Reporter’s diary

Press, 9 August 1982, Page 2

Reporter’s diary

Tailed kiwi THE POST office at Princess Margaret Hospital sent us the air mail stickers which have a tail on one of the kiwis (see illustration). But the Post Office spokesman told us that the small circle is not uncommon on air mail stickers. He had a look at a few. sheets of them, and concluded that almost 20 per cent carried the circles, sometimes smaller than the one shown, and in various parts of the label — some-

. times on the kiwi’s back, and even as far left as left of the printing. Top Cat HUG, a cat of dubious parentage but undoubted charm, has achieved a breakthrough for domestic pets in Christchurch. He has become a formal tenant of the house he has lived in for the last three years. The landlord recently subdivided the house into two flats and made some minor

improvements,with the long term aim of' attracting a better class of tenant and a more substantial rent. Part of the upgrading procedure was to prohibit cats and dogs. But Hugo’s rights did not go unrecognised. While no other animals will be allowed to reside in the flats, Hug has been written into the tenancy agreement and, to ensure that the special provision will apply to him only, he has been named. His

official title is “the cat (Hugo)" and it is there for all to see. Double tape A CHRISTCHURCH woman wrote an upset letter to a friend in London after finding that half of her wardrobe had been stolen from her washing line. Sympathetic, he bought some underwear to replace what had been taken and posted it to her.' However, the thief proved more than ordinarily vigilant and stole the parcel which the postman had left projecting from her mail box. The thief certainly knew what he was taking. On the customs declaration slip, in the space provided for a “detailed description of the contents,” the Londoner had written “Knickers.”

At Last A STORE in Colombo Street specialises in imported foods. Delicacies from all over the world can be seen on the shelves. An Englishman who has been in New Zealand for many years deals there and

he was amazed this week to see packets of shredded wheat on display. It is a very popular breakfast food in Britain and he has been missing it. Little wonder; the shopkeeper said it was the first consignment of .shredded wheat for 30 years. Expertise LEGAL ironies seem to be the same on both sides of the Atlantic, says Peterborough in “The Daily Telegraph.” He continues: “The American Government spent more than SNZ4II,OOO on experts trying to prove that John Hinckley, the man who shot President Reagan, was sane. Having failed, it is now funding experts to prove that Hinckley is too insane to be let out of hospital.” Cancelled THE "Southport Visitore” recently carried an advertisment, according to the "Daily Telegraph” which read: A Healing Session by John Cain (of Birkenhead): Owing to illness: meeting cancelled.”