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Gisborne Times, Volume LXX, Issue 11126, 8 February 1930, Page 9

An old nursery rhyme tells of me cow that jumped over the mom:, but ii remained for a prize Guernsey bull to “hop” over the international border. The annual,' owned by Oscar I. Kinney, of Albany, i . S. A.. was sold to a Canadian gentleman who desired to have it sent immediately to Toronto tor the Canadian Royal Show, it was decided to send the animal by ; ir. A special crate was built, and tr.e bull took off on Nov. 20 in a mg freight plane from the Albany :• uport. landing at Toronto safely nve iiouis laler.

Tiie heavens “blessed" a bride <n unwonted and unwelcome form ; n the tillage of Zvezvuu (Serbia) recently. As the wedding party uas nearing the church a meteor fell into one of the carnages immediately in front of that in which the bride was seated. One of the wedding guests, a man. was killed outright. the woman opposite him was severely injured .and the bride fainted. The crowd scattered :u panic. After a btief delay the marriage was duly solemnised. the meteor, w hvh was glowing hot. measured nearly lOiti in diameter. ing in their handling of tue boat. People may laugh at this opinion in view of my failure, but the statement • s true. “We have worked hard to pump out the water, but the boat- is still in the same position. It is'now about 12 o'clock. Tlio depth of water hero is about ten fathoms'. • “The crew of a. submarine • should be selected from the bravest.' the < ooVsi, or they will be of little use in time of crisis—in such as we are now. ‘My brave men are doing tueir best. '

“1 always expect death when away from home. My will us therefore prepared and is in tigs lockeav But this is of my private affairs. I hope Mr Taguelii will send it to my father. • “A word to His Majesty, the 1-lrn-peror. It is my earnest hope that \our Majesty -\\~iii supply tho means ot living to the poor families of’ my crew. This is my only desire, and I am so anxious to have it fulfilled. * “I- thought I could, blow out gasoline, but I am intoxicated, with it. Captain Naka.no—it is now i 5.40.” ITcfe the record ended.’ ’ • ’