“Some people think of the supermen at Wellington, and then ‘o the supermen, at Geneva,” stated Professor A. H. ’JL’oc.ker in an address in Christchurch the other evening, “but when .you, get to know those people at .Geneva .. they, are mot so super,. They are .. much the same as you meet here or in. politics generally. and the discussions .atg,. i Gtnpyai suffer froiri’ the’ extraordinary. ..respept; wtih which international.,, affairs gre treated. There are, some 'extraordinarily good men at Geneva aud. they? .are numbers of mediocre, men white '.some) would be recognised as 'politicians in, any; place.” When ope meets a so-called supey-, man and asks him a poiht-blaiik on a technical point, he will qureily feay he does not know. The future ot prices has been discussed, but Sir Otto Nienteyer, a foremost authority, says that he does not know what the future holds. ’
Efforts to establish trout permanently in North Auckland streams are being mpxle by' the 'Whangarei Acclimatisation Sotiety. A start has been made with a consignment of brown trout oiHa from •Canterbury which are being placed in streams at ffviripaka, "Maungawhine, and. tMaumgakahia, and in the upper, reaches of the Hikurangi River (states the New Zealand Herald). Rainbow trout were hatched and liberated about 20 years ago. by Mr H. iHdlmaai, xt ybo- had a hatchery at (W.hau Valley, a few-- years, ago interest in the sport with ..rod and line languished. Recent . revival of interest is due perhaps to Mr M'Tl.virdc, a Wellington angler now living at Whang-' arei. (With others of the society, including MessrsW. IParkin, L. Sands, and H. .W James, he f ; sh°d all the .pools in the district tho-oughly. Some, wellconditioned trout were secured last sea-; son, although the general weight was only about 31b. Several fish over 41b have been landed and one tipped the scale at 6|lb. Four years ago an .investigation showed that streams above the 'Wairau Falls contained trout weighing up to 51b. , .
Red Diamond O-tis is fast cooking, nourishing breakfast food. ALade from pure oats.—Advs,
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Hokitika Guardian, 22 July 1931, Page 3
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