News was received on \\ ctines.'Juy in Ashburton by Mr. B. I''. ,J. Grigs, - that Sub-Lieutenant Dearden, graiidson ot the. late Mr. John Grigg.'of Luugbeiich, bad. Ik-ou rescued from the Queen llary by the Germans in the recent ''.■North Sea battle, and is now a prisoner iff war,. At a special meeting of the Balclutha Borough Council 'sis applications worn, considered for the position of temporary clerk to the council. A returned soldier, Quartermaster-Sergeant John l l '. Walsh, Dl Milton, was appointed to the position. Slate billiard tables were-first played upon in Britain in 1827. • Generally the nails of the right hand ■ are broader than thoi/c oi. tlie left. An old lady brought a boy of fourteen to ft recruiting sergeant to enlist. "Isn't yonr son rather young to join the Army?" asked the recruiting officer. "Wlfy, no," she replied, "jou see, 1 want him to join thp infantry.'
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Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2799, 17 June 1916, Page 10
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148Untitled Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2799, 17 June 1916, Page 10
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