NEWS AND NOTES.

Hokitika Guardian, 14 April 1923, Page 4

NEWS AND NOTES.

'I he digestive organs of a common duel; reveal some inexplicable peculiarieit -. A Paten resident bad killed his Faster dinner poultry, and when dressing the bird found in ‘he centre of the gizaanl of ".-oc.'.id stomach” a snail, the shell and all b.dug intact, ami the -nail jts.df div. flow the deck got the -nail in - ,o the organ in question and whether a j eriod of indigestion is due lo I he duck. Is a matter which iprevi.litig lie resident with food for "There is no deiibt that education has been one of the most patent lactor:- in the past .10 yeai s in reducing dime in all rcuiune- ol ti:e world, • aid .Mr 11. Opie. chairman ot the guard ~i Governor.- of the Christchurch 'I echnieal (’ollege." 11 is interesting. I lie re lore, to note that the Darlinghurst Gaul, which ha been a landmark for many years in Sydney, has fallen into di-use fur the detention ol criminals, anil is being converted into an imiu'.'o-e technic.d school. I lie cost ol conversion i - estimated at plO.Olttl, and when the building is complete there will be aee.inuiiodittion for student -. Australia lias, enough “"bite ele pbants” without adding to the mimlwr li\- Iniilditig a magnificent lie-te! at

not live in it (says the “Melbourne Argus.") According to the secretary of the Public Servants’ Clerical Association. the employ-os would prefer a less expensive dwelling. It is pointd out that most of the public servants who would lie translorred to Canberra are ; married, and they would Invent an ar- : rangenient lluit would enable them t a purchn-e their own homo- under the Credit Fourier, or some similar system. Possible that would lie a better plan than the one proposed by the Ministry. Boardinghouse life is distasteful t' l many married people, but they would have additional cause lor complaint it they were conn i! b to pay C_! A- or Ifs y ~ t ;i,-k fur accommodation. | j which, ii is -aid. would bo equal only 1 in that which in Melbourne 0 f Sydney could be obtained fur IFe a week. No ! doubt the stalctueni- made by this ofiij rial will l:o carefully investigated beI fore the expenditure on the hostel lI authorised, lie certainly sound'd a i note of warning when lie said that 11 public servants bad to pay the rates asked, they would have to he granted a district njllow'aneo. Previous ’estimates of costs were prepared witnonl consideration of possible claims by t iinmonv.ealth (.diner- tor more tuone, .

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