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Ohinemuri Gazette, Volume XXII, Issue 2788, 10 May 1911, Page 2

Here is an instance of almost criminal carelessness. A man walked into the Carterton railway station and consigned a rifle, and left it to the care of the stationmaster. A thought flashed through that official's mind that the gun might be loaded. He opened it and looked, and was amazed to find one cartridge in the chamber and three more in the magazine—all the elements of a first-class tragedy.

A Frenchman and his'wife introduced petitions for dissolution of marrage against each other. Neithcr's domicile was mentioned, and in both cases the legal notices were served at the Paris Law Courts, which are held to be the legal domicile of both. But, the " Telegraph " relates, the petition of the husband reached one court, and the petition of the wife another. Both courts, apparently unknown to each other, considered the petitions almost at the same time ; and both decided in favour of the petitioners 1 by default, with costs, and custody of the child of the marriage. The husband had accordingly divorced his wife and obtained sole custody of the one child. Simultaneously the wife had divorced her husband and obtained sole custody ot the same child. As usual no reports of the cases were published, and even the decisions were not noticed in the Press. What would have happened if this situation had continued ior any length of time cannot be imagined. But before the legal delay lor appeal expired the wife got wind of the divorce against herself and acted promptly. Her husband was away in America. She appealed against the divorce given in his favour, and in his absence the appeal went against him. Thus the only decree remaining was that dissolving the marriage on her petition and granting her sole custody of the child.

"Japanese and Chinamen, who use no milk, butter or cheese, never unbend in laughter," said Prolessor Henry, in a lecture at the Working Men's College, in London, " while the Thibetans, who indulge in these things, are a merry, mirth-loving people."