GEOGRAPHICAL ATTAINMENTS.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 11320, 2 September 1899, Page 5

GEOGRAPHICAL ATTAINMENTS.

The agitation of the questions of territotial expansion has led to a greater knowledge of geographical matters, especially among the young, aa shown In the following story, which, it slightly exaggerated, at least shows the drift of the times. ' No ir that we have these vast possession in the antipodes, Johnnie, I think—' 'Father, I'm astonished! Our antipodes are somewhere among the fishes southwest of Australia, whioh is a f «r ory from the Philippines.' ' Well, I was just going to say that thiß hemp they grow in Manila— — ' 'It isn't hemp at all, father ; travels uader false pretenoes. Manila hemp Is a variety of the banana family.' ' Dear me, is that so P It's Rood oord. age, all the same. Why, when I was ont ia the Ssndwioh Islands I ' 'Father, no eduoated person says ' Hundwioh Islands now ; " the Hawaiian ', ! Islands " Is the official and accepted i nßrn". Besides ' I 1 Well, I suppose you'll be asking me to say " Paerto Eioo " jnat beoause the Spiniarde dr.* j ' Nat at all. Porto Rioo has been good English usage (or several centuries. It'u all right.' 'You're very kind. But speaking of Manila hemp, they say that in B >rneo, the largest island in the world— — ' ' It (fas when you studied geography, father, but they've learned sinoo that Ken Guinea la larger than Borneo, and Greenland is larger than Now Guiuea.' ' Youpg man, yon raak) my head aohe with your erudition/ said the father. ' Keep still, J want to read the paper.'

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