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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17094, 29 October 1929, Page 6

A riderless horse dashed into a motorcar driven by B. Roberts at Waihi. The impact damaged the front of the cai and injured the horse. The horse had been ridden into town by Air. Peter Wilson, a Waitawheta farmer, and had broken loose from where it was hitched.

Alost amusing originality was shown by some of the guests at a fancy dress ball held in Auckland to wind up the Athenian Club's winter season. One of the characters was the dustman's daughter, a young lady appearing in fantastic dustman's trarb and driving a miniature cart and horse, which was an excellent imitation of the real article. There were roars of laughter when she stopped the dancers to tidy up the room, or to hand over her card, which was inscribed: "Visiting days, Wednesday and Saturday of each week."

The secretary of the Vv'ellington Chamber of Commerce reported at a meeting of the council that a letter had been received from the#Employers' Association stating that several members of that body objected to the increasing use of automatic vending machines on the ground of unfair trading being involved. The opinion was expressed by members of the council that the matter was too controversial to come to a very definite opinion upon, and it was not likely that the system would be generally adopted.. The council resolved that no further action be taken.

People who witnessed a motor col- P lision at Whangarei were horrified to J see a baby flung out of its mother's 'F arms on to the street. It escaped with what are considered minor injuries. The accident occurred when a car driven from the station by Mr. • Galpin, of Opotu, collided with a, car which Mr. P. Heinvood was driving along Walton street. Afrs. Galpin was sitting in the front seat holding the baby. Air. Galpin's car was considerably damaged. The other car escaped lightly.

The chair in which the GovernorGeneral sat at the function in Cook's Gardens, Wanganm. was made from tim* her taken from the "fighting Temeraire," the famous ship which fought in the Battle of Trafalgar. Curiously enough, Trafalgar Day was observed the day previously, so that it was 124 years, almost to the day, that the chair used at the function was in action as part of the ship. The chair is owned by Mr. R. P. Oiblin (says the Wanganui Heraldi. who kindly lent it for the occasion. The wood is oak taken from Haiuault Forest, Essex, is beautifully carved, and on it is inscribed Nelson's classic message to Englishmen. Two motor-cyclists who were charged with dangerous driving in Buckland road, Alangere, were before Air. F. -HLevien, S.M.j at the Otahuhu Police Court. Sergeant Lambert said the roadway was being, converted into a speed track by motor-cvclists. and' evidence given by a constable showed that the offenders reached a speed of 80 miles an hour on a recent Sunday morning. The residents were alarmed,, and were almost afraid to go on to the road, and the police had some difficulty in dealing with the offenders, because they usually had a look-out man at either*, end of the road, who would give tffil warning when the police approached. Fines of £3 were imposed on each defendant.