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Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 73, 24 September 1923, Page 6

. That tho Almighty was responsible for three cattle straying in a cemetery was the somewhat novel plea put forward at the Port Chalmers Court last week. The defendant, Thomas Wilsonjwas charged with allowing cattle to wander in the country contrary to the. ? revisions of the borough bylaws. Deendant, in tho first part of his statement, after pleading guilty, said there was no gate on the cemetery and the fence was down. "But that does not excuse you for not having your fences up to keep them in," said the Magistrate. Defendant then went on to state that the Almighty gent the recent floods which let down the Corporation gate that generally kept his cattle in (reports the "Otago Daily Times"). The Magistrate was not inclined to go into the matter of relative responsibility, but considered that under the circumstances a nominal fine of 5», with costs amounting to ,7s, would mees, the case.

There is not th« slightest reason why Hawaii and New Zealand should not reciprocate m _ the matter of the tourist traffic, and m order to further that end Mr. George T. Armitage, executive BB oretery of the Hawaii Tourist Bureau, touch with the Government bureaux in "17 >nealt? d 'Btates *he Auckland _ star ). Hawaii has advertised its attractions in New Zealand for the past two years, and has'found it pays 'to do '?'f ?i ■' Armit?B 6 al«> wmt. to find out all he can about New Zealand and make arrangements for an exchange of advertising matter. Hawaii is becoming more and more a stopping-off place and a cross-roads, and thousands of tourists land there every year, ftfany o f thoso people ask about places further south m the Pacific, and Mr. Armitage'g department wants to be in a position' to be able to give them the latest information, about New Zealand -and Australia. Naturally the Hawaii people wanted to ?ee.as many New Zealanders, who for the size of the country were probably the greatest travellers in the world, as they coujd, but at the same time the two countries could readily reciprocate, and Hawaii Tourist Bureau might be able to advise many of its callers to extend their trip to New Zealand and Austraha. Explaining the nature of the bureau with which he is connected, Mr. Armitage said it was really, a branch of the Honolulu Chamber o f Commerce. At the present time the bureau was spending something like £20,000 a year, half of that sum being supplied by the Government and half being raised in various ways, principally through the Chamber of Commerce, the City Corporation, and public subscriptions: "Mr. Armitage intends to. visit Wellington, Christcliurch, .Duncdin. and after New Zealand will do the principal cilie? in Ausirajln. ami than v. e Hv name i^dn vis Omni »ad Japia.