Kaiser’s Widow Found

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 10, Issue 76, 22 January 1947, Page 2

Kaiser’s Widow Found

Hermione, former Kaiser Wilhelm’s widow of his second marriage was found living in a house of a Ukrainian refugee family in Frank-furt-on-Oder in the Russian zone, states a British controlled German Press service. She is under Russian guard but- is allowed full freedom in the neighbourhood of her home.

Beekeepers’ Field Day _An interesting field day for local beekeepers took place on Saturday at Mr McMahon’s apiary, James Street, when Mr Patterson, Government Apiary Instructor, and Mr McMahon jointly gave demonstrations on hive manipulation and extracting. A short talk was also given by Mr Patterson on the various methods of producing section honey, and the main disadvantages attaching to this form of honey production. Towards the close of the afternoon, a delightful afternoon tea was supplied by Mr and Mrs McMahon. Votes of thanks to the hosts, and to Mr Patterson concluded the day.' Opening of Dock Sixty-four years ago the streets of Lyttelton were gay with bunting for the opening of the Lyttelton graving dock. The foundation stone of the dock was laid in 1381 and the opening ceremony held on January 3, 1883. The opening of the dock, which followed the entry of the first vessel to use it, the New Zealand Shipping Company’s Hurunui, was the prelude to a formal luncheon, the menu for which reveals an amazing variety of foods and beverages. Thirty-four speeches were made, some of them long addresses. Such luncheons as these were real tests of endurance, but the men of those days were the possessors of a stamina which made these occasions a happy experience rather than an ordeal.