NEWS BY MAIL.

Hokitika Guardian, 24 August 1923, Page 3

NEWS BY MAIL.

HE FOUND THE WINNER. Police-sergeant in evidence at Highgate: “I saw a man writing oil a slip of paper, and I asked him what he fancied for the Derby. He showed me the slip, on which was written, ‘Papyrus, Is each way.’ Then f saw rim hand it to the bookmaker.” The bookmaker was fined TIG. THE TANKARDS. Dark blue jacket, with black Goings: dark blue trousers and ola.’k patent leather slices are to be the tiles-, kit of the Tank Corps—as cunotuiced by the War Office. The only bright spot i> the waistcoast, which will he white. The cap badge is to he a tank encircled by a wreath of laurel and se>monnted by the Imperial (town, >v th the motto "Fear Naught" : n a -, "i! |u: the tank. THREAT TO .MUR Dr..!. "Numbers of people have threatened 1 1 > murder me. 1 have been under police protection, but it docs mu add to the enjoyment of hie.” said Mr Jit-tire Shearman during the hearing of a case at Northampton Assizes. Robert Holland was then charged wiHi ’1 lirentening to murder Alfred Harris, labour master at Northampton Workhouse. Holland was sentenced to six months' hard labour. BITERS BIT. How an intended victim turned the tables on three confidence tricksters was reunited to Scotland Y ui'i 1. Three men, one ol w hom said lie was in the olotli trade, made a ileal will) a Berwick street. W.C., cloth merchant. who was to purchase goods to the value of '.'Slip from them. One of tin- men lei t C 25 with the merchant as a guarantee. When the goods were not forthcoming the merchant refused to pat over either the C'SII,I or the L'go. Threats of violence followed, and the police were called ill. Two of the men were arrested.

STICK NO PILLS! Sydney hillpo-ters have declared war. They hone to persuade the public, hv means of posters, to patronise only those picture theatres and show houses employing linaiieial members ol the Billposters’ Union. A double-llag design, headed "I mler Which Flag b" will be posted conspicuously, ami a "white list” naming the show houses who are "doing the right tiling” will lie issued every tortnight, and distributed from house to house. i A LONG TRAMP. ’I vi returned soldiers named li.s i nl aid .Hurley lately arrived in Ik,rum having carried their swags from Cu.ktowti. Kill.) mill's. They report that no work was procurable all the way. Married coloured men are ixpeiteneitig great privations, owing lo 1 ito stoppage of Government rations. Nineteen children ami seven women are practically starving, wring 'o tied: lm-hands relii-ing work for I- Pi I a o. \ as olfered by the Go: ">' ' lie i'. ( LOCK DOW NS TOOLS. Rig Beit, the great clock which is j the pri.de of London, lately -truck hv leaving oil' striking. He made no lu-S, blit iust stopped ami sulked. People hurrying to their work over West minster Rl'idge were badly misled in consequence. Those who were li'ie thought 1 hey were early. and these v.lni were earlv curse,l themselves ior having got up so -oett. He has onl\ -topped Hviie before in ten yea I's. SEWING STAMPS. Stamp- have been pertorated in ft good manv ways since Mr Archer suggest, ,(| the idea to a clumsy country po-t mist res- by running the rowel of 111- -unr along the space hetweell Hie stamp-. The Afghan authorities have adopted a new hut very efficient method. The demands utmn their postal orgailistil inn tire not large, lor w hen we print a million they inn! ten sufficient, so instead of in-ialling a perforating machine they have given the stamp- good margins, and limn they run the -beet- under the needle o! a sewing machine. I lie method ha-; proved as satisfactory as it i- simple. HELLO, UP Til FRF! Four Manchester and Liverpool men who had been at the Birmingham ran", stopped the l.ondon-Maiu liesier Oni in- j lor Air Express h,\ uitvle-s at Uirmingliatn on June 1 lilt. One Had tin important appointment in Liverpool that evening and could not have arrived in time ov any other method. They prevailed upon the operator tit Castle lo ring up the pilot of the Daimler Express by wireless telenlione and ask him to alight in Birmingham. Tito pilot. Air 11. S. Robertson, received the message while over Watford, and immediately headed lor Birmingham, where lie look on the lour passengers. Then, running Ids engine at full -pel'll, he managed I" niake up the lost lime, and arrived in .Manelics-;,-i' early enough for his passengers to , atilt a "certain train for Liverpool and keep their appointments. In the near future, if a man wants

peace and riuiot he will have to gel away from air, sea and land. Whcie. , CAAIL OLD ACTO.II. 1' nk down to holiday-makers. who laughed at the jokes of a veterani actor in the farce, “A Week-end, at the Palace Pier Theatre, Mrighton, the player was dying, lie was William Dowdcswcll. known professionally as William llekehy. and was playing the of a i omie station l.orler. His jokes were cheered to the echo, j,ui tliey came from lips twisted .with

pain. Ti e curtain fell and the vote- , iUI actor went l a his dressing-room. | lap' an hour later his body was loiind near «he stage door. He was lying hue downwards on the paw. and had apparently collapsed on leaving the theatre. Air J. AY. Cordiner. manager ol the pier, said that llokehv. who was 03 was siill'eriug inreiise pain, bill reHised io give no tin* pci'lormanee. Iris pluck recalls the fact that Sir Henrv Irving, while playing at ISrarl--1,,,-d Theatre Huyal in Oeioher. 1U0*». sank on the altar step- at Docket., m the play of that name, saying. "Inin Thy 'hands. () Lord, into Thy hands.' Irving was dying, and passed away shortly after he reached his hotel.