NEWS AND NOTES.

Hokitika Guardian, 17 October 1923, Page 2

NEWS AND NOTES.

A Wanganui resident, now touring Europe, has sent to a local friend a million marks note, which before the war was valued at £50,000. He purchased it for Is 8d in Holland. Incidentally the tourist mentions that lie and his wife flew from London to Amsterdam in 2.1 hours in a ’plane which carried nine passengers, A nice wicker chair was provided for each. J lie passengers were able to walk about during the journey, which was described ns “fine and smooth.”

A great record has just been achieved hv a heifer of Mr .james Parkinson. WaioCka, (says the Opotiki “Herald ). This heifer commenced her test under the supervision of Mr W. Scott (the Government testing officer for the district), at the age of two years and six days, and has just completed her test over a period of 365 days for a return of 15,2751 b of milk contained, and 52211) butterlat. This great quantity of milk is a world record for s i young a heifer of the breed.

The fact that bees have lodged themselves between the weather-boarding and the lining of the main Morrinsvillo School for the past 15 years, and that all attempts to remove them have laded was mentioned at a meeting of the school committee. One member stated that children were frequently being stung, and that the headmaster s housekoenor alwnvs had the blue-hag ready. Most of the children knew that bees would not sting if unmolested, but if any of them were stung with serious consequences it was contended that the Education Board would be held responsible. It was decided to ask the Department of Agriculture tor advice as to die best menus of removing the bees.

An amusing allusion to a certain man’s prison experience was made by Mr Justice Stringer in the Supreme' Court at Auckland during the hearing ol an appeal case. Tlis Honour recalled an instance where a man. sentenced to s«x months for street hotting appealed. Medical evidence was called to the effect that the culprit could not live more than a month in gaol, the judge ordered the sentence to stand, leaving the man to apply for the clemency of the Crown. The man served the six months, and secured a new lease of life as the result of the salutary effects of prison life, to the confounding oi those medical men who had hold lie must die in a month.

The immigration laws are no respectors of persons, as was shown when die Makura arrived at Auckland (says the “New Zealand Herald”). Captain R. Crawford, who lias been the master of the Vessel for many years, ami in consequence has been a regular visitor to the port, recently relinquished command to proceed to England, where he veil! supervise the final fitting out. of the Union Company’s new 20,000-ton motor ship now nearing completion. Captain Crawford arrived by the Maknra as a. passenger, but the fact that he is as well-known in Auckland as the ship which ho lias so long commanded, did not relieve him of the necessity of joining the queue and satisfying the immigration authorities that lie Mas a (it subject It be allowed in this country:

There is now a movement in the Sydney City Council, but doubtless sturdily urged from outside, to sweep away the fruit biirrowmen, on the grounds, among others, that they have not cheapened fruit, that they are rude to women, and constitute a nuisance. Actually they do sell cheap fruit—in places (comments a Sydney paper). A safe rule to go by is that of cause and effect; where the charges for licenses are high the fruit is dearer than when the fee is smaller. The suggestion is sbmilicautlv made that the whole business should be put under co-operative control, in which the. growers, and the vendors would combine. I hat Mould make the price jump quickly enough. There seems to he only one hopel ul way of getting fruit at a reasonable puce, and of fair quality. That is by the Intel volition as Inlying and selling agent, of some financially independent body like the HouseM-ivcs’ Association.