HERE AND THERE.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17035, 8 May 1923, Page 6

HERE AND THERE.

AN EYE FOR EVERYTHING. the KING’S JOCKEY. The King’s new jockey is H. Wragg. a prominent light-weight who has been engaged to ride whenever H. Jones cannot go to scale under Sat 41b Wragg is apprenticed to R W Colling at Newmarket. In the past he has ridden chiefly at North County meetings. When the King was passing through Newmarket recently he pro! sented the young jockey with a whip for having ridden Will Somers— one of His Majesty’s horses— to victory on three occasions last season. USEFUL DREAMS. Sir Oliver Lodge is of opinion that dreams may be useful. During a recent speech he observed that “ occasionally real knowledge is received even in dreams. The instrument by which the know ledge was derived did not matter—-be it by automatic writing or th«+ ab +f' S ' r ° ,iver J-oc'ee added that there were many classical instances of knowledge gained through sub-consciousness. Telepathy opened the door to the possibility that those who had lost their organs of communication might be m touch with those on this earth. Love bridged the chasm, and where the link of affection held some kind of inter-communion was possible and a sense of union and happenings was vouchsafed to many bereaved people, and had thereby brought comfort to thousands bereaved during the war. BABYLON’S RULER. Lord Carnarvon’s find at Luxor in the tomb of King Tutankhamen (called by the callous “ Put-and-take-Amen”) is being eclipsed by the discoverv of an ancient temple in the Chaldean city ot Lr .dating back far beyond the rmgn of 1 utankhamen. The discovery was made by a joint expedition of the British Museum and the University of Rerinsylvama. Records received state* that the temple was built 3000 years • •, and that additions and repairs were made to it by Nebuchadnezzar It is interesting to record that Ur. which rose to importance as a city in the earliest days of Babylonian history is situated near the junction of the rivers huphrates and Sliat-el-hai. The place was sacred to the Moon God (Sin), and khere are ruins of a temple to this deity. lying Nebuchadnezzar, Babylon's most famous ruler, reigned 604561 B.C. CALL AGAIN. The house inspector’s task was a hopeless one. There had been complaints of overcrowding at -Mudcombe, so an official of the council was sent to make inquiries. Approaching one house, he knocked sharply, and the door was opened by the ‘daughter of the house. " How many people live here?” he asked. ••Nobody lives here ’• answered the girl. ‘ ■ We’re only staying for a short time.” “ But how many are here?” persisted the man. “I’m here. Father's gone for a walk, and mother is—” ‘-Stop! Stop!" exclaimed the official, impatiently. <• I want to know now many inmates are in this house. How many slept here last night?” “ Well, you see,” was the reply, “ T had toothache dreadful, my little brother had stomach-ache.’ and we both cried so much that body slept a wink. ’ Needless to say* the local official decided to call again. DISMAL. Sir Charles Gill, K. 0., in his early days at the Bar, was once asked by the Judge presiding at the Lewes Assizes to defend a navw charged with wife murder. It was a hopeless case, and, therefore, in his address on behalf of the prisoner. Gill let himself go. His eloquence had such an effect on the jury that seven of them were in. tears. At that moment the prisoner nudged one of the warderg by him said: “ lYho’s that bloke?” “ Why,” whispered the warder, “ he’* the finest mouthpiece on the Circuit; you’re very lucky to have got him.” “ Dismal beggar,” said the prisoner. STOPPING ’EM. A good football story is told of a match ay hicli was being played between “ Taoklerfi ” and “ Weavers ” employed at a certain Lancashire mill. Tacklers, it may be are overlookers, and are always made out to be extremely slow, stupid fellows. So it turned out on this occasion. At halftime the score was seven goals to none in favour of the Weavers. Naturally, the captain of the Tacklers was none too well pleased, and during the interval gave each member of his team a scolding for the sorry exhibition of football science shown during the first part of the game. The last on whom he emptied the vials of his wrath was the goalkeeper, and he said: “ And thee, Wilson, tha art a gawmless fool. Fancy letting seven shots go past tha. Why doesn’t to stop em ?” “ Hev I to stop ’em?” “Stop ’em! Of course tha’s to stop ’em.” “ Well, then, what’s t’ net for?” A SLIGHT‘MISTAKE. Sir Henry Brittain, M.P., tells the following story of an experience which occurred when he was in America. Sir Walter Baleigh, of Oxford fame, was also on a visit to the States. Sir Walter’s name, with its historical ring has been responsible for one or two amusing happenings, the way. HTe was expected one evening to arrive by train to deliver a lecture. A local professor was -despatched to meet him, but was not quite sure what he looked like. He wandered up and down the platform, peering into the travellers’ faces as they alighted, and at lost accosted the man he believed to be the distinguished guest. “ Excuse me. sir.” said the American politely, “ but are you Sir Walter Raleigh?” The gentleman accosted looked considerably surprised. Then, recovering himself, he answered seriously: “No, sir; you have made a grave mistake. I am Queen Elizabeth.” THE HIGHER EDUCATION. The Dean of St Paul’s has given a rather tantalising glimpse of women. It was nt a meeting called by the Lord Mayor at the Mansion House to consider the means of providing endowments for the four women’s colleges at Oxford. Dean Inge, who regrets that more girl graduates do not marry, expounded the advantages of Oxford and Cambridge for restraining dangerous opinions It was not easy to exaggerate t.h© influence of spending the susceptible years at the end of one’s education in places like Oxford or Camfridge. It was, indeed, a matter of national concern because the educated young woman who had not had this advantage was apt to be a rather dangerous young person. She might hold subversive views, which she sometimes tried to impart to her pupils. A university education produced the philosophic mind and tended to keep In | check political extravagances which might otherwise show themselves.