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Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 2858, 1 February 1916, Page 3

Lord itcdesdale in his book, just issued, makes a, very serious statement with regard to the Jato King of the Belgians: "It was a fortunate thing for tho world Unit, lie died whou he did. Mad ho lived till now, Belgium would hardly have played the heroic part which .she did in August and September, 191-L It is whispered—■ Indeed, it is an open secret—that documentary evidence exists to show that King Leopold was deeply engaged to Germany, and that Jio was prepared, not without reward, to allow Germany to invade Franco through Belgium. Bir Robert AVaJpolo once said that every man had his price, tho only difficulty being to ascertain what that price was. Happily, at the critical moment, of her direst need, Belgium has been blessed with a King worthy of her own heroism." A new moving picture, "A Maori Maid's liove/' taken at JUuturua, has been screened l'n Sydney, and its said to be considerably above many of the imported pictures in quality. Tho Sydney Sun says : "A Maori Maid's Lovo" is unquestionably the best moving picture produced up to dato at this end of the world., and Mr Longford's next attempt should prove oven more successful. But even if ho should make no improvement, there would be little need for importing films while Australia can make her own of such a standard. A gruuit deal has been written about the abnormal intelligence of the elephant, but it lia<s bee.ii left to Blenheim to record the latest incidence— an elephant bha-fc can, read (says the Marlborough Express). It mujit be remembered tha.t a placard adorns the top of the Alfred street bridge setting forth, to whom it may concern Uie fact that the bridge is unsafe to loads of over one and a half ton weight. One of Messrs Wiirth Bros.' elephants was asked to cross the brodge larueased to a , heavy load. T.ho animal paused on the threshold,' and anxiously .scanned 'the warning notice. Family ho slopped the Mooring, as much oi it as lie could reach, with his trunk. Turning towards his keeper ho flapped ]ij oars and shook his head, us much a* to s;iy: "No go, governor; the bridge i,s not tale."

Arguniont and other meatus mere useless, and the wigae.ioiiri brute was take.n across the. river per medium o\~ tlm High sired. hn<l;xe. \% liic-li, upon inspection, was not objected to.

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