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Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 88, 12 January 1928, Page 6

The steamer West Togtts, which left Auckland a day or two ago for Australia, forms a link with one of the most remarkable periods in the long history of shipbuilding (says the “Star”). It was during the later years of the war that vessels were turned out at a rate which would have been deemed impossible during normal times. The West Togus was built at Portland, Oregon, in about forty days, but some ships of similar size were turned out m even shorter time, one having been made in twenty-eight days. The Togus was laid up in San Francisco Harbour for ’six years, and is now on the first voyage of her second spell of active life. Laden with timber, case oil, and general cargo, she will call at Australian ports and sail via the East Indies, Java, and the Pacific Islands back to the States.

Fairly good loading in the country districts is reported by the Railway Department, though the demand for trucks is not as great as is sometimes experienced at this period of the year (states the “Lyttelton Times”) There is not a great deal of stock going into the freezing works at present, a fact which is accounted for, probably, by the abundance of feed at present available. Farmers have, therefore, not the same incentive to rush stock off the farms. The demand for transport for grain has not vet become heavy, though it is sufficient to keep the railways busy. Many of the crops are later in coming to maturity this year,- on account of the unfavourable weather conditions.

A strange animal, strongly resembling a polecat, was killed by a terrier the other morning in a suburban garden (says the “New Zealand Herald”) The animal was attacked in a privet hedge, and was dead before Mr. T. Robinson, the occupier of the land, could reach the spot. Too large for a ferrett, the mysterious marauder had thick brown fur, almost cinnamon on top, and dark brown at the sides The head was short and pointed, not so flat and diamond-shaped as that of a ferret, and the tail was bushy. The legs were short and the feet furnished with claws Apparently the supposed polecat met his violent end soon after arriving in the district, for local poultry runs were undisturbed and the polecat is a notoriously savage and wanton killer.

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