GENERAL NEWS

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 10713, 23 November 1912, Page 6

GENERAL NEWS

A reinakable occurrence has been reported to the Federal wireless expert by the officials sit the Hobart station, says the Melbourne 'Age.' One day last week there was a faint ticking of the recorder, and when communication was finally established it was ascertained that the message wn . I rrin none other than the members of the Mawson expedition at Land. The message Jjad apparently been despatched to the st;u. was erected at Macquarie island.

the hope that it -would eventually got into touch with the Antarctic, and had (ravelled about 2000 miles

north until it was picked up at Hobart. It was forwarded to the secretary of the expedition. Some natives! are becoming adepts in the art of swindling. At the W'anganui Magistrate's Court a native named John Karoko ltini pleaded guilty to the charge of forging a Maori woman's name to two money order telegrams. >ll was shown that the woman's husband had wired her two sums of €2O .and £4O, that accused obtained possession of the telegrams, and forged the payee's name, obtaining the £OO, with which he went to Wellington and had a spree, only having; ,£'l7 of .the money unspent when arrested. He. was committed for trial. At the Queenstown (Southland) Police Court a native named W. Paki Tareha went in for a. higher flight. He gave out that ho was a nephew of Mr G. P. Donnelly, of Hawke's Hay. On the faith of thisj representation he managed to obtain and get through the large sum of £l4l during hif fourteen days' sojourn in the district, the money being spent mainly in liquor, and lie appears to have had a pretty high time of it while it lasted. As in the other case, the accused pleaded guilty, and was i committed for sentence.

The Melbourne "Spectator," the Victorian Methodist paper, in its last is.-me attacked the sweep in language] by no means tender, prompted, doubtle.ss j I»y the incidents of the racing: carnival that reached its climax on Cup Bay. "Victoria," it was stated, "is in the in id sb of its annual devotions to the horse god. and people all over Australia will spend their money upon the equine divinity." The writer declared that the carnival was not a carnival of sport, the element of sport in it being microscopic, and then continued: ".Betting and wagering are not sport, but sordid

commerce—a business for degenerates. This gambling outlet, this profile parent of -sweep,q and wagers, multiplex chance of getting money without doing anything to earn it — i.s the chief element, compared with which sport is a mere neglected urchin. The money —the glamour of much gotten for nothing—is the fiendish fairy touching Australia with its bewitching wand. .In factories, offices, shops, in the streets, and in places of public concourse, the everlasting sweep is spreading its wretched tentacles gathering the young

people into the first gamble." Sir James Crichton Browne, an authority nn brain diseases, in a. paper 011 "brain rest," maintained that children of ages from 4 to 17 years should have 12 hours sleep out of 24, persons between 17 and 21 .should sleep for 9J hours, between 21 and 27 for

9 hours, and above that age for 8

Lours. The s.'leep ofthe rising generaJ tion, declared the doctor, was lxnng detrimentally disturbed, and a rich crop of neurasthenia would be the result. On the other hand, a distinguished Swiss physician had como to the conclusion that too much sleep is .. .jusfc as bad .as too much food. More '• than eight hours for healthy people who work with their brains, is, generally speaking, too much, lie says, although he, of course, admits that no rule as to tho amount of sleep necessary for adults can be laid down. Poo. [ile who work hard physically require much mora sleep than mental workers. Many people look forward to a holiday as a time when they can sleep as much as they like,; l>ut, according to this physician, the benefit

of a holiday may be spoiled by sleeping too much. Five hours of good, refreshing sleep in holiday, time, especially in high altitudes, is quite enough. Tho race dream is not wholly extinct. Here is a true racing tale (told bv "iUticus," in the Melbourne 'Leader'), from a strict church-go-ing, anti-gambling household in one of tho superior suburbs. An elder son, aged 20, arrived homo ono evening a fortnight ago with a, tip for the Canlifield Cup. Undo Sam wajj the horse. Henry was severely scolded for introducing an atmosphere of horse into he family circle. That night Henry's father dreamed a dream. He .saw a race won, and heard the people shouting the name of the winner, Uncle Sam. The good man was greatly scandalised at having been inspired to visit a race-cour.vji, even in his dreams, and in the morning ho rebuked Henry again. Henry was stiffnecked n"d insistent. He. was sure Uncle Sa/m would win. It was simply folly to throw away so good a chance of winning a lot of money. Next

LKTTEIiS FKOM WOMEN"

From Mrs. G. Oldham. Churt hst r-vt, Wickham, Newcastle, N.S.W.. 30; h

October, 1911. . "I suffered for a long while 1 io:n I chronic pain in the head and My ! liver was torpid, 1 had a veiy pool ' appetite, and what 1 _di.i oat I «ive mo itifliLj-estion. Quite hc<pe n'ty, when working about the house, a i.iinl- 1 in* sensation would eo:ne over me, and 1 '"was in danger of falling (!<iua. 1 tried various treatments and rmduincs which failed to eft'-vt a cure. A iV.eiid of mine, hearing of ray 'onditien. te commended a trial fit Warn-,; - Sale Cure. as s-he had heard Ihe medicine highly spoken of in ew-i-y oih-Uom The advice fo kindly given was ad. pu-d After taking a few luttl's of W.unci s Safe Cure a "hange I.a- the lie'.Uu developed it?«!t 1 ' en'.iuu.'d ' 0 better and stronger i?;»< h div n:.n. ..d my troubles left me. I am nc.v ,-dde M work. can eat and sleep, well, and '-it nmelf gene:ally, win-h I !ud he-, n unMil!" to do for' a long lime picviously. I van highly iciomnu-ml Warner.- :lf.'nre to all women."

Fivm Mrs. C. Smith, l-i. Ilell ist stre.'-t. Wellington, New. Zealand. -lOth Novemhi. Hill.

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From Mrs Ann Sullivan. Mn; ray :•! l "<-1 Wagga, N.S.W , 10th Angus'- I VJII

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From Mi's. 0. Manley. Castie streol. North Dnnedin. New Zealand, iilst December, 1911.

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night papa dreamed the same dream. On the two following nights ho f.'aw afcrnf wypsh rdlueta in oshrdlucml'wyp the race.run'in.a vision, and eaoli time the crowd yelled "Uncle Sam ! Uncle Sam!" On the Saturday morning said papa to Houry: "What color is this, horse, Uncle Sam P." "He's a chestnut," replied Henry. Papa, was sorely disturlied. Tihe winning horse of his dream was a chestnut! Just before noon that day papa approached Henry. He pushed five pounds into his hand. "My hoy," he said ; "I think you might go to the races and enjoy yourself for once!" Henry went. Henry returned in the evening. Uncle Sam .had won. "Well, my son," said papa eagerly, "did you —er —have a good day?" ".\aiv drawled Henry, "I went off Uncle Sam, and put every penny on Royal Scotch."