NEWS AND NOTES.

Hokitika Guardian, 2 July 1930, Page 2

NEWS AND NOTES.

A KNOWING CAT. “Ngeru” writes: “Cats are not generally credited with being good at tricks; you never hear of a trained troup of them on the stage; There is one eat in Auckland, however, that has learned a pretty good trick on its own account. Evidently it does not get enough to eat, or has low tastes (just as some people hanker for fried onions), but anyhow it feeds in a strange place. -When the longing comes over it, this puss makes for the dust-bin. which is kept with the lid on, in accordance with the sound advice laid down by Mr Haines, the head of the sanitary department, hut that does not worry the cat. It goes up to the tin, puts one paw through the handle and then endeavours to prise the lid off. If it finds the lid will not come off, it simply walks round to the other side, gets a purchase on the handle, and works away with its nose. I watched it foraging yesterday afternoon, and on the second attempt it got the lid off and dived in among the fish bones and other offal.” A FARMER’S BULL. “If you start taking money out of a man’s pocket, he will feel it much quicker than if you put it in, was a remark made by a farmer amidst roars of laughter at the annual conference of the National Dairy Neiw (Zealand )at. Hamilton. The speaker caused more laughter when he said: “I’m blowedi if I know what you’re laughing at. You try it on yourselves, and see how you like it.”