NEWS AND NOTES.

Hokitika Guardian, 25 February 1924, Page 2

NEWS AND NOTES.

America is very wide awake to the value of seieneo. A recent statement showed that a truly enormous number of graduates in physios, chemistry, and engineering find places in tho industry of the country. Thus tho Eastman Kodak C’o. employs 46 chemists, physicists, and photographic experts, with GO assistants. Another firm, du Rent and tie Nemours Go., has 200 graduate chemists and engineers, while tlie Western Electric Co. possesses upwards of 800 men of science and some “50 daughtsmeu. Altogether 52G firms are returned as employing expert research staffs.

A hearty laugh was heard in the Gisborne Court on Monday morning during the hearing of a ease in which a Maori was charged with being ail idle and disorderly person (relates the

'■Poverty Hay llorald"). An offer had been received from his relatives to the effet that they would look after him, but the magistrate wanted to make quite sure that the man would not be roaming about without a home. Reiug afraid that the native did not quite understand the position. Mr Lower told a constable to make things dear to the Maori. "You not to hang about the town : must go to your friends. Comprise" As the native said lie understood it must lx- presumed that his knowledge of French was better than his English. A London resident, writing at the start of the year to iriends in 4\angnnui, states among other things: ‘■‘The City is a sad place, nowadays. The effect of the election has been disastrous io business. Rople here are verv afraid of a Labour Government. hut 1 think they are wrong to 1„> so scared. They are sure to make a mess of tiling*, hut a* every Government invariably doe* the same thing (if only it has enough time), what does it really matter? London is very dark, very cold, and very, vety wet—ill filet, the New Year has opened somewhat inauspiciotisly, hut that doesn’t matter so long as it ends well!"- “Wanganui Chronicle.”)