NEWS BY MAIL.

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 12750, 4 January 1936, Page 12

NEWS BY MAIL.

WORKLESS MAN’S LUCK.. While an unemployed worker froml Ausseo was walking in the Austrian spa of Bad Ischl he saw a foreigner, who had just left a cafe, drop a fiveschilling note. The worker picked it up and gave it to the owner, who asked for his name and address. Some days later (writes' the news correspondent of the “Observer”) the worker received the following letter front France: wero the honest finder of the five-schilling note whii};. E lost. Now you will understand. %/iy you have not heard from me * fore. During the last few weeks > have been making investigations about you, and I am now enclosing a contract which guarantees you employment in. my factory in Lyons as a mechanic. Please also find two cheques for 3000 francs each, the first to be used for the expenses of the journey and your equipment, the other to help your parents until you are in a position to support them. I hope you will not cline my proposal. Signed, Gaston do Lavnllier, Paris.” The unemployed, worker naturally accepted tlie offer.

WAR-TIME GIFT FROM AN ENEMY. Interest, shown by the King in a. pipe presented by a German lo a British soldier during the fraternisation between iho troops on Christmas Day, 1914, has resulted in the identity of the owner of the pipe being established. Herr Keil (states tho “British Legion Journal”) “was one of the first Germans to shako hands with a soldier who was yesterday’s target for his rifle. Neither could speak the other s language, but tha Englishman offered Herr Keil his tohacco-poucli. Herr Keil had that morning received a parcel from his, home in Leipzig which contained, among other Christmas presents, ry new pipe. He took the pipe from his pocket and asked the Englishman to accept it with Christmas greetings, Tho recipient, of the pipe was a sergeant in the Scots Guards. The pipei was ultimately shown at an exhibition held in London to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the formation of the Scots Guards. The King, visiting the exhibition, picked up tha -pipeand asked for its history. When told the store’ he inquired what had happened to the German soldier, but no one knew. The incident was related in a German paper, which was read-, by Herr Keil, and he has now wy// 1 ' ten to the British Legion enclosing his photograph, and asking to be puff in touch with the sergeant to whom, ho gave the pipe.