TWO ARGUMENTS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 14, 17 January 1940, Page 6

TWO ARGUMENTS.

A keenly disputed controversy i» raging among my colleagues at the place where I work, and we would be glad if. through your hospitable t-olunme, we could obtain a ruling from some person with definite knowledge on the points that have divided what was once a happy, harmonious band of workers. Tlie first is: Tr» it possible for an Australian aboriginal to throw a boomerang with such -dexterity that it will return to his hand without his shifting from the spot from which he threw the weapon? Sonic of us stoutly maintain that this is a feat which has never been performed, while others argue with "° little vigour that it is well within tl' e capabilities of a skilful abo. The seQoml argument is: That the coastline of the Manukau Harbour, going in and out all the bays and indentation.-, measures 1000 miles. Although this may seem " preposterous claim it has several stalHlc'i supporters; fellows who say that it would take a launch many mouths to?' 1 right round the Manukau pint , , following the shoreline closely. If some of youi" erudite readers will throw a little jiyl't on these respective bones of rontontl<"» they will earn the everlasting gratitude of ' A HAKASSKU WORKER.