Talk about drilling the girls! Why, during the hearing of a case at Napier, one man said his wife had locked the door in the front zoom and threatened him with a poker if he didnot sing. Do the girls want any drilling ?

The book - guessing craze has reached New Zealand, and ia all the go at Napier. The other evening, at one of these parties, each guest had to wear a badge indicating their favourite poet or novelist. One lady wore on hex breast a gas bill No one could strike it. All gave it up, when the weacer of the gaß bill an nounced it represented the ' Charge of the Light Brigade ' She got the first prize, and deserved it.
One of the ways in which trophies are raised for presentation to cricket and other dabs came ont the other day in Melbourne, when a jovial, sport-loving, insolvent individual was under examina tion in the Bankruptcy Court. Tax ed with having presented to the local cricket club a Bilver cap since he filed his schedule, he frankly admitted that he had done bo, and jast as frankly added, 'Bat that does not mean that I'm going to pay for it.'

The Austrians are not only frugal, bnt they're ' cool.'. The other day, accord ing to the Luminary, a party of them took passage from Eawakawa to the gumfields, upon arriving at which they were politely asked their fare by the driver. They at ODce became indignant, then protested, and finally said they had no money, and kept the ' try on ' going nntil the driver threatened to take their swags, when they marched off to some Austrian friends and returned with the necessary cash.
