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Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 4 January 1923, Page 7

I During the men's and hoys' hours on Sunday morning a swarm of bees paid a visit to the baths and afterwards settled on Messrs Welsh and McCarthy's windows. Some of the boys got up to "have a look, and one of thei-i, Wilfred Bunker, got hold of a live wire above the seats and hung there. When freed from the wire he was breathless. Mr. W. Scott, of Auckland, rendered first aid and restored respiration. Dr. Buist was quickly on the scene and ordered his removal to the hospital. It was found that his liand was badly burnt. The wire is one running across to Messrs j Welsh and McCarthy's office, and has j now been, it is understood, raised and i covered.

Somewhat over 50 years ago a farmer living midway between Palmerston and Feilding deposited a sum of money which represented the proceeds of two bales of lambs' wool, in the Post Office in the name of his infant daughter. Knowing that it could not be drawn until she was seven years old, the book was carefully put away and duly forgotten. Last week her youngest daughter was married, and in turning over a drawer the book was found and presented to the bride. With compound interest, this wedding gift of fine unspun wool gave a return of £62 per bale.