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New Zealand Mail, Issue 1509, 31 January 1901, Page 66

Drunkenness and crime are practically unknown in St. Kilda. Most of the islanders have whisky in their houses, out they rarely drink it, except medicinally. Ihe Boer prisoners in Ceylon are allowed to roam within prescribed limits during certain hours and are permitted to play billiard’s and amuse themselves m other w r ays. Business in the Divorce Court is not increasing, although there is a widespread belief that it is. On the contrary, according to the “Law Magazine,” there is for the time at least a. decline. Just inside the door of the Church' of St. Stephen, Bristol, is a notice. It reads thus:—“Thieves, beware ! This church is watched. Our gains are small. The boxes are cleared every night.” In the Home Civil Sendee a distinguished classical scholar may find himself checking accounts for supplies of ship biscuit- or issuing dog licenses. Ruin (saws “Onlooker” in “The Times”) would swiftly overtake any private firm which bought its stores in accordance with War Office methods. “I have ivritten an ola-fashioned sort of short-hand ever since I w r as a small child,” says Lord Wolseley, “and I have found it of great use to me all my life.”