NEWS AND NOTES.

Hokitika Guardian, 12 October 1923, Page 3

NEWS AND NOTES.

‘Last lime 1 went aims, to America.” said Sir Thomas l.iptoo, "1 made some money, ami 1 am hopetul 1. mav make some more Ibis time. I ins promenading tin- deck when a passenger until 1 ailing, gave me a smiling ai.d a eed me to place a deckchair in a shade corner. ”1 obeyed, but ever nlt.crwanls that passenger ran when he nut me. Alavl.i* he thought 1 wanted uiit her shilling."

A Dunedin girl clerk went to a haul; recently to cash a eliei.iie lor £f’o lor her employer. On her ray buck lost tile money. umMould not tell no" or where L-nvs tic “•‘star L ‘' lU ‘ promntlv r-porleiT the misfortune, and naturally was distressed about il : nut her sorrow soon turned to laughter, lor. as it so chanced, a resident ol I lie »it;, saw ihe notes in the street, made an inquiry at the bank nearby as in whether it had paid out such a and bv that process was enabled M quickly restore tlu- money to the own o'.

Bond lambing percentages are reported from nraetically all over the Ashburton CiUllit-v. Al l.owclilfe a larmer Isaid to have obtained a l *n cut age -'[ 171 jro-ll -UK) ewes, while m Meln .ci a percentage ol 12.? was obtained m one ,-ase and 149 in number. It is estimated that the average percentage >v-u the whole of the Hokum dl-Mnct ialniiit I p). From Hocks oi irom Mo•>0:K) 125 per rent, was recorded, im.e one fanner received l 15 P<;r <■*» ■ !">"> Ids small Hock of pore birds I lie cl - cental's over the Met liven district :■ ■ said t", he a record, the average g something between 100 and 100.

Pat,-a has discovered "gramapnouir wireless \ local enthusiast ol MUCIcss was entertained recently to a on-,-urt v. lien the use of camhoncs was not mini red. ••AV.iudcrful i" was Ins Ha,,,!. but bis subsequent icm.iis-. when be learned that tins latest contrivance was a mini fed gramophone /•' an adjoining room, are i.uprimnm'U The hoax was neatly carried out. mm to the disguesl of the enthusiastic !■'- tener-in.”

“There ought to he a universal type of signlioard." declared the I lull ‘‘‘V 11 ' tv Coum il chairman. Air H. - r"''” son. at the last monthlv meeting m the above bodv. “There ought to ee a tv,v> of board on all our roads when shows motorists tlu- direction and which tln-v can understand r.nmed.a el, o looking at. This opinion was the outcome Ol a discussion oil sign hoards eod. some of which were covered «-.sli advertisements and other wording. Mad made the initial purisise ol the b-><” d - 1 secondary enusidera tioa.