A Chinaman, brought before the Waimate Court on Wednesday on a charge of “ not having lawful visible means of support,” was a most eccentric individual. He was appar ently a notorious “ cadger.” He would enter a house, dump his bundle down on the table, with-out any ceremony whatever, and de mand articles clothing- Judging from his “rig out” he was determined to “seethe winter through,” when he was arrested, he was wearing two or three suits of clothes and two hats. Poor “ John ” was completely bamboozled when he made an attempt to get two pairs of boots on,

In the Masonic Illustrated we read this : “ A story has reached us of a candidate for Freemasonry who was seeking admission into a lodge in the Far East. During the progress of the ceremony there was a shock of earthquake and columns and other lodge furniture began to fall about the ears of the brethren in a most alarming manner. Fear ing that worse might come they departed in disorderly haste, not waiting to be passed out in a regular manner —in fact, the Worshipful Master himself headed the flight. After a lapse of some little time the most courageous returned, and found the candidate displaying neither rashness on the one hand or fear on the other, but standing undismayed among the ruins. He explained afterwards that he thought it all part of the ceremony.
