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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2264, 25 September 1914, Page 2

' With the skirl of bagpipes and a hundred farewell messages shouted from a donse crowd on the wharf, Mr. Harry Lauder sailed finally from Auckland on Monday evening last. Asked on board the Maheno to give a farewell messago to New Zealand, the genial entertainer said: "Tell the people of New Zealand how • greatly I appreciate tho enthusiastic and kindly way in which they have received me everywhere. I shall ever treasure in my mind my visit to your beautiful country, and shall not rest content until I'return. In every town .1 have visited, and every village I have passed through on my travels from one centre to another, the greatest hospitality has been shown me. I attribute in a large measure the success of my Now Zealand tour to the splendid work of ihe Scottish societies, who have entertained ; me, and done so much to make my visit to this Dominion a success. As a small Bouvenir of 'my visit I am giving a silver shield to be competed for annually by the Pipe Band of New Zealand for the best bagpipe playing. I am leaving the entire arrangements in the hands of 'the Wellington Scottish Society. One word more, while we are speaking of Scottish societies, I would urge all Scotchmen of New Zealand not on any account to miss the forthcoming visit of Mr. and Mrs. Graham Molfatt in thoir delightful Scotch comedy 'Builty Pulls tho Strings.' I consider it to be the finest piece of Scottish characterisation that has been given, to us during the past generation." During loading operations on board the Tarawera at .Lyttelton on Saturday, some, excitement was caused by a bull getting out of. control. After a furious stampede on deck the animal jumped over the side of tho ship into the harbour, .where it remained until the services of a launch were obtained/ After some,trouble a ropo was attached' to tho beast, which was subsequently hauled up on board.