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Gisborne Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1449, 9 May 1905, Page 3

Tho Wellington Lanoo has tho following saroastio paragraph:—Tho announoomont, in a Southern paper, that Ohristohuroh has a baud rotunda which was built for tho accommodation of. a band, and in whioh a band has been known to play, shows how very muoh bobind those of the Empire City tho people of tho Wains aro. It is only on rare occasions that a band disturbs tho serenity of Wellington’s rotundas. For its “ advanood ” labor legislation New Zealand at present has a world-wide reputation, but its farthest roaohos into the domain of oommunism fall very far short of the aims of tbo Trades and Labor Councils.—Haworn Star. A lady in Wolliugton with ideas of tho duties of servants, coached her new maid by ringing her own door-boll and tanking the girl show her to tho drawing-room. It worked all right. Next day, there was a ring, and no girl to answer it. Tho lady answored it. It was the girl. Asked to explain, she said : “ Well, you ‘ pulled my leg ’ yesterday, and I was only getting baok on you I ” So many ex-contingenters have lately figured in Police Court docks that what-

ever glory remained in connection with service in South Africa has been sadly tarnished, and all the decent young follows who won war medals are inclined to stow them out of sight and try and hide the fact that they ever had anything to do with expeditions to Boer land. Ono Wilson,

who was sentenced to two years' imprisonment at Wellington for theft of jewellery,

I was the holder of not only the war medal, but also the clasp for distinguished servioe. I Strange irony of oiroumstanoes—one year lauded as a hero amongst heroes ; another hounded ignominously to gaol as a oommon felon. The worst-of it is that the new habits formed under the lawless conditions at the front have been the beginning and the cause c.f many a young trooper's J downfall.—Observer.

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