DUNEDIN DRIBLETS.

NZ Truth, Issue 510, 27 March 1915, Page 8

DUNEDIN DRIBLETS.

Things Trite, Tough and Terrible

(From "Truth's" Dunedin Rep.)

That "scrap of paper" between Mrs. Belcher and her worse half, Dunedln's own Bill, went the fate of .the now famous European serap — it was torn up. When the case was called, Bill, brimming with smiles, came leisurely forward, and at the name time Lawyer Hanlbn, representing Mrs. Belcher, hopped up, and m tame accents Intimated that Mrs. Caroline Belcher had withdrawn her application for the prohibition order. Lawyer D. D. McDonald, who appeared In Bill's interests, merely said he consented, and thus the whole row over the infamous scrap collapsed. Bill smiled broadly and leisurely went away.

As soon as the Court terminated on Monday Mr. Bill Belcher came forward, again and said, m his usual oratorical style, "Before you adjourn, your Wor : ship, I want to lay an Information, and I want to do it publl&ly." Tho S.M. remarked that informations were not laid m public. "Why can't I lay an information here?" queried Bill. But his Worship withdrew from the Bench at'dnco, and BUI was left with a new "scrap of paper" m his .hands* He came forward to the press table and produced the scrap, and it hinged of further complications between Mr: Belcher and his spouse, regarding some furniture, etc., that 'Bill wanted restored to the home. Lawyer Scurr then advised Bill that Informations could not be laid m the manner he sought. "Don't you worry,- old man," said Bill, "I, have dug into the law m my time. I know what I'm talking about."

In the Interests of sport, it is hoped that Mr. S, S, Myers wJU be Dunedin's next Mayor. Up to this we have had nothing but sleepy* heads and flatheads directing matters muniolpal. Mr. S. S. Myers is a sport with the long record of 31 clean years. Head and shoulders his record bents hollow the other two individuals who are struggling for tho city chair. Neither Messrs. Marlowe nor Clark Is a sport m the strenuous sense of the term; and neither have done anything to shove oh the games that appeal to youth, energy, health, and recreative minds. Their accomplishments, no doubt laudable and many, Ho m other directions. Let all Dunedln's sports remember their own, and If they do S. S. Myers, pug, soldier, huntsman, courser, turfman, boater, cricketer, and dentist will carry the day.

"Truth" very much regrets to hear of the death of Mr. G. E. Charlton, the well-known "Waikouaiti sport. George E. came by his death tragically enough, and by his demise a line fellow and a good friend baa passed over to tho majority. He leaves many sporting friends m Dunodln who will miss him.

Councillor Carroll has fallen out with the Syrians. At the City Council ho becume strangely perturbed ancnt the Empire— not Davy Calvin's little bit of territory, you know. Said the clover Councillor, "I would like the resolution to go further and provide that the people of ovory countries— Syrians and others— should bo rounded up and put m an enclosure, when; they could flght among themselves." That's what you call cheap notoriety from Mlshter Carroll with the map of Erin on his generous dial. What's behind it all?

When wo "">' Councillor Carroll 1h iKnomnt m voKunt to ordinary matters of history. "Truth" only oxproHHOß what the clover little Councillor disclosed from his own verbal muehlno. Tho Syrians are daccnt Christian**, likrt his very self, and thoao of 'em that are under Turkish rulo are thorn from compulsion. If Mlshter Carroll tinted the blanky Knlscr half na much n« the Syrians hate the Turk, he'd grow miniature volcanoes on his generous wealth of feature. Ho would not )>p nbln to pan« ono ot the huge German wauHUKOH some of thft Dunedin butchorn exhibit m their window*? at tlmcH. without exploding. Turn it up, Carroll, old chap, and lot Chrlnllann of your own kidney llvo m peace. They nro a« loyal na old John Robfcrt*, the Kcnorous horm; jjivor.