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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 17916, 21 October 1932, Page 6

While fishing in the Waiomon River a 'art\ of Matamata fishermen caught an eel 24!h. in weight and measuring 4 in. in length, with a girth of 16|in. A young man from Wanganui went to W. i'imjton a lew d ;ys ago and was married. The. happy couple were returning to Wanganui by 'train next day, and till weal well until Otaki was reached, ili.to the young wife noticed a girl friend on the station ‘platform and rushed out to greet her. The conversation was so interesting and the minutes sped so quickly that the engine whistled and out steamed tile train, with an anxious-look-ing husband waving to ids bride. He i wild not make up his mind what to do, whether to get out at the next station or carry on, so lie decided on the latter course, having siithnent reliance on tho resourcefulness of his bride. Nor in this rest-eit Avas he disappointed, and lie was a very asl mished voting man when he saw his wife on the Wanganui station re.udv tn greet him. She had had tho good fortune to pick up a ear going to Wanganui and arrived there some tiino before the express,