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Otago Daily Times, Issue 11993, 16 March 1901, Page 8

- m Stock Exchange circles a story is being told of Lieutenant-colonel Hoskior. late Oftne "House" and Montmorcocy's Scouts. Hoskier, it seems, was dissatisfied with the gun .strength of the force to which he belonged, and offered to supply it with two Mawms and a million rounds of ammunition. Ane offer was accepted, and he cabled to 1)18 confidential agent in London-to Ret Ins order executed. When the g»n* 3nd ammunition v< re ju.'t ready for despatch came the newa of the donor's death, tfis confidential agent hesitated about sending them, and the.sellers of the gun ß would have been happy to release the agent from his contract. In doubt the latter wired to Lieutenant-colonel HosMer'e father, then at the Rivirra. Tlio reply came hack, and was characteristic: "Send the guns at any cost; my son's last wish to be respected.', — A Swiss (renin' has invented a pith cloak, weifcliinpr about lib, which will hold up a fullyequipped soldier on the surface of the water. Successful experiments were made recently on the Lake of Zurich.' The cloak is' provided with waterproof pockets in whioh food and drink may be carried as well as blue liyht-, in care the wearer is shipwrecked in the m<jht. — A (jirl i ;l Italy, agod 18, was found in a dark, underground pigsty, where she had beon imprisoned by her parento for IS years. She stands only 3ft in height, and was totally bereft of speech and reason. She can now begin to stand, and efforts are bciiiß made to restore her reason. Bedcliffe Crown Brand Galvanised Iron is th» iron to use in exposed positions.