NEWS BY MAIL.

Hokitika Guardian, 27 June 1923, Page 4

NEWS BY MAIL.

BI'KHI.AH ELY. LONDON. April Xu A untune male il;. w ith a-:, m-hing habit s lias just been caught ivi-imml-eil en Primrose Hill, X A' . Part of his name is "llammomyia : Tlylopi'.ila) uniliueata (breath.) Zett. Th u e : - - him more, ior '' Zet t. c jilibr ", iatioii of llie mime of the Setiuditiaviaii man of mem <• "ho . hi :-ten: d the insect . Two females had been caught on Primro'e Hill in lO'-’l. Then a tnoiori oiler vc 111 over the site of their residence, and ihe tiny colony was given up a; lost. Now l.icui-Col. S. Moneki.'ii ('opeman, M.H.. l'.l! >.. has had the supreme good fori line to find a male. Only three other males have been louml in 110- ft,untry, and this is the only one caught as ii was hatching out. The "II iiiiiiii. " is a burglar an ! bahy-killcr. Its victim is the burrowing bee which on Primrose Hill pierces the turf wall tiny holes. The "Hamm. '>" w ,mien-l'n!k crawl down the tunnels and lay their eggs in the bees' nurseries. The eggs are timed to hatch out well luTure the baby bees. Then the iuiailL "llaium. eat the lioney Iclt ior the bees' children and wind up by eating the uuhatdied bees. 11 is iiiiiiii worse than the cuckoo. Photographs m Hie laid were e\-. Il ihii ed I• \ Hi Moaekiol. ( Oliemau and Alaj.tr E. E. Austen. H.S.H.. I'.lo . at la -1 night's uieeling ol the Zoo'logie.t! Society. -tlloP .MYSTECV. I.OXHtiX, Aprd (',. The polio,- fitreed the door of n laile leeh-np -hop at If ail w av-ap.proa h. (,)iieen-'t reel . Peekliatn. S.E.. yesterday aed found tin- d-al body . f George Stall: . eg. •! I m ween •":!.• and AS. i In, o, I npant . I tie- premise-. The man had ; .| na, eialv been .i.-ml lor at lea-1 Hire.' week-.’ A t.ieml of the dead man -aid that Slav. 1,, wa- v ii even I lie. II :ei vaiieed Ihi Ilk,a . a lei a Sncia li-1 wii !i >ll.ll Lain -tni| -1 "pen in:: th ■ v .11 . -. id I he' li iend. "ii" was emphoed ~, V'. eolw i. h A mil. He >' a- a.hv, --, e nti-i. I.' I I;. In- bed I an v: :g o il , N( .-rnl - I.' 1 : I; 1 ; IHea 1 i n . i .It- is . -t I • Ik" 1 ! 1: I lie Ml , n, e-s as .1 worksin p. >l. In -| 1 here. pel ."lie I ime n ■ n. a: I:l oin - ha ■ .■ I -en m\ -- II !i", 1 a- i 1 Slri i-i.s's iiim cnieiits. It is stnt.,| Hen -.muds of iihng and a series ,-1 little i-xplosioii-, J;avo heoii I'ea m| coming ! '■ om the |ih,ee.

The dir.cnvery of the body was the result of a man who called for the arrears of rent failing to gee a reply to liis knocking. He called the police. Tile hudy was found lying on the tionr fully dressed. Scotland Yard detectives vi-- 1 ited the place last night. Two police i men were stationed at the entrance of )

I‘ailway-approneh. It. i- stated that expensive materials chemicals and bomb apparatus —were found in the shop. A number cf let- j lets had also been written and were I addressed to various persons. He had no relatives, liis mother died four years ago. The body was iii such a decomposed j state that it i' diiiicult to detetmine the eau-e of death. GIIH.S BEKOKE THE MAS'!'. I LONDON. April (I. j Two girls have been discovered -ei'v- ! :i:e in the crew of the AmerieiNi h:ir,|Ue ! Monterey, which lias arrived at Durban I They are Eli and Inga Beiincche. the j daughters of the bnrrpie’.s skipper. Glad ! in idiie donj ove-. t!wy slum' all liie j duties' of the crew . The elder girl ha.-, j feel; -t s "> iteariv P) vears. "AVI have • si'leudid time" I’m-y told j ■ a representative of the Band Daily j : Mail. "AYo have ni. in te.vigil- j I iwu and take spell- a I the wheel when i ' th--. vva t h.i-'f i«t fine. Then I here .ov | j uor.deriiil evenings, v.lcu the crew give j J Uh-iimo!e. - - ■ rle music, the (harm u j j i.i.i. l, added to by ibc mnt.iuil of the I vessel and the muniilight on tile sea." j Te ■ girls.' ii 11 it Hv r ae: ompanies them, j but i- mil. as they arc. signed nil as a ! icguiai member of the crew.