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Manawatu Times, Volume 67, Issue 256, 29 October 1942, Page 3

Cow Consults Lawyer An unwelcome client, who arrived neither by appointment nor for consultation, entered the offices of a firm of solicitors at Stratford last week, and did damage to the premises before being ejected. The cow, half-blind, suddenly dived Into the legal office. After astounding the staff, the animal charged along a passage, disregarding professional etiquette as well as the obstacles In her •way, and entered the washroom. Here she knocked a hand basin from its fixings on the wall, its fall causing a large piece to break off. Apparently disliking the legal atmosphere, she took the drastic method of obtaining fresh air by putting her head through a window frame gashing her neck in the process, l-inally the cow was persuaded to leave. Whether she was satisfied with the legal advice she may have been seeking, or whether she thought the interview' may been too expensive, she was more j >‘<M4«bU v-U U*uC |

Swimming Certificates l School children’s certificates issued during the season totalled 25,735, com- ' pared with 33,441 in the previous sea- ' son, the annual report of the New Zealand Swimming Association discloses. The drop in the number was due to the unfavourable weather rather than to the effects of the war. Certificates were distributed among 728 schools. Auckland heads the list with 6122 certificates, 4969 were issued in South Auckland, 3269 in Canterbury, 2462 in Otago, and 2331 in Wellington. South Auckland recorded a remarkable achievement, establishing a new “high” for that district with 4969 certificates, as against the centre’s previous best of 2772. FREE TO PILE SUFFERERS. Send 9d. stamps for generous trial treatment of Zann, the proved remedy. , Write .Now. Zann Pty., Box 952, 8. i.Welliiigtoa,

Chaplain in Germany A description of his work in Stalag VIII.B, Germany, has been given by the Rev. J. Hiddlestone, Baptist military chaplain, who was formerly at the Epsom Baptist Church, in letters received in Auckland. Mr. Hiddlestone said services were held every day. The church held only agout 600, and there were 18,000 Bx*itish prisoners in the area. Recreational activities were well catered for with three orchestras, a school and library. Theatre performances are given regularly in a 300-seat theatre room. Mr. Hiddlestone was captured when he remained with wounded men in the Greece campaign. Resourceful Firemen Referring to the type of men manning the fire brigades of the Dominion, the Minister of Internal Affairs (Mr. Parry) said that a few days ago ho was at a northern station voluntarily officered and manned by townsmen, among whom were one or two mechanics and other tradesmen. These men built and painted the body of a fire eglne and equipped l it. Firemen’s axes were unobtainable ■ in the markets of the Dominion and im- ■ portation of the axes a slow business. • One of the men of the brigade set to and . cut axes for himself and his mates in i the brigade from sheets of stray steel ) recovered from a dump. The axes were i splendidly made. They also erected and l appropriately painted a building to house , the engine. AMERICAN ASKS QUESTION. •Say buddy ... what d ’you take for : a cold in New Zealand ; beauty ...1” “PULAtONAS are the | thing for you!” was tho answer. Everywhere FULMONAS are known. Keep a tin with you for coughs, colds, flu - Pulmonas release powerful antiseptic vapours instant relief given. 1/2, 1/9, 2/9, chemists and stores a everywhere.