NEW ZEALAND

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 61, 18 March 1929, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND

NOTES FROM AH the dominion: bal herb. there, and j Curious Accident. H A remarkable minor 1 curred in Morrinsville I child was riding in a toH car when a. little tlie size of a pea, was tbiH the wheel. The pellet IcH chamber of the child's eafl ical assistance had to heH extract it. preserving Eggs. fl A test is being made atH ent time in the grading H Castled iff in the matter oB ing in the refrigeratiH bers. The eggs are keptH freezing point, and the tl proved very satisfactory, si Wanganui "Herald." *Wni out for use they will keep 1 about ten days,: and, furtl they do not break up in t| way as those kept in presel Freezing the eggs was also I a lower temperature, butTß wi that' many of the shells cra ;

An Honest Shopgirl. I Judging from the experiencl Wellington lady, there .is;. al one shopgirl in that city : mha bines with commendable; honea exceptional faculty for remem] faces. It happened that just Christmas the lady in question some purchases at a drapery to discover later in the day ttu

was a pound note to the bad. Sh< ed on the following day to make ires, but nothing had been seen c note. Last week she was again the shop, and was being served the same attendant, when the li asked if; die had not lost a p note there before Christmas.

assistant, upon receiving an affir tive reply, handed over the moi The note had evidently slipped fi the customer's hands and hadlf behind some boxes.

Conversion of Cars. 9 "Motor cars have become a ure of our national life,"' said MM F. H. Levien, S.M., in the tfoiiß v Court at Auckland, when a char|B of unlawful conversion of a car wfl being heard, "In cases of this kiM I have no compunction in sendinl the offender to gaol for the full term unless there are some redeem! ing features. An inexperienced mail in a car may easily come to grief, and] he touches it at his own peril. The only way the conversion of horses' was put down was by inflicting the maximum penalty in each case. 12 months such thefts were completely stamped out in the North." Chain Letter Appears. The chain letter has once more made its appearance in Dunedin, the recipient this time being Mr. Maxwell Frame. The missive, which is written' in French, bears the post mark of Cbmo (Italy), and purports to bring good luck to the receiver provided he sends a copy to each of nine persons to whom he in turn wishes good luck. In other respects the letter does not vary greatly from others to the same sort which have been commenced by a Colonel in the American army, and is to travel three times round the world before completed. The latest receiver intends defying the threatened evil effects of breaking the chain.

Alpine Sports. interest in alpine sports has been on the increase, since tne development of tne ioiigariro National JfaiK, and a club £or tne encouragement of climbing, trampingj ski-ing and o tne/ winter pastimes has now been formed in Auckland. .besides its athletic objects, the club a lQl s to promote social and literary activities among its members. The environs of, Auckland will receive their share of attention. Visits will be made by club members during Easter to the National Park and Mercury Bay, and a winter excursion to the National Park will be arranged for June. In August it is hoped to make a visit to Mount Odok Hermitage. The club desires to encourage the formation of similar clubs in other parts of New Zealand, and to affiliate later with the New Zealand Alpine 01 üb.

Attacked by Hawks. A plucky and successful resistance against the combined attack of two hawks was made by the eleven-year-old son of Mr. Joseph Smith, of Maroinaku. North Auckland, on an afternoon last week. The boy was passing through some fern when he disturbed a pair of hawks feeding on something they had killed. They attacked him simultaneously, one at his neck and the other at his leg. He was fortunate in having a knife with him, and he used it to good effect to beat them off, at the same time calling for help. He also managed to wound and secure them by beating them with a stick he picked tip, after which he took the birds home, where they were found to have a wing-spread of over 4ft each- The boy's face and arms were badly marked by the claws and beaks of the ■jb&rds, and lie had to be treated when he arrived home.