LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 5 October 1922, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The chairman of the Railway Committee of the Canterbury Chamber of Commerce, as the result of an inspection of the Otira. Tunnel works at the week-end. reports that in all probability it will be next Easter before everything is in full working order for regular through traffic.

It was stated at a meeting at Shannon last evening that, during the three months of its existence, 28 branches of the Dairy Farmers’ Union had been formed, with a total membership of 600 at the present time. Of these 500 lived within a of 20 miles of Palmerston North.

While a waterside! named Henry Maguire was assisting to load cattle at Wellington a bujlock broke away anil rushed at him, striking him under the chin with one of its horns. Maguire was taken to the hospital, where it was found that he had sustained a compound fracture of the jaw. ■Several hairdressers who took part in a football match at Invercargill recently, were unable to attend to their business on Monday, owing to the injuries they received while playing (states the Southland Times). The proprietor of one saloon injured his knee, while a member of his • staff is reported to have had a rib broken. A third member of the staff sprained his thumb badly, and could not wield the razors or the scissors. He had to content himself with supplying the lather in readiness for the other two, who were able to carry on. The effect of leaving the first teeth in the gums when the permanent teeth begin to show was made strikingly evident to a Daily News’ reporter yesterday, during the medical examination of a number of school children by Dr, Elizabeth Gunn. In a number of cases the permanent teeth were growing backwards into the mouth, and were likely to remain in that position should the first teeth be left until they eventually dropped out. Slight pressure only was necessary to remove the obstructing teeth, and so give the permanent ones an opportunity of growing into their proper positions.

The wonderful homing instinct of a cat has just been demonstrated, writes a Morrinsville correspondent. Two months ago a resident of Ponsonby, Auckland, visited her daughter in Morrinsville, and brought with her as a present a half-grown cat. The pet was carried in a basket on the train. Soon after the lady’s arrival in Morrinsville the cat disappeared, and was given up for lost. Advice has just been received in Morrinsville front Ponsonby that the eat has returned to its old home. The occupants of the Ponsonby house are certain of the identity of the cat. The distance from Morrinsville to Auckland by rail is 104 miles, and by direct route it is not less than 80 miles. The New Plymouth Central Fire Brigade was inspected last evening by Mr. Thos. Hugo, inspector of fire brigades, who is paying his annual visit to the district. Mr. Hugo first conferred with members of the fire bpard, after which a demonstration was given by the brigadesmen. The total strength of the brigade is 26, 23 of whom were on parade, whilst the other three were on duty. Both engines were taken to the middle of Devon Street Central, a “wet” practice being held there by pumping water from the Huatoki Stream. Afterwards the drill was continued in the vicinity of the fife station, where the practice included work with the reel, hose and extension ladder. Writing to a member of the Dannevirke News staff a recent lady visitor to Switzerland, referring to the dairying industry there, said: “All the cows wear huge bells round their 1 necks, and you can imagine the clatter when a number get together. In Switzerland the cattle are housed for most of the time and are watched all the time they are out. In the evening we saw them driv ing ,their cows in—(this refers to the village of Les Marracott'es) —and the animals have a drink at the village pump and wash-tub, etc., and then are taken into their chalet, as the houses are called. I think, the cow has the downstairs department. I think the Swiss peasant lives on the smell of an oily rag. They seem to have a piece of land each as big as a handkerchief —and a row, and that is about the extent of their possessions. They were haymaking.- The grass is all cut by hand, and is carried or! their heads. All the family help, including granny, who looks about 100.”

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