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Northern Advocate, 21 July 1923, Page 3

Going, his rounds one morning a trapper discovered a hawk caught by the foot, anc> as ho approached to release it the bird flew up, dragging the trap with it (relates : the "Waikato Times"). Handicapped by the weight of the trap its flight was low and short, and the trapper gave chase, but, being handicapped by a war product in the shape of a stiff leg, his best efforts just failed to grab the trap. Unseen by him a bull had fallen into line, and was following up closely.

cheeking wTien tlu; procession checkca, and quickening his pace if the chase was renewed, to the amusement of the trapper's mate, who finally called: "Charley, look behind." Charley looked, and his subsequent sprint to the nearest fence was guaranteed to have caught the hawk at the first attempt.

The Wanganui Borough Council sits in state with a magnificent- horse-hair table, padded chr.irs, and electric heat.•rs for its comfort (states the "Chronicle". The Gonville Town Board believes that comfoitable furniture is the mother of indolence, and that comfort ami warmth only promoted longwindedncss. It therefore has no padded scats nor appliances for preventing. cold feet, and conducts its public affairs with overcoats on and muffled to the eyes. The Castlecliff Town Board has no luxuries beyond an open fireplace with a fire in it that would make toast in a twin's. "Its equipment, like its eloquence, is solid, plain, and efficient.