Local & General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 13, Issue 6, 11 October 1948, Page 4

Local & General

Unappreciated f ■ When a haggis arrived in Rio de Janeiro from Scotland, a Customs officer opened it said, “Obviously it isn’t a foodstuff and as it appears unfit for human consumption we will admit it as artificial manure.” Feathering Gaol-Bird’s Nest A Cambridge, Massachusetts, wo? man draws £ls a week from various t reliefs when her husband is in prison. As his weekly working wage is only £7 10s she keeps his supply of liquor well stocked and makes sure he is regularly arrested. Co-op. Apartments A 6,500,000 co-operative apart-, ment house is to be erected in the Bronx district of New York by the ' Amalgamated Housing Co-op. The project will comprise seven buildings containing 700 apartments, for each of which tenants will invest 600 dollars.

This Speed Age A Sydney man took his wife out to Mascot Aerodrome and saw her embark for Newcastle 100 miles away. He then returned by tram and bus to Bondi, 10 miles awaji, and waiting on the do'orstep was a telegram boy with a wire saying, “Arrived safely Newcastle, Dot.” Secondary Language ;■ “With a membership covering practically every city and town of importance in the world, the Universal Esperanto Association is today a most powerful international organisation,” said Mr D. Kirk, Wellington representative, at tfie Wellington Esperanto Club. “People ofall professions, from all walks of life, have representation there, but this is not enough. Only when the people of the world, regardless of nationality, speak a» secondary language, common to all, as well as their national tongue, will we have understanding between them, and an elimination of one of the chief causes of war—-the inability to understand and be understood.”