’s grounds at Wallacetown. £25 is being offered in prize money and it is expected that shooters will be present from ago as well as from all parts of Southland. One of the matches is to be a Southland championship, at which will be seen competing some of the’ finest shots in the province. Afternoon tea is being provided by the club, and, given a good day, a splendid afternoon’s sport is assured. The club this year promises to be outstanding as it has been strengthened by a large number ,of new members.

It is anticipated that the last of the objections to the recently announced valuations in the Borough of Gisborne will have been dealt with shortly (says the Poverty Bay Herald), and that the final figures respecting the total capital and unimproved valuations of the borough will be available for coinparison with the figures on which rates have been based hitherto.

An Auckland suburban draper, at about 8 o’clock on Friday night, noticed an unusually large crowd outside his shop. Presently someone asked him why he was displaying worthless articles. He then discovered that a quantity of overcoats, trousers, pyjamas, etc., had been slashed to ribbons with a razor, the damage being about £lO. There is no clue to the perpetrator, who evidently worked at the busiest time of the evening.—Press Association.

Bridge building was an important business in South. Canterbury 60 years ago. The Timaru Herald of that time mentioned that the work of constructing the Opihi bridge was much delayed, through the contractors being unabjc to obtain the necessary timber in the district free from “shakes.” The piles driven so far appeared to have got a good foundation in a very stiff clay. On the same day it was announced that tenders for an iron cylinder and girder bridge over the Rangitata would close at noon.

“That bird has sense,” laughingly remarked Archdeacon F. G. Evans when, just at an appropriate pause in his speech at a function at Pukekura Park, New Plymouth, the other morning, a duck chimed in with a raucous burst of quacking. All the ducks came to see what was the matter, and then a swan strolled inquiringly into the family circle. However, the feathered inhabitants of the lake did not show their usual acumen latet on, for when the party retired to have morning tea not one of the ducks realized what was afoot, so that it was the sparrows who received all the tit-bits.

Mr E. Wadsworth, who was in Wanganui recently on his round-the-world cycling tour, has had some exciting experiences since leaving Perth, Western Australia (says the Herald). He was nearly burned to death in Queensland, he was a day and a-half without water in the Nullabah Desert, he was run over by a car in Bendigo, and he was shot by an erring sportsman in Central Queensland. He- injured his leg in a crash in Tasmania, but in New Zealand his only accident so far has been a skid on Mount Messenger. He was 23 when he started out on his world tour, and will be 26 before he finishes.

See Railway Advertisement this issue recheap fares Forbury Park Trots.— (Advt.)

Sequah informs the public that he will remain at Bluff for one week longer until Saturday next, June 7. Free consultations and the sale of remedies at his office Gore street, Bluff. Hours 10 to 1 daily.— (Advt.)

Cheap Fares to Bluff, June 3. Second class 2/-. “Rangitata” open for inspection. —(Advt.)

Cheyne patent globe grate. What are they? Where can they be seen? Who stocks them? The Southland Hardware Co., Ltd., the house of a million parts.—Advt.

Roll up to the Grand Corner Sale Saturday. Nappa Gloves 7/11, Wool Hose 3/6, Gloves 1/6, Gym. , Hose 4/11, Vests* 2/3, Cheap Bags, Laces, Hosiery, Gloves, Furs, Fur Coats, Vests, etc., at Chas. Lewis’s.— Advt.

Children’s Frocks, well made, in Flannel, Rep. and Serge, 16in to 36in, priced from 10/6 to 25/6 at Miss Noble’s, The Baby Shop, Dee street. —Advt.

“Four properties:—Wholesomeness, flavour, purity, quality. Thomson’s Waters.”— (Advt.)

Special purchase Ladies’ Grey Fleecy Lined Bloomers, genuine 2/11 quality selling for 1/11 at Wicks’ Hose and Vest Shop. — (Advt.)

Those raven locks streaked with grey, point to the relentless march of time. PRICE’S Albanian Hair Restorer will bring back their natural colour. Get from your chemist, or post free, from 3/- from MISS M. PRICE, Riverton.

There is not the slightest doubt that. Musquash is the most serviceable, hardwearing and good-looking Coat that can be bought to-day at a price that- has never before been offered to the ladies of New Zealand. Just imagine a beautiful northern Musquash Coat, full length, guaranteed for five years against any flaws whatever, for £45, made to your size, with fit and workmanship of the best. Procurable only at THE MUTUAL FUR CO., Tay street.— Advt. . . . Hyndman’s Annual Sale . . . ls Now On . . . Winter time is reading time! . . . . . . Take home a parcel to-day . . . .... AU Book Prices Reduced .... . . . Fiction and General Literature . . . Children's Books ....’. Our Special 1/- stand daily replenished with Book Bargains.—Advt. IT’S, WINTER-TIME! Get Your HOT WATER BAGS now, from STEWART'S PHARMACY. All Bags are fresh, And Every Bag Guaranteed. —Advt. A book that appears to be in increasing demand for wedding gifts is The Red Recipe Book. It is a handy volume for supplementary recipes divided into sections for Pastry, Sweets, Puddings, etc. There is also, a section devoted to Dress Notes. Altogether a most useful volume. In two bindings, Cloth 5/6, and Leather 7/6. Sold bv the N.Z. BOOK DEPOT, Esk street, Invercargill.— (Advt.)

