NEW ZEALAND NEWS

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 91, 29 November 1928, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND NEWS

NOTES FROM ALL PARTS* THE DOMINION? DAY BY DAY, HERE, THERE, AND EVERYWHERE! TOP-DRESSING. Farming conditions on King Country holdings are very favourable. One fanner who has madot jndicous use. of top-dressing, lias increased the. carrying capacity of his farm ing the past 12 months by a sheep to the acre. On his property of 50-acres he has wintered 400 ewes, and recently docked 120 per cent, of lambn. In all 80 ewes produced twins, and these have been . separated? Shearing is now general throughout' the district, and some of the early sheds have already been cut out. Reports to hand from these, sheds. are very reassuring. The sheep have pome through the 'winter exceptionally well, and losses have been light. It' }n expected this season's clip,will be the best in the district for some years. LITTLE KNOWN LAW. ■ > ~~:, ;r ''.'■'': A warning to motor cyclists, was issued at the Police CourtV'aS Gitsborne, when the first local; proseevtiona were taken under the hew regulations, which'make it compulsory for adequate foot rests to be proiv idled) for pillion riiders. Thie der fence was that the machine was a new one and that it had now been equipped so as to comply.' with legal requirements. In view of the fact that the cases werej brought as a warning, Mr. E. C. Lowry, S.M., ordered each defendant to pay costs. The senior sergeant mentioned that it was intended also to all persons who rode on pillions of marines which did not comply with the regulations. -"

UNRECORDED CASE.

A case posihly hitherto unrecorded in the Dominion has been reported of children having four great-grand-mothers and two great-grandfathers living, as. well as grandfathers -and grandmothers. The, children are Raymond, Monica and Audrey Jepson, of Bunnythorpe. The ages of the' four; great-grandmothers total 314 years and those of the greatgrandfathers 166 years? The greatgrandmothers, are: Mrs. W .Bayliss, 81 years of age, of Palmerston, North- Mrs. E. J. Martin, 78 smxs of age, Foxton; Mrs. -E. Cleveley. 75 yearn of age, Bunnythorpe- The. great-grandfathers are: Mr. E. J. Martin, 88 years, of Foxton • and Mr. E. Cleveley, 78 years, of Bunnythoi'pe. PLEASANT SURPRISE. A pleasant surprise awaited Mr. Olutha Mackenzie on the occasion of the visit of the blind boys' hand to Oama.ru, when the Mayor, Mr. Frank Crawshaw, announced Jk hequest of £2300. to the Jiifeifte Institute for the Blind. A labouring man, single, known as "Tiger* Hall, of Herbert ,whos<S death occurred recently, accumulated £13,000, and m his will he left £2OOO each to the. Salvation Army, Barnado Home, Oamaru Hospital, Jubilee Institute for the Blind and Otepopo Church. Ihe bequesta with interest now represent £2300, and the Mayor's announcement last night took Mr. .Chith* Mackenzie completely by surprise. UNuPFIUIAL rttUUHU. A district canvasser lava claim to have rraciurtsa .Uie Ne*v fceatand

ume tor tue Yd yards spma, out -as no witnesses were present iiis claim cannot be sussamed t says the Matanra Ensign, -tn tne course of hia wol-k in a rural district ho clambered over a rustic gate, walked across an intervening stretch of * paddock and entered an old orchard which surrounds the house. Closer investigation revealed the. facfc that the house was empty and birds had first claim to the building. On turning to retrace his steps he stopped short ac the sight of a fine; specimen of Jersey bull which was standing m an unmistakable manner every sign of anger. The canvasser warily retreated round an angle of the house, the /bull meanwhile, fallowing, and deeming discretion the better part of valor the gentleman concerned entered through the open back door. The animal circled the.-budding for some 1Q minutes, maintaining a keen vigil Waiting his chance, the traveler scrambled through the window and took to his heels through the orchard and acres, the paddock, with the bull several yards, behmd. Ana canvasser WOP the,race with a yard to spare/and entered his <teT »«* to recover' his breath and mediate lir on cnoosmg form of gaining a livelihood.