TALE OF A CAT

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 4, Issue 117, 16 June 1941, Page 5

TALE OF A CAT

HAMILTON INCIDENT SIR CYRIL NEW ALUS STORY "Although in my formal reply I stated this was my first visit to Hamilton, I am afraid that that statement was untrue," said the Gover-nor-General, Sir Cyril Newall, when erplying at the vicic welcome. • Sir Cyril then recounted an amusing story of his first glimpses of Hamilton, the manner of his telling of the tale and the human interest angle appealing to the large crowd. "Returning from a few days in tlic upper reaches of your river, I 1 wa.° passing through Hamilton in my car, he said. "I had my son with me and another important passenger— a cat which bravely made our acquaintance miles away from anywhere. One of this cat's parents must have been wild," he added, amidst laughter. "On passing through Hamilton my son Avas hungry, and so we stopped the car and opened the door to get some fruit. As soon as the door opened, out jumped the cat and appeared under the oar. All the coaxing and the use of soft words and hard could not recover the kit.-, ten, so I went out for a small fish and a piece of string. In true fisherman's style we cast the bait under the car and 'hooked' our cat,"' he concluded. "Thus we did not havo to spend the night in your delightful town-" The impromptu tale was greeted with laughter ant' loud applause.