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Otautau Standard and Wallace County Chronicle, Volume XXVII, Issue 1349, 15 December 1931, Page 3

"In the past the white man has robbed the birds of "their homeland; most of their homes, persecuted them, and destroyed them m all manner of ways, laid waste the forests with fire, and imported plant-eating- animals m a seemingly hopeless endeavour to attain prosperity," states the latest bulletin issued by the New Zealanrl Native Birds Protection Society. "The Maori did not daily toil from eight to five and lived m health and strength/in the same land for 800 years without laying the land waste. It has been aptly; said; that we should give the country back to {he Maori and apologise for making such a mess of it. A ray oj light is now, however, appearing- on the horizon and it may be that the white man will before long realise that he must work with Natuiite, not against he*, lest he perish.'* ' ; Military Golf.— The retired colonel was very keen on golf. A friend of his evinced a desire to learn the game. "Right,'. 5 said the colonel. "I'll teach you. First thing- you've, got to do is to learn to drive. Grasp the club firmly m the right and left handa Now, slope hipe ! Order hipe ! . . . you idiot, you've missed- it!- As you i were!" ... He Found. Out.— Magistrate (to pri- ; soner) : What .were you doing with your hand m the gentleman's watch--pocket? i PrisonevW: "I was only anxious t< t find put the time. .Magistrate: the time is. six months i, ' ■• ' ' ■