Reporter’s diary

Press, 1 November 1982, Page 2

Reporter’s diary

Museum topics “THE MAN in the street” is the target for a series of publications to be printed by the Canterbury Museum. The Canterbury branch of the Royal Society of New Zealand receently gave the museum a grant to enable it to start a series of publications on museum topics. The first, issue, "No Moa," is already on sale in the museum's foyer shop and outlines the life and death of New Zealand's most spectacular bird. All the money received from this issue will go back into a special account to be. used for other publications in the .same , series. - The series will be restricted to museum topics. One good turn NEW ZEALAND’S token efforts ’to assist Britain i dur-. ing the Falklands war has already, started to I return dividends. An Auckland firm whidi refused to sell Argentina a shipment of wetsuits is receiving favourable treatment from Harrods, of London, in negotiations over pospart -we played. One New Zealand couple on ,a bed and hra '" asl ““ r !,ave

welcomed into several establishments as guests and have not been required to pay at the end of their stay—all this just for sending, a frigate to the Indian Ocean to allow a British ship to go to the war zone. Imagine if we had sent troops. What next? GREYHOUND racing has been with us for some time, and Afghan racing followed for the patrons of the races al Queen Elizabeth II Park, but Auckland has gone one step further. At a recent meeting at Mount Smart Stadium, Bassett hound races were included -on the programme. The hounds sprinted competitively over the 330 m course and- were enthuiastically supported by the crowd as they waddled : towards the finishing line. Daily bread A CLERGYMAN in Newbury, Berkshire, parked his car with a note on the windscreen saying: “Have been round the square 10 times. I have an appointment. Forgive us our trespasses.” When he, returned he found a parking ticket on the wondscreen with a note say-, ing; "Rave been round’the square 10 years. If. J ifon't’ ’ book you I lose my job. ; Lead . us not- into temptation.” ,

Stymied MR MULDOON made the headlines early at the recent Commonwealth heads of government regional meeting when he reaffirmed his assertion, soon after setting foot on Fijian soil, that such meetings were a waste of time. Later, at a press conference, according to the “National Times,” he was asked to elaborate oh the global crisis he saw threatening the world scene. “You mean, you don't know?” he said in his charmingly equable manner. When pressed further, he remarked to the inquirer: “What are you, Australian or something?” Good neighbours PEDESTRIANS walking past a small second-hand shop -in; Birmingham had a chuckle over two signs in the window. Under, a saxophone hung a sign: "For the man who likes to make music.” Next to it was an antique gun labelled: “For the man who lives ndxt door.” Amphibia? A SIGN outside a Timaru pet shop has raised a few eyebrows.-' “Look. Tropical cold water fish, rabbits, budgerigars, canaries.' 1 . .