NEWS AND NOTES.
The largosl burial casket yet made in New Zealand was to be seen at a workshop in Otorolmnga. The ciollin was 3ft bin wide, Oft long, and 2ft Gin deep, ami was made lo the order of inlluential Maniapoto natives for the reception of the remains of their tribe who lie buriedi beside .'the sacred rock in Ilaerehuka Street, in Otorohanga. An interesting little story was related at the meeting of the South Taranaki executive of the New Zealand Farmers’ Union on Thursday. A certain framer sold three cowhides at 10s each, clearing 30s. He went into a bookshop some time later to buy a pair of working boots and was asked 1 35s for them. Another instance was given whei’e only 5d per lb. was paid the farmer for pigs, yet he had to pay Is 3d to Is 7d for bacon in the shops. ft is a common thing to hear of cattle being destroyed by lightning, but it irarely happens that sheep meet their fate in this manner. After a heavy thunderstorm in Takarnlii recently, a settler was walking over his farm when he saw a ewe lying dead. At first he .thought it must have been shot as the ground was scarred in the locality as if it had been torn by a bullet. An examination, however, revealed a singe on the face of the animal, and again on its foot, with no trace of a bullet wound. The settler is satisfied; (bat the sheep was ft truck by lightning. —To Arolia News. Two shopkeepers in a Christchurch suburb co-operate in telling this story, and swear to its authenticity. Neither is a fisherman. Both attend c-hureih. Tt appears that the other morning one of them, in nn excess of pride over securing from the market, a very large cauliflower, a scarcity in these days, placed the big vegetable for show nil a stand outside his shop. During the morning lie toddled out to admire it, and found that it had disappeared. Disconsolate, be strolled along lo the shop next d'oor to tell bis tale of woe to a sympathetic neighbour. “Why, a man came in here a few minutes ago with a large cauliflower under his arm. Said he’d bought it from you, and you had' no paper to wrap it up in, and had sent him to get some from me. I wrapped it up for him!”
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3612, 12 March 1927, Page 1
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405NEWS AND NOTES. Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3612, 12 March 1927, Page 1
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