Notes and Events.

Manawatu Herald, 7 April 1892, Page 3

Notes and Events.

--# Train robberies (writes the Cape correspondent of the Argus) are by no means rare in South Africa, and a case which has just happened was for a time surrounded by considerable mystery. Some bags of gold, about £3000 in value, were stolen from the safe of a train travelling between Maritzbnrg and Durban,.'Jand the strictest investigation was; for some days fruitless. The culprits', lib wever; turned out to be the guard and one of his friends at a station on the. line. The friend dropped the bags, into shallow water in a river, and it is possible that by the exercise of a little prudence he and the guard would have eventually managed to leave the country with their booty. The guard's accomplice, however, could not tear himself away from the river, and when arrested on suspicion his excuse, that he was looking for a suitable fishing place, was accepted with grave doubt, seeing that he was not provided with tackle. The detectives had the river dragged, and

the missing gold was found.

Apropos of the important part played by the threepenny bit in church collections, the following" story is given by " Peter Lombard " [ ill the Church l ivies -.-Canon— was I having a friendly game of pool dt the 1 squire's, and one of his opponents was Wigsby, the barrister. The Canon lost a " life " and took from his pocket a threepenny piece to pay for it, which he placed on the edge of the table. ' Oh,' said Wigsby, ' I see, Canon, you have had your finger in the plate !" The Canon drew himself up to his full height (a good six feet), and looking the man of law full in the face, said, ' I'm surprised that you, Mr Wigsby, in the presence of this respectable company, have the audacity to recognise your own paltry contribution 1"