They conclude by advising the commanding officers of the future to appoint as censors "serious and hard working men of business-like habits, and not fix upon the first specimen of incapa city who comes along in search of a staff billet." If there are any girls in Dunedin (aaj'S the Star) who fancy it is fine to be free of parental control and to gad about the streets of nights and pick up their com pany promiscuously, they might have seen the other side of the picture at the Police Court on Monday morning. The miserable looking and tearful girl who had to face the Court on a charge of vagrancy has found experimentally at the tender age of 15 the truth of Solomon's saying that poverty and shame shall be to her that refuseth instruction. It was a sad spectacle for the Court loungers. The relieving silver lining was the offer on behalf of a com mittee of ladies to pay the cost of sending the unhappy girl to the Catholic Magdalen Home in Christchurch. Society owes a great deal to these institutions. A curious incident occurred at a meeting of a local body in this district recently. A highly-respected settler desired some im provements effected on a road near his property, and being unable to attend the mouting in person to urge his case his wife appeared in his stead. Addressing one of the members, she said : " You know the road I mean, Mr- —. You've ridden over it when you were through our district." The member appealed to could not recall to memory either the road or the lady for the moment ; but after a little reflection he replied : "Yes, yes, I remember the road, now, Mrs. I didn't know you with your clothes on." (Sensation and audible blushes.) "I mean with your holiday clothes on." The local body breathed freely again, and promked to inquire into the lady's request. — Mataura Ensign. The Corporation of Lincoln hays decided to undertake the sinking of a boring which, if successfully carried out, will be the largest and deepest boring for water in the United Kingdom, if nob in the world. 