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Southland Times, Issue 19238, 8 May 1924, Page 4

The following is the Government Meteorologist’s weather forecast:—“Present indications are for strong north-westerly to south-westerly winds, weather unsettled and cloudy, with rain following generally. The barometer is falling everywhere, but will rise in the south after about 18 hours.”

During April 14 cases of infectious diseases were reported in Southland, as follows: Scarlet fever and tuberculosis 4 each, diphtheria 6. One death occurred from tuberculosis.

“Where are you living?” asked counsel of defendant in a civil case at the Palmerston North Magistrate’s Court. “In the same place I was living in the last time you dragged me before the Court,” replied witness.

“Is this defendant an experienced driver?” was a question put to a constable by Mr F. R. Orr-Walker, S.M., at the Wellington Police Court recently. “Well, I should say he is,” was the reply. “He has been before the Court on two previous occasions.”

At Wellington yesterday a girl, named Janet McGregor, 16 years of age, was knocked down by a motor lorry. In running to catch a car, she did not see the lorry until she was struck. She was sent to the hospital, where she was found to be suffering from a fractured skull. Her condition is precarious.—Press Association.

The strike has had the effect of giving car drivers a false sense of security at railway crossings, and some of them now take only the most casual precautions (states the Napier Telegraph). One man along the Awatoto road learned his lesson, the engine of the incoming train just missing the car by two or three feet.

For some time past the Lochiel school has been too small to accommodate the pupils comfortably, and the Committee has been endeavouring to secure an additional room. This room is now being added to the school, and it is hoped that, when it is completed, the pupils will have ample accommodation. At present teaching is extremely difficult and the separate room will assist the teachers in their work.

That hiccups may be due to rheumatism is the contention of Dr Martin J. Chevers, a well-known Manchester physician. “I have never failed to cure the most obstinate case by a few doses of anti-rheumatic medicine,” Dr Chevers states. He admits that morphine may relieve the spasms, but adds that it does not go to the root of the cure. One of the cures used in France is to apply severe pressure to the eyeballs.

A Wellington telegram states that at the Supreme Court there yesterday a middle aged man named Frank Arnold Hill was convicted of indecently interfering with two giris at a local picture show and was sentenced to twelve months’ imprisonment with hard labour. The Judge said that though there was no violence, they never knew what might ensue and the public must therefore be protected.

“Is she a married woman?” asked the Magistrate, at the Magistrate’s Court in Gisborne, in regard to the defendant in a civil action. “She is described as a widow,” stated the clerk of the Court, but the plantiff interpellated: “I think she married again, sir. At least, if she's not she’s doing her best.” The Magistrate smilingly remarked that he could not accept such a statement as a definite answer to his query.

A judgment debtor, when asked at the Court at Nelson how many children he had, rather astounded the Bench and counsel by stating that he had 18—“ if they were all living.” “Three lots of twins, your Worship,” added the debtor not without a touch of pride. It was further elicited that nine were now living, six being under 14 years of age. His Worship remarked that he would take a tally of these children before hearing any more evidence.

“There’s something wrong with our system of civilisation, if a man is penalised because he has children,” said the Magistrate (Mr A. W. Moylem) when a man came before him in a claim for possession of a dwelling, and stated that his principal difficulty in getting another place was the fact that he had several children (says the Taarnaki Herald). People who had houses or rooms to let did not mind one or two children, but when it came to half-a-dozen they would not let a place to a man.

“Dimming headlights is one of the worst things a motorist can do,” said a member of the Wanganui Automobile Association at a recent meeting. In .a general discussion on this matter it was pointed out that although glaring headlights were; undoubtedly troublesome, it was safer to continue with them full on than to run the risk of obliterating a clear vision of the road ahead by dimming. It was also mentioned that a great many cars were fitted with lights which were far too powerful for the purpose for which they were required.

A Press Association telegram states that heavy rain was falling in Dunedin last night and the prospects for to-day’s trots was anything but promising. The monthly meeting of the local branch of the Dunedin Wholesale Storemen’s Union was held in the Labour Hall on Monday evening when there was a large attendance of members. After the usual routine business had been disposed of Mr W. J. Thomas, Labour Advocate, who has been nominated as a candidate for the selection ballot for the next Parliamentary elections, gave an interesting address on the political situation of the Dominion, and received an attentive hearing. The meeting pledged itself to support Mr Thomas’s candidature. There is one young man in Ixivin (says the Chronicle) whfyse appreciation of the benefits of bitumised footpaths has been marred by an experience which befel him on a recent afternoon. Whilst conversing with some comrades on the footpath, he decided that it was, to use a common expression, “as cheap to sit as to stand.” Some little time later when he essayed to rise from the curbing he found that he had become firmly atached to the bitumen with which the footpath had recently been sprayed. After other devices had proved unavailing, a pocket knife was brought into play, and a section of his new serge suit amputated.

‘White Coal’ is going to play a most important part in the kitchens of Southland in the near future,” remarked a member of the staff of the Southland Electric Power Board to a Times reporter yesterday morning. In substantiation of the above the official stated that of the 1000 consumers who had signed applications for light and power in the Gore, Waimea Plains and Lumsden districts, some 209 ordered the largest size of electric range stocked by the Board, 88 purchased the second largest and 47 ordered the small type of range. In view of the fact that in hundreds of cases in Southland the farm cooking will be done by electricity, the Board had decided to disseminate as much practical information as possible regarding the uses of electric ranges, and a series of actual demonstrations will be conducted right throughout Southland. A very large display is tp be given by the Board during Carnival Week, and the officers of the Board are at present designing a display which should be both unique and comprehensive.

The new season’s velveteens at Thomson and Beattie’s are the smartest range, this firm has shown. Practically every colour represented. For house dresses, for evening dresses. Only the best “Louis Behren’s” make, silk finish, fast pile and worrall dyed, 36 inch at 10/6 and 11/6 yard.

A demonstration of the McCormick-Deer-ing Tractor will be held on Mr John Evans’ farm, Dipton, on Friday, 1.30 p.m. Bona fide farmers only invited. ' (Advt.)

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