DAYLIGHT SAVING

Hokitika Guardian, 18 October 1927, Page 3

DAYLIGHT SAVING

All sorts and conditions of men and women are dismissing the approaching advent of the new brand of summer time next month. Said one t:> the other, “Anyway, it will more time in the garden. 100 right!” said his pnate, “and it will give your missis more time in the kitchen making the evening meal for you. You won’t knock off massaging the flowers and executing the worms till night throws her dusky mantle over the calceolaria, but your helpmeet, tied to the gas stove, will be unable to steal that last sweet hour of sunshine which Air Sicley has so kindly extended to us. Then theie is the habitual bowler, the kind of chap who will play till half-past eight bv the new time and then will measure his last head by match light. Much good its does his missus!” Then the other fellow said, “Aly trouble will come on Alotiday mornings. E\ ei y Monday morning 1 rise at six and get the copper going for the wile Now I will have to show a leg at five. Life is very hard.”

A DATE. 1 On October 12. 18-2*2. Canova. the great sculptor, died. He is of inteiest. to New Zealand because as a wee lad be would rather model in buttei than eat it! IDs esteemed father one morning found that his little son had taken the family pat of butter and modelled a lion, lie rushed out with the lion in his hand and showed it to a Venetian AI. P-, ,v ' u> '' as so charmed that the career of Canova was assured. Foreign potentates used to bid for the geniuses in 0a nova's lifetime, but ‘Canova wouldn’t forsake Italy where be produced bis butter lion. Inspired by the example of Canova, New Zealand exhibited at AYembley a statue m butter of the Prince of Wales. Having done bis duty to the Empire, the Prince was sold at so much I’ 0 ' pound. Purchasers at the time said ho was delicious, but bad been frozen so long that he was bard to spread.