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Star (Christchurch), Issue 19267, 2 January 1931, Page 10

A ship with sails furled was the ancient arms of the Isle of Man, and it continued till the time of the Scottish conquest, when the three legs, conjoined at the upper part of the thighs, were substituted. Each knee is bent as if performing a genuflection. This is supposed to refer to the position of the island with respect to England, Scotland, and Ireland, when each was a separate kingdom, as in whatever position the insignia was placed, one only of the legs can assume the. attitude of kneeling. Another explanation of the peculiar device is that it is merely symbolical of the three-cornered shape of the Isle of Man. HOME, THE PLACE OF PEACE. The true nature of home. It is the place of Peace; the shelter, not only from all injury, but from all terror, doubt and division.—Ruskin. TEMPTATION. Temptation is the raw material of glory.—Vernon Staley. STARTING AFRESII. If you fail, dismiss it from your mind altogether and you will have all the better chance of starting afresh. —II. V. Macnaghten. j