WILD MAN OF THE WOODS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1953, 9 January 1914, Page 8

WILD MAN OF THE WOODS.

During the annual Missouri • 'coon hunt, attended by Governor Elliott W. Major, National Edward Coltra, nf St.. Louis, and' other of the State officials ,a wild 111,111 \ras' captured who had tivftd in the woods near Moborl.y since 1890. Ho had a woodon log, which he had carved from a, tree limb, and in a hole in the leg lit, carried bees, which 'he had enptmwL Ho also had boos in a curious old-fashioned stovepipe hat which ho.wore, ilns man had lived in the woods since 1890, following a disappointment in • love. ' His clothes wore of fur from rabbits, foxes, 'coojis. and 'possums.

An incident, of interest to launch- and V-scht owners is reported from Tanraiiga. . It appears (says an exchange) that' a launch on.a recent holiday trip had a. neat Union Jack flying at the jack staff m the bow. Doubtless the owners fiow tlus flag out of a spirit/of patriotism, and were ignorant of tho fact that tfo>v were committing a serious offence, tfc appears that the owner, if on board, and any persons hoisting' without warrant the Union Jack or. any other of his Majesty's colours, except "the R<id Ensign or the Jack, with the broad white bordofr.ktiown as utilo pilot jack/' on " any ship or beat, for e«ry such offoncn incurs a penalty not exceeding five hun-di-ed pounds, and the confiscation of the Hag, Officers in the military and naval service of his Majesty and British Customs officers aud certain other officials ere authorised to see to the proper carrying out_ of the law. The flying of the distinctive colours of any' other, .nationality on any boat by any of his Majesty's subjects is also forbidden under a like Bonaltv. The famous "Kcslyu" Writing Pads always in stock, C4Dorgo and George, 161-163 Cuba Street.—Adrt. A rather unusual sight is to be observed in Lyttclton at present as far as tho nationality of ships' crows' is concerned, states Monday's "Ljtte!jnii Times." At Gladstone PieT tho big four-masted American schooner Salem is moored, whilst in tho stream . the Bainbridge, also from the sairie country, is lying at anchor. Both of these vessels ar«. flying the Stars aad Stripes, and have American crews 'on beard. - At No.- 6 Wharf the British tramp steamer Boyoric is. moored on the eastern side and the Japanese steamer Kwaiito Maru on the west. In the case of the former vessel,, hsr officers are composed of white men, but tho crmv are all' Chinese. ■ The only white man ot4-hoard the Kwanto Maru is the master, Captain H«lm, tho remainder of the officers and crew, to tl'ia number of 54, coming from J.TOau. This vessel also flics her country's flag. A meeting of members of the Wang'a. I.nui Employers' Association and other cmployin';' bodies of.the town is convened for to-day for the purpose of discussing ways and means of showing in some tangible form' tho tofl'ii's appreciation of tiie maimer in which tho members of tho Wanganui Afatersiders' Union held together and prosecuted their ordinary work while the mass of New Zealand watersiders were on strike, thus saving IVanganni from the heavy financial loss experienced by other, towns. The service rendered tho bnsi' ness peoplo of Wanganui during thu period of tho strike by the local watersidcrs who kept the port open, aud who by their action brought much additional trade to Wangaiim is, says the Chronicle," incalculable, 3i*d it is only by the extent of ibo suffering experienced iu other portions of the Dinuin* ion that that service can be gouged: