"Got The Bird"

NZ Truth, Issue 1213, 28 February 1929, Page 6

"Got The Bird"

WHEN a couple of sparrows flew into the Auckland Supreme Courtroom the other day, during the hearing of a 1 case, they certainly madf themselves heard to better effect thar. counsel or the judge. ■ . Possibly it was a domestic, wrangle

for the one perched itself upon a portion of the carving on the canopy over the judge's seat, anc chirped vociferous indignation while the other cowered m a corner below the bench. But Jack Keen, the court crier and custodian, displayed surprising agility m the emergency. Though unable to reach the on c hrone, he made a

above the judicial t

dive and secured the squawker on the ground with wonderful neatness, and conveyed it, while it protested loudly, to the outer air. Despite his. grave exterior, Keen has a pretty wit, and is very popular with those with whom he comes m contact.