NEWS AND NOTES.

Hokitika Guardian, 13 May 1929, Page 5

NEWS AND NOTES.

NOT ENTIRELY CONVINCING.. Fishermen, both amateurs and professionals are noted. for yarns, some true, but the majority otherwise. Well appreciating the “otherwise,” one re- 1 sklent of Wanganui, visiting Russell recently and knowing that to come home without 'having caught at least one make would be hardly creditable; hit on the idea of having his photograph taken beside one of the largest' swordfisn on exhibition at the Anglers’ Club. ‘‘That’ll settle all doubts about what I have to tell,” he reflected, and instructed the photographer to post prints to several of his friends in Wanganui. The idea worked, up to a point, but the letters “eum” and a portion of a glass case showing just behind the principal figures .in the print rather spoilt things. A PIEBALD DEAL, In launching a fiery, denunciation of the alleged ineptitude of the Mayor - aml 'City Council, Mr R. Semple, M.P., a Labour candidate seeking re-election to the Wellington City Council, related a story which he declared had been, told by Mr R, A. Wright, M.P., a one-time Mayor of the city. He said that Mr Wright had narrated that once upon a time die City Council had owned a draught horse with a white star on its forehead and white socks on its feet, which they had sold for £lO. The enterprising purchasers, after keeping the horse for some months, had painted the white star and white socks, and nad resold the horse to the City Council for £2O. “This might bo described,” said Mr Semple, “as a piebald deal, but you can expect nothing but piebald deals from a piebald council.” SPIRITUAL ELEVATION. “The only hope for man’s happiness is by spiritual elevation, which must come through competent teachers cultivating this sense in the young,” said Dr Bridges, the PoetLaureate, in his uroadcost lecture, reports the “Daily Herald.’’ “When Keats wrote. ‘Beauty is Truth, Truth Beauty, J he was, as is common with young minds, over-possessed with his idea. All truth is not beautiful—all Nature is not beautiful.. He—the poet—“said, ‘Don’t sav, tl >l thought things out for myself.” Things think themselves out.’ Nothing in education is of more intrinsic need tli.an the love of beauty. Man’s life can be seen as a progress from lower to highelif__from the physioitss’ atom to a vision of God.”