Lice on Show Sheep.

Wairarapa Times-Age, 22 April 1939, Page 6

Lice on Show Sheep.

The fact that sheep had been exhibited at the (last Masterton Show, showing signs of lice infestation was mentioned at a meeting of the committee of the Masterton A. and P. Association last night. It was decided that the stock inspector should be requested to inspect sheep at the Show and also at the ram fair. Much Appreciated Tar Sealing. The tar-sealing operations carried out in the grounds of the Wairarapa College are fully appreciated by the night'students in particular, especially after the rain, which has been experienced. An area not yet sealed, which had become very muddy as the result of the rain, formed a trap for unwary students using the College House entrance. < First Dawn Parade. Mr F. G. Seddon. secretary of the Wanganui branch of the Returned Soldiers' Association, states that the Wanganui Association was the first in New Zealand to hold a dawn parade. It started four years ago with a muster of 32, which grew last year to 147. The idea of holding the parade was adopted from Australia. Whale Drifts Ashore. An unusual piece of flotsam, a 20ft spoonbill whale, weighing about two tons, was washed ashore at Robin Hood Bay, near Port Underwood, recently. It was found by Mr Henry Neal. The large carcase drifted up the beach opposite his boatshed. The whale was apparently dead before it grounded, although, as there were no marks or visible injuriesh. it is impossible to say in what manner it met its death. The spoonbill is a comparatively rare variety in the Cook Strait area. Full use is being made by Mr Neal of this gift from the sea. It has been skinned to the blubber, which has been retained for boiling down, while the meat is being cut into strips and hung up to dry for dog food. Several years ago a similar find was made on the beach at Kakapo, Port Underwood, and in that instance 65 gallons of oil was secured.

The Railway Department announces that the next of their attractive weekend excursions to Auckland and Frankton Junction has been arranged for weekend May 5-8. The excursion train will leave Wellington on Friday night, May 5, arriving at Auckland on Saturday morning. The return train will leave Auckland at 3.5 p.m. on Sunday, May 7, and arrive at Wellington at 6.33 a.m. on Monday. The excursion covers all stations in Manawatu, Wairarap'a' and Hawke’s Bey.