TWO-UP SCHOLARS.

Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 3001, 24 July 1916, Page 2

TWO-UP SCHOLARS.

Says a Wellington item : Plainclothes Constable Trieklebank arrested two men on a charge of playing "two-up" ou the waterside, in the vicinity of Queen's wharf. The offenders will be brought before the Court. It is a pity some arrests are not being made at the Two-up Sunday Schools in Feilding.

"The one-teacher or Iwo-toacher school is the hardest to run in Kew Zealand," says Mr J. Caughley.

Mrs D. McGregor's Kellawarra property at Hiinterville. comprising about 2500 acres, has been sold to Mr John Brice, of Marlon, at .£ll per acre.

The Union Steamship Co. has sent the Government a cheque for £2005 •Is Bd, as a contribution to lhe National War Fund, lo be used on behalf of the wounded soldiers.

The number of teachers who have enlisted from tbe various education districts is: Auckland 1.77, Wellington 03, Otago GO, Wanganui 55, North Canterbury 44, Southland 25, Nelson 18, HawkVs Bay 18, Taranaki 13. South Canterbury 10, Marlborough >, Grey -1, total 4<)t.

When John O'Shea was charged at Willesden Police Court with being drunk and assaulting the police, an officer said that the man had been discharged from the Army with ignominy. "No," O'Shea protested, "it wasn't that at all that I was suffering from; it was varicose veins."

Cornelius James Pictor, of Box, Wiltshire, left. £148,855, and bequeathed the bulk of his property to be divided among 39 nephews and nieces. If it were equally divided each neohew or niece woukl receive nearly £3800.

"I live on my wife's money,".was the reply of a native debtor at the Magistrate's Court, Napier, when questioned as to how he earned his living. "How long have you done this?" asked hi.s Worship. "Ever since we've been married —six years," replied the native. "I plough for wife, that's how I live."

"Charwoman: "Please, muni, 1 ain't coming to work here no more. Mistress: "Indeed, How is that?" Charwoman: "Well, my man's earning so much now that there's plenty coming in. Last week we was obliged to put some in the savings bank, and I'm afraid we shall have to again this."—Punch.

A - week's revival services wa.s inaugurated at the Grey street Presbyterian Church last night by the Rev. Thos. Millet. The services will continue to-night. Singing will occupy the time from 7.30 to 8, when an address will be given by Mr Miller. Prayers for a spiritual revival will be a feature of the services throughout this week.

ft is the intent ion of Mr J. G. Cobbe, of .Feilding. to'move at this this week's meeting of the Wellington Harbour Hoard: "That tbe Government be a.sked to introduce legislation amending the Harbours Acts with a view to giving the Wellington Harbour Board power to acquire land on which to establish homes for the Board's workers, and that the Board appoint a deputation' to wait on the Prime Minister in support of - this proposal."

"Nearly one-third of the teachers in Now Zealand are uncertificated," says Mr J. Caughley, Assistant Director of Education. Ho was speaking on the subject of certificates at the time, and mentioned tbat his argument against only one certificate being issued to teachers was that it- was essential that a scries of examinations should be held, so that the best teachers could be found. It would also give the younger teachers some object to work for.

A pathetic story is associated with the loss of the Queen Mary in the North Sea fight. For some time a number of the officers and men ou the battle-cruiser had been rehearsing for tlie production of a revue, entitled "The Busy Bee." Admirals and their wives and friends, along with contingents of bluejackets from several other ships, had been invited to the performance, which was arranged to be given on the Wednesday afternoon before the engagement. A final rehearsal on the Tuesday betokened complete success for the revue. On the Tuesday evening the Queen Mary responded to the call of duty and setout for tlu! groat battle. By the time the performance was to be given on the following afternoon the battlecruiser had gone to the bottom of he North Sea.