BY THE WAY.

Mataura Ensign, Issue 1413, 19 November 1904, Page 4

BY THE WAY.

A, Berlin draper who charged a lady sixpence "for his trouble"' when she left the shop without purchasing after trying on innumerable hats, has beea sentenced to a month's imprisonment for "extortion." Discord reigns in Zion city owing' to Dowie's recent pronouncement favoring the marriage of blacks with whites. This ranks as heresy all over the States. Dissatisfaction is also reported to exist rn connection with Elijah's "tribute"' exacted from certain of the Zion factories. Tea is very cheap in China : in one province of the Empire the best can fee obtained at ljd per pound. A broken bat was sent by his club comrades as a mark of their grief to the funeral of a Tunbridge Wells cricketer. For talking loudly and disturbing a party of diners in a Chicago restauraunt, two customers—a man and a woman*-were recently fined JCI. The judge termed it voice trespass. The %>vi Krai,' a Port Aiihur .has made the following annoimcenieait: "HVc shall now only appetjggat irregular intervals, as our pressmen bolt whenever there is a bombardment." SPORTING G '■';"■"