Passing Notes.

Bush Advocate, Volume IX, Issue 796, 24 June 1893, Page 2

Passing Notes.

Considerable changes are about to take plaee=afc the -Danevirke school, and tbe staff is to be almost completely changed. . I wish to express my regret at the loss the school will sustain through the departure of .the Mtfs^ress afldfpupil' teacher^ : Neither of them have been very long residents^here, stjll their.stay has been of sufficient 'duration for'- 1 -parents to learn;to place a. high value on;jth§ij qualities and abilities. General regret is. expressed by parents that-the 'yo.unß ladies' have decided, -to lelihqbish their positions at theichool, '-'• . ' At a ventrfloquial-pef formanca : he're the other evening; idne< of 1 the^figure's stated his.attajnments! to bar that he could.- '.eat, .djrjnjf, [and.,-.B\yea>,!> m At the r . time it' -.struck;. me , %t .the answer would be true" of 'a large, pro r portion.gf_ourDanavirke;y6u(;h.' l Oiie crinhot help noticing'; a -strong ..tendency to larrikinism^n tho'-p^t of .'.pur . boys,' - and ,1; am afraid v thi reason fs; npit ft»t\tp aeefci" The young people have but few places, of, resort where they can spend a profitable evening. ..Some" time baok a library was- -started -'hers, -but-^from : - some reason its lease of life was not a long one, and now c^The books are scattered- farTnd wide, „ ./ O'er mountain, stream, and sea. The principal factor, in tbe.deceass of the Library was the inability to'secure a . suitable building t bub J; Am afraid the management was no better than it should have, beem ■ • Ho,wever, be thatasit J m4y, a library and reading room iB greatly -ta'eetted here. Of course the great obstacle is to get commodious and convenient preniises. 1 And herein lies an opportunity for some townsman to ■ render a signal service.; The 1 mostimportanfrequire) rhent is a reading room, where. youths who have a spare hour on their hands migh,t,. with, others, , spend their time to 'advantage. With a.view to securing the 1 ' necessary premises, I invite applications as follows : — ' Will some pnbliospirited citizen out of the_ goodness of his heart provide .premises for a reading room and library, and'thereby greatly contribute to^tbja general wallTbeingptthe'neqple of*- Danevirke. All offersWto' do'to be addressed to 'Crusty, 1 care of the Bush Advocate: The best or any other offer not necessarily, accepted.' In my last notes I made some com?, inent on the approaching marriage of the Duke of York and ,-Princess May of Teck. : Since then the revised sion of the young lady's love affairs has come' to hand, and fop the benefit of those who, like myself, take an ■ overwhelming Interest iuMihe doings of royalty, I will give the rather ro- , mantic details .of the affair.. They are something like this. The Princess originally thought a heap of the Duke of, York, then Prince George, but ,the| parents on both sides looked with : disfavor on the symptoms shown by the young parties, and they were separated. After a convenient period the Princess learned to care enough for the Duke of Clarence to take a '• big risk of being Queen of iGreat Britain; etc:, etc.' But soon" she had to mourn the death of her fiancee, and after an interval of sorrowing phe returned to her- old love, •' and all promises to end happily. My own conclusion after considering the facts is that though ..of.. royal bipod, the Princess is only human, and like the rest of us thinks .most of Jtfo. l. f ■ ; i There are ' bankrupts 'and ' bankrupts.' lam inspired to4his piece of philosophy by the- fact that a fielding bankrupt insisted; ■vagainsV ' tie wish of his creditors, in payilj^ twenty shilling in the pound.. This is reversing the order of things with a vengeance. " After, ,being so ; long accustomed to the insolvent who pays a first and finale dividend of • nothing or perhaps less in the £, it' grates on one's finer feelings that a debtor should be ao coarse and vulgar, as to pay 20s i:i the £. After such a slbock to my perception of- the fitness of things I should not feel the least surprise if the present session of Parliament resulted in some real good being done, if the Native lands in this district were thrown open for settlement, if I fell heir I 'to a 'fortune tomorrow, if Danevirke got a cheaper water s\lpply than the scheme lately considered by the Council, or if a horse that I backed won a race. . The Danevirke Caledonian'Sbciety's Ball was an out-and-out success, whereat I am intensely gratified. The committee deserved success, than which no men can do more, and all hre pleased : with ■ the. results. The ballwilldo much to popularise the Society, ' which gives promise of assuming large proportions, and its sports meetings will probably before long be important athletic fixtures. , On the s.ubject of sports I hold views that I am aware differ from ;those of many' of my readers. My [humble view of the object, for which sports should be held ls'thftt they jshouldbe an occasion -'on' which the best athletes of the distri'cls^should' meet in friendly contsst, and that outsiders and strangers should be*

