NEWS AND NOTES.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XL, Issue 1911, 5 December 1918, Page 4

NEWS AND NOTES.

Vorwaerls, commenting on tin Bavarian revelations as lo the origin of the war, .-Utiles: “Wilhelm';declaration that ‘tbc enemy attacked ns in peace' is an unfounded barefaced, infamous and slmmclcs.lie. This gang of miserable masmurderers, who escaped eheapL during the revolution owing to tin people’s generosity, are now planning (be re-establishment of then bloodstained rule, befouled by lies.’ 1 The (lunger of ;i little knowledge has been fully illustrated during flic present epidemic, says (he Dominion. Among the things particularly dangerous in the amateur’s hand-; is ■ lie thermometer, and some amusing incidents illustrate this, which, however, might have had their tragic side. One “visitor"’ was so keen on her newly-acquired knowledge that she went round and took the temperatures of all the patients she was deputed lo visit, and quite forgot that'they required food, or any other attention. Luckily her visit was followed by Unit of someone exorcising .T little common -souse (the chief thing required in nursing), -o Ilia poor patients did not suffer much inconvenience. Another case was that of an amateur nurse in one of the hospitals, who took the temperature- of several patient- and registered them all at 100. When the real nurse came aiong she found one was 104. And yet the voluntary worker had been ‘■'laughf l-i use the thermometer. A day or two ago a man was walking along. (Jueeii Street (says an Aueklaud paper), when he was accosted by a friend with the wellknown forumhi “Coineanavadrink.” “Where'll you gel it ?" said the man. “Never you mind about that, leave it lo me,” -aid Ins friend. So he left it to him, and followed bis lead. The friend took him by devious ways, entered a door, went along-a corridor, and into a bathroom. It was just an ordinary bathroom, but the man got a considerable surprise when his friend went up to an in-noeent-looking mirror, swung it: to (■■ne side, and bared a small- paneldoor. On this he knocked, and it opened. A few word- were exchanged, likewise some money, and back came two glasses of ale. The man friend -wmicr the innocentlooking mirror back into its place, the two men drank tlieif' beei’, and departed. This is a fact.

A correspondent , writes to the Christchurch Press; There are many ways of killing a dog. Last week at a Canterbury post oltiee a stranger presented a telegram addressed to a Wellington hotel, and . reading somewhat as follows; “Left my carpet-hag in room 1!); please forward to Coffee Palace, Dunedin.” The girl. behind the edimtei explained that at present only ■telegrams dealing with sickness, deaths, trains, etc., could he accepted, and refused to transmit the telegram, despite the traveller's assertion of the lack of a clean shirt, and other signs of distress. He retired to Lie writing-desk, pondered deeply for a while, then wrote desperately, and returned with a smile of triumph. One glance, and the ollicial passed the message. Three words had been prefixed to it to make it read: “Grandmother very ill; left my car-pet-hag, etc.” Now the postmaster is expecting to find others .using the talisman. We may anticipate the following: “Grandmother very ill, send 50 singlets and -10 pairs underpants, as per sample,” or “Grandmother very ill; put £5 on Joker in Welter Handicap,” or again, “Grandmother very ill; a line babv hoy just arrived, both doing well!” I i■iniiiii«iniiwi ■TinMirrn mii'T