AROUND THE TOWN

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14065, 11 February 1939, Page 4

AROUND THE TOWN

JOTTINGS OF THE WEEK (BY “QUERY"). A problem arising out of the W.F.U.A. picnic—there seems to be some douot as ic which were more surprisea—toe toheroa diggers or the crabs. Reports of New Zealand a celebrated Italian summer drilled over to Austiaiia during the heat wave, and the following S.O.Jx, sent jrorn a town rot a hundred miies from PaJuatua. appeared in a isycney paper: “Lad you get our S.O.J? .- It is believed that we have lost our position and are drifting somewhere in the Antarctic. On youi discovering just where we are (treat as urgent) please forward us lour \\ eeks of sunshine in exchange for 2(* inches of rain. 20,000 miles ot wind and a couple of earthquakes.” Fanners are complaining that the exchange was not a fair one and want the web weather back again. And not only the farmers. All round the district people who wash % are complaining that their tanks are nearly empty am- that they are not allowed to ust soap in the swimming baths. But why complain ? A bath in tw o inches of water is most exhiliarating, and teaches valuahh lessons in economy. Furthermore, il the w orst comes to the worse there is always the Borough water to fall back on. Or Joes one hear the inevitable punster remark that the Borough water is too hard to fall back on ? The day dawns on another Show, and the officials’ weary watch on the barometer and the weather lorecast is ended at last. This is the lay when most of Pahiatua goes all over pastoral, and leans over rail, wi th a straw in its mouth prodding prize stock or watching with popping * \ea and incredulity in its heart parades of obese and gigantic cattle. Some, from force of habit will probably probably pjod some of the sideshow exhibits. and be themselves prodded by pick-pockets. But on the whole Pahiatua lias a fairly < eau crime-sheet and it is i nlik< the confidence trick episode of last year’s show will be repeated It is safe to predict that there will be a lot of people sick to-morrow from (among other causes) eating d-oco-!ates-if-\• u-::.i--. . eh colat s-if- •i----hit won at sideshows and still more air “I’m going to wear my bathing suit And I won’t give a tuppeny hoot if people do object. It was toe hot on Saturday, In fact it would be true to say ! was c-ompletely wrecked. “A summer evening’s much tco hot To ba all swaddled up in what comprises evening dress. So I uor.’t give a tuppany /»oot — I’m going to wear my bathing suit. And dance without distress. The 1939 cars arriving in tow a are inclined to make one wonder how much longer this can go on When one remembers that the model A Ford was once acclaimed a< the ultimate triumph of mass-production in motors, the mind reels at the thought of the jKilatial machine iil which we shall lx riding in ten year’s time. The parallel development in the size. Snmptuousness of caravans lead one to sun|h*<t that the eventual conclusion of the advance will be n. combination car and home with all modern conveniences. On the other hand, these blinking Lnl>ort restrictions migli got tighter and tighter, shut off the -ource of supply and the “Old Rattler” will ct me into her own again. The unannounced Fire Siren test the other night art-used a lot of curiosity, and even some alarm. During a meeting on that particular evening, one of those present was rung up from home with an enquiry as to the location of the fire. He replied that as far as he knew there was no fire, concluded the conversation and was about to carry or witn the meeting, when he seemed to become suddenly thoughtful. He took up the phone and pcliteiy enquired of the exchrnge where the Tire (if any) might be. The answer was in the negative. Leaves from the diary of an Albatross (rapidly becoming a confirmed landlubber).’ Up at dawn. CouNtitutional across Mr O'Brim's y< ;ng cauliflowers. Spoilt throe, but accidents "ill happen. Breakfast oil hair a loaf (better than no bread’. >pe»u> five minutes being rude t ) a sheepdug and treed two cats. A good in the afternoon for .a swim. Very pleasant. Decided not to bother about trying to fly. Homo for tea aod watt Must try it some time. Other hair of loaf for tea ist.ill better than no bread). Played with the boys in the evening. Very friendly chaps. At.d so to bed feeling very fit. O'Bri n - very kind. May stay another month. In conclusion (and you will be told this again) we have nc intention of making this review of the week’s events a personal and private concern. Anyone who hears of anything happening, even if it is only the old, old story of Mother catch ng her fingers in the mangle, can send it in. In other words, to put the whole thing in a correct and formal way, paragraphs in prose or verse are always acceptable. Address them to “Query.” c 3 “Herald,” Box 32, Pahiatua.