BUILDING A HARBOUR.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 2817, 29 November 1924, Page 3

BUILDING A HARBOUR.

The clanging of the lire bell on Thursday night somewhat upset the serenity of meetings in progress at that hour. At the discourse on, the poulry industry, being delivered by Mr Merrett, the people assembled were reluctant to leave, but the possibility <jf a conflagration in the vicinity of their own homes finally compelled them to leave the room to investigate. The incident later prompted the relating of humorous stories by the Mayor and Mr Merrett. One story told of two Yankees and an Irishman. The Yankees had ;just returned to Chicago, their native city, from a world tour, and in conversation with Pat, contended that they had visited England, the Continent, etc (enumerating the various countries of the world) but ihe.y were satisfied that there was no city like Chicago. Pat said “But you have no harbour!” “No,” they said, “but we have the lakes; they are almost as good. “Well,” said Pat, “all you want is a couple of half-inch pipes and you would soon have a good harbour.” “A couple of half-inch pipes 1 ?” queried the Yankees. “What good are they?” “You see,” concluded Pat, “If you can suck as well as you can blow, with a couple of half-inch pipes you would make a harbour in no time!”