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Star (Christchurch), Issue 18453, 2 May 1928, Page 12

The danger that exists of the importation of pests from foreign countries was exemplified in Ashburton yesterday, in the unpacking of a case of oranges from America, states the correspondent of the “ Star.” The creature found was nearly six inches long, dark brown in colour on the top of its' half-inch-wide scaly body, and salmon-coloured underneath. It had forty-four legs. The body ended in two whip-like tails, nearly an inch long, and it: had a fearsome looking head, equipped with two short feelers. An examination of the fruit from the ca.se failed to reveal what the creature had lived upon since it left America. When placed on the floor the pest’s forty-four legs carried it along at a surprising pace, and it showed great agility in evading capture. Nelson has been chosen as the meeting place for the next triennial session of the Anglican General Synod, to commence on February o, 1931.