TOHEROA BITES MAN

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 1, Issue 64, 20 September 1939, Page 5

TOHEROA BITES MAN

OHOPE RESIDENT ATTACKED "Dog bites man" is not news, but according to the hoary newspaper story, "man bites dog ; ' is news. Certainly "man bites toheroa 1 " is a common occurrence and one that the most skilful of newspaper treatment could hardly make very thrilling, no matter how pleasant the experience is from a gustatory point of view. However the converse "toheroa bites man" is sufficiently unusual to merit a bit of discussion. Naturally the incident occurred on Ohope Beach. The victim was a large man who, like Hitler Avith the takes a great interest in toheroas and docs his best to remove them from their present unpleasant existence and absorb them in a greater Reich. He was digging Avith bare hands in the sand Avhen he struck his thumb violently on the sharp, open shell of n lurking old man toheroa. The thumb Avas gashed deeply and, Avhen the toheroa smartly closed its shell it neatly nipped off a portion of the flesh. Normally, boAvever the toheroa pursues a nolicy, and though ready to defend itself it does not often take the offensive. There is thus to he no need for alarm, nor are r 1 o,f Ohope likely to have to co~ -"« JV eir locked houses AA'hile bo-r 1 - Mood-lust-ing toheroas SAvar- - f ' fill the air Avith cl o " 1 ' " n - m ' saA r age cries.