MISCELLANEOUS.

Otaki Mail, 9 May 1923, Page 4

MISCELLANEOUS.

. An English boy of five yeais, who ! lived in China up to a. year ago, and had not seen a Chinaman since leav- | ing, met an old vegetable vendor in the Square on Saturday. Passers by were amused to see the little chap run up to the 'Md man, clasp iliitn round lire legs and chatter to bun in Chinese. The Chinaman was delighted with the unwonted demonstration in his favour.—Palmerston Times. The Stratford Borough Concil asked ihe Horowhenua County Council-at its Meeting on Saturday to co-operate in endeavouring to slop the practice of motorists who set out. to establish speed records between Wellington and Auckland. Legislation absolutely prohibiting speed tests on (he highways was asked for. The Horowhenua Council gave its full support to the request.

A lengthy letter was received by the Horowhenua County Council on' Saturday from the Ohinemuri County Council asking for support for pro posed amendments to the Motor Registration Act giving local bodies power to license all vehicles. The letter had been circulated throughout the Bominion. It was found, however, thai the clauses of the Act on which the proposal was based had already been repealed, and if the Ohinemuri' Council had had its -statutes annotated it would have saved the necessity of out the letter.

Members of the Horowhenua County Council on Saturday mentioned some of the "criticism"' that was being levelled at them in the election campaign. The County Clerk said he could sympathise with them as he had recently been through n little experience of the kind, and tinfil one fought an election he had no idea What a really bad man he was. He had not the slightest idea that he was such a selfish, self-seeking, greedy person until he sought the support of the electors. "Poor old Pecksniff was a gentleman compared with me,"' added Mr Goldsmith amidst loud laughter.

The Horowhenua County roads received a testimonial during the week from many of the farmers attending the Farm School. Cr. Tlarkness stated at Saturday's meeting that he had been conversing with farmers from all over the Wellington Province, and they sat,] the Horowhenua roads were in - first-class order and compared excellently with the roads in their dis I rids. Cr. Harkness said the worl: "tt the roads had been well done and 'hey v~-ptp going to stand up to it and =o 'reduce expenditure in the eominrr vonr. Cr. Bmadbelt remarked that 11 was always encouraging to hear of jipople who had worse roads than one's own. He had been -In Unworn 'ntely and had struck a piece of road 'here which was far worse than anything in this di = trirt. They bad. of •otirse, ninny tarred roads there and ; t would be' a splendid thing when this County emiid follow Vhc same course. Cr. Byder said they did not [ 'tave to go far to fln<T>.ronds worse than their own. A piece of road between Waikanae and Paekakariki was a, disgrace to any Council in New Zen'and. He had never seen such bad ' work done in any County before