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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 744, 17 February 1910, Page 4

. "Now' that .the '.standard 0f... matriculation'has' been : raised,"'. observed a mem-; ber, of t,ho. Victoria College Council* at - its |meeting'." , last evening, : "the ■ ■ professors might, be able to do , their; assist-' ants, sinco .with: a; better, class 'of students thoy will'have.less to do." ;;....: : .;,'"'/: ; V' .■■..:'•

.'. When the: Fiji steamer Mallina arrived;", in, Sydney on .February 1C she reported,.'. . that just as sho was about to leave Suva' : ; for Sydney .the,,'; Goyermnent,..'steamer.' '; Ranadi ..arrived'.froin/. Tariuni, V.with a /• ; party, of 19 native;castaways.',; The story.;..,;. ,told to :those;dn; the i Mallina;;., by: .-the , ;.; ' Ranadi's' company • was: a strange .one; Tho ~; ; '.s: natives; belonged ;'■ to:. Wallis';lsland; v but','"■-'.■' had "suddenly arrived.. at .Qamea-Islaid'-.:, iin a'halfrdecked cutter, from.'which they.;, : ' scrambled ashore : through'the surf. :■" They" •'.."..'/■ .were found /to, bo ,a' lot. of lad 9in ctheir ■ . teens, and.upon"being brought before the.. , ' magistrate 'at .Taviuni related .that they .'.■•' . ; had'..quarrelled. with their: pareute, , . and. ,■'■..'• ;• had'decided to leave Wallis Island for;, , Putuna.; They stole thooutter. from- a Ch!- ; ■ ' riese trader, and started on '.'their; journey.' Not one amongst them ' knewanything: of., ■ navigation, or-the' oourse'-'they were.to /. • take;..: The only," provisions .': : they;::had ;; ■ : aboard were a v few :-cdcoariuts,.-whioh..:. : ; lasted.but two days;' They then put; th© l /. , ■'; butter before the wind,''and';let, her- go,--; .•': finally' reaohing Qa'rneavlsland.'.after be-. • ing seven days but. ;'The-natives had no. - ■ food-or water .for.at least five days,and ..; were fortunate, enough .to meet .'fine wea- . thor. .Upon reaching. Suva they stated v ■ that nine other* natives had also left •' Wnllis Island in a canoe for.Futuna.'and that: their, chance of rsaohing .the latter .' island 'was a' poor,' one.;' "Nothing, had', V been "hoard '■ of the" second: -party MP : to :,.''. the ;.timer tho Mallina , kft Suva.; -The ''.-:. nineteen Wallis Island ;men .were,;how-"': : . over,, to: , be returned to, their: island; 'et: ■: / the opportunity.; -';'.;: "'.;: ;.:; ; ■■'■• .:■■ •.' ';V , 'Although: several weelcs ;have ; 'yet.: to. • ' elapse before' the 'Mayoral elections," the;. '.':'- burgesses of Eastbourne are ' already dis- : cussiug -possible; candidates.■■: Mr. fi. W. •'.."• Shortt has- announced. his intention of seoking theiv suffrages,'and it is.under- , ;' stood that the present Mayor (Mr. John "■ '■ liarr) will offer" himself for reflection. :/' .. Mr. Barr defeated Mr. -Shortt. by .only' '■:■ ton votes last year.:!': ■:' ; :,\;: : .;.:;:.■«>"::..■; ■■,'•'"■ '. Shampooing, Clipping\' ; :Hairtresslny, .Manicuring, Pace Massage; Treatment of ' '.'. Falling Hair '. and ' Dandruff, . Combingj ' made up.:, Natural Hair-pads. - Mrs. , Eolleston " (over Carroll's), . U Willie ; Street.; 'Ph"ne.lsSa,: : Adrt..':;;: C; Vi :■.■'-.■. ''"^