NEW ZEALAND NEWS

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 19, 17 August 1928, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND NEWS

NOTES FROM ALL PARTS. THE DOMINION DAY By DAY. HERE, THERE, AND EVERYWHERE A Free Harbour. “They say they will have a free harbour in Wellington in two year-s’ time,” said Mr. W., J. Livingstone at a meeting of the Hawke’s Bay Farmers’ Union. The speaker, who ■had recently returned frogi a. conference in Wellington, went on to say: ‘JTt is easily seen what will happen in this district ■when that time comes—we will be sending all cur produce dov, n there to be shipped. ” x x s Mixing of Metaphors. Mixed metaphors pass without no* tice in most cases nowadays, but the effort of a member of a local authority, made at Gisborne last week in discussing an item of proposed expenditure, ideserfves to be placed on record- The speaker referred to- the amount of the item, which he declared “was infinitesimal when weighed! against the thin ice on which we are sharing. If anything happens, we will be In Luo soup.” xxx Maori Lad’s Letter. A a country school not fifty miles from Napier, the Telegraph says, one of the examinations set this year for the pupils iu standard 3 was the writing of a letter to a friend descriptive of a recent experience. One small Maori lad succeeded in producing a -very interesting epistle, but his opening phraseology was, to say the least of it, unconventional. He couched his commencement in the following intimate terms; “I’m writing to tell you, how’s your kidneys ?”• XXX Relics Unearthed. Two very interesting mementos of the early days of Dunedin were recently unearthed in the foundations *f the old Post Office- One of the objects is a three-inch shell, weighing about seven pounds, and the other is an ancient cannon ball. How they came to be buried beneath the Post Office is a mystery. Both of the -relics have been lodged in the Otago Early Settlers’ Association's Museum. XXX Wealth of the sea. The opinion that the main reason for the unsatisfactory position of the Dominion’s fish export industry was a lack of proper shipping facilities, was expressed by Mr. D. Minnock in an address La the Otago Fishmongers’ Association (says the Dunedin Star). “New Zealand has an abundant supply of fish, but it lacks organisation, partly owing to its geographical position, it unsatisfactory shipping, and out of date methods of railway transit anil handling,” declared Mr. Minnock-’ *Th«. public have to pay for the wasteful methods in conducting the industry, and a lesson could, and should be, learned from older countries, where the fishing industry is a national asset, such as Great Britain, Norway, Canada, and the United States of America. Only then, and not till thlrn, will the people of this Dominion reap the wealth ef tho sea.” "*• xsx “Haoremai.” ; ■ The formation of “Hacremai” (welcome) groups in the principal cities of the Dominion is recommend-’ ed by the New Zealand Tourist League. The aims of these organisation's would be to offer help to visitors of repute, and enable them to get in touch with the business or social connections in which they are interested 1 . It is not proposed to offer these attentions indiscriminately 7 to all and sundry, but only to important travellers and those who may be introduced or carry suitable references from abroad. There will many people who may make themselves known . here and display a desire to gather particulars to see certain institutions and to meet people engaged in various aspects of our community life. At present such visitors often do not know who to apply to for advice- Tire proposed plan would save the time of visitors, and also give opportunities for New Zealand residents to lean. •boat other places and people. XS X X Nail in Cow’s Heart. An incident .which, although it was unlucky for the fM™* concerned, p. very interesting to students o m atomy, has, occurred on a farm ivulcu. A cow, Which was one of L well-known and highly prized herd, fll rick gradually becoming worse Z «■* «*»• a 1 1" treatment ihat could be obtained fof her At length she died, aid owner opened the carcase. FeW post Internshave yielded a stranger .0relation. Stuck in the lot™ por - ion of the cow’s heart was a 2* inca n -i „n inch of Which was emfl”"7 T ' the lean. Evidently the '’l td'"h«n in'he antaal’s inside 1,3,1 f „ r ft was quite for some tune fo he | Hack. The only . s ftat ft, i » "ken a ,w S ..nrstack. and that through | from a ■ R l le caused the nM 1 itorsmp: m , vall „( the to pass thiougi the stomach and i™rk >*» '"y heart.