NEWS AND NOTES.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 2161, 10 August 1920, Page 4

NEWS AND NOTES.

“The most terrible of nil poisons,” said the funny man of the elnh, “is aeroplane poison.” “How’s that?” “Because one drop is fatal."

It has been cabled that Archbishop Alannix is of the opinion that the Commonwealth Prime Minister, Mr Hughes, is “a Britisher and Imperialist of the worst type.” It would 1)0 interesting now to receive a cable telling ns what is Mr Hughes’ opinion of Archbishop Mannix. The cable man has only half done his job, says the Elthani Argus. The type will often play pranks with what a reporter tries to say—• a.s for example, in this extract from tin English newspaper; —“The bride, who was give)) away by her father, wore a dress of pale bridesgroom. !She was attended by the hat, and carried a bouquet, the gilt 01. the pink I a (Vein silk and a huge darkblue bridegroom's two little nieces.

Australian ex-service men, si rough- resenting Ur. Mannix's attacks on Mr Hughes, are sending protests fo the American newspapers, pointing out that the A.I.P. highly admired Air Hughes, and that Mannix does not represent Australian opinion. They say that any attempt to sow discord between Ureal Britain and the United States is highly dangerous to the peace of the world. The ex-service men ask Americans not to forget that Air Hughes speaks authoritatively for Australia, while Dr. Alannix is only it churchman.

The Post recalls that Tuesday last was the twelfth anniversary of the meeting of the rails on the northern sections of the'North Island Alain Trunk railway. The meeting point was the Alanganui-o-le-ao viaduct, which was sufficiently completed on 3rd August, 11108, to admit of railway Iratlic passing over it. and thus linking np Auckland ami Wellington by rail for the Hi’sL time. The lii's! train to pass over the whole length of the line between the two cities left Wellington on the evening ol 71 It August, 1008, with the Parliamentary Parly I hat came to Auckland in connection with the visit of the American naval Heel. This train reached Auckland early the following evening. The line was opened for regular traffic in .February, 1001). New Zealand ensigns have for many years past been supplied tree to public schools, and in .1017 a memorandum suggesting the adoption generally of the practice of saluting the Hag w;is circulated among the controlling bodies of primary and other schools (stales the Hon. (, -I. Parr, in reply to Mr R. A. Wright). Jn each month's School douriml also appropriate dales are suggested on which the school flag should be hoisted, and teachers are encouraged to give special lessons on the bislorv of the Empire and our duties towards it. and to inculcate in the minds of the children a proper national sentiment based on a true appreciation of our privileges as citizens of the British Empire. Air Wright's suggestion for a daily saluting of the Hag, similar to the practice followed in many American schools, will receive consideration.

The unusual ’ proceeding ol a juryman interrupting the judge who was about to pronounce the death sentence occurred a! Montreal in the trial of Eelesphore Gagnon, in connection with the dealt) of his 1-f----\ear-old daughter, Aurore Gagnon. After the verdict of guilty was returned, and as the judge was about to pronounce the death sentence, an English-speaking juror rose and protested that the verdict meant guilty of manslaughter. The foreman agreed. The judge ordered the jurv to retire to reconsider their verdict. They returned with a verdict of guilty of manslaughter, recommending the prisoner to the clemeuev of the court.

An indignant protest against the behaviour of some motorists was made by Dr. Fox, medical superintendent of the Christchurch Hospital, recently. “There have been several dastardly acts committed by motorists lately,” he said, “1 understand that there are two patients in the hospital accident ward who were run down by motor ears which went on without giving assistance, and now it is slated that a similar thing occurred at Halswell hist night, although we cannot be sure about that. Such action is practically murderous. Roughly speaking, if it were not for motor accidents our accident ward could be closed down at times. There is very wide scope for action by the police and press in regard to this matter.'’