NEWS AND NOTES.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 2842, 5 February 1925, Page 1

NEWS AND NOTES.

The quality of the artesian bore water at the Orongo soldier settlement on (he northern edge of the Hauraki Plains was graphically described bv a farmer to the Minister for Lands the other day, says an exchange. The settler said his galvanised iron bucket fell lo the bottom of the well and some time later, when cleaning out the well lie found that there was not a 3in. piece of the bucket left. “If the water will do that to a galvanised iron bucket,” he said, “what will it do to the inside of a cow?” A Kauwhata young lady, while walking under some willows, noticed in a rotten stump a small round nest

composed of dried grasses. She investigated with great care, and to her surprise discovered 10 young mice. They were about the size of large slugs, quite harmless and with closed eyes, . but were exceedingly active and most comical little creatures. What she wants (p know is: Wa> this a Kindergarten or just the usual thing with mio. She quite thought that three or four were the limit. She never saw such a thing io her li Te as 10 blind mice. Thai tote odds are not always Untrue odds was proved during Iho course of the trotting meeting at Awupuni the other week, says the Times. A defect in the main recording machine, the figure 8, it is said, caused a short-payment of £IOO on the winner of the first race and an over payment of £3OO on Waiterere the Cup winner, whose true price was 22/- less than that awarded lucky hackers. The club thus had a dead loss of £2OO through this cause. The running of the foie machinery is in the hands of an electrical

company and (he dub was not responsible for this blunder. A brave ad was performed al Rangitikoi beach during (lie holidays by Scout Ah-x Jenkinspn, a member of the Terrace End troop, of Palmerston X. It appears that a woman naink'd Airs C. Mann was bathing in the river when she got into a whirlpool. Her cries for help were heard by Remit Jenkinson, who was also swimming nearby, and going to the woman’s rescue, he brought her downstream to the bank, where two young ladies. Misses M. and R. Marston,'completed the work of rescue. The Remit is only eleven years of age, and the current al the spot where All's Mann was bathing

was fairly strong. .Jenkinson is being recommended for Ihe Seoul medal for bravery and also the Royal Humane Society's medal.