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Dominion, Volume 20, Issue 54, 27 November 1926, Page 15

A restless horse anil a calm and collected. Celestial were the prime movers in quite a little drama in Waghorns Street. Napier, recently (says the * Daily Telegraph”). The Chinaman had been delivering vegetables at the houses along the street and left his cart without the customary drag chain on the wheel. Apparently tired of waiting for his driver, the steed began to amble along the street in the direction of tho fort. A chugging tractor however, apparently frightened the animal of his customary serenity, for he broke into a trot when some 50 yards from,the spot where he started. Had it not been for the prompt action of some employees of the Napier Municipal Tramways, who were engaged on road work, the steed would probably have bolted completely As it was he was speedily brought to a standstill A touch of humour was added in the attitude of the Celestial who observed his horse breaking into a trot and still maintained his stoic calm, never once attempting to so abase bis dignity as to run.

"Three children in every 100 people in the world to-day are. crippled, said Mr. R. J. Jackson (who has just returned from abroad) to the Wanganui Rotary Club (reports the "Herald’). In America, said Mr. Jackson, there were 400.000 crippled' children. The Rotary Club there was- trying to instil in the minds of the people and Government officials their duty to these afflicted calldren. and was doing much to make their lot happier. At tho conclusion of Mr. Jackson’s address the .president of the local chib (Mr. P. Higginbottom) suggested to members that the season was now sufficiently advanced to afford crippled children in the Wanganui Hospital a little pleasure by taking them for motor trips.