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Northern Advocate, 22 April 1921, Page 4

The Pahiatua County Council has a road roller for which it paid £800. for which it has no use, and which is too heavy to move' across the bridges in the county. It thinks that before it finds anything for the roller to do the Government will have taken over the roads. As it is'going to cost a lot to make the bridges strong enough to carry the roller, and rollers are worth £1800 to-day, the council has decided that it will do well to take a £1000 profit and part with the implement.

The sight of a tall and well dressed bridegroom, carrying his bride's suitcase, and running at top speed, in an effort to overtake a tax-cab, which was whirling hi s bride out of sight, enlivened the residents of a Christchurch, suburban street a couple of days ago (say s an exchange). After the wedding, the bride and bridegroom had retired to a friend's house to shake the rice out of their clothes. l The bridegroom had told the taxi-dr ver not to waste any time in leaving the house afterwards. But. : the friends of the, pair were &l%ve ~ to the ruse. They surrounded the house, and gave the newly-wedded pair more showers of rice as they emerged. In the. Hustle, the taxi drove off without the bridegroom. After the bridegroom had chased the taxi for some distance, the driver awakened to the fact that he was without one of his fares, and then waited for the perspiring and panting man to overtake him.