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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXV, Issue 80, 8 April 1915, Page 6

A Christchurch Press Association telegram states: The Premier arrived from the north- this morning, and was interviewed with regard to a motion passed by the Timber Workers Conference, condemning the Government for failing to protect the people from exploitation. Mr Massey said: "Let them bring along their evidence —it's useless to make general statements, no matter how sweeping."

An unexpected event occurred at Barton's circus on Saturday night (reports the Waitara Mail). One of the items on the programme was that of a lady trapezist lifting heavy weights with her teeth, and to illustrate her dental strength, she, while hanging suspended by her leg, lifted a Native from- the ground by a strap with a swivel, which had been placed round his waist. In this position he was whirled rapidly round. The effect was disastrous, for the Native had had a hearty meal, and the circular motion produced sickness, while he was still being whirled round, literally spraying everything and everybody within the radius.

A rather pathetic letter has boen received by the Premier of New South Wales from one of the London poor—a widow—who has benefitted by gifts from the people of New South Wales during the war. Tho letter is in the following terms, with the original spelling unaltered:—"Kind gentilmen.—Being one of the grente number that receved your kind gift of meet to the poor of London,! think I should like to try to thank you so kindly for my part, for everything beining so dear it was a splended gift to me and so many miles across the sea. I could not help thinking when I was bavin glny dinner of our Lord's words when He said 'it was more blssed to give than to receive.' Please except my humble greatitude from a poor widdow."