BY THE WAY.

Mataura Ensign, 22 March 1909, Page 3

BY THE WAY.

"When at Keighley, a boy who had stolon 2s admitted that, ho had spent the money on chocolate, pork pies and polony, which lie had eaten, the magistrate said: "Von must almost have had enough punishment already." Alter pleading guilty to begging at Middlesex Sessions George Dufnolcl remarked: "I never wear a collar." •What floes that mean:'" the magistrate asked. "You mean you won't uorkr" The prisoner agreed, "One month hard labor." was the magistrate's rejoinder. Locally-grown grapes of the "Albany" variety were being sold in the fruit market at Auckland Inst week at Is Od per bo.N of lull). Peaches also were very cheap, as many as sixty being sold for a .•shilling by street harrow-men: I'"ish is very nlentiful in Kawhia harbor, north of New Plymouth, just now. A resident of the district, in a letter to a friend in 'Wellington, states that great catches of flounders nro being made. The other night two Maoris in one haul of the net brought over 700 ii-liore and had some difficulty in-Helling them at one penny each.