NEWS FROM ALL QUARTERS

Hokitika Guardian, 22 November 1928, Page 3

NEWS FROM ALL QUARTERS

NEW YORK 120 YEARS AGO

An old geography, dated 1807, bought for a penny the other day. gives the following about New York:—“iheie are no public edifices worthy ol particular notice, though there are no less than 22 places appropriated to ime tok'bration of Divine service'! . . i he people are distinguished amidst the .surrounding States for their urbanity and cheeutulness. Their favourite amusements are theatrieal exhibitions, hails and card parties; and their iiuni-' er is estimated at -10,000 individuals. A NFV VITAMIN CRAZE. Ihe latest health fashion, which comes from America, is the drinking of sauerkraut juice before hreaktast. Sauerkraut', of course, is a kind of pick led cabbage. The liquor which conics from it after it has been allowed to stand for some time is said to he fuller ol vitamins than orange juice. Large numbers of Americans are taking it. they carry tins of it about with them, and are certain it does them a gre;l deal of good. .A DOLL’S MAGIC. A letter from Kenya tells of the e irious eifeci of a doll with moving eyes. W lien it was shown to a native chiel !m thought it supernatural.' On beilig convinced, alter sonic time, that it was mechanics and not magic that moved the eyes, he asked the loan of if to get hack ones ol his wives who had lied io her native village, lie explained lli.it it lie took it tin'll all the men would lice and thus he could secure h s wife. He proved as successful in his quest at in his prophecy. * RIDE F.NDF.R FI. FI'I I A NT. A circus elephant resting with its eoiiij.'.ini'on by the roadside between Bury St. Edmunds and Newmarket was the victim of an unrehearsed ring turn when a motor-cyclist suddenly appeared. Miss Bailey, who was in charge of ihe animals, tells of the narrow escape the motor-cyc list had. “lie i ame upon them unawares,” she said, "ami unable io stop, shot straight miller one of the animals.” The oyol’sl came mil the oilier side, and went about :i() yards before he was thrown • "If. damaging his machine. It. is 'Snrinnat.e thing that he did not tall near the elephant. Site was grazed and u a rage and I had a job to pacify her.” HUGE HORNED BEETLE. One of the largest and most, curious beetles in .existence has arrived at tin London Zoo. Known as a Merrill'',' bee tie, its body is twice as big as a full-grown mouse apart I min iis sprawling legs, but it-; mest striking fe t ;<c> is its huge horns. One is formed by the thorax, extending Iprwards and slightlv downwards, whilst the trout of t’nc head also has a long and stout specimen curving upwards towards tiu; other. Both are toothed on the inside, suggesting the "nippers ’ cl a ei-ah. Lik" the elephant Minings, mammals, it is heroivoroiis. It is an amusing spec!. "Io to see lids heavily armed insect struggling with a hanaii .

\ LONDON "FYE WATER” WKLL ’I he Green Alan tavern at i he tonic f Edgwaiv Road mu! I' 'll Street. I onloig formerly a noted suburban place of entertainment, is mil o.era mi di iua! well, the water of which has Ecu iedited for centuries past, with | os.c' Giig cur Give properties in conn.'ctmn with various eve loiaplamts. i nler the tin ins oi bis lease Lie im ■ lord is obliged to I nru : sii a s .pp!,v u this ‘•eve water” free of charge t. liny appliriuif bringing a hmlle to this purpose. Oh! re.-:d.ills iii th< neighbourhood believe nr ally in its e cacv, and people come long distances even tor supplies. When first lira an I mm i he well liio w.,icr is mi.wy v nbut after standing a while (lie mecii-iii al salts fall to the bottom, lorining a thick sediment. A RRINTF FINED L'2-b Prince Berl.il, ihird son of the Crown Prince ol Sweden, was recentiv

at Filipstad, Sweden, fined 500 kroner ( C2B) for driving a motor car without a license. A companion, Svend Thermaenius, was lined 300 kroner for allowing an unauthorised person to drive while lie was in charge id tiie ear. The ease is a sequel to the tragic mishap on .September 0, when a ear driven by Prince liertil. with live schuollollows as passengers was overturned, Karl Edvard Thermaenius, aged 17, a brother of Svend, was injured and died on Hie way to the hospital. Tiie Grown Prince insisted that the authoril ies should hold an 'impartial inquiry in the usual way, wilh-uiit paying regard to the fact that it was the Prince who was driving.

THF; DAI’ OF THE HORSE

The day of the Jior.se is by no means over. On the contrary, reports from Western Canada show that, there is every possibility of iior.se raising becoming a more thriving industry than ever before. There has, with the steady development of agriculture, been an increased demand for heavy farm horses, while the market for saddle horses and hunters has grown m proportion to the opening up ol f amnia’s natural wonderlands. Y’et not lung ago the market had diminished to the point of disappearance, 'thousands are being sent to Russm where they seem particularly adapted to the work and conditions of thm country, and during this year al v.e .•Mime 10,00') will have been shipped io the Republic. A number which were recently sent to the l.'ajkun States as an experiment were snapped up l v eager buyers before they had passe i i lirough Europe.

STOLE A GIRL’S HAIR

A mania for cm ting oil' girls’ hair was said to he the weakness of Job ; Smith (31). a merchant seaman, wi.o was convicted at (.'ierkonwell Pole e Court, lie pleaded guilty to charg • of assaulting Phyllis Allister, a school girl, by cutting off her hair with scissors at Fuston Road, and to stealing her plait of hair, value GUI. A dete - live said that there were several convictions against Smith for cutting i girls’ hair. He had ode rod that gir CIO in compensation. Smith said l! at he was willing to pay that idler it was explained to him that the magistrate would stili do his duty. Ihe police then handed over GO to the prosecutrix on Smith’s behalf. Air Dummott said that he would take that into consideration. hut it seemed to him some form of sexual mania, and the public must he protected. For the assault Smith would go to prison lor a monl i, and for flic -larceny for six months.