barred. ■" If we look around us we see - that the most valuable events at sports meetings are nearly always won by same stranger who should .properly be classpd a professional, and who draws his winnings and immediately leaves for fresh running tracks. In the majority of cases he has ,wob a...g00d many ,r.ipes.jbefore ho dvjs ps £ ifaalV. bjit Je eqters under atf assumed tfame' anS' 'is lightly handicapped.. -XLay.e JieenJolijome interesting particulars of "the exploits :6fjtfne 6e«r;,who Sot tfongmgOi-wSS running*^ 'tbis* distrietfMle '-fin innumerable, races., bfifoxfti&.iaxqred us with his presence, but owingto his - bad memory bf'.good forgettory these performances were not sent in with his.entri^s. occasion he journeyed tfrotn hsre to' attend outside sports, held at Ashurst 1 think. A young fejlbWylwlTp/rvfLis present at tbe sports, had entered for the Maiden race, but did no.t intend to compete as he lie did not think he could hold hisown with the other^. runners.. This came to the^ears of oiiri.Tie'a, /and he made a compact with' the Other athlete. It was , .agreed,-, that the ped from Danevirke''shdnftr run in the Maiden race under the name given by the other party, and if he won they were to divide the prize money. THe!race r cia"me)offi';and;;the'gentiawno was, making h js.' jiving. on jtjie fuming trqck^wqn easily, ,',a~n<J p ' many. 'Were surp'nsefl.at',£fo' ; nfaba' fpa^e"' being displayed by' a : 'maiden I runner-.'' So much for one of the black sheep amongst athlete's.' ' '■"-:'.''■ Or. THe!J:fdllowing'.- good:.;'.yj|i;p,!, : recorded by [ Bohemian ! in. the Weekly Press as having been told by a recent .visitor -1(0 CbnBjtchurcli. ) isrne,w to. me, and during ' tjie, present' agita / ti6n y bn frphibition is' worth' 1 reproducing :— rish Parish Priest (lecturing his flock on the evilsof 'drink)rr-'iDhrinkrithe curse ay it. .Dhrink if jatha&sat.the bottom of all .dear ouldvOireland's troubles. What is it,T ask ye, that fills our gaols ? Dhrink. Our lunatic asylums 1 DhririE Our hospitals? Again, l.say to ye, this curse dhrink. Wha^iiTit that-.make^ye 1 lirfyft hand to ye'r wife; aye, ; perhaps (sob), ye'r poor ould mother 1 'Tis the curse (voice lowered), dhrink. Agin, I ask ye, what is it that makes ye stand behoindi a-fince and .fihppt;. ttt. T ver landlords ' (pause), '.'And- 'ihtis' mmt Dhrink.'. „.. v) ••," ■■'- » .- j ::,[ ;. j ■-; i^-iLL ■■:'d VA'TI I read, some' 1 time' back, of a Bachelor's Club being founded in Vienna, every member of which had to pay a heavy fine in case of his being joined:in . tiiarf igge. ..MrjJLabpnchflre defines marriagejas^an.rnyesiment Tor woman and a 'Epec'uiati^n 1 for man. This definition I, as' in. duty bound, submitted fdr"'MfSCrUsty ! 8 ' opinion. But she did'inofe coincide'with'tho gentleman named, and from what I gathered she bas-not.a very high estimate of his wisdom. But as to the bachelor's club. A&befor&stated^the clujb\was i .f 6ubae:d nthaS,'>fc^ejiWrs might escape matrimony, rfewasitill lately) a safe retread .wliere. bachelorhood might rejoice 'itrfcnV condition and prospect of celibacy and rail at ease against' thfe iristitatior) .of mar] riage. A condition op- .membership was a vow iieveVtb' Warry or oontemplate,fltiarriage,Janil'iqr a time the clu^^fospelld. T/ WwOll(l^&ftV«ifc affairs, ip;.donne.QHfl.B,' w.UhJ.Jffi club are itiot. what they,, used\jto._be. As^lorl^as" .the"Au&rW~lams?d! nounced the*m f rdm J on I £sfd'e r the muo walls the membera caradTinthin)f ■ 6ut when one young laidy of ' prepossessing appearan^e^andfaccOOipanied by a. yenarable friend, ..ft.un.V or grand^ ,club and Solemnly denpuhefal.the : chairman himself in his chalr ii b/f«f:ate, j telling' the •'as's'emble'd^mStrib'ors'' that ;he was, and long had 1 , been, affianced I and betrothed tQiheY.i^h^uJlfelcJu^ I broke up in coniusion^and has never ' venturedjto m^et-again. Jfan^qf the ! member's were, sad torelate'/found to be in the same unclubable predicament as their chiirmftn.' I.:1 ''.': ' ' '' /■'*■ ■ ■ '• =~ .'-' '-' - Obusty;^-