i Hobins have been revered by men for many centuries. Tlioy are always on the nide of the Rood fairies, and "iero is superstition that bad luck will fall on anyone who killg. ft robin, or upon uno who keeps a robin in a case, and deprives it of itfi freedom. But .probably, when all is said and done, the robin owes its popularity plainly to its red breast, and thfi cheerful pictiiro it makes amid its bleak surroundings. Since jellyfish are largely composed of water, they evaporate when they lie n.posed'to the 6un, and nothing remains but a small silvery mark. They are not to bo envied, for even when they are tn the water they teem at the mercy of flhe currents, and quite incapable of directing their oiyn course. 1 . : Each ship in the British Navy_ is to havo a badge of distinctive design in place of tfho unofficial badges now used. An Admiralty committee has decided that tho circular badgo is tho best for battleships and battle-cruisors tho pentagon for light ol'uisers, and a 6quare, set diamond-wise, tor auxiliary vessel*. i
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Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 73, 20 December 1920, Page 5
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185Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 73, 20 December 1920, Page 5
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