"I want to be friendly withi every | nation," magnanimously said the: Premier at_ the welcome' home extended , to him by the Welilirigtojfi' Liberal a.ndi Federation League last week. And in the same breath h© advised his listeners noib to play on German pianos or wear American'boots. The Canterbury Museum, : hasi recently received portions of an imr mense Maick beetle found-in a mound of dry soiL ait Stewart Island. Aiithoughi the- pieces are defective the creature must have been a monster of its kind. The hiornsi are l|ini in length and the head If in in breadth. From tip o<f .horn,'to-tip of tail the beeitle prtobalbly, when alive, measured quite sin. Nlobhing like it has been found in this colony beifoi-e, and the nearest approach to it that Captain' Hutton knows, of isr the great Indian beetle.- There were found close to the specimen shells of othier beetles beilonging to Niw; Zealand, and it is thtougbt tha* the black beetle could not have been brought over to the. j island and. leflb there. It may be a I relic of the d|ays when, the colony had a much more tropical .climate than it has now. . .
! The Otaga "Witness" apologies to 'the Premier as follows: "Some weeks 'ago, by an oversight, a note appeared in our columns-relating to the Africawr service, 'and reflecting upon the personal honor of the Premier. "We deeply regret its insertion, a,nd believe it to* have been absolutely untrue and unwarranted. We' differ from, the Premier on political grounds, but we endeavour to do him justice,; and we recognise, and appreciate his. splendid services, a»d are satisfied that in, his desire to advise for the prosperity of the colony, he is actuated by-pure patriotism, and is disinterested and single-minded, and his personal character aiidi honour are beyond all question/We tender the Premier our profound apologies for the note we are referring to, and-which made a scandalously untrue attack upon his integrity. We insert this without any pressure, and as an act of bare justice, and we trust the Premier will receive our apology in the spirit in which it is tendered." - • ,
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Thames Star, Volume XXXX, Issue 10500, 22 November 1902, Page 4
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