MISCELLANEOUS.

Otaki Mail, 22 November 1922, Page 4

MISCELLANEOUS.

Thus I lie Auckland Star: “Como over to Masscy-tlonin 'and (help us” j was Sir Mai'scy’s little joke at Puke-. Kobe. : . This was-by .way• of- an inviialion to Liberals to joiii the parly led' by Mr Massey. It is said, that a 1 Scotsman jokes with difficulty. Mr 1 Massey is not exactly a Scotsman. He j hails from that part of Scotland known ) as the North of Ireland. But bis little ’ joke bears tlie well known Scottish I characteristic, and Mr Massey must { feel a sense of relief at ridding him- , ..self of it. As to its application—St, 1 Paul in a vision saw a man from Macedonia praying “Come over and help ns.” He took ship for Philippi, I the chief city of that, part of Mace- j douin, and abode there many days , until ho got inlo trouble, and finally, | after a sojourn ill gaol, during •v’lirit. wonderful things happened, ho do- ’ parted from the city,” • I The Grey River Argus, the West Coast Labour daily, asked its readers ' to note the other day that the Liberal ' aspirant for the Motueka seat had received a delightful surprise packet in ; the shape of a cheque for £SO towards i his electioneering expenses. There was j no name to if, the donor wishing to ! keep his identity to himself, so that j it is not likely to help the candidate j much. This calls to memory an old j story of another West Coast cheque. •' A certain member of Parliament was j presented with a purse of sovereigns, ’ so the story runs, in recognition w>f liis action in furthering the passage of some local legislation, and when it was pointed out that the acceptance of

Ihe gift was contrary to-the law the member immediately sent his cheque ! to the donors of the sovereigns, with, a loiter expressing his gratitude' but . saying that he could not think of no, repling the gift for doing what was, no more Ilian his duly. The cheque, when presented at the bank, was re-. lurried marked N.S.F. What become! or the sovereigns the story leaves to . file imagination, A frequent traveller on trains on this coast remarked to a “Mail” representative yesterday that it seemed a. curious arrangement (hat cream j irou'i the Wairarapa and Hawke’s | Bay should be sent to factories in Lower Monawntu. and the same class of produce dispatched from this coast lo Taihnpe, Wanganui or some ■ oilier place for conversion into but-j ler or cheese. The railage and handling inusi be a considerable charge j io someone, and it -seemed an un- i necessary expense when there were i . factories practically next door lo the producers which could handle the . material much more economically ! Much indie-nation is Vicing expressed at Iho action of certain people who disfigured the door of' Si. Andrew's Church at Wanganui ' on Saturday night or Sunday morn-j ing last. When the church was about to lie opened for morning ser-j vice, it was discovered that a white- * wash brush had been at work, the , door having painted on it advice to | vote- for Continuance and to drink

beer of many X quality. The wor bad been done very thoroughly an very deliberately. A rather amusing; Incident oceurre at the loot oi‘ •Short-laud Street (Aucl land) shortly after (» p.m. on Frida evenin’;’, says tbe Star, when the p< lire, with every evidence of seriou: jiess, arrested a ( 1 guy* ’ ’ A number o children dressed as “ guvs’* wci struggling' in the roadway for penriic tlirown to them. A considerable crow had gathered to watch (lie scrambl when a sergeant and Ihree constable arrived on the scene and arrested on of Ihe children. The child was place in a four-wheeler and taken to tli lock-up by the policeman. The otlu children quickly decamped in a mar ner which raised a laugh from the or lookers. The remaining officers the began to disperse the crowd and trie to keep the pavements clear. This ac tion and the arrest of the child seen ed to annoy some of the men, who rc seated being told io move on. bvei tualJy the sergeant took the name o one man. This was further resenter and some sympathisers offered to go a witnesses for him, while others trie to teach the policeman law. Event-i

ally the crowd dispersed without- fui flier trouble. It is understood tha the charge against the child will it tiiat of begging. Characterising talk about the dange of the 1 ‘pneumonia blouses” as “a 3 nonsense, ” a distinguished professoi Ur. Leonard Hill, appeals to the Princ of Wales, as the acknowledged leado of men’s fashions, to ‘‘conic out wit! a low neck, to start a fashion that wil rid us of these horrible tight and un healthy stiff collars. ” The proi'esso adds that women are much healthie and more beautiful in low neck bious os. and he considers that children ar shamefully over-clothed. They shouh bo ioft in the open air naked if tin weather allow s. _ While this appeal fo more sensible clothing is being mad in England. a curious reaction is talk ed of in France. The simple charm o: the modern a\ omar.’s dress, with it; graceful folds revealing the nature lines which were ar one time hidden bj costly laces and gorgeous embroidery. ’ has alarihed the Minister of Commerce who has learned that France is losing enormous sums every year through the diminished export of lace, feathers and other trimmings. The ilinistei has appealed to lending arbiters oi fashion to remember this vlic-u setting women’s fashions. This appeal makes it probable that heavily ornamented robes wiii be the mode for next season.