During the Sale of Silks at the Exhibition customers who buy 3 yards of silk get a Welcome Dressmaking Aid free. Seldom can you get anything to assist you in frockmaking without paying for it, but the firm of Thomson and Beattie’s, Ltd., give you Free a Butterick Paper Pattern complete with a Deltor, which shows you very clearly how to lay out, cut, put together, fit and finish your garment in real dressmaker style. Attend this sensational Silk Sale to-day and select your pattern from our range of over 3,000 styles.— (Advt.)

BUY’ ONLY’ A 1930 Hot Water Bottle. Modern manufacturing processes have greatly increased the quality in Hot Water Bags without any increase in price. BROWN, The Chemist has just received another large supply of 1930 bags. They are easy and safe to fill, reinforced seam, improved valve. Guaranteed steamproof, the modern Free of Risk Bag takes the shivers from the sheets and makes you sorry to leave them. See them at BROWN’S PHARMACY’’, Geo. H. Brown, Chemist, 125 Dee Street.—Advt. “Momentary bliss bestow.”—Gray. Where coughs and colds are concerned, however, the relief is prompt and lasting when Baxter’s Lung Preserver is taken. Try a bottle this winter! Soothes and relieves immediately. Tones up the system against further trouble. “Baxter’s” is known throughout the Dominion as the most reliable remedy for coughs, colds, sore throats, influenza, and all such throat and lung ailments. Now fitted with a special screw cap which preserves the contents.

All chemists and stores. Generous-sized bottle, 2/6; economical, family size, 4/6; bachelor’s size, 1/6.—Advt.

One effect of Saturday’s sunshine was to bring a large crowd of shoppers into the city. The streets were busier than for many weeks past and the retailers were kept working at high pressure.

A Wanganui firm has struck an original form in advertising that should prove quite a break from the advertising hoardings that one sees lining the roadways nowadays. A railway van has been painted extolling the virtue of a certain mineral that is mined in Taranaki, and when the van is attached to any train the “ad.” should catch the eye as it passes through the country.

A report concerning New Zealand beech (fagus fusca), a variety which has regenerated itself on a large area of tailings in an old mining district on the West Coast, will command some attention. This land, unfit for agricultural purposes, has produced its second crop of beech in 40 years, which is now being cut and sold for pit props in the mines, for which it is .eminently suitable. An officer of the department who has studied this species said that this variety of beech would make an excellent commercial timber if left for another 25 or 30 years. At present it is only nine inches in diameter, but if left until maturity would provide first-class timber for furniture making. It is now being largely used for bridge building, being one of the best timbers in New Zealand for this class of work. Tire only drawback is that the percentage of faulty wood is rather larger than in other varieties, but clean specimens make first quality timber. This is the first report on this particular variety of beech grown under the conditions stated.

In the 1930 opossum regulations, several alterations have been made from those of 1927, which have been in force for the last three years. The occupier of a registered orchard now has to obtain a permit to trap opossums on his ground or surrounding ground for the secretary of the Acclimatization Society, giving, on application for a permit, proof that he is qualified to obtain the same. The permits are free, and once issued are valid until cancelled or revoked, and it is not necessary to obtain fresh permit% each year. Opossums skins must now be stamped within one month of the closing date of the open season in the district in which they are taken. An additional royalty of 3d per skin is imposed for the stamping of skins outside th J - district in which they are taken, or in cases where an extension of stamping time is applied for. Trappers must also mark on their skins in indelible pencil or by other similar effective means, their surname and initials, license, or permit number, and the year in which the opossums were taken.

Mr C. Mclntosh, president of the North Canterbury' branch of the New Zealand Farmers' Union, reported to the executive on Wednesday: “At a meeting called hurriedly by the South Island Freezing Companies’ Association to discuss the recent freezing works trouble, I represented the Farmers’ Union.* The farmers’ representatives asked the association to do its best to have the trouble settled as speedily as possible. If the men would not carry' on, we pledged our different organizations to do all we could to find men and means to man the board, if necessary. It is right that I should tell you of the responsibility I took upon myself. You have a right to know what you are in for in the future, seeing that you have elected me again to a responsible position. I felt that it was right to say that we farmers were more vitally interested than the freezing companies, and that we are out to get our stock killed at the earliest opportunity.” It was stated that farmers were preparing to send some of their men to thp works, and that there Were plenty of butchers still to take a job. A member of the executive said that a farmer once sent his son to one of the freezing works. The son refused to go back to the farm, saying: “£lO a week will do me.” Mr Mclntosh’s action was approved, on the motion of Mr R. J. Cullen.