MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 21 June 1923, Page 1

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

FIT FOR QUEEN OF SHEBA. LONDON, June 3. J-ewcillery to the value of £SOOO was claimed by the wife against her husband in the King’s Bench. ■ The woman was Evelyn Penny, living at AVoking, arid she was appealing against nil order made in Chambers by the late Air Justice Brav in favour of her husband, Lionel Penny, a stockbroker, of Singapore. The valuables comprised : A single stone diamond ring valued at £l5O. About f. 3 loose diamonds intended to replace or add to diamonds iu an aigrette -aid to have belonged to a Sultan. A bar of gold and a massive antique Chinese gold licit. Air Aronson, for the wife, said the original .summons was taken out by the husband, whose case was that he had given the jewellery to Ids wife. -M.r .Justice Bray had found for the wife except ill regard to Iho articles mentioned in this ease, and these he had awarded t.o the husband, and the wife now appealed. Air Cart hew, for the husband, supported Mr Justice Bray’s decision. [ He said it had been stated that there- 1 were two bars of gold, and it, was \ common ground that the appellant had i

sold one of them. “Was it within the hounds of probability,” he asked, “that Hie bus 'land should make his wife a present of i bar of gold?” •or Justice Lu-.li asked to see the gold, nml the bar, which was about foilr inches long, was handed to him. Mr Aronson said it was wnrih about £6O. “AVlint is this?” asked his lordship as another article was passed up to him. Mr Aronson: It is a Chinese gold holt which the appellant has called "a thing fit for the Queen of Sheba.” J suggest it is a very apt descriptions AH- Justice Lush and Air Justice Sailer reserved judgment. “1 AAI NOT A .MAN.” ,

BARIS, June I am not a man, f am a woman I have worn men's clothes since 1010, w!iim f went to iho front-.” This remarkable statement wamad.c to a r rench larmer by an employee oil his farm, whom he had ala.' - believed to he a bov. The farmer had wished to adopt his employe'.’, who then made Iho confession Dial she had been posing as a mail. GERA!AN WAITERS. LONDON, Juno 3. Gorman waiters are appearing in the A\ est End in large numbers, csiieemliy where the managers are German. Iho manager of a catering firm, often employing from 1500 to 2000 extra waiters a week, excused himself tor employing Germans hv saying that he picked out the English-looking names’ from a Tist, of applicants. He blamed the English waiters for not forming a trade union. RI.UE BOWLER HATS. LONDON, .Tune I Tim Prince of Wales has set a new '‘e-hion in hats for London ami the D "id be remembered Hint, whilst in- was in Australia, Hi- Royal f'lighss In f|;!.’iitli wore a h.ovler. While h“ "dl r- Inin t Ids tyi-e of hat. }'„■ has i ii’i-i:!fil to icqJate tlie u-u.-d one of a I -ombre dark shade with one of blue, j Iho Prince is adopting this new blue howler because it will match the colour of hi- overcoat. A hig demand for blue howler lulls will doubt 10-s he ci-eaiod throughout tho Empire. mu mi it—iiiiiimiirM—iiiii iiwin i