NEWS AND NOTES.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 3881, 8 December 1928, Page 4

NEWS AND NOTES.

Deep sea fish are shoaling well in , the vicinity of iCapc Brett and several large mako sharks have been seen by whalers and the lighthousekeeper. One enormous shark was seen in the vicinity of Bird Rock. ' The German trawler St. Pauli of Cuxhaven arrived in Aberdeen recently with what is believed to be the largest basking shark ever paught on this side of the Atlantic. It was over 32ft. long, and weighed nearly six tons. “Auckland is one of the most brightly-illuminated cities in the Southern Hemisphere, according to a statement made by the chairman of the Electric Power Board.” The residents in some streets consider fhe chairman referred to the illu.mination when the sun is shining. .“Zamicl” in the Auckland Star.

A Whangarei resident had an unenviable experience on Monday evening (says an exchange). She was using a sewing machine when the needle penetrated the little finger of her right hand pinning it to the machine. For an hour all efforts to release the finger, including the partial dismantling of the machine, failed, and it was not until a doctor was sommoned that the victim was released from her predicament. Two young men beheld a city for the first time in their lives on Monday last. They were born and brought up on Pitcairn Island and came to Auckland as third-class passengers on the Rotorua, which arrived from Southampton, reports “The Post’s” Auckland correspondent. The young men are direct descendants of the mutineers of the Bounty. They do not intend to remain idle during their stay in the Dominion. They are uncertain how long they will remain here, but propose to tour New Zealand and gain further experience by work. Although not skilled tradesmen, both are handy with a kit .of carpenter’s tools, and their island life has made them generally useful.

There were several amusing incidents among passengers on the south-bound express from Dunedin to Invercargill one evening recently, when owing to engine trouble the trai had to proceed at a very slow speed from Balclutha to Clinton. One man for a wager got out of his carriage and walked for half a mile, stepping on to the train at the end of his walk three carriages ahead of where he got off. Another man, who saw a sheep cast in a nearby field, was able to put it on its feet again and rejoin the train. Apparently, the reason for the train going so slowly was a leaking pipe in the engine.