Another Hague Conference.
A gentleman who delights to act the peacemaker recently came upon two labourers fighting. The gentleman pushed through the crowd and persuaded the combatants to desist.
"Lot me beg of you, my good felJov.-s," earnestly besought the peacemaker, "to settle your disputes by arbitration. Each of you cliocse half a dozen friends to arbitrate."
"Hurrah !" yelled the crowd. "Do as the gentleman ses, boys."
Having seen the twelve- arbitrators selected to the satisfaction of both sides, the peacemaker went on hie way rejoicing in the thought of having once'" again prevailed upon brute force to yield to peaceful argument.
Half an hour later he returned that way, and waa horrified to find the whole street fighting, while ia the distance police whistles
could be heard blowing and constables seen rushing to the spot from all quarters. "Good gracious ! What is the matter now?" asked the peacomaker. "Shure. eorr," was the reply, "the arbitrators is at work."
—An unusual flajy flies over Mr Andrew Carnegie's Scottish mansion, Skibo Castle. It has the Union Jack on o;io side, and the Stars and Stripes on the other. Ir is formed of two flags of identical size secured together.
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Otago Witness, Issue 2817, 4 March 1908, Page 75
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198Another Hague Conference. Otago Witness, Issue 2817, 4 March 1908, Page 75
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