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Horowhenua Chronicle, 12 March 1915, Page 2

The Yankee tournament will be continued 011 the local tennis courts toiiidi i' i.\ when the finals will be commonccd. The Mayoress. Mrs B. R. Gar.l vier. will provide afternoon tea. It .•■wins that come people at Home are gradually getting an idea in regard to which part of the earth N'ew Zeal, nd is situated, says the Wanganui ' Chronicle," as a local resident has received a letter addressed to ''Wangamii. North Australia. New Zealand." Just a year ago another Wangauui resident proceeded to London to attend a conference, and wheil there he visited Alexandra Psflaoe, where the chief exhibit was a huge ' - evolving globe, liberally splashed with red, in order to give thousands of visitors some idea of tile ramifications of the British Empire. . The Now Zealauder looked in vain for some indication of his insular home, but not as much as a black speck could be found Turning to the lecturer who had charge of the exhibit, ho pointed out the omission. The lecturer looked 1 urfc. "Well." he said, ns lie tuned the globe round to mako suro ; "we've got Australia on it."