NEWS AND NOTES.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 1061, 25 June 1912, Page 4

NEWS AND NOTES.

lu the Blue Blanket, audvdiuburgh civic paper, Dr. Mackenzie describes somewhat unkindly the Glasgow loaier —under the title “Civic Ideals,” “ Why should I save?” asked the loaier. I make enough to keep Ule going, I make enough to teed me, 1 have enough over to let me drink up to ro o’clock. Why should 1 save ill 1 grow sick, you must take me to the hospital. 11 i lake small pox you must take me to lid video e. it 1 spend all my money and haw nothing to eat, you must take me to the poor-house. It I get drunk on the streets, you must taae me to the police olllcc and tae prison. You’ve got to do it. Wnat is the good of saving ?”

Fyridiue, with which methylated spurt is now adulterated, With a view lo make the strut more disjastelul to the depraved drinker, is a limpid volatile liquid, having a poweilul and persistent odor, and causes a. ortter taste in the mouth and back of the throat, li is believed that the greatest slave lo mclnylalcd spirit diinarog will liud tire stult, as now prepared, so.netiung 100 warm loi his palate. Ll is uopeu llut the step taken will assist in uestroying a deplorable vice, as tire .mi . who woulci drink it with pynuiue in u, would be able to Puce spirits oi salt.

At Wailii an old man, who looked rather reedy and down at the luvl, weal up in a trio of young Milkers who were standing at tiie corner of the street, and asked it one ot' them could lend him a match. One of the young men, thinking he would have a joke at the old man's expense, nanded him a match, and with a semens face said to him, “ But when will I get it back ?” “ Alter the strike was the quick though unexpected reply.

Tl he day ol tac “Hullo” girl is numbered, is the opinion of Mr T. M. Willoid, alter inspecting an automatic telephone now in great vogue in America. No girls are reciaired in this system. A little luuud metal disc, with numbers from one to nought, is attached to

ihe ordinary telephone. A person desiring to ring up gives a halfturn to this ui.w, placing the linger m ea n number to nuke liar required 'all b’or instance, it a person rei[ul:ed number 396, he would place a huger in tarn on three, on nine, am; on six. That would bug a bell in the building occupied by lire subscriber who laid i'Uinoe! 390, anti there would be ;111 mi mediate Connection. Miunlvi tile line iw engaged, a ini/./.ing .loaud cm lies .back, which mean-. ‘ Jbigaged !” ITtcing the jeeriv. 100 tic; in mb gives Up lilt; connection. Telephones call be is.it linus, day a night, and inquire no manual service in lire but work automatare >s u liwuiUouai -duly that ai iJiiadia in tin; very e.uiy days prisoneis coulineu ut 1 he eu,anion eyed 'vrn.: made so very comfortp (L or.; as :i punishment. Un one occasion some prisoners conlined in Ice Dunedin gaol, mostly ru uaway sailom. were permitted to au-.nd a i.uv meeting on the CaVcisiuai llai, ucconi: allied by a number of warders. During the day the parly iml jibed some liquid retreshmenls and the prisoners wete unable to gel the warders nome ! i'lie party ttieii appeals to haw broken up. Some ot its members got saidy buck to gaol, but olimrs i'.ulcd to put in an appearance. ['he ehiet gaoler ordered the doors to he locked at .the usual hour, remaining that he was determined to punish the absentees;.