NEWS AND NOTES.

Hokitika Guardian, 22 August 1924, Page 3

NEWS AND NOTES.

It is stated that £IOOO was discovered sewn up in the clothes of an old .Maori why died recently near Wellington. .Secreted in the house were also found three pickle bottles filled with .sovereigns.

A calf without legs or tail was horn sm the projK-rty of M:s E. McDonald ot Kiwitahi. Where the legs should he there are stumps only a. Jew inches long, with a similar stump for a tail. When the advice wa.s received the animal was still alive, and appeared to 1 e quite normal in health.

While visiting the Kaiapoi Woollen Mills, Lord Jellieoe discovered a man named 11. Could in the boiler room. Could had lieen a stoker on H..M.S. Birmingham in the North Sea. His hands were soiled with grease and coal •dust, but that mattered not. Lord Jellieoe insisted on a handshake, and the stoker obliged. Before His Excellency left the mill the employees gathered outside. His Excellency walked along the group, and said howpleased he was to meet them. “Do any of you come from Home!-'’ hi* asked. “I do,” replied a young woman. 'True Calashiels." “Ah,” said the Covernor-Ceneral, turning to an official with him, “that's where you come from." Lord Jellieoe addressed the employees, and was given hearty •cheers as he drove away.

Deafness is frequently put forward by those summoned to serve on juries as a reason why they should ho excused. Two suvh applications wen l made before Judge Waslev in Melbourne recently. An elderly juror said that bis hearing was not good -enough to ('liable him lo serve. He could hear some tilings, but would miss others. Judge Waslev: It all depends what you are asked, I suppose. Il someone risked you to have line, would you hear that ” “I beg your pardon I'” replied tlu> juror. Judge Waslev; You are excused.

A Wanganui Celestial, a vendor ol peanuts, oranges, bana»ns, and a few packets of cigarettes, was the victim of a despieafile’ act the other day. A youthful lover of the fragrant weed possessed only t’.d, ami desired a packet of cigarettes. The particular brand costs nine pence, so lie picked up an empty yellow packet, weighted it with rubbish, and boldly walked into the {hinese shop (says the “('hrotiiele"). He requested a packet of yellow, which 1 fie Chinese obligingly produced. The voiltli pocketed (the cigarettes, and placing his one and only sixpence on the counter was preparing to make his exit, when he wa> detained by the vehement protestations of Ibe ( hinese. The youth thereupon picked up the sixpence off the counter, and nonchalantly tossed tin* empty packet met to the Celestial. The latter, not noticing the ilillercticc, replaced the “cigarettes” Oil the shelf, where they still repose unless some one has had them transferred to him.

Along the railway line between Wanganui and I lawera young lainh- are to Is- seen skipning about t!ie fields in all directions, and judging by present ati-pcnrnni-cs. the percentage will If

goad. Mortality in ewes is causing smite concern to farmers 111 tbe Kai Iwi district. Tbe owes appear to become suddenly ill and mini" about tor « day and then expire.

’flu' charge made by the I’ailwi*v Do-nat-intent for tbe carriage of bitumen lilt road-making ptirtinscs was 1-0111-mentcil tin-on at th" meeting of the Morrittsville Borough Council. It was maintained that it was nearly 818 pet cent, moil' than on conn'til. The Council decided to writ.- to tbe other local lollies in tlie district m <'et support for :t strong protest to the Minister for Railways with a view to having the charge redtteeil.

**[| tlie New Zealand Rugby Fiiiati would only break :>wav from that mummified bod\, tlm English Rugby Union. the game would fl**mi.-h < hnglv in ibis country." -aid Mr .1. to", when speaking audit, lootball in,niters at a me.-ting of the T'echiiical Ki1n...1 Rnard nl A-111 »tirt<>n. ll** -aid the cnliserva•tisni of the English Union had r.-uli*'d In i lie League .ode coming t > ties countr.v. New Zealand sent a l»am to .England mile once in 20 year-, and anv new ruling from this coiintrv was ‘'always tab*.)!it’ll by the "imninies in Eng•|;,n’.L" Tin* Emdi.-di Union bad eieal**d ~„.„] deal (.!' fricti’in ihniit'dimit the Empire, and on i In* C.mt : m*nt.

Work has been Part".! on tlit* con--ti n. tion of a new 15.H0‘t-ten pa-s-nger liner for the Ki'rmh l in-* b>r sery'-e beuocii Eranci’ and New )ork. Ibe ••(‘s.-el. which is evie-ctcd t> be read' for operation in the sumin-r of lo’>o. will cost about I(!<).(It)0.l'00 I'm lies. She will be .'in . il-bnrner and 8"(> t «”•* lung. Jill,! will be euuioir.’d with either a .liiadru|.l(* or twin-screw electric-drive i unable of dovclnniu" a speed of 23 -r o ( Knots. She will have ;*ermnnm*biiion for 500 lir-t. 70'! se-mel. and 2000 Il.ird-dass passenger*;, and a careo capacitv of at.out, 2-'OO tons. M hen tinvessel leaves lla* ways another y«*ss»l of similar size and construct inn w ill he started. to lie plac'd ill service ill 102. or 1028.

The number and tonnage of shins t*>tiilly |,,si during tin* mouth of March. -S I idl'd in the casualty returns of 1 1,,- Liverpool Underwriters’ Ossociation. were 21 vess-ls. of 51.712 tongross. comprising tlire- British steamers of bond lons, six suit and two -tenm,.|S of 1 1.713 tons I »longiug t.' rica. ihr-e. .families.’ steal' of 8131 lon-, and seven sleamer- belonging t" il.e rest of the world, aggregating .)•) ( "|:> In Alar. Ii last vrur the total losses'were 22 Ve-scls of 30.730 inns, and in March. 1023. -1 Ve-scls ol "| -p!-> tons. These total 10-si- were Olio to tin* full..wing causes -Mrand- -- e"llisio**s. 3; found. Tings and id.andonmeuts. 0: missing. 3; and tires ~,1,1 evolosions. I. The nartial losses were 018. eoinoared "i'll 001 ill March l.i-t year, and 028 in March. 1322.

i„,'v l.er.u** Judge Davis, sitting io Philadelphia, has put its official O.K. on love-making in the sitt.mg,,r „ railway station, no matter I.OW ardent dc der*ni*t ration may tie. I y i*.'turning a verdi-t for 2150 against the Reading Railwav Ccmpany. and in |.,",,ni* of Hvimin Kver.llow and luwin* for io-huical a.-saull and false :irKverdh'W. w!" had been married but few weeks, wa- on tin- eyeing ol .faunary 23rd. la-r year, to «h“ - termini'-, awaitino a train. I"* te-u----tied. and hi- wife amt several relatives V ere there to -ee bin. ..If- Ibe young. wbd' -itting i" tin* waitmg-kis-ed ea.'b o'li.-.r so ardently t'.el Knr-eia! tilth cr Selm.-idcr • rdeivu them to Stoll it. and <"> their refu-al. arre-ted Sv.wdlnw disorderly ■ oiiiliiet.

Ko-akitn' regarding the dried milk and dairying industry at Matemata. Mr F *1 Nathan -aid that m tin* l-ct. j amti*i in partieular. the authorities had collie to the eel, elusion that to compete with the AYe-tern world they would have to rais" the average -tatore of their people. They l,a« an edict that every child at school must receive one CUP "f milk per ilav. ami the i,nlv wav they c-nild provide tinwas hv o-ine ill" dricl milk product. Tie advocated a delegation fy the F.a-t to further tlie interests ot New Zealand.