NEWS AND NOTES.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3552, 21 October 1926, Page 4

NEWS AND NOTES.

It is probable that observation c'ars, with properly equipped rear platform on the lines of those in use in other countries, will be running on the New Zealand railways in the near future (states an exchange). “Since some of the returned soldiers commenced to throw their places back on the market land values have depreciated quite In per cent.,” said a land valuer, giving evidence in the Supreme Court at Auckland.

“An authority on health has said that ‘two oysters a day will keep goitre away; but an ounce of kelp is even better,” said Mr A. E. Helford to the Philosophical Institute. —Christchurch Press.

Little Girl: “A package of pink dye, please.” Merchant: “For woollen or cotton goods?” Child: “Its for ma’s stomach. The doctor said she’d have to diet, and she wants a pretty colour.”

The skipper of a steamer atllargaville effectively settled a stopwork meeting of watersiders recently by refusing to allow them to start again. This, says the local paper, evidently* taught them a lesson, as they were up in strong, force the following morning to complete loading the vessel with timber at And■erson’s wharf.

“I am a mechanical engineer, a mining engineer and a gas engineer and proud of the fact too,” said the Prince of Wjales at the annual dinner of the Institute of Civil Engineers. “But,” he-added, “if the lift goes wrong to-night or a gas main bursts, I sincerely hope you will not call on ipe to deal with the situation.” (Laughter). The Prince concluded by quoting.the advice of a famous diplomat to a would-be after dinner speaker. “If you haven’t struck oil in the first five minutes, stop boring.”

, Among the interesting sales of se-cond-hand motor cars held at Wanganui this week, was a Perry, a two-seater, which brought £l(3. A Maxwell four that could not hide its age was knocked down at £9, the price of a,bicycle, and a liveseater Overland, plus spotlight, and other accessories, was an obvious bargain at £l7. The terms of sale were easy—a third down, and balance by arrangement. Under these circumstances any olliee boy with his salary in his pocket could become a plutocratic car owner. .

The proposal that the King and Queen should visit 'Canada next year in celebration of the Dominion’s diamond jubilee lias aroused a lively interest in Loudon, but nothing is being said, officially, about if. The statement is made on good authority that Their Majesties are anxious to visit Canada, but whether or not the trip would be possible next year has not been fully considered. It is intimated, howeyeij that an invitation for such a visit from Canada would be viewed with the greatest possible favour. “I do not think it is dangerous for a man to drive a car on a straight road on which there is no other traffic, at 371 miles an hour,” said Mr Wyvcrn Wilson, S.M., in the Hamilton Magistrate’s Court last week, when Sidney Geoige Smith was charged with driving in a dangerous manner and at a speed exceeding 25 miles an houi. The magistrate dismissed the information of dangerous driving and ordered defendant to pay costs on the charge of driving at an excessive speed.

The estimated profit from the “Big Three” art union is £17,000, and that from the “Golden Treasure” about £4OOO, so that these two, which are merged in the interests of the Auckland Rugby Union, the Auckland Cricket Association, the Maungakiekie Golt! Club, and the Auckland Tennis Associa-

tion, are expected to provide the four beneficiary, bodies with a clear £SOOO apiece. The comparative failure of the “Golden Treasure” effort is ascribed to the prohibition of “broadcasting” books of tickets and application forms through the post. Some idea of the number of girls looking for work in Dunedin at the present time may be gauged from the fact that a drapery firm recently advertised for three hands, there being nearly 100 applicants. A large number of these were shop assistants with three or four years’ experience (says the Star), and many others were young girls who had not previously been employed. “Our poor bodies are mostly fighting a losing game —very gallantly they are fighting, often to the last ditch. Give them a respite and time and again they will drive the enemy off the field. But finally from weakness, and over work they* give up the game, and death ends the battle. If you could only think of yoflr bodies as splendid warriors fighting your battles you would then help them and not fight with the enemy. Your body is trying to save your life. Then why commit snieidel” Dr T. Hardwick-Smith. In connection with Health Week in Wellington, a writer in a city paper calls attention to the filthy habit of expectorating on footpats This is probably the most fifthy and the lowest offence that can be indulged in, and plainly shows that the offender is of a common origin. No person who has any respect for himself indulges in this disgusting habit, and those who do so clearly define their real social standing. Of course these remarks would not apply to Foxton, where there are no low bred men who would defile the footpaths' (?). f