MUTITNEERS AT PITCAIRN.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 11496, 31 January 1903, Page 7

MUTITNEERS AT PITCAIRN.

A despatch recently received in Queenstown from San Francisoo stated that the British ship Howth reported that when off Pitcairn Island fire signals were observed to be burning on the elevated parts of the island, which the captain of the Howth believes were intended to indicate that tie islanders ihad come castaways wihom they wanted removed. The Howth was manoeuvred to get near the island in order to eand « boat on shore, but baffling winds prevented the. captain from bringing ibis ship near enough to ventoire to lower a boat, and the ship iprooeeded on her voyage. On the arrival of the Howth at 'Frisco the captain, heard of the mutiny on tie Leioeeier Castle, and that ihe mutineems left on a raft. He is strongly of opinion that the three men reached Pitcairn Island, hence the display of fire eignale from that place to iave the men taken off. THE SEVEN STAGES OF GOLF. (With apologies to William Shakespeare.) Mr Harold Simpson contributes the following golf parody to the November " Pearson's ": — . , „ „ , "All the world's a links And ell the men and women merely players; They have their caddies and their differences, And one man in his time plays many rounds, Hie clubs being seven stages: First the driver, Whipping and whizzing off a candy tee, Striking the ground perhaps with sickening thud And absence of result. The brassey next With brazen underside and frequent elice; A tricky club is he. Upon his head Descends an imprecation. Then the cleek, Resounding sometimes with a healthy ping; But more than often not. An iron, next, That backward bent to inconvenient angle Doth nock the arm that wields it. To approach Demands more courage than to run away, And oceani more of skill; the mashie, then, Must be perforce encountered; awkward club, That adds more grey hairs to the. aging head Than a whole sea of troubles, or the course Of Bwift declining years. But how can man Die better than in facing fearful odds? So use your maahiel Then the niblick blunt, Your curly friend in need, from bunker grim To play the dentist's part. And last of all, The club with which you miss a two foot putt: Which throwing down, you homeward turn and

curse; Curse olubi, curse balls, curie golf, curse everything."