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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLV, Issue 1210, 7 January 1925, Page 4

Work was commenced on Monday on the preparation of the balance of the regulations under the Motor Vehicles Act, passed last session. From a recent examination of the wrecked steamer Rama ot Okawa Bay, Chatham Islands, it is considered that the condition of the vessel J!i hopeless.

Owing to the very heavy rainfall during the past few weeks fungi is prevalent in cottage gardens in Masterton. Onions, tomatoes and potatoes appear to be affected most, while ripe rot is noticeable in several of the stone fruits (says an exchange). After a tour of Now Zealand, which they have "done" with true American thoroughness, Dean Russell and Professor Macklin, of the University of Wisconsin, are returning home with a feeling of admiration for New Zealand, and especially for its dairying industry, which was their special interest. Vehicular traffic to the northern suburbs of Auckland must surely have established a record during the last two weeks (says the Star). On Sunday close on 300 vehicles were conveyed across the water by the three steamers and the time-table was maintained with difficulty. As many as 38 vehicles Were carried on single trips. A gra'tifying and reruarkabl* feature of the holiday season in Auckland was the freedom from motor and other traffic accidents, notwithstanding the greatly-in-creased volume of road traflio (slates the Star). With the thousands of motor vehicles on the thoroughfares and the consequent congestion, especially on race days, when the vehicular traffic was unprecedented in Auckland, not a single accident marred the holiday period. Travellers by train to Whangarei say that they have never seen the country looking so well there. All along the line the farms were looking splendid, and the grass seen on some of the dairy farms was equal, and in some cases excelled, anything to be seen ill the Waikato or Taranaki. The good season which the country was enjoying was reflected in the stock, which were seen browsing lazily by the line side, and in the crops, which Were being harvested.

An unusual mishap occurred at the Mellinff railway crossing on Saturday evening. An upward bound train had stopped at the station, with- the engine just short of the crossing. As the engine whistled a motor cycle rider with a passenger on the pillion seat was on the crossing. The engine forced out steam, entirely obliterating the crossing, and the oyclists. The rider lost his direction, and finished up in the heavy vegetation on the bank beyond the crossing. The riders were severely shaken, and the hondlobars of the cycle wer? forced out of position; but after maicing adjustments, the pair proceeded on their way.

We have been appointed Sole selling agents for "Indian Head" fabrie3. This is an uncruflhable material *ith o been finish, and i 3 much in demand h> fioeks, nurses' uniforms, etc. 36-inch 2s ?.l yur.i 54-inch 3b 6d yard. Ask to Bee "Indian ilead" in our dress section. anti Cunning-1 latino. —Advt.

Seventeen cases of infantile paralysis were reported in Wellington fer the weeK ended on Monday, as against nine during; the previous week. A little girl at Wairoa was charged by one of the cows licensed to run on M» borough roads. She sustained a severe wound on her thigh.

The rainfall at Glen Oroua for the month of December was 7.37 inches—an exceptionally high figure. Ram fell on 17 days, the highesi fall being on tne 11th, when 2.26 inches were registered.

Mushrooms have made their appearance in .South Canterbury unusually oarly tnis year, owing probably to the copious rains. In various parts of the district they are now being .gathered, and they are mucn better grown than usual this year. Several of the farmere in the Weirarapa whose hay crops were epoilt by the recent flood's arc finding the task of cleaning up the paddocks a difficult, one. Ino lilt wid hay have formed a mixture that is difficult to get rid of. Some *«*»"• are raking it up and keeping it W manure.

- A party organised by Mr Tannock (city gardener, Dunedin), left Gore recently to spend, a few days in .the Game, Momtains, collecting mountain and other P»W» Mr Tannock intends to make a OiqW of mountain lilies and other plants at tne exhibition, to be held in Dunedm at the end of the year. . A Wanganui sheen-farmer f Ksterday compared the prices obtained at the Uirisi church wool sales in 1905 with those obtained at that centre this week, i**™* the figures given in the newspaper reports of the sale held in the southern city on Januarv 20, 1905, he found that crossbied wool is to-day. on an average, Is per m. higher, and merino Is 6d per in. Chronicle. A Wanganui -wireless enthusiast picked up the following information from Sydney last evening; The Governor-General ot Australia Lord Forster, will deliver a message to 'the Boy Scouts of Australia and New ZeaUnd to-night at 7.15 Australian time (8.55 New Zealand time). Ho will speak from-his rtsidence. which is about 60 miles from Svdncy, and the message will be transmitted per telephone to farmers' Broadcasting Station, Sydney.

At 11.15 on Saturday morning tho Timaru Post Office clock began to chime the hour—although the hour had not actually arrived. When the chimes exceeded the maximum number, twelvo, it was soon_ apparent that something was amiss. mtn mathematical precision, however, the clock continued to chime; it was not till ten minutes had elapsed that a halt was called. During the period of "activity or "eruption" the clock struck 350 times.

