JOTTINGS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXX, Issue 51, 16 October 1914, Page 8

JOTTINGS.

A presentation was made to General Goclley at the Parliament Building yesterday afternoon from the citizens of New Zealand, The present took the form of a sword of honor and letter of appreciation signed by Mr Massey, Sir Joseph Ward, Mr Allen, and Mr Luke (chairman of the Municipal Association of New Zealand). General Godley made a feeling reply, and was loudly cheered by members. On the Maitai's outward voyage to San Francisco, as the American coast was approached, the expected wireless advices from the Moana did not come itu hand, so Captain Carson altered his course, fearing that the German cruiser Leipzig might be at hand'. He headed for San Diego, and reached Stliat port on September ,11th. Later it was learned that the Leipzig was off San Pedro, and after iome hours' delay the Maitai went on to 'Frisco. While in 'Frisco one of the Maitai's crew, named William Nichols, of Dunedin, had an altercation with the.cook, and overbalanced and fell down the hold, being killed instantly. The British steamer Nere'hana, from London via Australia to Auckland and Napier, was twice fired at from Fort Ballance. When coming into AVellington yesterday under easy steam she slowed down to enable the Government steamer Janie Seddon to come, up and examine her. As the latter vessel remained where she was, Captain Griffiths concluded that no exvhniation would be made and continued up the harbor. A shot was fired across the Nerehana's boks. The engines were reversed, but before her way could be checked the fort ao;ain fird; and she stopped. It transpired that the Janie Seddon could not go up to the big liner because her anchor had fouled. Yesterday (says the war writer in the Otago Daily Times of the L'lth. hist.) the Kaiser and his work made the civilised world sad. To-day he makes it laugh. Even Shakespeare, who could create that great buffoon Falstaff, never in the wildest flights of his imagination conjured sue,"- a buffoon as this would-be prop'ut of the defftiny of his, in one sense, suffering people. Like Samuel, he lias said, "Thus saith the Lord of H isfca. 'Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant, and stickling", ox and sheep, camel and ass." The Kaiser is now taking up a role smacking somewhat of a Hebrew prohpet. Next role will be after the style of Mahomet, and he will say, "A'lah il Allah! There is but one God and Der Kaiser His prophet, Hoch!"