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Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 24 December 1913, Page 2

Two natives, Leonard Alberts and Tuuniia dlnrpe, figured in a case heard by Messrs 0. A. Laßochp and J. A. Wilson J'.s P. on Monday at the beal CourUiousp, the latter on a charge of having assaulted Sharpe. Mr E. T. Field appeared for complainant. After hearing evidence the Bench held that a technical assauit had been aommitted but of so tnfiing a nature that they were not justified in convict^ ing defendant. ■ . '

Califoniiah thistle has made itself at home in New Zealand and constituted itself almost as big a nuisance as the blackberry . Nobody has been able to devise a schema for Retting rid of it and mere chopping down only causes a lialf dozen plants to grow where oi;a o-vew previously. However i'l t} l6 ' Totara district, Oamaru way, an. oneniy of the ■thistle hasa:is-n, a &jnall fungus that take up its res-idonce <m the under side of the thisrld leaf and multiplies rapidly luir.i tli^- who la of the nuisance is covere ; the thistle is-soon killed. No. official pionounc-SKient has made on tho iflmuiiy of vim fungus but if its performance is likely to bo permanent the Agricultural Uep. should see the f ingus is given «very encouragement.