NEWS AND NOTES.

Hokitika Guardian, 3 September 1924, Page 4

NEWS AND NOTES.

An Aucklander lost and recovered a gold watch under unusual circumstances the other day (states the “Star”), lie took the watch from his pocket while standing over a grating in Short (and Street. The timepiece slipped from his lingers, and, to his dismay, went down the grating into the mire. The services of a labourer wen; enlisted, and. siftor mill'll unsuccessful dipping into the slush in the drain, the watch was recovered.

As an indication of (he extent to which cooking by electricity is luting adopted in Southland, one of the Power Hoard canvassers reunited the other day that out of thirty-one farmers

canvassed by him twenty-seven had agreed t i purchase electric, ranges.— “SmitTiland Times.”

A large number of dairv supplier-, at Invercargill, addressed by .Mr Singleton. unanimously resolved (reports an exchange)': ‘That, recognising that oar dairy produce is meeting with ’increased competition overseas, this meeting approves of the propositi to raise the grades -if both butter and cheese.”

The. large, dried milk factory tit \\ niton. near To Aruba, the largest in the. southern hemisphere, ha- commenced its new season's operations (states an exchange). A record supply nf milk is anticipated this season, ami -IT men are being employed.

)Yhat is the greatest number of mortgages to which a New Zealand farm property has been subject.'' I m ' Chief .Justice (."sir Hubert St nit) said in itie Supreme Court at New Hlyliliiuth (reports the ‘-.News"), that lie knew of one instance then' there were seven mortgages. 1! is Honour's remark was enpned l.y Mr ('. 11. f roker. who said he knew of a case where a

bishop's son had :ix mortgages, four charging orders, and two caveats on his farm. He did not know, however, whether these had been made because of the fact that the man concerae.l was a bishop's soil or ill spite ol il.

“New Zealand is the lirsi place in which I have seen whim tilts used lor cheesemaking vats,” stated -Mr A. 11. Wadd.v, who is at prosnt on a visit to I’almeiston North from England. and who has travelled extensively to many parts of the world in the interests of his iimi (stales the “.Manawatu Daily Times"). “Hut it is quite certain that their use has become so popular in thi' direction with the development of the dairy industry here, that il will he adopted in other pints with great stte-

It. was stated by an Ashburton lahour agent ilia! a number of gorse grubbing contracts in that district could not he lei simply because the majority of applicants for the jobs demanded that they he found in I nod. which the country housewives, the hardest-worked women in bhe Dominion, simply could not agree In un account of inability to secure domestic licli). It was practically impassible (says an exchange) to get girls to go into service in the country, despite the fact that the wages olferiiig were almost as high as those to teamsters.

To listen-in ut a IVr.thall mnlcliespeciall v the barackers- gives one at times some very interesting phrases (remarks the “Auckland Star"), anti when the match happens to he u Soccer one and the side-liners are “Hotuies. then you get quite the correct thing. Players are advised to do this and that and are called all kinds of names. On Saturday in Hamilton during the progress of a Chatham Cap match, the coal minors from I’likemiro got a new nnine. Excitement ran high. I’uko--111 iro was not doing well, when a voice with a North of England twist, veiled out. "Now you ii iidogonvii cochics, get a move on." That vciv interesting little I ri~li yacht, the Saoirsc, arrived at Auckland the other day. after a live-weeks’ cruise among the islands ol the I •» 11 - gnu group (stub's the “Star"). Ihe Sunrise made her first appearance at Auckland about two months ami. and o:i .Inly Kith. Icil for an island cruise in loaiinand of Cajit. C. O’lbien. Captain (I'lli icn hud ith him n ,; a ' raw ,M. .-i". C Wet aml I’ W. ''hot l-il'i of u I'OIII l"fl I.'ii' \a" a f at N ilk lia l"l a . and the present cic'.’. consists o| luo Toiigau natives signed on at the islands. Nothing eventful oeetim'd during the vovage. line weather being cx-pci-ienerd t liriiiiglmnt. Tie; tiny packet will remain at \urkland lor about three weeks to prepare for her long I o.iiewurd voyage to Dublin. Since (Pe I oninieiK oiueiii of her cruise I 1 months ag >. the Saniris lias logged :inproxini itely TD.DT ) miles, and ii is e\Pectc l that it "ill be about live months enniplet as her iciirnev. Refine l.ahiim I-.: cm” dei'.-irtore tram „ ••••'crniiil. Caolaiu (1 Hrtati Imnes to obtain 'tlm services of an additional seaman. Alter leaving Auckland 111" yacht':. first p.-n-fc of call "ill be either at the Ealklaml Islands-or at Hio de .Tanie ro.