“To See For Ourselves”

Waipukurau Press, Volume XXVIII, Issue 126, 23 May 1932, Page 5

“To See For Ourselves”

'Major Patrick Savage, of the In•d.an Medicdl Service, with his wife and eight children, proposes to settle in New Zj.t.-i.ni anl has choseci the Auckland province, arrived by the Narbada 0.1 Saturday “England is too cold and Ideal? t! t'so days,” said Major Savage. “I have been watching conditions in Now Zealand for the past few years and at last I decided that the I-omlnion was the pnice where I w.r.iid lite to set.cle. I have never heard anyone say any-nevc-r bad about N- w Zealand, so wo decided to sec for ourselves.” Not All Ducks An amusing story is told (says the Mataura Ensign) of a party out after ducks, who, in the darkness just before dawn, saw’ a batch of birds flying along the river swoop down and rest among some decoys. Although it was fairly dark the party considered the mark a good one and four double-baralleled guns belched fire into the spot. When dawn broke and an investigation was made it was found that the heads of five decoys had been broken, while one duck lay dead. “Dangerous” Detectives A marked disrespect for the strong arm of the law w’as shown by a woman who walked into Christchurch recently and remarked to her companion the dangerous appearance of many of the men. in the crowds in the Square—“many of them obviously Communists,” she said. “Look at those three men there. They look as if they would be capable of anything” she remarked. And the Christchurch detectives she indicated went about their legitimate business unconscious of their criminally inclined appearances! Hopeful War Veteran Believing that the Government’s small farm scheme for unemployment relief can be turned to account for growing such unusual crops at peanuts and haricot and Lima beans, a returned soldier resident of Avondale has sent in an application for a ten acre allotment, and hopes to obtain one in due course. The applicant has raised very fine specimens of the crops on a small section in the Waterview* district, and has also

grown Brazilian sweet potatoes which are almost unknown in New Zealand.

Postal Efficiency

An instance of the efficiency of our post and telegraph service.—An old Christchurch boy, now resident in London, noticing the name of a close acquaintance of 36 years ago in “New Zealand News,” a London publication, decided to establish contact with him again, and preserve the friendship started so long ago. Not knowing his address he took a chance, and on the postcard wrote: “Mr , care of — •36 vears ago, now somewhere in Christchurch, New Zealand. The postcard was delivered into the recipient’s hands the same day as the overseas mail arrived in Christchurch. Newspapers’ Errors “An editor, in commenting upon the fact that newspapers ' sometimes make mistakes,” records an exchange *‘goes on to relate that the same day there was a letter in his post office that did not belong to him; he called for No. 98 on the ’phone and got 198; he asked for a spool of No. 50 thread and got No. 60; he got his milk bill and there was a mistake of sixpence in his favour; he felt sick and the doctor said he was eating too much meat when he hadn’t tasted jmeat for two months; the garage man said the car was missing because it needed a new timer, and he cleaned a spark plug and it had run well ever since. Yes newspapers make mistakes —and so do other people.” Address on Horticulture An unusually interesting and thoughtful address on horticulture, with , especial’ reference to the spiritual and intellectual influences of gardening, was delivered in Hastings ©n Friday evening by Mr J. N. McLeod, N.D.H., president of the N.Z. Horticultural Trades Association, and lecturer on horticulture at the Christchurch Technical College. At the conclusion of the address there was an interesting discussion of a proposal to form a class in horticulture in. Hastings. Mr Geo. A, Green, organiser for 'the Institute of Horticulture, and Mr B. P. Mansfield, of Napier, were the principal speakers in support of the proposal, which will be one of the chief subjects for discussion at the annual meeting of the Hawke’ Bay branch of the intitute of Horticulture on May 30. Mr W. H. Walker acted as chairman.