CHCH. NEWS

Greymouth Evening Star, 8 March 1926, Page 4

CHCH. NEWS

SUNNY WEEK-END. (Special to “Star/j- • ,>. . CHRISTCHURCH, Marcii 8;' , There was a beautiful week-end in Christchurch. Many hailed the return to summer by picnicking at thq seaside resorts. ' ’ WESTLAND HUNTING.- .; In forty years there .will still; be Polar bears in the Arctic regions, but- no doubt by that time all ithe present big game countries . will, ■ be “shot out.” Here in New Zealand, you have in South .Westland some marvellous country, .which .is ideal' for big game, and apparently useless for anything else. ■ if acclimatisation is- properly carried out, New Zealand will soon attract keen and wealthy sportsmen all. over the world.” The above are the views expressed ■ by Theodore R. Hubback, Pahang, Federated Malay States, the noted author of books on big game hunting, who is at present at Wellington. M Hubback has - come to New Zealand with the object of exploring the little known regions of the . fiord country ■in . South Westland, investigating the present numbers and condition of Wapiti deer imported Irom the . United States and liberated at George Sound in 1904, and the pioose,.., imported,. T rom liberated at Supper Cove in 1909. ’ Mr Hubback is the author of “Ten Thousand Miles to Alaska in search, of Moose,-”< and “To Far- -Western. Alaska for Big Game.’ ?! -Mr Hubback explained that the Moose, cows usually;,bad;,two calves, a season,and bred when four and five years old. He gathered that the conditions m the. Supper Cove region were eminently suitable to those animals. After seventeen years one would expect to find large numbers here and there. Mr Hubback .will be -accompanied <m tlie '-expedition to/ South, Westland by Messrs E. Hardcastle,. W. Scott,, and D. Steele. . - About a-month will be spent in the locality.

' UNCO ’GUID. A A-boy* aged fourteen, one ,of the Wesley Batr^rtype,tasked MF/H. A; S.M?.y on - "Satuiday -,’morning tS exempt Kim from military service :-/“J belong ' te the •! Plymouth Brethren and beliwre iri'do.ving my neighbour.”; . - \ A, > “Have you ever tackled at school ?”.. asked., the. Magistrate. ” -s: ?“Oh,' yes, : but-.ohTy/ite 7 play i then I don’t hit-back.’-’?” i The father "said he Kad Been exempted from combatant' service in England during the war. - Mr Young decided, fhat the son need not learn to shoulder arm? and form fours. REPORTER’S CHANGE. c ■ j 7 .•••S Mr D. M. Martin, who for the past six years has been a member of the literary staff of the “Sun,” has left for Dunedin where he will enter Knox College. Before his departure, he was met by members of-the staff * and ' presented with several -bound volumes as souvenirs of his., stay with the paper. The ' presentation was made by the Editor (Mr P. S. Crisp).

SCHOOLBOY “TATES.” y Christchurch has some schoolbay bowlers who are making history, school history.. Playing. ■■Normal last week, Fendalton School dis-' missed their opponents for four runs. P. Brocklehurst took seven wickets foi; none, Wilson 3 for 4.

“SOLE” AGENCY. ' , . ... •,• ■ y Rangiora was favoured with a visit on Thursday afternoon from , a ‘Veildressed plausible young man, who seemed rather anxious to bestow sole agencies for a certain brand of •Inkstain remover. . His methods as experienced, by one shopkeeper were not quite all they should have been. His “patter”, was all right but his subsequent actions not quite compatible with it. He offered to make this shopkeeper, the proprietor of men’s wear establishment, the sole agent' for the district, on the understanding that he took a certain quantity of his goods. to cost £1 lor a dozen bottles. The .shopkeeper decided to take five dozen. . After a mutual agreement, had been arrived at, the well-dressed personage asked the purchaser to wait for a few minutes while he* went back to hotel to get more supplies. The shopkeeper decided that the ,go setter” despite his sartorial:’ embellishments, did not impress him. as he, ought to have done, so he decided to make a little tour round the street. Whatever scepticism the shopkeeper had concerning the deal, was soon confirmed by the actions of the young man, who instead of making for his hotel, for the promised supplies, was paying, informal calls to other'shops. .The “sole sole agent” got into communication with the proprietors of these shops> and discovered they also, had the distinct-ion-of “sole agency” conferred upon them. ,They decided that it was. high time to call the police. Sergeant Cassidy was summoned. He took up a position inside the “sole agent’s” shop and awaited, the salesman’s return.. The; Sergeant waited about two hours, but. came to thp conclusion that the bird had flown, so he departed half an hour later. However the • ■ bird arrived. After being told the police desired an interview with him, he made an attempt to bolt.- He' was caught, however, and asked for an explanation of his tactics, whivh eing considered satisfactory was accepted. 1 The stain remover, was the “goods” all right, but the pedlar wasn’t... . ..: ■?-'