Untitled

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17836, 3 May 1926, Page 4

A weird-looking object, a trumpet with bellows attached to it, was produced in the Supreme Court at Auckland in the course of an inquiry into a harbour collision. It was stated to be a marine foghorn, and Mr E. 11. Northcroft, one of the counsel concerned. asked leave to operate it in order to test witness as to his recollection of sounds. "Very well.” said Mr Justice Stringer, in a resigned tone. “I am ready for anything.” “Oh. it is nothing very dreadful." said Mr Northcroft reassuringly. Counsel worked the bellows, and the result was a rather wheezy note of no very great power. "My friend seems to imagine that we are all in a fog.” remarked Mr J. B. Johnston, another counsel in the case, and there was general laughter. Two men who were driving in a car on the road between Oamaru and Omarama a few days ago, were guilty of an act of which they should be thoroughly ashamed (says an exchangel. They met two ladies motoring, and colliding with their car, so damaged it that it could not afterwards be- driven. The men stopped their car about fifty yards past the one which they had disabled, and seeing that the two ladies twho were then standing on the road) were apparently uninjured, they drove on again, leaving the occupants of the disabled car to do as best they could for themselves*