NEWS AND NOTES.

Hokitika Guardian, 13 November 1925, Page 1

NEWS AND NOTES.

An utiusal happening is reported by a Springvalo resident, who had three cows give birth to twin calves. Five of the calves were heifers.— boutlilaml Times.”

Durine a, dance at the Stratford military "ball (the “Eltham Argus” was informed) out of eighty ladies, dancing on the floor, only nine did not have their hair bobbed or shingled.

Shearing is in full swing throughout. Hunterville district (states the “Wanganui Herald”). Contrary to expectations the sheep are shearing well, several farmers stating that the a\eiage for wethers is in the vicinity ot 151 b.

A state of muddle appears to have existed in connection with the Rangitikei election (says the “AVanganiu Herald”). In one ease a returning officer hail to write out absentee voters’ forms, a big task in each instance, as it meant him repeating m his handwriting the long-winded phraseology of the Act.

A babv girl horn in Gisborne on a recent evening is the grand-daughter of the grandson of a pioneer colonist (states the “Poverty Bay Herald ) The- first of the family line to arme in New Zealand was the leader of the Shetland colonists who settled in Hutt Valiev in the early forties.

“I am endeavouring to assist, the witness,” said Mr D Seymour during the hearing of an alleged libel « in the Auckland Supreme Cotut, when interrupted by opposing counsel while asking an involved question M* l ' the “Star”). Sir John Fmd a> : Hi,it is what we all try to do, but R * against the rules, you know. ( -ang ter.)

The growth of grass in Taranaki during Hie past three weeks has been exceptional (says the “laram.ki Dad. News”), and that the grass • w not without virtue is shown by the big increase in the butter-fat returns, some of the factories turning out more cheese or butter than they were tins time last year. It is quite possible, if the present favourable weathei 10,1 iinucs, that the leeway due to the bail early spring will be made up by the end of the year.

Bobbed hair and short skirts are getting some of our married ladies into unexpected situations (says the “Star”). Most of them like to be taken for a year or two younger than the almanac says, but there is a limit to this sort of thing. The other evening a lady who lives in an Auckland suburb arrived home rather annoyed and said: “Here, how old do l rcallj look?” She was told that on an aflidavit her age would bo assessed at probably twenty-five. “AN ell, this is what rile tram conductor gave me, she said, and threw on the table a child's ticket for the last section. As a matter of fact she is petite, girlish in (Poire, has bobbed hair, and wears the fashionable short skirt. Alorerover she admitted she was not looking up when she held out sixpence to the conductor. When she found in her hand fivepence change and a lialf-Tic-ket, she nearly wept? She, a married woman ior at least two years, to lie taken tor a chit of a girl—! However, she bottled up her indignation until she got home and then told her folks how she had been insulted. “All right,” said the husband, “we’ll go down to the theatre and see if we can get the ticket office to insult you again in the same way. ’