NEWS AND NOTES.

Hokitika Guardian, 23 October 1925, Page 3

NEWS AND NOTES.

“Coining along the road they passed n, man on a (.log with a horse at heel.’ - Counsel at the 'Palmerston North OourL (reports the ‘‘Munaivatn Times”).

It is interesting to note that a concrete bridge is cheaper to build Hint/ a wooden one (says the “Wairarapa Age”). Alternative tenders by the same contractor for a bridge were received by the Masterton County Council, the price for the timber bridge lieiiig £728 IDs. and for the concrete one £705 In*.

An illustration of Katana's views on gatnliling was given by the Uev. -I. .1. North at the Baptist Conference in Auckland recently (says the ‘•Her.,l,l”) He said the great Maori movement headed by Katana took its start from a violent recoil from gambling. Katan.i himself had smashed his telephone with an axe because it was a connection with the bookmakers.

Vo keas were shot in the vicinity of Nelson recently .states the -‘Moil )■ j] r 'p \v Anderson. ot ‘V.nknpunka Road, heard the birds making an unusual sound on his property, ami seeming a Klin In' shot them. It is unusual to see such In.a s rl. s oroximitv to the town, ihc.o wax n evidence that they had keen attacking sheep or lambs.

On a farm in the Alburv district a Jamb with eight lefts and two tadwas horn last week (states the “Southland Times”). The land. died, but has been preserved, and will probably be exhibited at the 'limara Show.

An epidemic of a mild, though an unusual character, is prevalent m ‘Wanganui and district (says an exchange'). The mala:!- hears leatuiv. peculiar to whitlow, and in quite a number of instances, sufferers have sought medical relief. In one tase that of a nurse in a country district the whole five fingernails of one ham. have had to be removed.

A correspondent writes to lll(l “Mannwatu Times” as follows: Can you inform inc where one has to enrol as n. volunteer on the Knpclisl' boats at present held up in the liar hours of New Zealand? T have no brief for the shipping companies or the Labour Party, but as a middle or moderate man who has a lot at stake, I am prepared to do my bit. and if forced will go to England and hack as a seaman or greaser. By so doing one may lx.> able to get at the root of all the trouble.