NEWS AND NOTES.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 2863, 26 March 1925, Page 1

NEWS AND NOTES.

A fox terrier and a parrot cmarrellod in an Auckland backyard recently. The bird hung' head downwards from a clothes line, ruffled bis feathers, and shrieked imprecations in his natural language, while the terrier barked loudly and leaped upwards. Among a number of inappropriate words uttered by the parrot when the fray was developing came the quite logeal remark, “Come on, Cocky.” “The bungalow is supposed to be strictly modern,” said Mr Richard Donovan at. the diamond jubilee celebrations at Bombay, this week, “but there is nothing mpdern about it. As one who was born in the first year of the settlement, I can recall lots of bungalow houses. They had punga walls and nikau roofs, and I think the type has been copied bv the present generation. 1 was very proud of our old home.” Imports of Canadian wheat into the United States from January 1 to November 15, 1924, totalled 7,405,352 bushels. During the same period 8,018,212 bushels of Canadian wheat was imported in bond for grinding into flour in American mills for export. Leprosy is an infectious disease caused by a bacillus, which can probably enter the system through both skin and the mucous membrane. It was formerly thought that an excessive fish diet made a person particularly suspectible. This, however, is doubtful!. “Sport,” a prelty collie dog owned by “Jim” Parker, was present on the wharf at Lyttelton waiting for the arrival of the southern section of the All Blacks, no doubt unaware of the surprise in store for him. As the Wkibine neared the jetty Parker whistled to “Sport” and the dog recognised the whistle, but could not quite make out where it came from. As the Wahine pulled up Parker was still trying to attract “Sport’s” attention. With a little pointing by Mr. Parker, sen., from the wharf, “Sport.” was able to discover bis master. His antics fully demonstrated the extent of his joy. By this time the main centre of at traction was the dog, who ran up and down the wharf in an excited condition. Then “Sport” suddenly discovered that a gangway had been lowered and without any delay or beg-pardons to the passengers on the gangway and deck, lie humped and dodged bis way until lie reached his master. The reception “Sport” got from the All Black can well be imagined, and the incident will long be remembered by those who attended the arrival at Lyttelton of the All Blacks.