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King Country Chronicle, Volume XII, Issue 1221, 7 June 1919, Page 6

The rhinoceros tieetle has at last found a footing in American Samoa, a fact which, in view of the prevalence of tin- pe>t in Wwtcrn Samoa, may l»e regarded as having Wen inevitable (sa>s an exchange). The Tutuila authorities are alive to the gravity of the situation, and to the need of strong measures l**ing taken at the outset for checking the spread of a pest that leaves tutch havoc in its train. When a New Zealand soldier was rhfiro-d at Bamford, England, with being drunk and in possession of a loaded revolver. Major J. M. Hoss. M.C., second-in-command at llornchurch, said it was inexcusable that these weapons should be carried, hut it was exceedingly difficult to set them away from the men. It was a German revolver, which the men prized very much when they picked them up on the battlefield as souvenirs. It seems that the prisoner had presented it al a landlady of the public-house who had refused bim drink. The inncislr.il>- said the prarlirf must be stoppr«l. and inllicb'd a linn <>f 'iOs on the prisoner, who was a mail »>l go»»d character.

Wfir marriaKPS 'ln nol tu have [i tvlinilirly happy r«->ull>. judging by fin- nuniliT of for mainlpnanrp Mm! art- liPard bpfop* lli»* Mawistralp'rf ilmirl I'iirli wtTli. ,\l Wrllinslon lln* day a wvppinc brid»j <»f pipht iikihllis' duration gondii a ?«pparation wilfi nuinl'-ninr'* from Imt liiittinml. Tl»p applicant romplaißfd llial li«*r husband had brought h»,*r out to Hip dominion lo livp Willi liijt proplf in a small hoti?»»' unhappy condition*. and pvrnlually slii' went to |(i«r Snlvalion Army lo scirk a rpftigp. Willi tmirx slrpamint; down lipr chppks. slip said sdir would liavp In'fii liappinr in Knpland and did nol think tli»' law oujrlit |o allow* a man to brinK •'< sirl Iii.OOO tuilf<s »in|psj* lip roiild provid»' a lioiiip for h»*r. Mr Fra*pr. S..\l„ said Hip law was. all ri«lit. hill yotinj: rouplptf should mak»» mow allowani'p for oncli nllipr and «l»»|prminp lo pull lojipthpr. Tlmdiffprpmv* |if>l\vi'<'[i Hip plaintiff and d>Hfp|idanl wprp nol and lip fiopu'd Ifwy would overlook parh other's .">nd romp lojrpthpr ajrain.