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Motueka Star, Volume II, Issue 57, 28 February 1902, Page 4

An'extraordinary and painful scene took place at a Roman Catholic chapel in Wales on "a recent Sunday night. During the collection a young lady, ignoring the plate offered her by the collector, was sternly commanded .-by the priest to take the nlate and pass it on. The young lady ignored the command, and the priest himself carne forward, took the plate, a*nd offered it to the young lady, again commanding her to take it and pass it on. After a little hesitation the young lady put her hand out to fcrke the plate, hut failed to gi-asp it before the priest let go, the plate falling on the floor and the money rolling in different . directions. The priest thereupon angrily commanded the young lady to leave the church. She '-refused, but moved t_ another seat in the pew. There for the present the incident, ends There was much excitement. in the chuVch dtiring the"episode, as the young lady is a member of the oldest Catholic family in the district. Tinder the lease in perpetuity system 22,207 leases have been : , surrendered or-.forfeited.-- A return -just to hand from the Government Printer* which was called for last year by Mr McNab, shows how they have been disposed of: 513 have not been re-selected at- all, 40 have been sold for cash, 616 have V een occupsed -with the right of purchase, and 887 have been-let on lease , in perpetuity Tlie remainder have been let as small grazing runs, pastoral runs, -etc , ' A Polish engineer named ' Rychribwski has discovered a new gas, cal-, led t£ electron!,” .which is being prescribed by the medical authorities at , Cracow as a cure for consumption, with ' very satisfactory results. ■?