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Hokitika Guardian, 22 August 1921, Page 3

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° An unfortunate accident happened j ’ last week to a young man of Ohnkutie, | ' William PSfi-kes, at Syme’s sawmill. Me j ” was working at the saw bench, and j while in the act of kicking some accu- I 1 undated sawdust away his foot came in i ’ ! contact with the saw. The result was that the outside of the foot, together • with lour toes, was cut off. | The “Wairarapa Daily [Times” has i been shown a cheque paid out by the , New Zealand Government as the full amount dud to one “wool king” as his j share of the surplus wool profits. The cheque was accompanied by a. long type written letter of instructions regarding receipts, etc., and the amount to which • the cheque entitled the payee was—one ipenny. 1 “1 was in hospital only a few weeks ! ago,” said .Mr “Pussyfoot” Johnson, tin' well-known prohibition advocate, speaking at Whitefield Tabernacle, London. a few weeks ago. “U was suffering from a painful affection of the ear, and the doctors gave me alcohol every two hours.” A murmur of surprise ran ' through the congregation, and Mr John ■ son added: “Thev put it in my ear.” i i A man who rose to speak at the ineet--1 ing of the Council of Christian Congre--1 gations in Christchurch, just after the 1 Rev. J. J. North had mad? a certain 1 statement, was called to order by the 1 chairman (Bishop Julius), who said that as, tiie speaker was not) a member l of the council, lie wiis not entitled to ' speak. “T only wanted to say that Mr I North has not told us the whole truth,” ’ explained the sjieaker. “Oh, that’s 1 quite likely,” remarked the Bishop, 1 amidst loud laughter. * The “Onmam Mail” sftys: The sowing of wheat has now been nearly, if ; not entirely, completed in North Otagd, and we are enabled to say that the ■ total area under this cereal is greatly in advance of that of last year, fiy precisely how much the area tins been increased it is impossible to ally, Mid the estimates of those who are entitled to speak with authority vary a good deal. The ascertained facts enable us to say tlial the aggregate increase in the area under wheat this year is about (ill per cent, over that of last year’s total. Tin* total area under wheat Inst year was between 18,000 and 20,000 nevres. If we add 50 per cent, to the average* of those figures we get in round numbers 30.000 acres (is approximately the area now under wheat. We are satisfied that that estimate is not far wide of the mark. It is, we may say in conclusion, >a great many years since wheat was so largely cultivated in the Waitnki county. Recommended by the medical pro-fession.-WOI.KK’S SCHNAPPS. A good thing has many imitations. Oilier ”NAZUL” by name. Refuse subsetilutes No cold is Nazol-proof. Washing day made easy “NO-RUB-BING” Laundry Help—quickest dirt and grease solvent known. Is everywhere.—Advt.