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Recently the contents of a missionary box, together with a ]x>ttle of communion wine were removed from St. Augustine's Church, Napier. 'The vicar (the Rev. B. D. Rice), commenting on this in the AVaiapu "Church Gazette," says:— "The missionary box, which was placed at the bottom of the church, was burst open by one who was ready to damn his soul for sixpence. It is very sad to think that even a criminal would lower himself to steal from a church."

'I'llo following letter from Corporal Cliffe, who is a prisoner of war in Bulgaria, is published in the "Tribune," Hastings:—"l am a prisoner of war at Tartar Bayardjik, in Bulgaria, having been captured on December 12, 1915. We hud it rather hard at first on bread and water, but since our arrival here wo have been provided with "tea for breakfast, soup tor dinner, and tea and one loaf per day. Yesterday, I am pleased to say, a Bulgarian gentleman arrived hero from Sofia, and lio has been looking after our interests. Ho gavo tho men shirts, -underpants, -fur coats, sweaters, tobacco, papers, and matches, and also money to buy extra food, etc."

An outbreak of fire at Lower Hutt at Mr. P. Greenfield's bakery caused damage to the extent of about J; 10.

Tho dull boy in 'the class unexpectedly distinguished himself in a recent history examination (says tlio Auckland "Star"). Tho question ran: "How and when was slavery introduced into America?" To this ho replied: "No women had gone over to the early Virginia colony. Tlio planters wanted wives to help with tho work. In IGI9 the London company sent over a shipload of girls. Tho planters gladly married them, and slavery was introduced into America."

Power is taken in a clauso inserted in the War Legislation Amendment Bill in the House of Representatives last evening for tho Government to prohibit by Gazette notice "tho uso in connection with any trado or business of any word having rcfercnco in any way to tho present war, on the ground that the use of the said word for any such purposes may bo offensive to public sentiment. Tho prohibition of the uso of any word Bhall,be deemed to include tho prohibition of the uso of any abbreviation or variation of such word, and also tho uso oT any otlicr word that may incorporate such word, variation, or abbreviation. Tho ponalty provided for a brcacTi of this regulation is a fine not exceeding JSlil. In tho caso where such words may already havo been registered ns trade marks, three months' grace in (jiven for tho discontinuance of tho practice.

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Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2841, 4 August 1916, Page 4

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439

Untitled Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2841, 4 August 1916, Page 4

Untitled Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2841, 4 August 1916, Page 4

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