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Mataura Ensign, 14 January 1914, Page 4

The Mayor of the little Ohio township of Marion would seem to bo a student of of the Gilbert and Sullivan operas. Ho recently had before him r. man accmd of stealing eggs, who was found guilty. The Mayor sentenced him to five da\V imprisonment, his diet during the period of incarceration to consist of notli nil but tiie Htolen eggs. "I hope I w'l never see another egg," wero the p oner's heartfelt words on. his releaseIn connection with competition of the HoLstoiii frpiaian cow at tho recent Southland Sliowin which J4c A, Aitken ("TheGlen,'' EaatGore) ww placed third, Mr Aitkcn'a performance was all tho more meritorious when it considered that this breed of cattle i* one in which he has had no experience. His difficulty was further accentuated by the fact that tho slips of paper giving the various headings under whmj tho point® were to be allotted contained many teohnical phrases which were V> him largely foreign. In making up n"* points however he relied almost solely on his knowledge of the points that »i'e necessary to constitute a good uttljjy dairy oqw>