A peculiar incident occurred in Thames Street, Otago, recently reports the North Otago Times), which will not soon be forgotten by the person connected with it. A man was walking along lighting his pipe, when all of a sudden there was a loud report, and the pipe was blown out of his mouth. Needless to say he was astonished, as were people in the vicinity. Apparently he was the victim of a practical joke. One great mistake that is made in New Zealand is the cabling of every little earth tremor that occurs. It has far-reaching results, and does us damage, says a correspondent of the Christchurch “Sun.” Thirty different Australians were asked why they did not take a trip to New Zealand. Exactly seventeen of them replied that they were afraid of the earthquakes. Six of them said that the sea was too rough and dangerous. The Australian Press gives us a good deal of New Zealand news, but surely we do not need to advertise every tremor that is felt, and frighten thousands of peuple from visiting our soil.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 2991, 28 January 1926, Page 1
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