Scintillations.

Auckland Star, Volume XI, Issue 3241, 9 December 1880, Page 2

Scintillations.

"Bo brlof; for It Is wiih words as with sunboama: the mora they nro condensed, tho deeper thoy burn."—Southky.

Mr A. McDonald, M.H.R., will shortly address his constituents at Tauranga.

A trial shipmont of butter will bo sent home from Invcrcargill. Arrangements aro being made at Napier to get up a team to play the Australians. The trial of Te Tuhi takes place about Monday or Tuesday next.

The excess of immigration over emigration during November was 1,119.

A child aged four was dangerously burned at Timaru by her clothes catching lire.

Telegraphic advices from Napier report that the public interest in Proctor's lectures is unabated.

The Stewart's Island quartz reof is a myth. The snpposed gold proved to be mundic.

Nine publicans have been fined in Wellington for neglecting to deface Beer Duty Stamps. R. M, Simpson, Wellington manager of the New Zealand Insurance Company, has been presented with a silver tea and coflee service by tbe members of the Club.

Onß of the boys on the " Tauranga Times," named Robert Mcintosh, is missing. It is suspected that he has gone to the Tc Aroha rush.

It is supposed that three men named Leonard Teddodie, Francisco Mari, and Christie tricholls, who left Cape Campbell for Wellington, are drowned.

In the "Australasian," of November 13th, wc observe an advertisement offering for sale in this district 140,000, 120,000, and 14,500 acres of good pastoral land for cattle or sheep from 5s 6d, Title, Crown grant.

Tauranga is noted for litigiousness. An action is pending in the Supreme Court arising out of a case heard receutly iv the Resident Magistrate's Court there. Some exciting disclosures are expected. The " Thames Advertiser's " leader on Wednesday last advocated tbe establishment of rag, bone, and bottle shops at Grahamstown, pointing out that the rags, old boots, bottles, are wasted.

The " Manchester Guardian " states that a Roman Catholic priest has performed burial service according to the rites of his Church in the parish churchyard of Egton, Yorkshire.