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Grey River Argus, 30 July 1924, Page 3

Owing to thy. partial failure <1 trapping tliiss season the Wellington Acclimatisation Society has decided that the executive, be empowered io order up to 1,0000,000 crown trout A well-known Birchfield resident, Mr Geo Smith, was killed on Friday. He was at the time on his land with a 1 l-y ear-old son felling a large tree. As the tree fell a limb broke off, and fell on deceased, apparently killing him instantaneously. The son was away a little distance at the time of the accident. He removed the limb ol the tree off th e deceased and th")> went for medical assistance, but on arrival, the doctor pronounced life extinct. Deceased was 58 years of ‘<ir ■ and is survived by a widow and !i sons. An amusing story concerning the recent broadcast talk by Mr Frank Hodges M 1’.., Civil Lord of the Ad miralty. was told by Mr Hodges r< cently. Mr Hodges’ talk was on “A p-iv in the Life of a Munei.” and there was some doubt as to whether it might not be considered in some quarters, to be propaganda. When the possible objection was mentioned to Mr Hodges, he replied, quick as r (lash- “Well, what about counterbalancing it with another talk on ‘‘A Dav in the Life of a Mme Owner. According to a letter read at th CeT »OW f under "eouXtion being called ‘‘Port Wanga™.”