NEWS AND NOTES

Manawatu Herald, Volume XL, Issue 1782, 29 January 1918, Page 1

NEWS AND NOTES

A Wairarapa motorist who was ou the Trentham raceeour.se on Wednesday, was asked lo join the Automobile Association. He said Ite would thick it over. While lie was thinking hard, lie looked at Ins race-book. There he saw “Association” standing out in hold letters. He put a modest pound on “Association,” collected over a score, and is now determined to become a member of the Wairarapa Automobile Association (states'the Age),

There is a hoy in Birmingham who deserves well of his 'countrymen. An R.F.C. man was transferred to a hospital to obtain special treatment for a wounded leg. On his way to the station he had considerable difficulty in dragging a heavy kit-bag after him, and was passed by many hefty men who made no attempt, to help him. Presently he was spotted by a small boy of; the bag-carrying class, who promptly seized the bag and earned it to the train without a word. The wounded man put. bis hand in Ids pocket to reward the youngster, but the lad ran off, saying, with a backward glance, “I don’t think. Not after what you’ve done!”

An interesting memento of the early days of Dlinticvirke came under the notice of the local paper, being a register of the marriages solemnised in the district during the period from 1882 to IHflO, during most of which time there was no church in existence. The weddings were solemnised in all sorts of places, and the records show Unit the women pioneers, al any rale, believed in early unions, as of the 23 brides in the list, 18 of them averaged 10 years of age, and Ihe other five 33 years of age. The youngest of the women to he led to the altar was a girl of I(i, while one of the brides had a very narrow escape from being an old maid, her nuptials taking place at the age of 57!

A peculiar death occurred at Dunedin recently. Mr William J. Charters visited his sister at Woodlands last December, ami went into vhc garden for a smoke. In hen ling down to pick up a straw lo clean his pipe, his head came in contact with a branch of a “monkey puzzle” bush. A (horn on it pricked him ahove the ear. They thought the result was only a pimple or a boil, and applied Jeyes’ fluid lo it. On his way home by train to Mosgiel deceased complained of throbbing in the head. He consulted Dr Peters, who lanced and dressed the wound. For a, day or two deceased seemed hotter, hut. subsequently became excited, and his temperature rose. Dr. Church was called in, and ordered his removal to the Dunedin Hospital, where he died.

On a charge of being found on licensed premises on Sunday, December 20(h, Harry Brodorsen

pleaded not guilty a) yesterday’s silting of the Magistrate’s Court. Constable Woods stated that at 5.30 p.m. ou the date in question he was passing the Mnnawahi Hotel, and saw Broderseu come out of the front door. On being questioned, Brodorsen said he had gone inio the hotel lo see a man about a liaxliook. Brodorsen gave evidence on his own behalf, and stated that he laid gone into the hotel lo see a man named Olsen about a llax-hook that had boon brought in from one of the mills for him. The Magistrate said in* was not satisfied with the excuse, and inflicted a line of 20s, with costs

At present great difficulty js being experienced by importers in this country in getting supplies, owing- lo ihe shortage in shipping space, and in ibis connection motor ear importers are perhaps harder hit than others. The agents for the famous American car, the Saxon, were fortunate in getting a shipment out'just recently, and consequently tire able to give immediate delivery of cither the Saxon Six or the Saxon Roadster. Air E. Port er, of the Shannon Motor Garage, holds the district agency for these cars, and has the cars in stock. Intending car buyers would be well advised to inspect the Saxon and have a trial run. Full particulars can be.obtained from Mr Porter at any time. Air Porter also holds the district agency for the Alaxwell, and can also supply any other leading makes.