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Auckland Star, Volume XLIV, Issue 22, 25 January 1913, Page 8

Grasshoppers on the railway have been causing a great deal of delay to the train service on the North Queensland line. I The ordinary 200-ton ioad has, under I ordinary circumstances, to be divided into two divisions to negotiate the range, but when the grasshoppers are met "with, even- these lighter loads have again to be divided. The trains are in mest eaaes brought to a standstill by the mjum» of grasshoppers on the line, the wheels wterfing round without taking any grip. Even at this early stage of the contest keen interest ie being taken in the "Trip to Japan" competition. Oat of 32 candntotee for the £100 cash prize, Mtbb A lire Ingfe, of Devouport, irae lead iag by a em»ll majority si 11 o'clock tfcm JMWiiig, wihen 475 people bad recorded their vmtm in her f«.T*nrr. Mine A. Monetejft (408) irse jaet one afeead of Me> C. Daviee (465 votes). Half a doeen etbere, inehrfiag Miss Bongurd and M-β L SqmrceQ, axe also very. fhwe-togeUit-r. HtM4 ' ■ "'''•