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month’s imprisonment for stealing three children'6 lunches from a public school. The reports of the case are so brief as not to mention any more atrocities on the part of the criminal and I do not doubt that he got what he deserved. But ail the same, the crime of itself seems to indicate hunger rather than a disposition* to be a thief, and if this were really the case I feel like saying once again ' Poor Devil •***There is more trouble about the lock up at Watsons Bay. which traditian says was built shortly after the arrival of Captain Cook, from which any prisoner desiring to escape can walk through a decayed wooden wall and in which at least one prisoner declined to be confined on the fairly reasonable ground that he did not desire to be burned alive in an old timber stack. 1 have little comment to make about these things The powerful metropolitan press is doing all that it can. But the whole business reminds of the tale once current in Dunedin. New Zealand, of the primitive gaol there. The prisoners were always let out of ga*»l in the morning to re turn to custody at night. And if there happened to be any public festivities m progress the prisoners were given six pence each to spend in amusement. Fin ally the punishment for returning to goal in good time was that the prisoners would be locked out all night Weil, in years Government methods were altered and the prisoners were kept continuously w-ithin the gaol walla. But still there was some mutual confidence be tween gaolers and prisoners. Thus it wlt;ib needful to get supplies of water from outside and a prisoner carrying two buckets and guarded by a warder armed with a gun, sufficed for the purpose. But one day the prisoners after the buckets had been tilled exhibited signs of physical weakness. Whereupon the warden handed his gun to the prison* er, took the two buckets and carried them into gaol -accompanied by the prisoner.Surely it will he appropriate to say something this week about the landing of Captain Cook, even if only to dispel the error that when Cook arrived he found the late Mr. George Thornton, then a boy. fishing for mackerel at Dawes Coin*. As we all know Cook never got nearer to Sydney than Kur nell and it was the first fleet, after it dis carded Botany Bay. for Port Jackson that was greeted by Mr. Thornton.way of an unnatural stimulus towards imagination. The strange object advanced with quick yet smooth and regular flight towards the shore. When first seen it was several hundred yards above sea level, but as it neared the shore it came lower and then poised above the heads of the fishing party. It evidently suddenly sighted them, because without warning of any kind, it wheeled beautifully round, and with almost incredible swiftness swept away out of sight in the direction from which it came. As the airship (because the mysterious visitor was easily recognised as an airship) wheeled, however, some small objects were seen to drop from it and these be ing picked up were found to be a slice of garlic sausage, a pickled cucumber, and a little sauerkraut. We give Mr. Bynks story just a6 he gave it to us without any embellishment or verbosity. Mr. Bynks himself declined to draw any con elusions from what he and his friends saw, or to in any way make conjecture concerning it. He is a gentleman of very quiet look and methods and be yond being prepared to show any visitor at his address, the things which appeared to have fallen from the airship, 'he states positively that he can tell no more of the whole occurrence than what is told here. At the same time he de sires to point out that anyone desirous of seeing what may be termed the air ship ashes had better be quick about it because they will not keep longAIRSHIP MYSTERY Everywhere just now the air is full of mystery—of airship mystery. This is connected not so much with what is known to be accomplished in the way of aviation but rather wbat is suspected to have been accomplished, and to be kept secret for use in war time by some one or other of the great nations of the earth. A few days ago there came a rumour from the Pacific «which, by the way is a good wide place to start a rumour from) of traces of the visit of on airship having been discovered on what the late Mr. Daniel O’Rourke would have called a dissolute” island. And only this morning we have heard something more than a rumour, from nearer at home, or from no further of! In fact than Dobroyd. * A gentleman whose mere appearance seemed to guarantee the truth of his statement paid a visit to the Call” Office and in a voice and in a manner almost vouching, in themselves, for truth, told a strange story. The gentleman gave his name as Mr. J. Jehosophat Bynks of Currybundy Avenue. Bexley, and said that on the previous evening, he and a couple of friends went to Dobroyd, as has been frequently their custom-, to spend a night in fishing. They were occupied in sport, when about 9.30 p.m.. one of them. Mr. Ohadiah W. Tonkyns, of Boilabillo Parade, Carlton, happening to look at the rising moon, saw in what, according to a nautical term, we believe would be called its eye” something resembling a gigantic bird rapidly making towards land from the east over the sea. Mr. Tonkyns drew the attention of the rest of the party to this curious sight. And it may be here remarked that, except for a very small quantity of what one know-s as medical comforts, the party had with it nothing whatever in theAN EXAMPLE.If the lllawarra Suburbs' District dot?e not include in its population any cen tenarian (and we do not know of any even i! they exist i yet it unqueationnbl) has a very large number of men an«i women who have reached a good old ag», and still look forward to some years of life passed in the esteem of all who know them And in time, as population increases, we shall he able to count oui centenarians. if any one could com pile statistics on the subject, he would find that centenarians are in due pro portion to population. That is why we read of so many in the United Kingdom. Among these is a most notable one. Mrs Sarah Wadsw-orth, who has arrived at her 102nd year with a clear brain, a steady hand, and good eyesight, wh.-comfortably reading her newspaper w.th out the aid of spectacles when visited by an enquirer at her home in Bloomsbury. London, on March 12. She is a daugrit er of William Harvey, an Aldersgar.e watchmaker and jeweller who was born 148 years ago, and a greatgranddaughter of John Harvey, of Fearing Hill, Kelve-don, Essex, who was born in 1700. They are of the same stock as the great phy sician William Harvey, who discovered the circulation of the blood. Deafnesi-Mrs. Wadsworth explained on Saturday, is the only weakness that troubles ter She controls her own business artair^, signs her dividend warrants, and wnli1’ all necessary letters to her solicitors She is a great reader, and attributes the length of her days to having led a careful life with everything in modern tion She is not a teetotaller, and sometimes takes a little wine and water with her dinner. ” I believe in regular exercise, and since I have not been aide to go out 1 always make a point of walking twelve times round my ruum daily,” she said.” Then again there was Mrs. Frances Cooke, who died on March 12. at Oxwich, Glamorgan. Wal«s. aged ninety-six. claimed to have 2H3 descendants, of whom four belonged to the fifth generation. Her husband was a Norfolk gamekeeper, and died thirty five years ago.bicycle bullp:tin.Rockdale and District Bicycle Club held a five nnles’ road race last Saturday. on Forest-road course. T. Low-turned up first out of a field of twelve. K. Clissold was second and W. Mldgely third. N. Fletcher secured fastest time. A half-day run will be held on Satur day to the Old Punt, Lugarno. All cyclists and motor cyclists are requested to attend. The Club is giving a trophv at the end of the season for the best at tendance at Club runs.Before seeing the best girl, havs an easr thave at TOM BALL'S, ths up-to-date barber—next ths Bank, Kogarah.A Delicious Cup of TeaU ofOur specialtiesGroceriesProduce - Hardwareand Crockeryare other*/Settle DimentModern Grocers. Forest Road, HurstvilleTelephone 41 Kogarah.
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Kogarah St George Call
Kogarah, New South Wales, AU
Sat, Apr 30, 1910
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