While the Japanese should, in the light of past experience, be more inured to earthquakes than any other race on the face of the globe, there may yet be room for speculation as to whether the sense of national security, at least in relation to the now stricken area, will be affected by a disaster which is recognised as the worst of its kind in the history of the country. That modern Japan will seek to apply in some way the lesson of sad experience we may readily suppose. How the possibilities of the future may be safeguarded against in such circumstances is another consideration. For the present, the domestic affliction of Japan casts her national aspirations far into the background, and she is finding that, in the hour of her need, the Western Powers regard her simply as their neighbour.
— editorial
Milk records in black and white
The secretary of the New Zealand Friesian Association informs us that up to December 31 last the dairy division of the Department of Agriculture issued 879 certificates in recognition of production in the Friesian breed. The average production represented was. 12,829.70 pounds of milk and 454.87 pounds of butterfat. The individual class leaders represent a very high standard of performance, and are as follows (pounds of milk and fat):
Junior two-year-old, Monavale Queen Bess, 20,501.10, 740.50; Senior two-year-old, Netherland Princess 4th, 19,621.60, 805.77; Junior three-year-old, Monavale Queen Bess, 21,609.30, 800.18; Senior three-year-old, Manor Beets Daughter, 2nd of Ashlynn, 18,733.9, 863.51; Junior four-year-old Westmere Princess Pietertje 24,199.00, 939.78; Senior four-year-old Buttercup 3rd of Ashlynn, 20,694.25, 833.20; Mature, Alcartra Clothilde Pietje, 31,312.50, 1146.24
There can be only one
We learn from the Post Office that the confusion which has always existed as a result of the similarity of the names of the two towns "Palmerston" and "Palmerston North" does not tend to decrease as time goes on. Postal officials have frequently pointed out that a large amount of correspondence intended for Palmerston North is addressed to Palmerston, and reaches Palmerston (South).
To show to what an extent this wrongly-addressed correspondence has grown, it is stated that on one day last week no fewer than 60 letters and packets were received at Palmerston which should have been addressed to Palmerston North.
Flower thefts rock Valley
The depredations of garden prowlers have evidently been devoted to the garden of Mr W.H. Norton, 65 Gladstone road, North-East Valley, which was robbed on Friday night. Mr Norton had a fine collection of narcissi and daffodils, which were ruthlessly despoiled. This is the second year in succession that Mr Norton’s garden has been subjected to such vandalism.
Another sufferer was Mr Jas. Thomson, of 66 Gladstone road, who had the mortification of seeing a choice collection in ruins next morning.
— ODT, 12.9.1923 (Compiled by Peter Dowden)
