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New Zealand Mail, Issue 1403, 19 January 1899, Page 8

Captain Baratier, who is, in obedience to orders, rather shunning publicity in Paris, is a diminutive, slightly built man, whose juvenile appearance was increased, before his last trip to Africa, by a pale face and a scarcely visible moustache. Tbds youthful aspect caused him to be the subject of a very disagreeable experience three or four years ago. He was walking about the streets of Algiers in mufti with the red ribbon of the Leeion of Honor displayed in his buttonhole, when a police officer suddenly iped him and tersely remarked : Off with that ribbon, you young rascal. Decorations are not intended for boys riff vou" Baratier, of course, was frantic with indignation, but it took some frantic wiu | minion of the law St%e was deSng with a gallant officer th f alreSy distinguished explorer tS » Tames White, of Bonchurch, Th - SnduceTto an old "worthy," a was introduce^ w> orwoo d House, wltl the remark that he near ?Sw countryman, though a W as a fea °J JZ church of England, clergyman of th^Ui d «Ou, a y e ' To Slv "gairdners or meen- ' Srs!-fkM I'hel wark, they man* aye CQUO tag Wi