NEWS AND NOTES.

Hokitika Guardian, 18 September 1925, Page 4

NEWS AND NOTES.

"It is notorious that New Zealand is understocked with dentists.” said Air Louis Cohmi in a ease brought hv the New Zealand Dental Association .'it Wanganui •; reports an exchange). Tun easts of ditto.atir eggs from Central China, which were obtained by the third A-iatie Scientific Kxpcditiou of the American Museum of Natural History, have been presented to the Canterbury .Museum, by the American History .Museum (states the " Lyttelton Time-”). The Waveriey pastures have an exceedingly barren anpearanee iust now. They are the worst seen for many years (according to an exchange). It lias been pointed out that the cold wind and fro-ts experienced have wrought havoc with the crops. ■l'd year. old. and you have 12 previous convict ions on tin- li-i.” So said the Magistrate in the Auckland Court to Kruest Cox. who was charged with stealing tin attache case valued at 12f>il (.reports the "Star”). Cox was given one month's imprisonment.

•‘.A!v union wishes to prote-t (as ii ha- done before on replying to your an mini appeal), against the continued u-i of military rifle ranges to teach hoyto shoot, which take tin both the stafftime. and the pupils', when the tiin. spent would be much more u-eiully employed in educational work.” Thiwas tbe protest of the Canterbury Rriekhiyer-. received by the Hoard oi fiovernors at tlie Christchurch Technical College (according to an exchange). The letter was "received”

An urgent appeal is being issued by the Auckland Hospital authorities for volunteers to help in eases v.here lll.aid transfusion i- necessary .says the " Herald”). Such cases are very few and there is practically no risk <ntailed by the donor, hut there is a great need for flag right t\pe ot men. "1 am not going to decree that a woman has no right to go to race me tings." said .Mr Justne Aluerx in the Auckland Supreme Court (reports the "Herald”), when deciding the guc-tioa of alimony. "A woman wants mop. recreation when she is living apart from her husband. I have even learn conns. 1 suggest it was an ext ravagamv to subscribe to tin- parish church.” His Honour added. Three motorists from the Napier district. ,1. R. Hamilton and two friends, had a lucky escape in a motoring ttcr : - dent just beyond Dannevirke when eu route to Wellington (states an exchange). The ear went ever a bridge on Kri'hiv night, near the lahoraiti railway station, into a stream. IVy.,an receiving a wetting and a -baking t .e e; eupain- were little the worse, ami after drying their chit hi.-, in Danitcvirke proceeded south a tew hums later by special train. A tall boy of I i appeared before .Mr K. K. limit. 5.. M.. in the .Juvenile ('nun at Auckland, when he pa-aded guilty to charge- of stealing a total sum of i'.'il from his employer, a woUIIMI win* comluet; d a business. Senior-Detective Hammond (report' t .e "Star”) staled that the b.v had been tru-ted to take the money to the batik. .Instead of fankin.g the htll animiitt. he had written out fresh Hips, and. after initialling them, kept most of the money. Accused hail previously been before the .1 iivcnil- Court.

"What did yen do wit ■ iht- i-tye mint of money ” a-ketl -Mr limn. M spent it on having r.'a.fs in a rites range." 1. re nted. The I. ■;.' mother said l hat site e mb! n u a.T nil t ’ make re Til til inn. ! I '.'. ever, t le- sum ul !' i Ills., w hie!) in u-cl I in the l ank, was ordered to be withdrawn and given to the lad’s employer. Acett-vd was tnnimitted tn the Probation Homo lor two year.'., and was erdcri I to iceeive a th; ashing.