NEWS AND NOTES.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 2854, 5 March 1925, Page 1

NEWS AND NOTES.

“Write often and keep the family lege!her,’’ is the injunction us as lof'cther” is the injunction used as an official post-mark by the Canadian Post Office on a letter received in Wellington. This piece of propaganda for the post; odice is rather unique. “Xu, J don’t agree with you, •lack,” remarked Or. Deny, to Or. ■I. McKinnon, during discussion at the meeting of the Hamilton Borough Council. His Worship (rather severely to Or. Deny.) : “This is Or. McKinnon not .Jack!” Cr. Den/,: “I am pleased to meet you, Or. McKinnon —thanks fbr the introduction your Worship. Mr H. J. Thompson, of the stall' of P.N. Boys’ High School, has received notification of having passed the degree of Master of Commerce with first class honours, and of having been elected a Fellow of the Royal Economic Society. Mr. Thompson is one of the three graduates in New Zealand who has so far gained first class honours in this degree. Steps are being taken at Wanganui County to form a Rabbit. Board, and a meeting is to be held shortly to discuss obtaining the necessary number of -signatures of slock owners. A number of signatures have been secured, but a further 70 are necessary. It is said the rabbits are spreading into tiie country from both the top and bottom end. The operations of the Rabbit Boards on the coast have had the effect of dispersing rabbits into surrounding districts. Recently in one of the up-coun-try wool sheds, says the Gisborne Times, a Maori mother deposited hoi young offspring in a half-filled hale in the press in order to enjoy “smoko.” Unfortunatelf the. infant was forgotten, with the result that wool was piled on it. One can imagine the surprise on all sides when lusty screams issued from the interior of the bale just as it was about to he closed up. It was fortunate that the child woke up in time, otherwise it would un doubtedlv have been pressed with the wool.