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Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 7271, 26 September 1933, Page 6

“The hyena really, laughs,” said Mr. P. W. Tewksbury, a Melbourne mining man and big-game hunter, who passed through Auckland on his way to America by the liner Monterey. For the man spending his first night in the .jungle, the row made by the hyenas roaming round the camp was very disturbing. “It sounds exactly like some silly ass laughing his sides out,” said Mr. Tewksbury.

Residents in the vicinity of the Duller Hospital, Westport, and inmates of the institution were startled one evening last week by a loud report. Investigations showed that apparently an attempt was made to blow up a new sedan ear owned by a porter at the hospital (reports a press correspondent.) The floor of the car was perforated with holes as a result of stones being forced through it- by the explosion. The engine, was not damaged to any great extent, but bore evidence of the force of the detona-

T’o find a one-pound note secreted in a bundle of clothing was the unusual but reassuring experience of a group of ladies at tho Showgrounds yesterday. T.ho band of workers was busily engaged in sorting the thousands of parcels of miscellaneous clothing which came to light during the recent postmen’s drive. It was with very real surprise that, on opening a bundilo which, from outward appearances, was no diftccrnt. from hundreds of its predecessors, they came upon the note enclosed in an envelope. There was quite a flutter as the ‘'crinkly” came to light.

“Speed-mad” was the description English motorists were given by Mr. Edward Armstrong, who has just returned to Christchurch from a tour abroad. He had been astounded by the number of road accidents lie had seen in the 4000 miles he had travelled on English roads. Motor traffic of all kinds went at much higher speeds than in New Zealand, he said, and many of the cars were really not under control. Motorists in England did not seem to realise, as Lord Trenehard had recently reminded them, that a man driving a motor-car was controlling a machine that, was as dangerous as a quick-firing gun.

“None of the baptisms is taken in private, unless there are special reasons for this course,*’ said the Rev. J. A. Allan, reporting at a meeting of the Christchurch Presbytery lately on a presbytorial visitation to Knox Church. He added that the baptisms were all performed in public and there were no “kitchen baptisms.” Another minister asked the Rev. T. W. Armour, minister of Knox Church, just how he managed to get all his baptisms in public. first they were inclined to dictate to me,” replied Mr. Armour. “But they soon found that they could not direct a dour Scot in the discharge of his duties, so baptisms are performed in public.”

A new departure has been made this year in the arrangement of the names on the ballot paper for the election of the council of the Canterbury Chamber of Commerce. In recent years the names have been placed in a circle in alphabetical order, but it was found that members voting showed an inclination to start their selection from the letter “a” and work round the circle alphabetically. It was seen that the circular form of ballot paper had little advantage over the straight list, if the narties were so arranged, and that nominees whose names began with letters well up iri the alphabet might have an advantage in the voting. To obviate this the position:) of names of candidates in this year's election were decided by lot. It is expected that the new arrangement will stop any tendency to select the 20 members of the council alphabetically.