LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 28 July 1924, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

—« “I work between seven and eight days per week,” was the startling statement made by ,a witness iiv a licensing case at the Greymouth Magistrate s Court the other morning, amidst great laughter. The Senior,'iei”oant s cross-examination (remarks the Star) evidently had him rattled. Bats have been known to make their homes in many curious places. A Feilding market gardener (says the Star) tells of one enterprising rat which chewed its way through a large pumpkin, lined the inside with feathers and straw, and there reared its family, feeding them on the seeds which clustered on the walls of this novel home. A number of Chinese gardeners in Dunedin have taken up 212 shares, fully paid up, in the New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition Company. Tn addition (states an exchange) a number of Chinese laundrymen have taken up 52 fully paid up shares. ‘This man is New Zealand’s champion bricklayer. He can lay 2000 bricks per day, and can earn anything from £l2 to £l4 per week,” said the maintenance officer (Mr Campbell) at the Auckland Police Court the other day. —Star. ‘‘l think a certain amount of wholesome neglect of the ordinary boy in school is not a had thing,”' declared Professor John Adams in the course of an informative lecture in Auckland before a record attendance of representatives of education (states the Herald). “As for really stupid people, 1 do not allow them to be stupid in their own way.” it is stated that the All Blacks’ haka will contain, the cry: “Te-Tohi; Te Tohi! Waipukurau! He! Hell Ha! Ha!” The inhabitants of the busy central Hawke’s Bay centre (states the Napier Telegraph) are quite .in accord with the advertisement to lie given in England, Wales, Ireland and France to the progressive town of which- they naturally more than puoud. The smash which occurred on Friday evening in Carlton Avenue, Wanganui, between a car and a Chinaman’s cart caused acute distress to the driver of the vegetable receptacle. John was found amid the ■•wreckage sobbing: “Him blakee cart allee pieces.” ”a spectator comforted the Celestial by telling him that he wa s lucky that it was not his neck. “Neck allee right,” said John hopefully, but he put his hand up-to feel it to make sure. As an indication of the widespread demand for electric power, eight of the tea dairy factories within reach of the Taranaki Power Board’s temporary ■service, have applied for installation of motors (says the Argus). In these eight factories, thirteen motors, ranging from to 30 horse power, will be installed. Ihe other two factories -are contemplating installations. A striking example of the effect of heat on a cold surface of glass, was afforded at Pukekura Park on Thursday night (says the Taranaki Herald), when the big semi-circuiar glass in the flood-light illuminating the football ground suddenly cracked and smashed. The light was recently installed for the benefit of those teams which desired to practise at night during the week. It is fortunate that no one was underneath the light at the time, for severe injuries could - easilv have been sustained from the heavy pieces of fallimr glass. ‘ H