For his tour of Australia and New Zealand, Backhaus, the celebrated pianist, is having five pianos sent from America-three for Australia and two for New Zealand. These pianos are valued at £2500, and will be in charge of a spooial representative of the piano company, and an expert tunor who always trnvole with Backhaus. “I only took one oyster, sir,” said a 63acher of these shellfish at the Police ourt at Auckland. “That does not matter,” roplied Mr J. W. Poynton, who presided on the bench. “Don’t you know that every oyster you kill lays 5,000,000 eggs?” Defendant was fined £5 and costs.
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Otago Witness, Issue 3755, 2 March 1926, Page 59
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