NEWS AND NOTES.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 3767, 15 March 1928, Page 4

NEWS AND NOTES.

A Morrinsville resident recovered a sum of money in lucky circumstances last week. The money was placed in a dust-bin at night time for safe keeping, but in the morning the owner found .that the dustman had removed the rubbish. A hasty journey to the rubbish tip resulted in the owner finding his money while the rubbish was burning. 9 Something of a record has been created in the flights of small balloons by the Christchurch Observatory, in order to test the upper aircurrents. A balloon was kept under observation for 2hr. 52min., it being considered that it was probably at a height of about 19 miles before it disappeared. Of course, long be-

flash made by (he sun on its transparent body being the only indicafore then, its outline was lost, the tion. An extra theodolite has been obtained, and this will assist the work of observations.

A correspondent in the World’s News writes: Twenty years ago, a young chap, call him Broke, pleaded with a. citizen, one Banks, of my home town, for a little financial assistance in the way of a train fare to Sydney, and the price of a few meals. Banks, being soft-hear-ted, listened to the stranger’s yarn, kissed a pound note good-bye, and wished Broke luck. Before departing, the borrower recorded Banks’ name carefully on a piece of paper, and promised some day to show ’his gratitude. Time went by, and nothing was heard of the loan, until a short while ago, when one of the local banks got in communication with Banks, and asked him to call for a sum of £IOO, which a client of theirs, by the name of Broke, had lodged with them in Ins (Banks’) favour. Broke was showing his gratitude.