A PRIMITIVE MAORI.

Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20500, 19 March 1932, Page 15

A PRIMITIVE MAORI.

SKELETON SHOCKS CUSTOMS OFFICER. (UKITED. PRESS ASSOCIATION—BT BLICTStO TF.I EGRAFH—COPTRIGHT ) (Received March 18th, 11 p.m.) LONDON, March 18. The Geneva correspondent of the "Daily Mail" states that a Swiss Customs officer at Basle was shocked on opening a long box to discover a human skeleton. Suspecting a crime, he excitedly demanded the owner's explanation, and it was a long time, before he was convinced that the skeleton was that of a primitive Maori, Ho was then in difficulty over its classification, eventually passing it as free under the heading of "used goods."

POOR OLD MARRIED MEN! "I went up to Wellington the ether day," said Charles, "and looked into the House of Representatives. Of course, they wero talking about more taxes, devising ways and means of extracting a few extra millions from good old Pro Bono Publico. The Bill under discussion, I believe, was 'Better t>olr Courses for the Poor Old Married Men.' The poor old married man is undoubtedly getting it hard—in the neck—these gloomy days—and his exchequer is running pretty dry. »tm, he has his consolations. He has, tor instance; the luxurv of Luxury tobacco. It is luxury in name, it is a, usury to the palate, but it is certainly .not a luxury in price. It seems to me almost incredible that in these times one can buy such a wonderful as Luxury at only Is *d a t-m. packet." ■