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Otago Witness, Issue 3854, 24 January 1928, Page 60

Reports indicate that the fruit crop m the Auckland district has not suffered as badly from drought conditions as was at first feared (says the Star). AVith the local market eager to absorb a large portion of the crop and the export bookings well up to the 192& record, the season isregarded as. a promising one. Export bookings from Auckland are:—First half of February. 600 cases; last half 815 eases; first half of March, 3900 cases to Britain, 1800' cases to South America; last half March, 8100 cases to Britain, 700 cases to South America; first half April, 3800 to Britain,, 2000 to South - America ; " last half April, 3400 to Britain, 300 . to ;South Africa; first half Mny. 2800 to .Britain. This is in excess of last year’s .exportations-.

When a bashful swain, referring to the .unexpectedness *of • a' ’.proposal,' recounts how he summoned up sufficient courage to “ pop tlie question,” he is using a good old expression that has come down from the Middle Ages.- Modern usage includes the word “pop” applied in such a sense as a slang expression, but the word his always meant suddenness. As applied -to the pop of a cork, we have the same 'root meaning; to the word, and in every sense,- then, to n pop the question ” is apiplicable to a proposal which is supposed to be caused by the sudden explosion, of pent-up emotions.