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King Country Chronicle, Volume XXIII, Issue 3074, 2 November 1929, Page 5

NOTES BY THE WAY.

(By Rambler.)

While addressing "the jury in a recent case in the Supreme Court at Wellington, counsel for the defence was emphatic in his statement that the Court was a court of law. He was interrupted, however, by the Chief Justice (Hon. M. Myers), wha said, "And a court of justice, I hope. —I suppose .the Chief Justice is right, but it is hard to understand sometimes whether law and justice go hand in hand. Ask any unsuccessful litigant who goes to the Court for redress of his wrongs.

An "old salt" was laundering his "Sauoy Susan" on the soft sandy slopes of Kawhia Harbour. "Why don't you buy a motor launch?" asked "a young "gfro-getter" from Te Kuiti, who was smilingly observing tho ablutions. "No good to me," replied Bill. "In a sailing boat you can only be drowned at sea. With a motor boat you can bo blown up, drowned, burned to a cinder, or starved to death if the motor breaks down ten miles from land."

The Te Kuiti Public Library _ committee decided .to admit "All Quiet on the Western Front"—but that's ail the town can do in the matter of the banned.

It is suggested that if the loan proposal for the improvement of Te Kuiti streets is carried, and the Main Highways Board does its' job on the New Plymouth Rfrad, that! half of the local garages will go out of business.

The following appeared in the "Personal" column of an Auckland dai.y this week:—"Bachelor (33), tall, home and car (in city until to-morrow eveningt), wishes to meet, view marriage, attractive, genuine girl or widow; refs exchanged."—Sounds like one of these quick and busy chaps.

Overheard on the road between Te Kuiti and Kihikihi on Labour day. Driver of car containing passengers, from Te Kuiti: Do you mind if I pull up at Kihikihi? Passenger: We will mind if you don't.

A Wellington paper states that the city firebell has been sold to a church. People get used to .the tone of a firebell, and its clarion notes are not likely to be the most diplomatic method of calling the people to a service in these days, when people show such a reluctance to attend church.

A message from London states that the Jazz dance is passing out of fashion. It is to be hoped that otiher forms of Jazz will meet with the same fate—Jazz clothing, socks, stockings, garters—and Jazz conduct generally. It would do most countries a lot of good to giet back to the oldfashioned respectability of some 20 years ago..

Talking about morality and that kind of thing, it is comforting to note the comments of a minister who recently arrived in New Zealand from England, who stated that there is a finer sanity amongst the young people here than in the Old Country which saves the people from indulgingl in extremes and extravagances. Thi3 is pleasing news to us, as it has been stated that the country is going to the dogs faster every day. Still the tote figures are showing a big increase this year.

Opinions differ so widely in this little country of ours that it is hard to arrive at a proper realisation of our morality or immorality. While the parson from England is of the opinion that we are not prone to extravagance. Sir Robert Stout stated in the Legislative Council, when speaking on the land taxation measure, that too much money was wasted on liquor, racing, etc. Whether Sir Rlobent is of the opinion that these forms of vice are responsible for extra revenue for the State is not clear, but the State derives an enormous revenue from the frailties of human nature in this, respect.

A Te Kuiti resident with his small son was waiting for the Limited one day when it was five minutes late, when the young hopeful expressed the opinion "that it had a puncture."

A correspondent sends in the following note: "Dear Rambler,—You seem to know a little about a lot of things, and I want to ask you a question. I have read of the subsidies to be paid to the Waitomo County Council by the P.W.D. Do we really get all the money published on the estimates, something like £7OOO for our roads?—l am, etc., Curious." I am sorry ito say that I cannot answer that question, for the P.W.D. Statement has puzzled more than one County Council since the time of the Flood.