HERE AND THERE.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16737, 19 May 1922, Page 6

HERE AND THERE.

AN EYE FDR EVERYTHING. AN ATROCIOUS OUTRAGE. I An astounding discovery made by- fs i chimney-sweeper at Ludenscheld, neat' Bolzano (Italian Tyrol) has juet had its j sequel in a number of arrests. In a j species of crypt six feet deep, excavated in the air sliaft of a kitobeu chimney, lie found imprisoned a man of 45. who had been kept a primmer there for eight years. The man wag reduced almost to a skeleton, his hands and feet were powerless, and he was unable to speak a single word. All ho j could do was to cry like a little baby, i The .police ascertained that relatives * were responsible for this atrocious outrage, and they have been arre6tod. In , confessing their guilt they said that 1 their victim was a man of very violent i temper, and that they had kept hinaf a prisoner as the only meant of avert- | ing bloodshed. REFORMING GIR LS. | i! Religion or a job ” is the cure • I*ooool men dec! by Miss La urette Taylor. I of ‘' Peg o’ Aly Heart” fame, for what she describes as the “ jaza complex ’* | rampant among '-dids of the present ! generation. Addressing the Women’s City Club, New York, she said. “ What young girls of to-day lack is a spiritual background and a worth-while occupation to take the place of the feverish activities which are the outcome in Britain of the war. 14 I’ve mode a lor> of people Christian lately. Girls always adore an actress. They think it’s go ng to be wonderful to meet me. They are generally pretty disappointed when I start to talk about religion to them, but it’s all right when 1 make it interesting- “ When l got away front my mother’s control I stopped going to church, but after a while I realised i that going to church is like a spring medicine—it gets into your system and' does you good. The young people of j to-day don’t really get any pleasure out of the present mad chase after pleasure. A girl of 18 who rushes round from more jazz palace to another because she can’t think of anything else to do. doesn’t really find happiness. I reformed -one girl,” added Aliss Taylor, “by putting her on the stage. There e no harder work in the world than that.” AIR J. JAY’S EPIGR AMS. Addressing the Bristol Rotary Club on “ Humour Let Loose/’ AD Thomas Jay, the humorous writer, said: The Government does not propose to live within its income. . . . onlv within ours. The only side of politics I like is the outside. During the war we were told wa w'ere fighting for dear life . . and we’ve got it all right. Opinion is that when the meek come to inherit the earth the taxes will be so high they wilL forgo the claim. The only difference between death l and taxation is that death is some- / times painless. I Prices in shop windows were once an indication of value . . . now they are an indication of nerve. Prohibition is a great thing if it can make a corkscrew lead a straight life. America has prohibition, and the Statue of Liberty is up for sale. The only thing allowed to get tight in America is money. Don’t let ns talk about business . it isn’t respectful to speak of the dead. America invented the 44 Do it now * motto, and we’ve got- to get. into competition with tbe fellow who did yesterday. Golf originated in Scotland, and that probably accounts for so many Scotsmen escaping to England. Golf is a game in which the ball lieft well .... and tho player badly. Some credit Scotsmen with introducing the haggis. That isn’t a credit . . it’s a debit. Bagpipes are all right if people would only let them alone. DEATH OF AIR E. A. VTZETELLY. Air Ernest Alfred Yizetelly, tho author and journalist, died on Alarch 26, at Hampstead after a long illness. He leaves a widow, one son, and three daughters. Air Yizetelly w*as horn in 1853 and educated in Paris at the Lyoee Imperial Bonaparte, now better known jus the Lycee Condorcct. lt was during the Franco-German War of 1870-71. when only 17, that he first came into prominence as a newspaper correspondent and artist. Yizetelly’ wa* in Paris during part of the German i-icge, but made his way through the German lines and joined the Army of the Loire. He was back in the capital during i the Commune, and had many excitin' j stories to tell of his experiences in j those thrilling days. He continue*? ! his journalistic work in Paris and ot | tho Continent until 1886. when ho b •• came an editor and reader to Messrs I Yizetelly and Co., publishers. Returning to journalism, Yizetelly ! later took in band the English versions i of most »>t Zola’s works. Among hil own contributions to literature wem several books dealing with the social side of French history, such as “The Court of the Tuileries ” and “ The Favourites of Henry of Navarre.” He also wrote ‘‘The True Story of AlsaceLorraine.” “My Adventures in th-a Oommuxiee of Paris.” ** With Zola in England,” ” Emile Zola: Novelist and Reformer,” and several novels. His latest book, “ Paris and Her People,” was published in 1919. BECOMING A SAILOR. Candidates wishing to enter the Royal Navy as officers have to appear before a lx*ard of examiners, consisting of admirals, and they are asked various questions on general knowledge. On one occasion an Admiral asked : 4 And what made you wish to become a sailor, mv boy? ” The candidate (quite candidly): 44 Because he’s got a wife in every port. «ir. ’* Another genius was asked to mention three great, admirals. He said: “ Drake, Nelson, and—l beg your pardon. sir. T don’t quite catch your name.”