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ITEMS OF 'EWS
kA Snake Yarn.--From Gundi?aia
comes the story of a thrilling snake
hunt with musical acconipanmuent.'
A snake rushed under the vurauan-.
of John Egan's homestead. Hurried
ly a mouth organ was procured?in
the hnpe of enticing the enemy into
the open. "Yes, we have: no ban
anas,' and "On the road to Gun
dagai" were played. without sue
cess. Somebody suggested appealing
to the sentimental side of the
snake. Immediately. "Come into the
garden, Maud," was played. Out
came the snake. Incidentally he
brought '"Maud' 'with him. The
couple! were chopped ,up with an
axe.
An Opinion of Australians.--Re
cently in 'the, Divorce Court, Syd
hey, Richard Joynson, formerly a
member of the A.I.F., was granted
a divorce from Lily Joynson wlhoni
he married in England. She did'
not lik 'the farm life in Australia,
and returned to England. She
wrote to her husband from England
in the .following d rain :--"That
ghastly place, with its lack of re
finement, and its hard-faced, cal
lous, unscrupulous people, stands
out like a hideous nightmiare in my
life. With. conditions such as I
found it was more than my nature
could. acheve -to fulfil the vows I
made to you. That, awful climate,
the desolation of the place, and the
general lack of refinement and vant
of sympathy with the English was
too much to bear. It is no ulace
for any girl with any ambition, re-.
finement, or a desire to live and
not to vege ate." The ground fdor
divorce was desertion. -
A.I.F. War 'Medals.-- ititnay
headquarters desire to inform those
ex-niemoers of the Australian im
perial Force who' have not collected
their war medals and stars that it
is intended to close the medals dis
tribution branch in Perth at 'an'
early. date, and to transfer those
medals anid stars remaining on hand
to Base :Records Office at Army
Headquarters, Melbourne. Those
who have nrot yet applied for their
medals and stars are 'urged to d&o
so at once; as no issues will pro
bably be- itmde in Western Austra
lia after April 30 next, and appli
cations mnade after that date will be i
dealt with only at Base Records
Office, Melbourne. This must ne
cessarily result in some extra ex
pense, and delay in issuing medals,
and' all who have not yet received.
their' medals, etc. are asked to as-
s'st in completing the distribution,
of medals and stars by submitting
early' application to Military Head
quarters, Francis-street, Perth,
quoting ;No., rank, name, and unit,.
Boulder %Children's Court.--Mr.
G. H. Rainsford and Mrs. G. A.
Wiles .occupied' the bench in the
Boulder Children s ('our.- Thm'dr
morning, when two boys ,were bound:
over for six months as the result
of a charge: of having been on the
premises :of -the Lake View and Star
Gold 'Mine for an unlawful purpose,.
to wit,. t6 steal: Another lad,
charged, with disorderly conduct ,in
the Palace: Picture . Gardens, was
ordered to pay 1/ costs.
Rainfall Record.--The ,average
monthly rainifoll in Kalgoorlie for
the piast ,27- years'? s 'ias' follows:
January ?'39' points;' -:February, .73;
March, 9'3 ; April, '93; '.May,:. 131;
June, 120; July 189; Auc~us, 98•
Septnrw?," 49: SOctober, 71 ; Notr
ember; ~6.i Decemriber, 6.2. -The ram
fall laIt 'yeSiar for: the various moanths
was :-AJaniirv.. ,79; Febrt,~wr, 11
March, -31; 'Anril.: 132:. May,. .8;
fnrie -294 ~4 J uly. 10 Aiutust.. 4 ..
Septembwl. 27: October, nil; Nov:
vembr, " -nil.': December.. '46.. This
year's :rieords hir- as follows :~--Jan
nary, nil; Febrt~kry, 185.
Ex-Ausbralian Imperial Force Of.
ficers.-All ex-officers of the :A.I.F.
who'rrendered satisfactory service
during the Great War, and ar. nOt
now seririg :with the Australian
Milit.'.- Forces, :are on' the reserve
oof' flC~-,'· and in order, to retain
the priviletee . obnerta:iinn?- thereto,
it is necesary that each o0fiter fur
nish t.o the O.nmandant. 5th D:s
trict Thise, Franeis-street, Perth,
h.cddress each vear in ?thse month
of JTanuarv or February. Thoser who
fail 'to~ comnly with th;s rearlation
are e1·iae' to lav: their m)rmon re
movvd frm thids list and thle:,. au
pointmen.t2~ o th& reserve of officers,
tenrrdiiated.
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