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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 12861, 9 May 1905, Page 3

There is no reasor why ladies who play bridge solely for amusement should be exposed to'the charge of immorality on account of one or two defaulters, who, in their turn, were probably more sinned against than sinning. We hear much about the chivalry of the modern man, but what are our husbands and brothers doing that they allow these baseless charges to be so freely circulated?— Modes. The Chinese .Minister to Japan (who apparently is a bit of a wag) has been asked to keep his eye on the five hundred Chinese who aro members of secret societies and now reside in Tokio. He has telegraphed to say that, as the number of Chinese students at present is only three hundred, he will be obliged if the number which he has to watch is made up without, delay to the quantity given in his instructions.-—The China Review. We seem now to live in an age of indecent exposure ; the publication of some of the South African despatches, the strong light thrown upon every item of evidence tendered to the Army Commission, were not only errors of judgment, but were errors of "taste.-—Broad Arrow. "Wanted—A match for an independent, beautiful voting widower of thirty-six years of respectabl. and very rich family. Possesses handsome amount of thousands and numerous golden ornaments of his previous wife. For further particulars please apply," etc.Tribune, Lahore.

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