NEWS AND NOTES.

Hokitika Guardian, 18 November 1924, Page 3

NEWS AND NOTES.

‘•The dearest piece of work America ever did was the importation of bla-"k labour.’’ said Professor Alurphy during a lecture at Palmerston North on "Economies oC Empire.”—“Alauawaiu Daily Times.”

“Do you get any tips?” asked a solicitor of defendant in a judgment summons ease at the* Wanganui .Magistrate’s Court (says the “ He".i!d ). The latter, an hotel employee, replied that times were quiet non', and lie thought a safe estimate of his revenge from this source throughout the year nas os a neck.

A matter which sometimes occasions concern to local dairymen at this time of the year (says the Levin •‘Chronicle”) is eye trouble in their eons, the eve becoming slightly inllained and discharging Mater. The trouble is caused by the pollen from the common buttercup, which Mill be lotind in all lowlying country, and disappears with the lading ul the ilouers.

“A'ou go out and find uork ; there is nothing like work for rheumatism,” remarked Air .1. 1.. Stout, S.AL, to a defendant in it maintenance ease at the Palmerston North .Magistrate’s Coi'i't, M'lto pleaded as an excuse lor being ,C”D in arrears on the order that he had been too ill to work owing ’ :l rlmumat ism. The Alagistrate, added that defendant did not look very had. TV; ease Mas adjourned lor one mourn.

An experiment of more than ordinary interest to local farmers is to be carried out at the Central Development Karin this year (states the Levin “Chronicle”), uhen dillerent variel ies of suede turnips will be grown from seeds supplied by various firms id seed merchants, the object of the experiment being to determine the variety least subject to the brown lot disease. Practically the whole of the seeds sown will he standard varieties, an exception being one which has been secured from Holland, a large yelloM purple-top variety, named “ /,»':ias Experiments carried out last year, on a smaller scale, however, demonstrated that there was as much as ”0 per cent, of ,oi in smile standard varieties, whilst others Mere as hiu- as S per cent. The experiment will he under the direction of the Government Laboratory Department.

It has been said frequently that it, is a shrewd business man udio will emerge from a solicitor’s oliice with something for nothing (says' the “ Alnnnwntu Times ”). Yet it is antliorat ively related that the other day a Palmerston North stationer sold a firm of solicitors a certain line ol pencil, and when a day or so later lie had occasion to visitthe office of the firm lie emerged triumphantly at the conclusion of an inlerviem' M'itli one of his own pencils firmly implanted behind his ear. lie considers his business acumen lias been established.

That judges dilfer Mas sin * cgiy demonstrated, aj the Timaril sho.v lasi week. A Ereisan heifer Hint w.'.s shoM'ii at Oamaru last year as :t .’..i*. and (says the “ North Otago Time- ') was passed over by lour judges io an entrv of eight, as the worst animal in that class, was awarded seeped

prize as a yearling at I imam n -i class of loin teen.

A resident of Gore recently wrote to a .Melbourne firm nnent some engines in M'hirli it dealt (says tin; ’ Alaqanra Ensign”). He .has now received a reply in which the billowing illuminating and frank passage occurs:

“\Ye regret that uc do practically no business with New Zealand and do not know the financial standing ol any firms over there. As a matte! of loot, mc do not knnu' where Gore d.

A pa-.M'iigcr I.V one ol lie Id ry bout-, repd'l s an incident uliicli sboilld act as a warning lo travellers (remarks tl’.e "Alanawatu Standard”). Two ladies and four children occupied a deck cabin and on retiling lor the night cue of the ladies plan'd some money under the pillow. Awake I later hy one of the children ulm Mas sleeping at the foot of her bed. she discovered that tie curtain of the bunk had, been pulled aside. She thought, no more of the incident until next morning, when she discovered that the money was missing. The stewardess was immediately informed and a close search ol tin* cabin was made, ’lo the surprise ol the passengers the money Mas lotind under tl'.e mat-tress at the foot of the bed. How it got there was a mystery unsolved when Hu; boat berthed. It is interesting to note that the same passenger lost two valuable rings when travelling on the same boat.

A novel electrical installation has entlv been completed by .Messrs A\ . Sinclair and Company for Air A.

. Williams at his l’ukotiti statin i avs the Gisborne correspondent of io “New Zealand Herald”). X'airal gas on the property has been imessed and led through pipes for distano-* of about, a mile to the 'sidence find into a gasometer. It is ion used to opera to :t gas online, a generator and charging \ rge storage battery which supplies ie house and all outbuildings with ght and power, and also inns a pump >r the water supply.

“AYith wool at Iron) Is Oil to 2s. per lb., fat lamb at lid per U>. and 001 li. shorn wethers at 30s Oil each, it is hard to understand why good two. slicep-tn-tlie-acre country should still l„> offering for sale at and even under £lO per acre,” said an old farmer at the Marten sale. ‘‘l have never seen sheep country selling so cheap in proportion to the price of wool, slice)) and da mbs as it is now; [ do not suppose it will last long if these prices continue.” lie added. Many country settlers and others think lie is about right, and look for a sharp rise in the value of sheep country in the near future.— Palmerston '‘Standard.” Mr Peter Macaaley. of Port Chalmers, claims (says the “Otago Daily Times") that ho caught tho first salmon trout in Otago Harbiur. Tt was on November 2S. 18, ■> that Air Macniilev, who is perhaps Otago Harbour’i senior surveying fishermen, caught the salmon trout in Portohello Bay.

'lTie reward of Is offered bv the Forestry Department- for every pigs snout has resulted in great activity in tli north (says the “Eltliam Argas’’). In the last six weeks the Department paid for 202.5 pigs, killed in the Taranaki district. Last year ITOO pigs were killed in a smaller area, hilt in the particular district this season, stretching from the B'angonm River to tho ATokau, despite tho number already accounted for. tho pigs aro still very numerous, and a source of great trouble to the settlers.