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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLV, Issue 288, 9 November 1925, Page 6

An unusual visitor on a recent morning at a residence near the Nelson railway station was a weka, or native woodhen. It was quite tame. As showing the growth of the motor trade in Taranaki, one salesman, it' is reported, has in the course of the past 12 months effected stales of pleasures and commercial motors totalling £125,000. The amount of unemployment in Taranaki would appear to he considerable if the number of men travelling the roads in search of work is taken as an indication (states a New Plymouth exchange). The Fire Brigade received a call to the rear of the Post Office at IL2O o’clock on Saturday night. A rubbish tin filled with smouldering ashes was all that needed attention, and a few buckets of w° 4 ' < u* soon rectified matters.

Eight of tho Auckland bands, realising the necessity of an organisation to control local conditions, have formed an Auckland Bands’ Accociation.

A baby girl born in Gisborne recently is the grand-daughter of the grandson of a pioneer colonist. The first of the family line to arrive in New Zealand was tho leader of the Shetland colonists who settled in the Hutt Valley in tho early forties. A telegram from Christchurch states that the returning officer expects to have the final count of the ballot papers in the Lyttelton election completed to-morrow. The staff worked all day on Safurday and yesterday.

' “There are 41 cricket teams about to take the field, and wc are in a quandary regarding grounds,” said Mr L. J. Joel, at a meeting of the Otago Cricket Association executive during a discussion on the question of grounds'. The speaker went on to say that there were 700 cricketers in Dunedin this season and the association had no possible idea as to how they were to be accommodated.

“It is extraordinary the number of letters that go astray according to what one hears in court,” said Mr J. W. Poynton, S.M., during the courso of hearing a case at Stratford recently. “I have been using the Post Office for 40 years and have never known letters to go astray. Apparently, they do, however, and more so when it suits a defendant.” .

The Government Publicity Officer (Mr A. H. Messenger) has received advice from the Photographers' Association of America, with headquarters at "Washington, that a dozen enlarged photographs of selected New Zealand' scenes will lie displayed in the association’s pictorial exhibit at next year’s annual convention.

A Wellington message states that the weather showed some unusual variations during the past 'week, winter, summer and spring days following in succession. After a very cold, fierce wind from the south, a heavy fall of .hailstones occurred. This was succeeded by a day of clear, blue sky and warm sunshine on Saturday. Yesterday the weather was -ideal, there being a bracing breeze from the south, a clear sky and warm sun all' day.

A New York touch has been given to one of the streets near the' Napier Hospital by the erection of a board designating the thoroughfare 05th Street. To the uninitiated observer this would appear to indicate that Napier has aspirations towards following the example of American cities. The truth is, however, that 65th Street was named after- the 65th Regiment, which was quartered in the barracks. S

A commendable action on the part of a number of Nelson tomato growers towards a local grower who had been laid aside with sickness is recorded. This grower has been lately in the hospital recovering from a serious operation, and realising that a very severe loss would occur to him by not being able to plant his tomatoes, some 20 of liis fellow-growers assembled at his garden and ploughed the land and planted and sticked some 5000 plants; also replacing several that had been stricken by a late frost. A remand was granted until Friday next by Mr C. R.. Orr-Walker, S.M., in the Magistrate’s Court at Wellington on Saturday in the case in whicli William Henry Hill was alleged to have been in charge of a motor car while under the inlfuence of intoxicating liquor. Accused, who pleaded not guilty, is alleged to have knocked down Ernest Fowler, of Washington Avenue, Brooklyn, in Willis street, about 9 o’clock on Friday evening. Bail was allowed in £SO. The injured man, who is still in hospital, is said to be making satisfactory progress. His condition is not serious.

A. prisoner in Newgate compiled some curious statistics from the Bible. He found that the word “Lord” occurs 1853 times; “Jehovah” 6855 times, “Keverend” once, “Girl” once. The verse of the 117th Psalm is the middle verse of the Bible- The longest verso is the twenty-eighth of the ninth chapter of Esther; the shortest is the thirty-fifth verse of the eleventh chapter of John. In the 107th Psalm the eighth, the fifteenth, the twentyfirst and the thirty-first verses are alike. There are, in all the books of the Bible, 3,586,483 letters, 776,693 verses, 1189 chapters.

A pleasant custom established by the Scottish Society of New Zealand some years ago will be observed next month (states the Lyttelton Times). The society, whose headquarters are in Christchurch, appeals to tlie peoplo in Scotland to send sprays of heather to be distributed at the society's annual gathering of clans in November. The sprays are made up into small bunches, each* bunch bearing the name and address of the person who sends it. In addition to tlie pleasure of giving and receiving «i present ossociatecl with national sentiment, the custom has led to many friendships by correspondence between Scots in the Old Country and Scots in this Dominion. In some cases it has reunited relatives and old friends.

Built into the pulpit of St. Paul’s Cathedral, Dunedin, is a stone belonging to the historic lona Abbey, so famous because of its connection with early Christianity. Interesting mention of this was made by Lady Alice Fergusson, who opened a sale of work in St. Paul’s schoolroom in Dunedin last week. It seems that the late Primate, Bishop Nevill, wrote to Her Excellency’s father, tlie Earl of Glasgow, asking him to get a stone from the lona Abbey and send it to Dunedin to be embodied in tlie Cathedral building. The Earl acceded to the request, and now the stono is built into the pulpit with a little plate saying that it came from lona Abbey and was the gift of the Earl of Glasgow. Her Excellency said it would give her quite an interest in St. Paul’s.

Among those present at a performance at the Grand Opera House, Wellington, on Saturday night were the Prune Minister and Mrs Coates. This was the first appearance of the Prime Minister in public after his triumph at tiie general elections, and as soon as the curtain fell on the first act a spotlight was’ directed on him, and at the call of Mr G. F. Wilson from the stage three cheers were given for the youngest Prime Minister New Zealand has ever had. Later on this demonstration was repeated, when further cheers were given for the Prime Minister and Mrs Coates, and the audieime joined in singing tlie chorus “For He’s a Jolly Good Fellow.” It was one of those spontaneous outbursts of feeling which showed in a very significant manner the general satisfaction which prevails over the return to power of Mr Coates and his party (states the Dominion). Collinson and Son will accept a deposit on any of their numerous lines, suitable for piosents, and will reserve same until Christmas. China is tho chief line; but, then there are pictures, crystal, toilet goods, perfumes, marquetry, glassware, stationery, brasswaro, pyrex, leather goods, pottern, E.P.N.S. mounted goods, cake stands, and a myriad other lines, all admirably suited for presentation purposes.— Collinson and Son. Broadway and Kingsway.—Advt