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Otago Witness, Issue 3897, 20 November 1928, Page 48

“Do you not think the penalty is a little out of reason,” asked Mr Dickson of the magistrate, Mr F. K. Hunt, S.M.. in the Auckland Police Conurt when Fong Ping, a Chinese laundryman, aged 34, was fined £2O on a charge of overstaying his temporary permit to remain in New°Zealand. The magistrate: “No, I do not think it unreasonable.” Counsel: “His only reason for not leaving was because he had no money.” The magistrate: “ They always pay their fines.” Counsel: “Their countrymen pay for them. However, it is one way of getting revenue for the Government; but I should not think the Government would want it now. It is likely to have a £70,000,000 loan.” The magistrate: “ I cannot speak on that.”

On Thursday night a party of about 20 Maoris from the Kaik visited Quarantine Island and extended a Native welcome to the Amercan dogpunchers at present located on the island. Mr Tui Karetai spoke in Maori, and the address was interpreted by Mr D. Ellison. Mr Walden replied, thanking the Maoris for their cordial welcome, and later presented them with an enlarged autographed photograph of the members of the expedition party at present on the island, dressed in their polar costumes. During the evening the Maoris gave hakas, poi dances, and Maori songs, which were much appreciated by the American visitors. The Maoris gave a further exhibition at the island on Sunday for the benefit of the public, and this was supplemented by a display of polar sledging by Mr Walden and his assista"ts. ,9 n Frida .y morning 28 Angora and Chinchilla rabbits, which have been imported by Mr R. C. Miller, arrived on board the steamer Hereford, and were at once transferred to Quarantine Island, where they will remain for some time. These rabbits have been selected from some of the best strains in England.

Squadron-Leader Kingsford-Smith and Flight-Lieutenant Ulin flew from Young on November 7, so that they should be present at the wedding of Flight-Lieuten-ant Harold Litchfield, the young navigator, who made the journey with them m the Southern Cross to New Zealand. The wedding, reports the Sydney Sun, took place at sunset, at St. James’s Church, the bride being Miss Rina Holdsworth, only daughter of the late Mr and Mrs A. Tertius Holsworth, of Bellevue Hill, Sydney. The bridegroom is the eldest son of Mrs Litchfield, of Waratah, Newcastle. The Rev. J. F. S. Russell performed the ceremony, and an old family friend, Mr Mac Walker, gave the bride away. She wore an ethereal, flounced frock of lace and chiffon, the colour of old parchment, tied with a satin ribbon sash. Her favourite colour, delphinium blue, was added in a fine ballybuntal hat and kid shoes, and she wore a. string of small pearls, the gift of the bridegroom. Pink carnations clustered fragrantly in her sheaf of blue delphiniums. Squadron-Leader KingsfordSmith was the best man. Only relatives and intimate friends were present at the ceremony, immediately after which FlightLieutenant and Mrs Litchfield left for a motor honeymoon.

None of the bodies of the men who lost their lives in the recent yachting tragedy in the Lower Harbour has yet been recovered, though a thorough search of the beaches is being carried out by the Port Chalmers and Portobello police. This has been done all the week, three policemen taking part in the search. As the water is very deep at the place where the accident occurred, and in addition, the bottom is very rocky, and there is a great deal of seaweed, dragging for the bodies is not considered practicable. At the time of the accident the tide was at the flood, and it is possible that the bodies may have been carried a long way.