AN ADVENTURER.

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 3778, 2 May 1919, Page 2

AN ADVENTURER.

One is inclined to think that one of the most promising careers, which I the war has cut short «'«» *'>»«• Major A. J'- B Wayell, M.C., « "\Vavell' 4 Arabs,' 'who was tilled in East' Africa nearly three years ago.' Waved was a quiet. . mode«t. unassuming young man, who, appearances notwithstanding, was as ad-venturous-as Sir Richard Burton. a)H wlm would have made a great reputation if he had lived long enough. Maior Leonard Darwin, who knew and admired him a\ an explorer, iavs that " personal danger seems tc have been to him the most stimulating of all wirroundings,"' twat Hi* " rather frail appearance gave n< indication whatever of his immense powers of endurance." and that n» Was a scholarly mastery of Arabic a French. Italian, and Swalnli, and a ■remarkable knowledge «|F medicine for a liiTiiinn, whilst he possessed al make aii acute and far-seeing man oi if those many oalities that _-o 1« i,u«ine.ss. ) ' Wavell made an adventurous jnurnev to Medina and Mecca disguised as a dervish 10 yeai> ...■o- and the story of this is told m "A Modern Pilari'm to M"ecca." tha* he wrote on lm rety/n .hut whiclConstable's have, only just publisher >n London.

In the Naiviov Mayoral election, p belated return redneed tho majority -if Mr Vi_or Brown. M.P.: to 3.

'Frep/,in-t bu\Vr* have been very m 1 'ive dumb' the »ii<d week or so. an •]ror> in nrices to fulfil requirement (states tlie Asliburton Guardian.)

Firewood cutting is proving prolitoccupation to experienced axemen just now. One Levin cutter average(bout £1 per day, whilst one daj last week, iv a good run ol timber. iijs earnings reached 355.

Says the Wellington Post: Tlie position is by no means difficult in respect to the price of money. The rate of interest current is 0 per cent, loi mortgages, on first-class landed security. Mortgages, too, are being re-->ii if I.- and producers appear to '*' having jio'difficulty in meeting oh ligations, speaking in a general way.

The. Kfon eight recently lost then coach. Mr R. S. de Haviland. winhas resigned after holding it for 2,' vcars. He will be succeeded by Mr L*. \Y. Powell .another well known oarsman.

Mr Mortimer Singer and his brother. Mr Washington Singer, of Abingdon, Porks (England), spent £80,000 in eqipping their private residence as a Red Cross Hospital, and more than 1300 patients received treatment there.

The President of Mexico telegraphed to the Governor of Lower California that lie is abolishing the export tax of SOdols. a bale on cotton and re-establishing the old tax ol 7dols. a bade.

An official American estimate places the unsold stock/)f copper in process from tho mines to the refiners or in finished form at 1,000,000,0001 by, valued at £35,000,000.

For the Hastings Mayoralty,. Mr G. Ebbolt was elected with 1-187 votes. Mr W. Hart being second with MM voles. The retiring Mayor (Mr lav Sanson) only polled ISO.

Mr .1. T. Bryant, has disposed of his Muiaiigi property, in the Auckland district, to Hird Bros., of Palmerston ,for £20,000.

Tho next English and Continental mail i.s do arrive at Auckland, per X.M.S. Makura, and i,s expected to reach Foildiug on May (5,

Eu route from Glasgow with troops, Ihe Paparoa h'ft- Colon on April _/ for Wellington, and is expected to arrive there on May -I.

The visitors from all parts of the Dominion who attended the Lcvett and Short stud stock sales complieiiled the auctioneers upon the condition in which the Feilding saleyards were kept. Tbe credit s due to Mr E. Jacknian, a well-known vigorous veteran. who is only 713 years old.

At the election of the Auckland City Schools Committee an outsider (Mr Weaver) was elected Chairman of the. meeting. On taking the chair he turned to the members of the old committee, who were seae'd on the platform, and asked that, as they no longer held office, limy stop down, with the exception of the secretary. This, after a little hesitation, they did to the assonipanimentof applause.