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Shannon News, 3 August 1923, Page 3

The Mayor of Northampton (Eng.), having offered a prize for arithmetic at a girls’ school, the Mayoress promptly offered one for the girl who could black a. grate without blacking her face and apron. “Husbands,” she said, “would rather have wives who could mend socks than do arithmetic.” New potatoes and green peas from Nelson are now on sale in Wellington. The latter are realising 12s. per peck of 71b. as against 10s. last season, while potatoes are realising 7d. per lb. I Dame Melba, in an article in the Weekly Despatch, reviews her many au revoirs “ere singing my last song to England before returning to Australia. ’ ’ She recalls a remarkable conversation which she had with Lord Bertie, who was British Ambassador at Paris, in June, 1914. After a .party given by the Marchioness of Bipon, Lord Bertie said: “I hear that you women have been dancing all night.” ’’Yes,” replied Dame Melba, “have you any objection.” “Do you know the history of the Roman Empire?” asked Lord Bertie. “Do you know that when it was breaking women were behaving in the same way as you?” He paused, took Dame Melba by the arm, and said: “Try to remember what I say—dancing feet bring war. ’ ’