SCINTILLATIONS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXI, Issue 4129, 26 September 1883, Page 2

SCINTILLATIONS.

Cikcl's closes on Saturday

Maiden Circuit—An engagement ring. A Deep Thinker—The submarine explorer. Gold discovered at Woodville, Napier. Fiji natives are not allowed to have spirits. A-Good-Natured Crew—That of the jollyboat.

An agreeable Man—The man who agrees with you. Arc-arrangement of tho Cabinet is already hinted at. Josh Piokersgill's show opened last night in Christchurch.

The Poorest of all Relations—Telling a go od story badly. There are eight telegraph cables between Europe and America, which cost £12,850,000.

Mr J. Hicks, brother of the Caledonian Mine manager, Thames, has gone to manage one of the Terawhiti mines at Wellington.

" Mean ?" she cried, " my husband is tho meanest wretch in the world. Ho won't give mc the least excuse for complaining." The steamer lonic left Plymouth on the 22nd inst. for Wellington and Lyttelton with full cargo and a large number of passengers. The mail coach has again broken down between Raglan and Hamilton, on account of tho bad state of the road. An inquiring friend would like to know who was tho first joiner that framed an excuse. Pending other arrangements, Captain Runciman takes tho management of Waikato Cheese Factory, which opens on Monday. Evening classes at Auckland Grammar School are so poorly attended they will likely be discontinued. He must have been a man of experience who dubbed the baby carriago a " cry«cle."

A medical writer says children need more wraps than adults. They generally get

A Board school has been erected at Raglan, Mr James Pierco being builder. Grounds around it aro to bo drained and planted. On Sunday morning, Seacliff Railway Station, Otago, was broken into and £100 stolen. No trace of tho thieves.

An artist painted a cannon so naturally that when he was finishing tho touch-holo it went off—at a very good price. Mr Butlor, private secretary to the Native Minister, has been sent to Kawhia to report on the recent native outrages.

•Drill-instructor to recently-joined recruit: "As you were ! As you wore, man !" Recruit: "Hanged if I know where I were!"

The funeral of Meto Kingi has been postponed till Monday. "King" Tawhiao wishes to attend.

Messrs Dick and Oliver went South yesterday immcdietely after being sworn in. Everybody has occasional trouble, but tho police judge has his trials every day. Whanganui Education Board have dismissed Inspector Foulis. Tho School Committees wished him retained.

What's ill a name? Woll, if it's a Russian name, wo should answer, the alpha bet.

Key. Father Doyle, of Thames, states that the Colonial Press, with one exoeption, is " tilled with immorality."

The Thames papers repeat the statement that the gas in tho burning initio "overpowers the strongest man—the symptoms being exactly similar to thoso of drunkenness." And yet no enterprising publican is bottling up this precious gas with a view to retailing it I Latest Phase of Servantgalism—Mistress: "Woll, I'm afraid you won't quito suit; but I'll pay your fare. Lot me seedid you come by omnibus or by railway ?" Cook : "Oh, no, ma'am, I drove up in a hansom with my young man as I'm engaged to bo married to. There and back it will bo ss, ma'am!"