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Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 309, 29 December 1915, Page 2

Here is a little scene that happened ] in the heart of London a few days ago, says the "Mail." A lady of high position ; went with a friend inside an omnibus. 1 The omnibus was fairly full, but room could have been made on the seats on | one side for them, only two women there j spread out their skirts in such a way as to occupy more than their share. The j two ladles stood cateliiug hold of the I straps. Suddenly one of them was sur- [ prised to sec her companion raise her I hand and box t-bc -ears of one of the | women seated in front of her two or ! three times as hard as possible. i Naturally there was great consternation. ■ "Here, missus,"' said" the conductor, " 'arf i a mo. What's the matter? What are i yon doing?" "What am I doing?" said j the iady indignantly. "These two women I are Germans. Listen to what they said < just now. 1 know German. One said to the other in German, 'Don't move up. I Let these swine of -Knglishwomen stand. I That's too good for them.'" "Oh, he! That's it, is it?" said the conductor. He j rang bis bell sharply, and the omnibus stopped. He beckoned to the German women to get out. "You can walk, ladies. That's good enough for you." A brown Irish terrier dog with a history is at present filling in his quarantine period at Quail Island, Lyttelton. He was owned by the late Captain Anthony Wilding, and was in the trenches at his rfiaeter's side when the gallant tennis champion met his death. His dog escaped injury. "Samson" was named after the famous English aviator and daring armoured motor car hero, Commander C. R. Samson. For a long time after Captain Wilding's death f,he dog was kept at the St. Paul Aerodrome, Dunkirk, the base of the Royal Naval Air Service. Subsequently he "flew" by aeroplane from Dunkirk to England with Commander Chilcote, and was thence shipped to Captain Wilding's parents in Christchureh by the Remuera, arriving at Lyttelton some days ago. On the terrier's collar is inscribed his name and the words: "No. 2 Squadron Armoured Motor Car." The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamer Ruahine, which its bringing among her passengers it number of wounded soldiers, is expected to arrive at llobart, en route from London to Auckland, cither to-day or to-morrow. She should arrive here about January 4.