IN TOWN AND OUT

Southland Times, Issue 20941, 26 November 1929, Page 6

IN TOWN AND OUT

NEWS OF THE DAY. Royal Show Entries. With to-morrow the closing date for entries for the Royal Show, the last few days have seen a steady stream coming in. Quite a large number promised from the north Island are expected to come to hand to-day and it is expected that the total number of entries will constitute a record. * . * » * An Outsize in Hens’ Eggs. A white Leghorn hen among the flock belonging to Mrs Kerr, of Dalrymple Road, Invercargill, was spurred to an unusual effort in egg production the other day and laid an egg weighing four and three-quarter ounces. It was no less than three inches long with a circumference of 71 inches. * * * * Stock on Main Highways. At the meeting of the Southland League at Queenstown on Saturday a letter was received from the Marlborough Progress League stating that it was of the opinion that if power were given to controlling bodies to declare closed to stock portions of the highways where alternative stock routes were available, it would be of considerable advantage both to the travelling stock and the general public. Members of the League were somewhat divided in their opinion on the matter. Mr. A. S. Russell said that it was only fair that if the stock were kept off the motorists’ road the motorists should keep off the stock road. It was finally agreed to support the Marlborough League’s suggestion. « * * * Queenstown Hospitality. The members of the Southland who visited Queenstown for the quarterly meeting there on Saturday evening were most hospitably entertained by the residents of Queenstown. A feature of the entertainment was the drive on Sunday afternoon on the new road along the lake. Afternoon tea was dispensed at a pretty creek along the- road and-during this break the president of the League (Mr. C. S. Lonquet) took the opportunity of warmly thanking the Queenstown people for their warm welcome to the visitors, for their interest in the League’s meeting, and for the wonderful drive that afternoon. He said that members had been aware the road must be a beautiful one, but the drive had surpassed their highest expectations. The Mayor of Queenstown (Mr. W. H. Overton) in reply expressed appreciation at the League’s action in holding the meeting at Queenstown and at its loyal support in urging the completion of the road. » » * * Article Appreciated.

When Mr. Louis Dapples, president of the Nestles Anglo-Swiss Milk Company, was in Invercargill he was interviewed by a Southland Times reporter and expressed himself as charmed New Zealand’s tourist attractions, particularly with the beauty of the Southern lakes. The Southland League forwarded a copy of the article which appeared in the Southland Times to the Department of Tourist and Health Resorts and to the Publicity Officer of the Department of Internal Affairs. The acting general manager of Tourist Resorts (Mr. S. J. Collett) in acknowledging the League’s letter stated that the article made. very good reading and when the opportunity offered he would be very glad to use some of Mr. ” Dapple’s remarks. Mr. A. 11. Messenger, Government Publicity Officer, wrote as follows: “Many thanks for submitting the cutting from the Southland Times regarding Mr. Dapple’s impressions of New’ Zealand. He certainly appears to be sincere in what lie says and I was very glad to be able to present him with some interesting photographs of the country before he left. You may rest assured that good use will be made of any remarks of this nature.”

An Enterprising Swede. An arrival by the Manuka on Sunday was Mr. Bertil Palmertz, a .young Swedish journalist, who is acting as Press and publicity agent for Wirth’s circus. He started as a lad on the accountancy side of a Stockholm newspaper, but the editor, finding he had a penchant for writing short descriptive articles; transferred Jtim to the reporting staff. Starting at 15 kroners a month and ultimately reaching 150 kroners, he decided to see a little of the world. Travelling for a while in Germany, Holland, England and thence via the Panama Canal he arrived in Australia and for a couple of years he was occupied in various ways, as a farm labourer, assistant in a carpenter’s shop, a driver of a tractor and a motor car salesman and finally joined up with Messrs. Wirth as a Press agent, thereby hoping to see a great deal of New’ Zealand during the circus’ tour lasting some four and a-half months. Incidentally he is still writing his experiences in the Southern Hemisphere for a Swedish newspaper, giving his impressions as he travels along. He has been in the most northerlj’ town in the world and now finds himself at Bluff in, if not the most southerly town, at least the farthest point south in the British Empire.