"It is wise for the department to stock fully one river before making attempts to stock others, but when the Wanganui River is stocked attention will be given to other rivers. In view of the decision to put Atlantic salmon in the Wanganui it would be unwise to put quinnat salmon there also, as we do not know how the two kinds will get along together, and it is better to reserve one river for one class of fish. The Atlantic salmon is a better food and sporting fish than the quinnat." — by ODT Wellington correspondent
Negotiations turn physical
Refusal to give up possession of rooms in a house in the suburbs led to a fracas in a city warehouse the other day. All other means to shift the tenant having failed, a well-known local lawyer (acting on behalf of the landlord) and an equally well-known ex-police officer decided to wait on him at his office in an attempt to discover what he really intended to do.
The visitors met the tenant and asked if they could interview him privately. The tenant agreed, and the trio, and a youthful employee, went into a private room.
Not much progress was made in the negotiations and the youthful employee left. Then the cross-talk between the lawyer and the tenant became very heated, and at last the pair got into holds and struggled around the room.
The time quickly arrived when the ex-police officer considered it might be advisable to interfere. He found, however, that he could not separate the pair, and at last he placed his hand across the face of the tenant and tried to push his head back.
Quick as a flash the tenant gripped one of the fingers of the ex-police officer in his mouth and hung on with a bulldog grip.
Before the ex-police officer could release his finger it was badly lacerated, and a visit had to be made to a chemists to have it dressed.
Whether court proceedings will follow on the fracas is not yet known.
Trained to watch clock
In presenting the prizes at the West Harbour Bowling Club’s social on Wednesday night the president (Mr W.R. Don) remarked that in days of old Ravensbourne residents had little use for clocks, for they timed their outgoings and incomings by the passing trains, but of late the train service had been so irregular that the residents had to buy, borrow or beg timepieces so as to be on time.
That accounted for so many selecting clocks for their prizes.
‘Toy Lady’ brought comfort
At the meeting of the Otago Hospital Board last night a motion of sympathy was passed with Mr C. Fynmore and family at their sad loss in the death of Mrs Fynmore. Mrs Fynmore was greatly beloved by all patients in the Dunedin Hospital, more especially by the women and children, among whom she was known as the "Toy Lady". Her visits with a cheery smile and words of comfort will be sadly missed.
Doctor bristles at scrubbing
Sir John O’Connor KBE MD does not believe in the hard scrubbing of teeth and declares in The Lancet: "I have come to the conclusion that a large percentage of human woe, such as pyorrhoea, dental caries, gastric pollution, appendicitis and organic decomposition in general is caused by the inane daily scrubbing of teeth with bristles, and by the insane use of chemical
dentifrices." — ODT, 27.7.1923
Compiled by Peter Dowden
