girl always dressed as a boy. "She thinks she's a boy and goes after other girls. We have been told that she even makes passes at them."

The girl, 21-year-old Christine Vensettie, would admit to no wrong except stealing a bicycle. The unimaginative judge thereupon remanded her for psychiatric examination . . . . For those who continue to believe that there are tremendous freedoms for homosexuals in Europe, we would like to quote a notice that appears in every issue of the German homophile publication Der Weg: "This magazine may not be sold to minors. Also it may not be sold on newsstands nor in bars. If these things are done, they are done illegally and the editor will not be responsible". . . . Rule #1 for tourists entering Yugoslavia: don't kiss the customs man. A businessman, identified by the Belgrade newspaper Politika only as Basil tried recently and it cost him about $5,000. This is the story Politika told:

Basil was traveling by train from Germany and arrived at Customs Control in Jesenice on the Austrian border. An officer checked his baggage and found it conformed to customs regulations. He saluted the businessman and turned around to leave. But before he could, Basil embraced the customs man and planted two long and resounding kisses straight on his face.

That ends the gay part of the story.

The customs man apparently unused to such friendly display, decided to take another look, and felt around the inside of Basil's sleeping compartment. The end of the story has Basil sitting with a long face and the customs man beaming over a big pile in the middle of the compartment of 60,000 gold clasps for necklaces, three pounds of gold bars, a quantity of lighters, and other valuable commodities.

Politika figured the two kisses cost Basil a total of roughly 4.6 million dinars ($5,000+) tax included

... Report from down under. The heat is on; at the top of Melbourne, Australia, there has been for many years toilets of ill repute. The past summer Melbourne police decided on a clean-up of the area. The campaign got underway with local constabulary parading the area in two taxis, of all things. They picked up anyone about the place, with the police doing the soliciting (a practice which it now appears with this news is universal). By September the police had transferred operations from taxis to less colorful private cars, unmarked squad cars, a police wagon, and a regular police car. Melbourne queens got busy and took all the numbers of the cars, and warned most would-be-victims away from the area. Thus with a little cooperation, few casualties have resulted although intensive police action continues. . . . Last month saw the climax of a court action that had begun in November, 1960. The case was originally thrown out by a suburban court, but after a long series of legal maneuvers it was finally heard by a court in Melbourne. The closing trial of the defendant on homosexual charges took 11 days during which time some very fantastic testimony on the part of arresting officers took place.

At one point magistrate Buller Murphy asked one of the officers if he had cautioned defendant concerning statements he might make. To which the officer replied "No." Mr. Murphy then asked when the defendant was arrested? The answer came, "Never." Whereupon. the amazed magistrate inquired of the officer if he was acquainted with the 4th rule in the Police Handbook? The policeman confessed he didn't know. "Does the Commissioner