NEW ZEALAND NEWS

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 36, 14 February 1929, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND NEWS

NOTES FROM ALL PART! THE DOMINION DAY BY DAY. HERE, THERE, AND EVERYWHET ' ” record Toadstool. A large fungi growth, known as toadstool, was brought to the ]Wt ton Record Office last week. It w found on Mr J. Deegan’a proper and weighed 7Jlbs. The “puffer” this case (states the Record) hi certainly assumed magnificent’ pr portions, and is a stalwart of j kind. A LONG INTERVAL. City dwellers who hear a bai once a week or oftener should .he i) terested to hear of the settlers one of way-hack valleys in the Mu ehison district, described in tl “Nelson Mail” as having recent hdgsd a band for the first time fi over 60 years. The Murchison Bar had, been invited to spend a day i one of these remote regions, ar amongst those who gathered on tl occasion to hear the music was tl old settler referred to. He becau intensely excited when the bar commenced its performance, and ti bandsmen were greatly amused wif his subsequent, actions, and befoi leaving for home gave him hear: cheers. The last occasions on whi( he had heard a band was drTa mar o’-war in England, over 60 yea ago, GORED BY A BULL. week a man named Willia Peter M'Gillen was trimming hedge cm the property Messrs Maddera Bros., Wincheste when he observed that a Jersey bul owned by Messrs Maddren Bros, ar grazing in an adjoining paddock, ry interfering with his coat, which wi hiring on a fence ipost, by tossing about with big horns (states tl Christchurch “Press”). .He wer

to the fence to shift the coat, at the hull attacked him through tl fence, goring him rather severe in the groin. Another man, J. La sen, who went to his assistance w thrown clear of the animal. Mr H. Langford, of Winchester, had tJ sufferer conveyed to the Te 11ata. Pi vate Hospital, where Dr. Scapm gave him surgical attention. Tl injury is not expected to he dange ous, although it is painful. . '.v'* CHINESE WEDDING. The first Christian Dhineae we ding in Wellington for “some yea was solemnised in the Anglican Cl nese Mission Church in Wellingt last week, when Mr Herbert Kwo of Wellington, was married to Mi Ida Low, of Blenheim. The servi which was partly in Cantonese ai partly in English, was semi-chon Miss Peterson presided at the < gan. The bride, who was escort by her brother, looked very prett being charmingly dressed in she pink satin, with veil to match, a i lily ef the valley. The bridesmaid were the Misses Millie and Nett Low, in mauve crepe de chine, _ aa Miss Ida Chong, dressed ™ P® blue crepe de chine. Mr Dick Kwi was best man, with. Mr Chan Fai as groomsman. After the oeremoi the guests '"'ere to breakfast in the Chinese Hall.

mate clocked in. To bo charged with the theft of 6d the property of Todd Bros L was the fate of a young man, Leo ard Harvey, because he got auoth employee to “clock” m for him,, a drew the money due for the to hours that he did ™twork. Wh he appeared at the Dunedin Pol Court last week Harvey pleadguilty Detective-Sergeant stating that he was a mechanic e ployed by Todd's- This firm, had card system of clocking m and « and on January 21 the accused ranged with another employee have his card clocked for four houi showing that he had voi't . accused received the money for tf time The detective-sergeant that tho accused seemed a d«e young man, W* Sensed said tj ho had no intention of defrauding company. A line of £2 w« tho accused being ordered to re the 7s 6d. An application for suppression of name was fused.