•; The irrepressible bluejacket was much'.in ;: ovidenco with humorous comment upon things n iii general at Wainoni Park on a recent •t Saturday afternoon, says the Christchurch "Press." The gail.v-npparolled .Ittendants :v caught tlio eye of one waggish salt, who re;s marked to a' comrade: "Bliiuo, ain't they ' got a lot of keepers hero!" When Professor it Bickerton was preparing for his loeturetto jt upon explosives, ami was arranging dill'erent :i- pyrotechnic specinieiis upon a table, another suggested in a stage whisper, "Why, Ik's r- goin' to give us a bit <r eonjiiiin'.'' During id tile progress of the miniature naval battle •j- upon the lake there was a general issue of ps stentorian commands from the delighted ie aiid expert audience. Some ordered "Tire r. stations!" Others, "Out collision mats!" tut .all enjoyed the ertertammen\ immeiy3ij,.
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 95, 15 January 1908, Page 5
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