NEWS BY MAIL.

Hokitika Guardian, 11 June 1923, Page 1

NEWS BY MAIL.

WHOLE VILLAGE DRUNK. LILLE, April 0 Railway workers who discovered a leak in a tank-car containing 3,500 gallons of an appetiser wine spread the tidings in the neighbouring village of Quievrecham, near Valenciennes, with the result that almost tile whole population of 2,000 was soon intoxicated. The police intervened and made eight arrests, hut the tank had been completely emptied. HENPECKED HUSBANDS’ SECRET CONCLAVE. LONDON, April 2. Members of the famous Yorkshire organisation known as the Henpecked Club are holding their annual meeting to-day tit an isolated village on the moor edge five miles out of Halifax. It is a pretty retreat to which the president has called his “comrades of the apron strings,” and, provided the members are loyal to their secret membership pledge, there is not much likelihood of any information reaching the henpeckers in timo for the latter to disturb the happiness of the proceedings. Adam is claimed as having boon the founder of the Henpecked Club, and to-day's gathering is officially described as the 5.902nd annual meeting.

Year after year new members are enrolled, but applicants have to pass a severe test before being admitted. Absolute proof Ims to be given that for every day in the year, except Easter Monday, they will obey orders issued by their wives and attend to domestic drudgery. If any man from the AVest Biding is to-day seen slinking away from bis native hearth and going towards Halifax moors ho may reasonably be looked upon as a henpecked husband off for bis annual outing. A sure sign will he a radiant smile and don’t-caro-a-hang gait. CANADIAN CATTLE. LONDON, April 9 Cattle dealers from all parts of England.and Ireland crowded the foreign animals wharf of ilie Mancheslor Ship Canal yesterday to inspect and purchase the 423 Canadian cattle —the first consignment from Canada to England since the removal of the embargo imposed 31 years ago—which arrived in Manchester on Thursday. Afore than 200 of the animals were sold to English dealers before the ship left the shores of Canada, and the balance yesterday sold rapidly at from £22 to £32 per head.