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Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 120, 18 February 1928, Page 11

“Darktown” aptly described New Plymouth ou a recent evening, as no street lights were on until a Into hour (says the “Herald”). Muttering citizens tried their hardest to avoid collisions as they made their way gropingly along the roads. The fact that trams were not running for a considerable period added Io the discomfort of many. Children of the ago of four or five years are responsible for many a quaint saying, due to some obscure workings ef the young intelligence, but in one of Invercargill’s churches the other Sunday morning was hoard one which was cer fainly not complimentary to the pastor (says the “Times”). A little girl was rather restless during the sermon, and her mother gently reproved her. saying, “Hush, that gentleman is speaking to you.” “No, he’s not/' the child answered, “he’s talking to himself.”