GENERAL NEWS

Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 6947, 28 June 1929, Page 6

GENERAL NEWS

Charged with obtaining board and lodgings by moans of a false pretence, a middle-aged man named Arthur MeNever, alias Anderson, was remanded in the Palmerston North Magistrate’s Court yesterday morning to enable tho police to make further inquiries. Ho will appear again on Monday and will remain in custody. A fisherman at Bluff has an interesting story to tell in connection with the recent finding of tho tuna at Orcti Beach. Speaking to a Southland Times reporter, he said that approximately three weeks prior to the find he was fishing off Tobi Rock, some distance south of Waipapa, and ho hooked a large fish which tallied point for point, until the description of the tuna. The fish was obviously ill and made no fight, merely coming to the top with the line, unhooking, and sinking down belly up. This was repeated throe times. He did not actually see the fish while it was on display, but from the photograph he was almost positive that it was the same fish or rather one of the same species of fish. It was his first experience of the kind.

From time to time one reads of a shipmaster being dismissed by a shipping company because his vessel goes ashore, says the Dunedin Star. Such a decision is sometimes arrived at by a body of men who sit round a table and enjoy every comfort of life. Possibly if they were in the predicament of the man upon whom they were passing judgment there would be a different story to tell. It is pleasing, however, to note that there arc exceptions. One occurred lately. The captain of a big vessel that went ashore in New Zealand was presented by the underwriters with a fairly large sum of money, and by tho company placed in a good position on the shore staff in England. Captain Lothar von Arnauld, who is in charge of the Enulem, was the most noted German U-boat commander during the war, having sunk more than 200 ships, of a total tonnage of over 500,000. Owing to his treatment of tho men who were unfortunate enough to become his prisoners, von Arnauld earned a high reputation for his humanity. Even his enemies admitted his sportsmanship, and they unstintingly praised his bravery and resource. Strangely enough, he is of French descent, his real surname being de la Perierc, as he is generally referred to in Now Zealand press reports. His great grandfather was a French officer of the 18th century who had a quarrel with his leader, the Due do Bourbon, and went over to Germany. He become one of Frcdoric the Great’s generals, and founded the family which is known as von Arnauld. Captain von Arnauld’s wife was educated iu England.

As a result of the Palmerston North Borough Council striking out the customary giant this year to the Manawatu branch of the W.E.A., and lack of other public support, the association has been forced to curtail its activities. When expressing regret at the necessity for tho step at last evening’s meeting, Mr. K. Ross expressed, the opinion that the W.E.A. deserved a better attitude of mind from tho people of Palmerston North. Owing to lack of response from the pnblie, the committee had been compelled to make last evening’s lecture the last of tho session. It was strange that out of a population of 20,000, only a handful attended the lectures. Mr. N. S. Mountain, chairman, also referred to the matter, remarking that the cutting out of tho borough grant had severely interfered with the programme arranged but.if sufficient funds could bo secured, Mr Ross’s lectures would be completed.

The cruiser Emden now at Auckland, is peculiarly devoid of mascots or pets. A cheetah, of the leopard family, wa3 presented to the cruiser by an English farmer at Nairobi, but it sprang overboard during the voyage. Captain de la Pericre said that he liked to bring the boys up with traditions. That was the reason that he carried on the wall of his cabin his own flag, flown when he commanded the submarine U 39. The Gag was flown from 1916 to 1918. He commanded the submarine cruiser U 139 subsequently, and in his cabin he keeps as a trophy the periscope of that vessel, which is in u damaged condition. A history attaches to this memento. He attacked a convoy in the Bay of Biscay, and was so close to the vessels that one of them, which he sunk, chafed his superstructure and put out of action both his periscopes. Damage was done to such au extent that ho was unable to go under woter, but he succeeded in getting back to Wiiholnishavcn by running the gauntlet around the coast of Scotland without mishap. “In reverence kneel to the tempered steel,” Of a sword-blade faultless and true, With skill tp weild ’tis a faithful shield,; And a, friend when its aid is due. Like a sword-blado true of tempered steel^M There’s » 7 xqiJSgjdly strong and sure, Our cough*iftftptgt|§liroats to soothe and In IVooaigyriaii Peppermint Cure.