NEWS AND NOTES.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 2825, 18 December 1924, Page 1

NEWS AND NOTES.

There are 148 war widows and 215 children whose fathers were killed at the war residing in Christchurch. l;i addition to these there are 200 returned soldiers with dependants in the various hospitals and sanatoria in and around Christchurch.

The promoters of the mammoth exhibition art union at Dunedin have every reason to be fully satisfied with the success of the venture, as 36,000 tickets had been sold in Auckland city aolne, and the sale in Dunedin and other centres had fulfilled expectations. During one season sportsmen in the United States pay on an everage about 5,000,000 dollars for hunting permits and licenses of all kinds. This money is used by the various states to establish game preserves, pay for wardens and generally to reduce taxation. Wool is not the only valuable load that passes through Eltharn on motor lorries. The other morning a lorry left Ehtham loaded with butter the value of the freight being £340. The great clock at Rouen has been measuring the time and striking the hours and quarters for over 500 years, running all this time without interruption.

A young Marlborough man who some months ago was sentenced to a. short term of imprisonment for theft was discharged from gaol at Wellington a few days ago, and returned post haste to his native town (reports the Express). The local brass band was not out to meet him, nor did the Mayor in all his robes extend a hand to the wanderer returned, but nothing daunted, the prodigal engineered a welcome all on his own which will make his homecoming the talk of the place for some time to come. He went to a social evening which was being held, paid his admission at the door, and, quietly making his way, almost unobserved to the piano, which happened to be silent at the time, electrified the assembly by striking up “Should auld acquaintance be forgot!”