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Gisborne Times, Volume XXX, Issue 3564, 2 July 1912, Page 3

\ good story of Viscount Northland’s wit is told in the Daily Sketch. Once at the Guards’ Club a subaltern remarked, it appears, in bis prosen re, ‘‘ I w«a s i nsu I tod at th e ball la s night, I was actually taken for one of the waiters, but, of course, an apology was made afterwards.” And did the waiter accent it?” was Lord Northland’s bland question.

As a result of cn examination of the census figures the Federal statist declares that the population of Australia is fundamentally British, i lie Australian was little more than a* transplanted Briton, with the essential characteristics of his forbears. Probably thrpa or more generations would have to pass before it won.cl be possible to point to a distinct Australian type.

The Governor of New Mexico admits that ho intends to make an attempt to prevent the figkt between Jack Johnson and Jim Flynn from taking place at Las Vegas. In the event of the Governor succeeding in blocking the contest it will probably take place at Ciudad Jaorez. Other troubles have also arisen in connection with, tlie 'battle. Tommy Ryan, who was in charge of Flynn’s training operations, has resigned owing to the «d»sence of harmony in the camp. Ho says he is disgusted with Flynn, who is,' ive declares, ‘‘hog fat.” “I am satisfied,” he said, ‘'that the fireman has no chance of winning.” Jack Curley, the fireman-fighter’s manager, however, denies tlie report.

A new method of vaccination against typhoid fever was announced by Professor Metehnikoff at tlie Academy of Sciences, Paris. M. Metehnikoff’s object was to discover an anti-typhoid vaccine containing live typhoid bacilli, 'the bacilli were first of all diluted and afterwards mixed with certain substances extracted from the serums of animals which pre particularly immune from typhoid. In this case tlie horse was chosen. Experiments with the vaccine were made a few month's ago on two patients in the Pasteur Institute at their own request. Practically no reaction followed. Since then forty-three- other persons have been inoculated. Perfectly satisfactory results followed in each case. ’

Messrs Baldwin and Ray war d, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin, report that amongst the many applications for patents they have just filed are:—G. L. Watson, Woodgrove, agricultural roller; H. S. Searle, Invercargill, kerosene tin nozzle and piercer; H. J. Marks, Toowoomba, Australia, spring wheel; A. C- Murray and G. E. Triggs. Timam, explosive shell; T. Oox, music notation.* '