NEWS AND NOTES.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 2788, 23 September 1924, Page 1

NEWS AND NOTES.

It is reported that one farmer in a district not 20 miles from Oamaru, took potatoes valued at £BOOO from an area of about 120 acres last season.

Since 1920 the sum of £7694 by way of restitution to persons defrauded, and by way of court costs, lias beeu collected from those who were convicted and placed on probation.

Mountains in the neighbourhood of Hollywood, California, have been "adorned” with the largest electrical sign ever constructed. This consists of the word "Hollywoodland” in letters 45ft high, the whole being quarter of a mile in length. Tour thousand lamps are used. A Palmerston North wireless amateur was instructing his wife in the linest points of listening in the other evening, says the Manawatu Times. The lady could not at first make anything intelligible from the multiplicity of noises. Then she became all excitement and exclaimed: "Tin sure 1 am listening to America for 1 can hear a chewing sound.” An instance of the "push” of the American is given by Hr Pope, of Palmerston North, who has returned from a visit to America. He slates that after getting cleared at the Customs he engaged a taxi to take him to a hotel named. The taxi-driver asked to be excused for a moment, and returned a iittie later with a pleasant companion, who explained mat lie was the projijietor of another hostelry, and that he was certain, if the visitors would only allow hun to "take care of them,” and allow his wife to show them over the hotel, the New Zealanders would alter their plans concerning hotels. iSo persuasive was tne man that the visitors agreed to inspect tiie place, and tUe result was very satisfactory to all concerned.

Canterbury will export over one million eggs Lins season. Over one quarter of this number has already neon shipped and still supplies are an umlaut, and bakers are obtaining then 1 orders at a lower rate than last year. Though one and a half million eggs wer© exported last year 1 there was a very large quantity carried over into this season, lhe Canterbury Co-operative Poultry Producers, Ltd., has sold its summer output for export at a higher price than is ruling locally. It is asserted that if it were not for the export this season, eggs would be an absolute glut on the market. It is hoped that once the export is thoroughly established an outlet 1 will be assured for summer supplies.