Cheerful Drunk

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 199, 15 April 1932, Page 4

Cheerful Drunk

A first off ending drunk from the single men's relief carnp on the Parapara Road, who was also wanted in connection with arrears in a maintenance order, remarked at the Wanganui police station, "However did I get here? The constable must have carried me. I am the boss of seven boys at the camp and now what will they say when they know that the boss is in the eooler?" Firearm Nuisance Owing to repeated annoyance from boys in possession of firearms, the committee of the New Brighton Scouts has decided to invoke police action to abate this nuisance. A resolution to this effect was adopted at the last meeting of the committee, it having been reported that the indiscriminate use of firearms by the delinquents was endangering the lives and property of the Scouts. Spirit of Sacrifice l To have had no meat for over five months is the. experience of one Stratford family where the breadwinner earns 25s a week for two days' work. The meals comprise porridge and vegetables, espeeially potatoes and beans. Speaking . to the "Post" the man in question said they had dispensed with meat, as it was too costly an item, and they were quite satisfied with their present fare. He could earn a few shillings more on relief work, but preferred to remain in his present job so long as it lasted.

Passenger Travel "Terrible" "Things are absolutely terrible throughout the v/hole world, so far as passenger travel is concerned," ,said Mr. J. N. S. Wallens, passenger representative in Australia for the Cunard Company, in the course of an interview with a Wellington "Post" representative on his arrival by the Maunganui from Sydney. "W e hope conditions will be better next year, and, personally, I think they will." Antarctic Visitor Visitors from the Antarctic regions are seldom seen on bur city beaches, hut on a recent evening, while. strolling along St. Clair Beach, a lady resident of the district was called upon to extend a welcome to a baby penguin, which she found to be tame enough to allow her to carry it to her home. Her admiration for her unusnal guest was responsible. for providing her with a somewhat peculiar and interesting experience. She discovered that her "flat-footed Tqahy" had a strange infatuation for music, respOnding to the strains from a gramophone with a strange expression of delight, and protesting with a queer noise on the cessation of the music. The young penguin was quite bright and cheery while the gramophone was in action, and the St. Clair hostess stated that her visitor from the far south thoroughly appreciated the evening's entertainment, reluetantly taking its departure when released in the ocean late in the evening.

Price of Apples "The days when we got 20/- a case for apples are gone for ever, and I don't think we will eyer get 10/a case again," remarked the president (Mr. E. Freeman) at the annual meeting of the Canterbury Fruitgrowers' Association (reports the "Times"). 'He said he thought the price would be stabilised about 3/-.a case off the tree, and at that price the growers ought to be able to make a living*. A member: "Don't publish that price." Another member: "But itcs all we're getting now." Mr. Freeman said that the Nelson growers were managing to keep going on 3/- a case off the tree, and if they could do it the Canterbury growers should he able to do the same, as just as good fruit could be grown there, ;