TRIALS OF OFFICIALS.
IGNORANCE OF AUSTRALIA.
INQUIRIES IN LONDON.
LONDON, Jan. 25. Two volumes of the Australian Encyclopaedia were stolon recently from Australia House, and the officers aro experiencing the greatest difficulty in answering the flood of quostions which pours in daily. They range from such subjects as, "In what part, of Australia is Irak 1" to "Is Victoria a suburb of Sydney ?" There has been an inexplicable increase in the number of old ladies interested in aborigines, who wander in and who are mostly desirous of sending trousers and knitted socks to them.
An amazing number of persons believe that Australia includes New Zealand and the Fiji Islands. There is never a falling off in the number-of queries from persons in Australia requesting the department to ascertain if. there is any money awaiting them in Chancqry.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20480, 4 February 1930, Page 11
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137TRIALS OF OFFICIALS. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20480, 4 February 1930, Page 11
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