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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LVI, 11 October 1922, Page 3

iiiinmiiium Fish stories are always looked upon with, a. certain amount of suspicion,, but here is one for which authenticity is guaranteed both by the, fisherman concerned and by observers. The incident occurred on tlie, ITutt River last week, the second day of the season, says the Post. An enthusiastic sportsman alarmed others on the hank by crying out loudly “What’s Ibis':' What have I got:’’ A fisherman close by heard an unusual rushing noise from the vicinity of the voice, and runnijisi to (lie rescue round bis neighbour excitedly holding his i*od out at arm's length. He bad a “moreporkH on bis book, and the bird was flying round clumsily in the air The captor bad never seen one before, and was quite alarmed It appears that the bird ilew out from the bank as be made a cast and snapped up the “bully before it reached the water. The observer of the incident remarks that one required to be present to appreciate the humour of the situation. The sportsman. he said, “sort of got the wind up.”

“If we become so healthy, what will happen to the doctors?”' was a query put by the Mayor (Mr R. A. Wright, M.P.). to the Hon. W'. E. Collins, when the last-named was speaking in the cause of good health at a “Health V’eck’ meeting in" Wellington. The thing is this,” replied Dr Collins-, “the doctors are desirous that have the healthiest possible, community. . . The doctors will welcome people coming to them early instead of late. The doctors don’t want to have to treat cases which are incurable.”