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King Country Chronicle, Volume III, Issue 172, 12 July 1909, Page 5

Mr Frank Lawry, M.P., is generally happy in uisng illustrative anecdotes. This was exemplified when speaking ] at the Waikato show. The Hon. T. | Mackenzie, in a previous speech, had referred to the magnificent display of roots in the show, and had emphatically declared they were the finest samples he had seen in the North Island; but they did not compare with the roots grown in Otago. Mr Lawry said the hon gentleman bad discounted bis praise by provincial egotism. The Minister's statement reminded him of an incident which occurred in his Na tive village. A girl left her home, and subsequently became maid to a titled lady. One day she visited her home, and in the evening her mother said to her: "Ann, come out and see the glorious moon." Ann glanced at it for a moment and then contemptuously said: "Ob, it's a very good j moon for the country; but it is no- ! thing to the moon we have in Bath." This sally was followed with loud j laughter and applause, in which the j Minister joined.