NEWS AND NOTES

Grey River Argus, 27 September 1909, Page 1

NEWS AND NOTES

Three tennis courts have been ladd out in Pittsiburg, America, on land valued at ,£207000. Queen Wilhelmfna W Holland has a most successful paying daory farm not far from her place at Het Loo. It is eistimaited that out of 32,823 blind in the United Kingdom about x O,OOO are supporteid .by: the Poor Law. Amongst tte plans recently i>assed by the Pretoria Town Council were: — Beck!s Rink .^s ioo, and the Olympic Rink £3000. It is undersitood- that it is probable that proceedings to test .the right to obstruct the traffic in CaHhedra} square, Chmstchurch, by holding open air meetings are contemplated by tihe authtoitities. There are nony 50 clubs affiliated to the New Zealand 4 <m ) ateu r. Rowing* Asociation with a total active (paying ciembersihip of 27867^311^ increase of 51 over last year's figures. A rather novel .way of settling ,a - long^standiinig dispute was -witoiessed in Main street Gore, on Tihursday alfterno»n (say's t)h J e Standiar'd.)', when two well-known residents got rather heatL e4w Argumemt, , the 3vordy warfare ending in on© -of -'them -pulling' -the • nose -of ithe opponent. r An alleged grievance of old standing has culminated iin a writ for iJ6ooo being issued, aigainsjt: a Palmer■siton, North professional man and his 'broithers while still another profession al man is threatened with proceedings The Manawaitu times states that the . cose is in connection w *h the sale of an hotel At the Tim arii Court on. TburS' day a witness who was alleged to hiave ibot Unduly ©XOTt©^ on a cerfain occasion denied the soft .imipeaohmemit and; saiij' thttT the otnly thing . that hapopened during; tne- diy' to excite biin was that he: had 'been offered £50 for; auhorse be was driving, which wais certainly a gooid offer. '.'.;, '" It is und e Ts i tood . ithat an extra ex•piresis lQavioig WeUinigiton at'piajm. for Auckland, will began runajngjion November I. ..The oib]eot. of _ H th©; scheme is to enable passengers fcof : sleegb over tihe less thriilimg portion 'ol r fifie" journey.and hay« their senses alert for a dayligthit ..ihsSeoSdatf-.-ibif the grandeur in 'fiHiT middle of tihie island. : Under.a relgulation; issuilljin.Tjhurs---day'.s- Gazette any person is liable up:ion"b6liiViictip.n,.,^Q^.fis.« not exceeding, ..£2O -.sm (wknou't^eipmiissaon) catiryig- or fusing any -.gu^i xiQ^jiPX fi* e arm or' u'siimig amynet en^in© lstru-. jfnesf,T)f "device, or usimg- any dog, for'the oaptuTf^, or of any Tblind or animal; pr taking or attempt-- ■ inlg'to take the.- eggs- or young'-of any *ird in any of : the' reserves affected Mby'the Touiiist : 'and HeialtE Act, ■i^ f [-y: : - : : :'■-[.::'' 1 y> ;; v .-■ '-'' The . "c^traiotors .fori/i.the -con9tiw«c2tion of •/ the Arflhur^s tunnel have ' anticipated the v 3!ntiisih f ; pOlitiidans who v are pjroino^'ng 1 Saying Bill, :u«6jer which everyone would lsiiafct work earifer in the imornang ' and leave off sw^er^at;.niigto.^;.Tihe opntiiacitoiis ,'hoiw ■ever, ajie actuated by a : desire to save ithe men's :diayligihit and not their own On the tunnel .work "tunnel time," whidh is half a hour attead of. local time, is 'accepted with the re w s.ult that the men^ on ithe diay . shift get home in, dayli©hft and are able to gaither fiTewood and (perforan other do* c«stic acts coinmected with their housekeeping.