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Otago Witness, Issue 3870, 15 May 1928, Page 29

The buried forests at Arapuni are a subjotc of much interest -and speculation, but the circumstances are not singular (says the Gisborne Times). A similar feature to that occurring at Arapuni is to be seen in the work being carried out in the Upper Mangapiko Board’s area. Going through the kahikatea bush, where no matai or rimu trees exist to-day, huge logs 3ft and 4ft through have to be dynamited out of the stream 18ft below land level. During his address at the Auckland Univerity College recently, Mr H. E. Vaile said he did hot pretend to be an authority on India, but he claimed that he was more observant than the American lady who, having returned from a tour of the world, and passed through Italy, was asked what she thought of Rome (reports the Star). “Rome?” she queried, ■ard then, turning to her daughter, she asked: “Say, Saidie, do you know Rome? Di I we stop over at Rome?" Saidie answered: “ Well, say, mommer, you know Rome. That was the place where we got those awful sandwiches at the railway ‘ deepo.’ "