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Hokitika Guardian, 23 April 1924, Page 1

At the welcome to the officers and crew of Hie French sloop Ahlcharan, at Dunedin, a very amusing interlude occurred (relates .the “Otago Times”). Two prominent citizens, desirous no doubt of putting themselves quite on rapport witli the visitors, entered into a conversation with a uniformed sailor. They asked him if he had been here before, and received a reply. “Oil, yes,” in excellent English. The

prominent citizens were quite enjoying the conversation, and one of them remarked to the officer that lie spoke very good English. “\\ here did you learn it?” lie engagingly queried. “In Dunedin.” came the reply from the officer with an amused glint in his cvc. “Who are you, might T ask?” questioned one of the citizens. Then came the startling reply: “I am the harbourmaster.”

A remarkable story has been disclosed at the Paris Palais de Jusfiee. A vonng priest joined the colours during the war and married a girl where he was billeted, without disclosing that lie was a priest. He resumed bis clerical duties in Paris alter the war, his wife remaining in ignorance of his priesthood until a friend took her to a church where her husband was edebrating Mass. Ihe mag: trafe asked the priest if he would give no his wife, or give up tile church. The wile settled the matter by saving that she refused to live with him again.