NEWS AND NOTES.

Hokitika Guardian, 15 August 1925, Page 2

NEWS AND NOTES.

Heard in the .Magistrate’s Court, tastings, on a Kanturly Shield match ay. Counsel: 1 would like to know on hat grounds my friend asks for an djourniuent. A voice: “On football rounds.’’ (“Hawke ’s Hay Tribune.”) The unusual sight of a whale spoutng oil' the coast about a mile north if O.akura was witnessed by a car-load if motorists travelling along the coast i few days ago (reports the “Taranaki / **~ Sews”). A magnificent How of artesian water tad been obtained at the .Midland Irewery in Ferguson St. Palmerston Sorth, at: a depth of 270 feet (states lie “.Manawatu Times”), the How is 12,000 gallons per hour, and rises 28 foet above the surface. A raid on stray dogs was conducted at Christchurch. last week, with the remit that nineteen dogs of diverse, breeds were captured. Sometimes the “Press”) very valuable dogs are prehended. On one occasion'two Aire- 5 dales valued at 210') got into the hands of municipal authorities. A witness in a case hoard in the Tailiape Court said (reports the Taihape “Times”) that he was engaged in cutting wood and selling same, and his earnings during line weather amounted to £2OO per month. Expenses in connection with the getting of the wood, etc., only toinlled £75 fier month. “When it is wet you have to take your boots off to get to the pub,” complained an Inglewood county councillor when ’impressing upon fellow councillors the inconvenience a certain blocked culvert was causing to ratepayers. Needless to say (says the “Taranaki Herald”) the culvert is to be made effective as soon as possible. A remarkable instance of the swimming ability ol the rod deer lias been noticed recently at Stewart Island, where fresh and undoubted marks of deer have been observed at the western # end of Viva Island, in Paterson’s Tnlet (states a southern paper). Either curiosity or search for fresh pastiue has tempted the long swim of eonsiderahlv over a mile in length to roach this island. The animal evidently did not make a long stay, as the marks do not extend over a few chains. At T... Kuiti. a “-Chronicle” reporter was informed, plans and spec!mat ions have been prepared for a fireproof three-stored hotel containing hot and cold water and garge accomodation for All motor-cars. ’The building will be of fireproof construction, and is to cost Cl 7,000. There will probably be an up-to-date restaurant and one or two simps. Fnder a recent resolution Californian thistle is no longer a noxious weed in the Waimnrino County (states an exchange.) The impossibility of controlling this plant has been long recognised by farmers there, coupled with the fact Unit it has a distinct feeding value, particularly in the autumn when the grass is scarce, a contemporary states. Olil residents sometimes express eon- , sternal ion at the enormous increase in , rates aL the present time as compared with the good old days (says the Pal- ; morston North “Standard”). Some cn- ' lightenmeut can he found in one feature of interest in the Kangitikei bounty Council’s records in .181)5, , which show that day labourers were s paid lis. (id. per day, whereas the miniI mum rate is now Its. In addition to 1 this item there are many others show--1 ing increases, and apart lront labour 1 and material the number of roads and I heir length have greatly increased. With some enthusiasts the “royal , and ancient” game of golf comes oiiTTr second to their work in its importance. ji A story is told in Southland of a ' sporting Stipendiary .Magistrate who r went to hold court in a small Al’ter the session had finished the Magistrate produced a lengthy brown patter parcel and unwrapped his favourite putter. Borrowing a poeketr knife he cut a hole in the grassy sward -*~ * outside the courthouse, and spent the 1 two hours’ wait till train time in im--1 proving his green ploy, blissfully ignorant of the amusement of the natives of the town. At the amalgamation supper of the newl v-l’o rnted I loro when ua-M anawatu Rugby lotion (reports the “Manawatu Times”), Mr l.en. Freeman reminded the company present that Horowhentta could still claim to have provided—as far as Rugby games were concerned — the oldest footballer ever produced on a New Zealand ground, and referred in an interesting speech to the game play- e ed at Waikanae some years ago, when the late Mr Henry Burling, of Waikanae aged 109 years, kicked oil' for the married men’s team in the match “Married v. Single.” Referring to the game, the “Otaki Mail ’ of .June 111, IPOS), said: “The great feature of a football match. Married v. Single, played at Waikanae on Wednesday last, we.s the fact that it had been announced that Mr Hurling, senior, the local centenarian, would kick-off. Mr Hurling, who is 109 years of age, duly appeared on the ground, being driven thence by his son (aged 71) and was loudly applauded as lie gave the ball a ' vigorous kick, sending it along some eighteen yards. I his is certainly a most unique beginning for a football match, and Waikanae residents consider Mr Burling lias established a record that will he hard to heat. When he retired from the game under review his son. aged <l. took his place on the field.”