NEWS AND NOTES.

Manawatu Herald, Volume L, Issue 40024, 16 November 1929, Page 4

NEWS AND NOTES.

The Essex County 'Council has. 'decided to co-operate with the Kent County Council and the Ministry of Transport in obtaining surveyors for the proposed lower Thames tunnel between. Kent and Essex.

The ' Martinborough Borough Council has decided to collect fees from itinerant hawkers and traders that visit the town. In the past Martinborough has been a happy, free-for-all hunting ground for these traders. The Council was of opinion that it was obviously wrong that hawkers and traders should be allowed to peddle wares Avithout a fee, while resident shopkeepers bore the rating.

October was one of the driest months on record in Nelson over a period of 40 years. Only a little over an inc-h and a-half of rain Ayas recorded, against an average of three inches and a-half. On the last tAvo days of the month Aveleome rain fell, and will do an immense amount of good throughout the district, but more is needed. The pea crops in some parts suffered from the dry spell, while tobacco plants, which are now being put out, need rain to give them a start.

A Avomair in Christchurch who was a fegulatr customer of an ap-ple-seller Avho visits one of the suburbs, found to her. amazement, the other day, that Avhile she paid 2/- a- bucket for the apples she bought, a next door neighbour got the same quantity and quality for 1/0, and a Avomnn over the road had to pay 2/3. She taxed the hoy Avho brought the apples Avith this. After a. lot of denials, he admitted it. “It’s the boss’s idea,” he said, “He says there’s three classes, the aristocracy, the .middle classes, and the poor. They pay three different prices.” 'Concluding evidence was heard at Im r ereairgill yesterday before the Coroner (Mr. W. IT. Woodward, 5.M.,) concerning the deaths of Mrs. William Trembath and her daughter Moira, aaTio lost their lives Avlien the Carriers’ Arms Hotel at Riverton Avas destroyed by fire early on the morning of October 28. The 'Coroner's verdict Avas as folio wsj “The two deceased, Barbara and Mioira Trembath, met their deaths by misadventure on October 28 by being' burned to death in the fire Avhieh destroyed the Carriers’ Arms Hotel, the origin of the fire being unknown.”

At the Customs House nea Basle, Mr. J 3. W. Bullivant, o Christchurch, during his roeen

lour of Germany, found that I lie German officer in charge, who was examining passports and baggage, bad been for three years in the Emden, and he Avas in the ship round Australia in the Avar. Mr. Hullwant asked : Did the Emden ever come into Cook Strait? There was a widespread rumour that she •was there. The German officer replied : “You cannot expect me to answer that question.” He Avould not tell anything, but he Avas greatly interested- in examining the Ncav Zealander’s passports. Equally" enigmatic and diplomatic was a, .Maori in Berlin. Mr. Bullivant was surprised to see a. Maori in one of lhe lending thoroughfares, so he na-

rurally spoke asking: “Hoav came you to get here.” Wiliat are you doling here.” All he'could find out was that: the Maori Avas in Berlin studying tin* German language. He. did not say Avho he was or how long he had been there. •