LATE LOCALS.

Hokitika Guardian, 7 January 1921, Page 3

LATE LOCALS.

Just arrived at “Tlie Rivoli,” Revell Street, choice Christchurcli tomatoes, cherries, lettuce, rhubarb. We have also just landed a choice lot of dates, prunes and figs.—Advt.

One great factor in the cost of timber is wages (states the Dunedin “Star”). On this point a well-verified experience may be quoted. A certain sawmill manager has kept figures which show that in 1915 his fourteen'men put out 150,000 ft. in a month, and drew as pay £l4- per man. In 1919 he had twenty seven men working, and they produced between 80,000 ft. and 100,000 ft. being •►■-paid ££6 per month. The pay in each Tease included housing and firing. George. Giffen, the famous international cricketer of other days, told many a good story in companionship with members of the visiting English team while they were in Adelaide. Perhaps the best concerns the Grand Old Man of cricket, W. Q. Grace. In a match at Taunton against Somerset, W. (jf ,, who had just reached 96, went up to S. M. J. Woods, tho Somerset captain, and confessed that Taunton was the only place where lie had never made a century. “Look here, old chap,” he said, “get Teddy Tyler to howl me up a full toss on tho leg side so that I can get three figures and afterwards I’ll got out.” The bargain was made, the full toss was promptly sent to the boundary, hut Grace went on. When lie had reached 150, Woods approached him. “I say, ‘W.G.’ you promised that if we gave you your century you’d get out afterwards.” “Yes, yes my boy that’s all right,” said the doctor. “It’s still afterwards.” He scored 288.