NEWS IN BRIEF.

Digger (Invercargill RSA), Issue 12, 4 June 1920, Page 2

NEWS IN BRIEF.

j Ilungary will sign peace next week. The Japanese have landed troops at N il®laevsk for a-ction against the Bolsheviks. Attempts have been made in France to j establish the Soviet regime. A cost of living bonus has been granted the military staff of the Dominion. j The trial of Denis Gunn for the murder I of the postmaster at Ponsonby lias begun. j It is now proved that the Czar of Russia, his wife and children, are dead. J It is anticipated that there will be a further decline in the price of rabbitskins. Captain Barton who will be sailing master of Shamrock IV. has arrived in New York. The Mexican bandit Villa is holding a British subject under a ransom of 50,000 dollars. A business man in Wellington is accepting War Bonds for payment of goods purchased, Don't fail to record your vote for Ha'rgest as the Retumed Soldiers ca.ndidate for the Land Board. Recent cabled reports tell of a Church of England clergyman, who has suggested a club for lovers. In former days father's | boot was quite effective. Mr Robert Masters' victory in gaining the Stratford seat was celebrated by a great social gathering and presentation of a gold watch and chain. Councillor T. B. Williams has been appointed to the position of Mayor of Wanganui, rendered vacant through the resignation of Mr C. E. MacKay. Paddy is still going strong in Ireland. Why talk about -the principle of selfdetermination and fail to put it into practical effect in Ireland? The Invercargill returned soldiers are arranging a smoke concert in honour of General Birdwood, who will arrive in Invercargill on 15th June. n. The Chinese Cabinet lias declined to enter into direct negotiation with Japan ragarding the Shantung Peninsula settlement. Crown Settlers, don't let your voting paper get into the waste paper basket. Vote for Hargest and xeturn it to the Land Board NOW. The difference between the modern worker and the modem watch is that one strikes and the other doesn't. The question of forestry has been receiving a good deal of attention lately. Officials state that the depletion of our forests will shortly effect the erection of wooden houses. If they put their heads iogether it will remedy that. , To exercise a vote in a democratic country is a glorious privilege. Crown settlers should not fail to record their vote for the vacancy on the Land Board. Hargest is a man of action. Give him your vote. The Minister for Education recently stafed that there was a difficulty in getting suitable teachers for proposed cla-sses of backward children. When appiications are called for a Bachelor of Science at £250 per annum, whai do you expeci? There are a f,ew cases of small-pox about just now. While there is no cause for alarm, it is well to remember that, "It is easier to erect a fence at the top of the precipice, than to maintain an ambulance at the bottom." The point is to get vaccinated. The fact that a lady teacher was living in a tent rather upset the equilibrium of the Auckland Education Board. One member suggested rooms on wheels similar to those used by the Public Works Department employees. We may soon bear of a retrograde step to the cave dwellers, A recent cable item states that cavalry has been put into districts of Roscommon, Galway, and Leitrim, resulting in seventy prosecutions for cat'tle driving. In some districts the constables had been strengthened by the presence of three soldiers in full fighting kit. The women of Auckland who are associated with a society to attempt to reduce the cost of living have recently passed a resolution : "That classes be formed to enablo husbands to learn boot-repairing

and effect repairs to the family's boots. j Now, mere, man? Who's the liead of the housfd An Invercargill resident was attempting to board a tram car when he was knocked down by a motor car and severely bruised. Upon being requested to drive him home, the motorist stated that he had a loug way to go and could not do it. In fairness to the motorist he should have an early opportunity of telling Mr Cruickshanks tliat story. Do you think it will go down? "The Otago Witness" seems to find it difficult to find words to £xpress Dunedin's weather during the Royal Visit. In a recent paragraph dealing with the civic reception to His Royal Highness it states : "The sun shone forth a brilliaht welcome, and the whole face of nature was lit with smiles." S' ~ V a bit like : "Were the whole realm o.. uature mine." On the parade ground, during the Prince's visit, was a small table to faccilitate the presentation of medals. An attendant had neatly arranged the medals when an 'igh hofiicial came along and bnndled them into a drawer. The Prince was arriving and the attendant had slightly lost his equilibrium through someone doing the presto fly stunt with the medals. Things were slightly confused when the hat trick artist turned around in quite an unconcerned mamrer and said, "Perhaps that's them I put into that drawer, they were in the way there." The attendant was not heard to say anything out of place, but it is understood that he said some very naughty words under his breath. However, the medals were now upon the table and the Prince arrived. "Where are these d Medals?" Attendant: "Its orl right, I'm sortin5 em. "