Death overtook a starling flying over p. Napier suburban section in sudden and curious fashion. Several small boys were playing cricket, and a juvenile batsman hit out lustily at a short-pitched ball. TM hit was well-timed, and the ball whizzed away like a bullet. Suddenly it stopped almost dead in its course, there was a flurty of feathers, and a starling that had been filing across the course of the ball dropped to the ground, dead. On the Monday before Christmas Day there was a heavv call on the Chief Post Office, at Auckland, when 1600 depositors trooped into the savings bank department and presented withdrawal slips (which take the place of cheques). The bank, how»ever was well able to weather the storm, and "(states the Star) expert tellers were detailed off to handle the business, which was put through with remarkable speed. In addition to local depositors, the post office dealt with a large number of country depositors, replenishing the depleted purses from time to time.

The often-reiterated cry, "It's time we had a larger station," was heard on all sides at the Chrisvchurch railway, station on Saturday night, when tho railway station was a mass of people and luggage (states the Press). An unusually large number of passenger i was coming from the South and going North by tho express and steamer-trains, apd while the first train was standing it the platform it was almost impossible to move. "If this was Dunedin," said , ono perspiring traveller, "this crowd world look a very small one 1"

A complaint was made to the Wellington police tho ot-hevr day by a- -woman, who stated that she had left her handbag, containing money and bonds to the total value of £550, on a ferry steamer. The matter was placed in tho hands of Detective Thomas, who was later informed that tho missing bag had been found by a young man in Muritui Park. The contents were intact, and as tho owner had actually been in the park on that particular- morning, it seems likely that it was thero she lost the bag, and not on the steamer.—Post,

An awkward contretemps was narrowly averted in one of Auckland's hospitals last week. The sister on duty had escorted one flower-laden man to the bedside of her latest patient, a winsome young damsel of 20 summers, when another young man, also flower-laden, arrived. The patient appeared to have a sudden paroxysm of pain. Covering her face with a towel, she moaned piteously. 'the sister despatched the two visitors, and hurried to her patient's side. She was mopping her forehead with'the towel. "That was a narrow escape," ahe breathed, with a sigh of relief. "I urn „ engaged to them both—but they are so quicK tempered. 1 should hate thein to meet 1" A -visitor to Wanganui, who included Virginia Lake in his Bight-seeing programme—'his first Visit in many years —expressed his surprise i\i the mean depth of water. He observed th>t years ago it was quite a usual circumstance to lind the stone wall nearly submerged. It may not be generally known (says the Chronicle) but the change has been in evidence ever since Mount Tarawera became abnormally active some years ago. Many theories have been advanced trom time to time as to the real cause, but the easiest way to explain tiie phenomenon is that tho water recedes somewhere, though where that "somewhere" is local geologists have not as yet decided. The tact, However, that volcanic activity is considered responsible for the change invests the position with more than casual interest. The command. of old that if a man 7 is smitten on the one cheek ho should turn tho other, evidently doe:» not appeal to a modem parson like the Rev. hi. T. Cox, Methodist minister (writes a Wanganui correspondent). Having bean taught boxing, he can apply it to good use when required. A few days ago, while reading in his he heard a girl screaming. The shrieks came frotn a right-of-way which runs past tho church between the Avenue and Wicksteed street. He threw down his book and went to investigate. He saw a 16-ycar-old girl struggling with a big brute of a man. Mr Cox got to work, with tho result that tho girl's assailant ran for his life. Tho matter has been placed in the hands of the police. On Sunday evening Mr Cox used tho incident in a sermon as an illustration to emphasise the need of all boys being taught the art of self-defence. The attention of persons entitled to vote at Parliamentary elections is drawn to an announcement in to-day's "Standard," in regard to compulsory registration. By the Legislature Amendment Act, • pa:«sed last session, an obligation is placed on every person qualified to bo registered as an elector to enrol, whether his name is already on the roll or not; also to notify change of residence, after having become registered. For. the week-end trip, annual holiday or local shopping, one of the fine bags as showing ab our doorway in Broadway is invaluable. These bags are light, but strongly made, with steel grip handles, spring catches or locks when necessary. Lunch bag 3 from 3s od, shopping bags from Ss 6d, attache cases from its 6d, suit oases from 10s 9d. See these bags at our front entrance, they are all marked in plain figures. —Collihsoh and Son, BroadWay and King street, Palmerston North. —Advt.

Small boys' summer hats of poplin, specially suitable for holiday wear at the beach, etc.. fcs Hd, 2s lid and 4s 6d net cash. Real Man O'War straw hats for the boys. Excellent value, 8» 6d net cash at the C. M.' Ross Co., Ltd.—Advt.