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Evening Star, Issue 15729, 17 February 1915, Page 4

Some curious things occurred during the bombardment of Scarborough by the. German warships, and aro narrated in tho local paper, which has just come to hand. Ono incident is particularly striking. In Dal ton's book shop, in Xewborough street, the principal thoroughfare, numerous articles were shaken from tho shelves by the concussion, but only one book fell. Tho title of that volume was ' Imperial Germany.' An Auckland message states that the Assessment ¥ Court gave its decision in a cfcum by the trustees in the (Sillies estate for £23,000 against the Auckland Oity Council in respect to a requisition by the council of nine and a-half acres at Judge's Bay for a public park. The Court awarded the claimants £16,125. Mr Paulin telephoned : —Squally S.W. winds; heavy rain showers..

Two men and one woman were charged with drunkenness in the Police Court this morning. Elizabeth Gor-s was fined ss. or 24 hours, and a iirst offender 10s, or 24 hours. Another first offender was remanded for a week for medical treatment.

j As bearing, upon the question of the [alleged selling on the troopships of gifts ' sent" for distribution among the troopers j (states the Napier ' Daily Telegraph'), wc ! quote t!ie following from a letter forwarded to us bv a trooper recently invalided home :--'"To take some, instances : a cert::in private made his way up to the canteen, aboard Troopship No. 12, and asked for a packet of playing cards. After opening his purchase, which cost one shilling, a" pretty little sentence arrested his eyes', written upon the 'Joker' card, the gist of which was : ' Wishing you good luck, etc.. from Miss , Whangarci Patriotic. Fund.' The same thing applies to ;i writing pad bought for the sum of sixpence, at "the canteen. Tins of tobacco bore similar messages sold on board Troopship No. 10. One such rf'oto J. have to hand at present, found in a .small parcel of socks and band kerchiefs bought on board Troopship No. 5 by Private C. Carter, of Dunedin, the wording of. which was: 'The Green Island Girls' Friendly Scciotv wish you God-speed and a safe return', 17-8-14!' These are only a few instances that came under my notice." Several local fishermen have left Tiiuaru lutelv with their launches, to try their luck on the fishing grounds off Lyttelton (says Monday's Timaru ' Herald'). From some unaccountable reason tho fishing grounds «*>t"r 'Timaru have given very poor yields this season.

Another example of the attempts which j are being made by Germans to conduct ! trading operations through neutral countries has been discovered in Auckland, states the ' Herald.' The daughter of a late resident opened a letter addressed to her father, in which a quotation was asked for "30 tons of acroyidies, which was to be shipped to Copenhagen, this port evidently being the most convenient. The letter v.as sent by a Spanish, firm acting as audit, for Max Ziruan. of Hamburg, for whom the goods were 'icing promired. This article 'is extensively'" used in the i'nfinnfui'tiuv nf explosives, rind is a product of Australia.. The recipient took the letter to a leading Auckland merchant, who, when he discovered the contents, promptly handed the letter to the postal authorities, who have forwarded it. to Wellington. Wanted to know, what is the definition of a. "carrier" under the Licensing Acts? Mr F. W. Onglcy held at the Oaimiru. Court last week that the definition of a "carrier" in the clause relative, to the offence under notice did not apply to the driver of a. vehicle. Id's Worship remarked (says the 'North Otago Times') that the. talcing of liquor constituted a physic:'! act, and if counsel's contention were valid a man, provided he were accompanied by the purchaser, -could with impunity run a cartload of liquor into a No-license area. Counsel argued that if the railway were not '' carriers.'' then defendant in tlte case was not a carrier. The Act, he thought, clearly aimed at the man in possession of the liquor. After further discussion His Worship said that Mr Onglcy had argued the case extremely well, and had raised an interesting point, which had not been brought up before. He would consider his decision. ScTc-rani 11. Miih-r. of Masterton, who is acting as postmad.or to tho first. Nov; Zealand Expeditionary Force in Egypt, says that the first Now Zealand mail came to .hand on December 16. "There was wild excitement in the camp," he writes, "and we were all night sorting the mails, finishing the work at about. 6 o'clock in the morning. The expression on tin- face* of the men when they received their letters was a. picture-—joy was written all over their features. The'olher side of the pietmv—those- who expected but received no lettere---was also a. studv. Then these were men of the force who bad neither kith nor kin to care for them in far-off" New Zealand, and it a. somewhat sad sight !o see them watching' with envy tire other men receiving letters from relatives and friends." We understand that Mr James Smith, of Greenfields, a. member of the Otago Education Board, has been appointed to the vacancy on the Land Board caused by the resignation of Mr Crawford Anderson. It is that the Government have purchased, for closer settlement purposes, Mr P. Bartholomew's property, opposite the Weraroa- Experimental Faeni. On the application of the police Messrs J. Watson and A. Cable, J.P.r-. issued a prohibition order against a married man this forenoon at the Fort Chalmers Court.

The- delegates to the annua! federation con vent ton of master plumbers were the guest's of the local Master Plumbers' Union at a picnic, at Quarantine Island today. A large party, including many ladies, left by the Maheno at 9 o'clock this morning.

The estate of the late Mr John Darling, of John Darling and Sons (father of Mr "Jon" Darling, the famous Adelaide cricketer), is valued at £1.929,217. Mr Leo M. Myers, late of .Auckland, and now residing in London (a brother of Mr A. M. Myers, M.F.. Minister of Defence in tho Mackenzie r.-ihiue.t), has enlisted as a private in the Sp"rtsman Battalion, which is attached t-> tho "Royal Fusiliers.. The battalion, which takes recruits from 19 to 45 years of age, under the command of Colonel Paget, and is now encamped and undergoing drill prior t-c departure for the front. Now season's pnotngrnphic goods: Excellent stock now arriving Cameras from 6s. Send your- order early to H. J. Gill, 11 and 13 Frederick street. Dunedin. 'Phone 1,144. -[Advt.] Watson's No. 10 is a. little dearer than most whiskies, but. is worth the niencv.— r Advt.3 A glass of Speight's beer at lunch and lumper is hotter than all the tea in China.— [Advt.] Don't ask year gt.vsts to take inferior whiskv. Give them the h-st—Watson's No. 10.-[Advt.]