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Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1054, 17 February 1911, Page 8

A baby girl, born on board the Pacific liner Orcoma, which' rcachcd I,ivorpool' recontly,- after a. 21;000 ; mile voyage, ■ was christened Orcoruita. lii accordance with tho law she was registered as a Britishsubject, born in tho parish of 'Stepney, although her parents are Chilian.

A plague of snail? on the-coast of CeyV lon is assuming serious proportions. Millions of suails are to, be found,.'and some, of them'weiglv as much ; as a pound. The snails, have begun feeding on the young coconut trees,- and it is- feared that -thoy may attack the young rubber trees. ,

Miss Mary Burton',,'who resides with hor niece at. Warrington, has just ontere'd her 103 rd year. She was born at Kendal in 1808.' She was both physically and mentally alert up to'her 100 th' birthday anniversary, but latterly -was, confined to bed,, although she is now much better.

Iluggins—"Wliat has -become cf Fanning?" Muggins—"Oh,' lid's laid up a victim of football,". Muggins—"l didn't know he ever, played t|i'o game." Muggilifr—"Ho doesn't.'' He sprained .hjs larynx -telling the referee' - how things ought to be done.