Mrs. Mo Laeo, a Kami lady, while riding on (lie oniskirU of Johannesburg, says tlic "Diamond Fields Advertiser," was stopped bv a burly native, who 1 asked her the lime in a respectful manner, but at the sarno time caught hold of the bridle. Deciding to take no risks Sirs. Lace pretended to look at her watch, and getting a firm grip of her hunting-crop, struck the native on the head. Before (ho man could recover she slruck him again, and galloped away. The police take a serious view of tlie mattor, as lirco other' women have Iwen molested at iho same spot. The Defence cruiser now refitting at Devonport, has been sokcted to act as escorting ship to the P. and 0. liner Medina, in which the Ki.ug and Queen will go to India. The Dcfenco acted in a similar- capacity to the Balmoral Castle, in which the Duke of Connaught went to Capo Town to open the Union Parliament. "With 22(5 pMSMiBOTS on board, the Olympic arrived at Plymouth recently, having crossed from Now \ork in fivo tlays IS hours SO minutes, at an average speed of 22.32 knots.
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Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1233, 15 September 1911, Page 6
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191Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1233, 15 September 1911, Page 6
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