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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LVI, 1 August 1924, Page 6

“Sitting here day after day, one tlr.ng impresses me strongly, said Mr J. K. Bartholomew, S.M., in the Magistrates Court the other day (states the Dannevirke Star), “and that is that the powers of observation of the average person are very limited indeed. It seems that, unless something special happens to attract the attention, no impression is made bv passing events. Speaking the matter over after something out-of-the-way has happened, people usually come to the conclusion that it has been prefaced bv nothing that can Vic recollected.”

The Wanganui Chronicle says: Several complaints have reached us concerning petty thieving from graves an the local cemeteries. 1“ o| ie tase a family plot was stripped of a number of vases which relatives were in the habit of reguluiiv refilling with flowers- At the Arainolio cemetery a woman was seen taking ribbons from wreaths. Our informant states that when a hy-stander ventured to voice a remonstrance the woman coolly retorted: “I’ve a family of four or five girls to provide hair ribbon for. and this suits me he tier than 'buying it.” Frost fish have been very round the coast during the last few days, and good catches have been made by various people. One night recently Messrs Don. Bergman and G. Garland found 52 of the frost fish washed up on I Oliope Beach. On the previous evening a party of natives found between 20 and 30 frost fish on Oliope Beach, and I another party of whites got a haul of | the fish earlier in the week.—Whakatane Press.

Sixty thousand Atlantic salmon eggs were unpacked at the ICakahi hatchery by Mr L. F. Ayson, Government Inspector of Fisheries. The eggs, which were collected from tributaries of Lake Te Anau, were in good condition, not more than 40 being dead. This is the first consignment sent this year for the Wanganui river, hut other consignments will be sent up later. __