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Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 244, 16 July 1928, Page 8

Probably llie ilei'pcst pothole in Cliristclmreli smlilenl.v appeared the other day in a new stretch of asphalt roadway which liad been put down outside tile eastern boundary of the Anglican Cathedral (says the’ “Sun"). It was over a foot ih-o •■■■■l about twice ns wide, being the result of a subsidence hi the iistn-'-Where a tramway pole formerly stood. A traffic inspector noticed il. and stouu by till the City Council employees arrived Io fill ill the record pnthole. Something tn lhe nature of n r ■'"'d l"V longevity in bird life is claimed by an Invercargill resident, who. until reeeuiiv, possessed a tame goldfinch (says t lie "Southland Times”). There seems to be some foundation in the assertion as lite liiril was caught in the .bush 22 years ago and became quite tame during Its long period of captivity, passing the way of al l flesh only a few flays ago.