NEWS AND NOTES.

Hokitika Guardian, 7 August 1923, Page 4

NEWS AND NOTES.

It is hotter to be born lucky than riolt says the proverb. Mr 11. A. Dttngev. ol Ngongotalui A alley, was driving through [{otorua a conveyance tv i tli two fairly heavy horses in the shafts, when hv some means or other thev became ‘frightened and bolted. Passing down Pukuatna Street at full gallop, narrowly missing several people, they dashed across the water-tahle and kerbing, Mr linn gey hanging on to the reins and endeavouring to regain control. They appeared to be about to dash tluough the gate, which was only half open, leading into the Sanatorium. By desperate endeavours Mr Dungey managed to turn them, whereupon they continued their mad career along the footpath cf Hincmaru Street. Arriving at the crossing leading to the Queen’s Drive, they turned into Arawn Street ami galloped on until nearly opposite the school where they made foi the side of the road. Here Nemesis overtook them, causing them to take \ different sides Lo pass a tree. The vehicle was brought up with a jerk thatsent Mr Dungey Hying. Fortunately (sal's tie- “Chronicle”) he was not hurt beyond a bruise or two. neither was tilde anv damage except a hit of luii-nc-s biiikcn. A goad story, a gem of its kind, idoing told in l.yttoltcn Cays a soutnei n exchange!. It concerns a wateis. worker who, having succession sown ;i law n in front ot his house found that Lho lawn mower would be the next item of expenditure unless <iher means were lound of proem in;: one. Sc. he derided to adopt a ehe.ij et if less honest means, and bided his time. One day ltis chance came. A steamer was discharging haidwttrc. and in the hold in which the watel siller was working were cases ol particularly attractive looking mowers, 'i he next problem was how to get one ashore. A lawn mower obviously cannot be slipped into the pocket or under r. man’s singlet like a lew plugs i I tobacco eg- packets of cigarette*, and the ever vigilant 'Customs ’watchmen ao always suspii ions ol any appearance u! bnlhiiirss of clothes, ’ll:is was a matter that rocpiiivil thought and patience, si, the vati'i-idor carefully took the one machine to pieces and took li ashore a little al a time, .sometimes a wheel in his pocket, and next tunc perhaps a • ado in a parcel ol dunnage which companies usually permit ihe men to take homo for firing. The It.imile he had to saw in two. and this iil'o came ashore as dunnage. The w< rk of tivospoi latii.o was comjilctcd on a If tidily night, tin Saturday afternoon the v,t ersider a--einble<l the m icliinc iincl mowed in’s lawn, and on Ihe Saturday night someone stole .it out ol l:is .-In .1. aid he ha- not seen it since. It c saiil i hr. i. the lawn plot is now und -i' cultivation a- it kitchen garden. ' ooing lam!,-' have made their tip- | '.'ar:Hiic cn ii Southland properly. and n••• • now cninving th.e u inter weather. Alim.-l as soon as they were horn (says the "Tillies”) an enterprising butcher al rived i,u the scene and secured the first option over them for Christmas. Filler; ri. ■■! A .New l’l.viuouib resident recently discovered that a thief n' :i s at work oil his premises, inane articles, childly edible, being taken. It wis found (relates the Taranaki Daily News”) that t. stolen articles were | heed in a cF-ii-i'd s'c. :i on the propeli.v, and it w;:- here a watch v. ;i, kcjd, the thief being discovered in t 'c r.ct cf stealing an at tide anil hiding it in a corner at lhe hack of cn oh! chimney. Armed will liiistdy-nui.de spear ami a. lisle 1 ' t the householders advanced, mil finding that the thief had hidden him elf behind some sacking. d"ove the spear ihrough the lid tic. ( • u-i lerablc activity behind the sacking wa- the ic- , lilt cf i'll.- prol;e and I l '.- -ip.hunt i -i i ■ 111 ■ I with triumph I" polk'd be c! the ■ !■•• •rwit It the vid I 111 impa led, T! e tidet proved to he ' large-sized grey rat, whidi lucl for a week past been stealing anil removing from a box several ill coil chi.ioo sec* i pi L 'ii. - that the own.-,' hr.l pin cod the <• to s.irotli. The iid-.iug tuber- v.c re voroll. holie; l i Mild Ill'll 1I y laid out in nsv>. along '-•i.ll !!. Ol.lT'il, Ml egg, I W'o piece', ol - ~]•■ and scmio hi'eacl crust-.