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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8017, 2 January 1906, Page 3

A love letter 700 years old, which , had never reached its destination, has been found in a church atMontmartre. This easily beats the ricord of the penny post, which was onK'established in 1840. The pub'ic executioier has been fined £4 for casting a disdainful glance at the judge rf the Supreme Court of Darmstadt. The old trouble between the Lord Hijli Executioner and the Lord High I'vcrything Else. It is Pooh-Bah, of cotrse, who enjoys a monopoly of dislain.—" Evening

News." The typewriting diampionsbip just fought out in the ITiitcd States in the Graeo-lioman style opens the season. Among other fixtu'es on the card are the telephone girls Southern League Cup, the International Foursome for solicitors' clerks, and the telegraph boys' walk to Brixton. It is announced' that a New Zealand bootblacks' fifteen will visit lingland next year. The Kaiser hai been telling the Potsdam recruits about an Austrian Prince who held tie crucifix aloft, saying, " This shall be our Generalissimo!" The Kancr expects similar sentiments from his army, and we trust he will not 1c disappointed. At present, however, he military methods employed towards women and children jil South West Africa do not afford much ground for -iope.

About eighteonnmpths ago (says the "Tiniurii Herald ') a map paid a visit to Tiniaru- —a ravcllcr without a friend, without a crust. He had nothing Jo cat, and p«ld get nothing. He tried several plums in town, begged in ("net for a m#al,»nd was turned away with empty stoimch and empty pocket. At l» s ti "I* gnillgout- n f town south he caiuc lull >i)iiilll shop, t.ie proprietors of which had jusl slavlcd, Two young colonials were in charge, nud they nyiii. pathised with the- traveller, gave him a substantial meal, and being full of hope of themselves, gave him 5s to help him on his way. Last week the traveller retr 'lied to Tiniaru, made a special trip to see jiix young benefactors, and a good dtul to their astonishment wanted to repay the loan with interest that a Ciirneg'.e would not dream of. He said that his furiune had changed, from being a beggar he was now ii man of money, and the loan must be repaid. 'lbis-was agreed to, but not the inierest, but th« traveller, 1 being an Irishman,, was determined, land at- last ids way by adding $ J the refund,*)? the loan a live-fejinoa* , v suit. jr~ - :