Scintillations.

Auckland Star, Volume XI, Issue 3219, 13 November 1880, Page 2

Scintillations.

"Bo brief; for it Is with words aa with sunbeams: tho morn thoy are oondensod, tno deeper they burn."— Southby.

The breakwinds erected on the Kimutaku line are found to answer. There were three insolvencies in Dunediu last week. The Patca County Council refused to allow tho Good Templars the use of the Council Chamber. The natives have made a clam on the Russell Company for back rent for tho Murimotu. The first brief handed to the late Ur. Kenealy was given by the late Mr Mansford, K.M., when in practice as a solicitor in Bath. Duncdin and suburbs have a population of 31 800 and 179 places at which liquor can be procured, of which 108 arc hotels aud 71 grocer's shops. , Professor Hazelmcre and Simonsen s Opeia Troupe, under engagement to Mr It. W. Carey, leave Melbourne for New Zealand next week. The North luvcrcargill constituents have called upon Mr Shanks, M.U.K., to resign. 750 dozen of esgs were sent down from Waipu last week. Bricks of compressed Waikato coal manufactured in England have been sent out by Mr J. T. Mackeloil. Tho specimen is in the museum.

Tho Auckland Meat Preserving Company has received an extensive order from the Captain of H.I.M. ship Hyaena. The Aucklaud Tattersall's Club will apply for gennral recognition by tho racing clubs throughout tho colony. The young lieutenant who remarked taat the writer of a sub-leader in yesterday's STAR on volunteering did not understand what ho waa writing about had better go nnd learn his facings. A iirm in Wellington will try the experiment of exporting butter to China and Japan.