Maori's Misfortune

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 5, Issue 62, 8 June 1942, Page 4

Maori's Misfortune

It would be difficult to beat the piece of bad luck suffered by a Maori Avorking on the railway bridge at Tauranga, when he received his pay envelope last Friday. When putting the envelope in his hip pocket he unfortunately turned the unsealed flap downward, with the result that three £5 notes and seme half-crowns, the contents of the en- , velope, were , quickly speeding their way! towards the waters of the harbour. Without hesitation the Maori hurled himself after the money, and eventually succeeded in recovering two of the £5 notes. The rest he lost. Hint for Housewives Now that sugar is rationed house-/' wives are beginning to take a serious view of visitors, with a sweet tooth. During the last war it was customar3 r for visitors taking afternoon tea to produce their own sugar —or saccharine —sometimes front dainty little vinaigrette sort of things. This practice avoided' inroads on the limited family supply of sugar. But people who ordinarily take two or even three heapedup spoonsful of sugar with their tea may not be such .welcome guests as they were when sugar was un- j rationed in New Zealand. Of course* there is nothing to prevent them. bringing their own. .