SCINTILLATIONS.

Auckland Star, Volume XX, Issue 4078, 9 August 1883, Page 2

SCINTILLATIONS.

A. CORN CROP—The chicken's,

Up in arms— Hue midnigut baby. Another victim to " that monkey." Astonishing tbe Natives — Opening oysters. 780 dead Chinamen sailed from Dunedin. Mr Smith, 8.M., has not yetrcco.ered. Professor Denton has goae to New Guinea.

" A dream of fair women " —Rich men.

Japan has the cheapest postal service in the world.

Accurdiug to the Postmaster-General, the New South Wales Post-office is worked at a loss of £73,000 per year.

The Union Sash and ■ Door Company present £25 to the Fire Brigade for their services at the recent fire which destroyed the Company's mill.

After two persons hay fallen in luv with each other enuff to git married, the quicker they do it, and begin to pull hair just a little, the better.

There were 21 earthquakes in Tasmania in June last.

Duncdin Gaol inquiry is drawing to a close at last.

Many wealthy Celestials live on tot grounds. A whole mining camp in Victoria has joined the Salvation Army. Abstinence should be the excepshun, and temperance the rule.

Bishop Moran yesterday pave evidence before the Education PetitioDS Commitee.

Tho cost of the coronation of the Czar will reach £2,000,000.

Yesterday, 18 trucks of cattle and 6 of sheep came from Waikato to Auckland,

The light dues collected at Auckland for the past year amounted to £1,299.

Subscriptions are being raised at Wellington on behalf of the immigrants by the Oxford.

The extension of the line from Waver ley to Manutahi is to be opened on the 23rd inst.

Bishop Moian says there are three millions of children at denominational schools in Britain, and only 800,000 at board schools.

During his recent tour of tho North Island, Mr S. Hemus got 2,000 people to take tho pledge.

A blush.is modesty's headlight; but a good many trains are run without headlights.

Over 400 Waikato residents petition for the retention of Mr Northcroft, K.M.

Since those revelations about "medical comforts," a lot of old soakers are anxious to get into the Hospital. John Gray, a Victorian farmer, hue murdered his wife in a fit of jealousy by shootiug her. Dealers in antiquities will p»y a big price for the last straw which broke thtycamel's back.

At Dunedio, Judge Williams has decided that the Harbour Board is not liable for damages inflicted on a vessul by a pilot while in charge of another vessel.

Bishop Morau states that ia the Catholic diocese of uunedin there are 18 Catholic schools, with an attendance of 1,350 children, the cost of maintenance being £3,000 per annum, whilst the same lumbar of children attending Government schools cost tho State £5,000 per annum.