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Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 112, 11 May 1917, Page 8

A-cow which escaped from a shipment landed on Jhe Petone tfharf provided some excitement' for travellers on the Hutt-road yesterday. The animal had got on to the Petone beach, and being unable for some time to get away, owing to the seawall, had. endeavoured to quench its thirst with; sea water,- with the result that it [ went mad, 'and ran amok. In the morning it was engaged in holding up the traffic on the Huttroad, charging even motor lorries ; while cyclists, when they (came in: view of the beut, which wa§ "frothing at the mouth, generally made discretion the better part of valourj and crossed' the fence on to the railway line. During its "outing"it visited the Grand National-Hotel, to the great consternation of the staff and visitors, who quickly sought safety. It is said that some: of the latter "never stopped running till they got home." ' In view of the agitation for an office of the South Island Dairy Association in' Southland it is interesting totnote,. states the Southland Times, that the secretary reported to the Bluff Harbour : Board that 63,348 crates of cheese have already been shipped from Bluff this season, there are 8000 crates in store, ajid cheese is arriving every day. Against this the secretary gave the' Dunedin export for the year ending 30th September, 1916, as approximately 23,000 crates.

"The boiler isl the stomach of- tho ship, and if anything goes wrong with. it —well, it's a bad look out. for those on, board," said Mr. W. Cable, giving evidence before tlhe Military. Service Board this morning. ' '

Mr. Clutha Mackenzie, who lost his eyesight in the Gallipoli canipaign, was one of the guests of honour at the social function promoted : by the Wellington warehousemen last evening. After Mr. Mackenzie had spoken of the magnificent work the famous St. Dunstan's Hospital was doing for blind soldiers, Mr. M. Carr, chairman of, the Warehousemen*' Association, conferred with some of his colleagues, and announced later, in the evening that the association would inaugurate a campaign for funds tor' » hospital for blind New.Zealand soldiers. He appealed for the support. of hia fellow members and the people of Wellington. . .■'•.'••■... .<«