Drought
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Lucky Yarnspinner
How Mr. Lotze Broke Tillages Drought
From Our Own Correspondent.
TULAGI, March 18.
THERE has been a terrible drought in Tulagi. For weeks not a glass of beer has been available.
A few days before the arrival of the March Malaita, a schooner drifted into port, whose absent-minded skipper had overlooked one lone bottle of beer. Im mediately some votaries arranged a din ner at Stirling’s Hotel. The precious bottle was placed in decorated and gar landed eminence on a table of its own: a prize to be won by the teller of the best story at the dinner.
After due obeisance to the lager the dinner was held and the after-dinner stories told. The bottle of beer finally was awarded to Mr. R. J. Lotze. The winner, with noble self abnegation, shared the precious amber fluid, served in cham pagne glasses, with his hosts and fellow guests.
Major C. B. Joske, of Suva, who is at present in Australia on business, made a quick return visit to Suva during April by the Strathnaver. He returned on the Strathnaver and proceeded immediately to Melbourne on mining business.
Mr. G. Holt, engineer to the British Phosphate Commission at Ocean Island, Central Pacific, left Melbourne for Eng land by R.M.S. Orsova on April 2.