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Lisa Mitchell spotted this New Zealand notice and she hopes that all Diary readers will send their hopes and prayers to the beleaguered Antipodean nation during this difficult time.
Jaws of despair OUR readers may recall from schooldays those sad occasions when a child in class would receive terrible news relating to family matters. A female friend of Russell Smith told him of one such incident. She was in primary school at the time, and one of her chums was summoned to the headmaster’s office to discuss events at home. On the little girl’s return, her teacher anxiously inquired if everything was okay.