SCINTILLATIONS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXIII, Issue 4292, 23 February 1884, Page 2

SCINTILLATIONS.

Only three moro nights of " La Mascotto."

Ministers return to Wellington on Monday.

£30,425 " totaliaatcd " at Duncdin in two days. The "Herald" says—"To-morrow will be Sunday." Can it bo true?

It is said that Sir George Grey will shortly visit Melbourne.

Tho paupers of London would fill Auck land three times over.

A Dunedin tourist has been up Mount Earnslaw 2,000 feet higher than Rev. Mr Green got. Seventeen " shoottsts " come from Nelson to the rifle meeting here next week.

Thero aro a quarter of a million of domestic servants in London.

The weather continues beautiful in Otago, and harvost hopes aro high. Thero is a man in Now South Wales who for tho trifling sum of £30,000 will disclose tho real author of Shakespeare's plays. A clock is a most modest contrivance- it is always running itself down. Mr Petrie, M.H.R., received a money presentation at Greymouth last night in recognition of his Parliamentary services. A remarkablo parrot used to givo this conundrum and answer: "Why does a donkey eat thistles ? Givo it up 1 Give it up ? BocauEO he's an ass ! Ila-ha-ha-ha-ha!"

Major Swindloy, Inspector of Armed Constabulary, has resigned in order to contest Tauranga for the Genoral Assembly. Ah old la"y being asked to subscribe for a nowspaper, declined on tho ground that when she wanted news sho manufactured it herself.

Rev. J. T. Warlow Davies, of Sydnoy, is now on a Now Zealand tour. Ho was formerly Congregational minister here. Tho valuation of the Borough of Timaru this year is £42,000, and lost year it was £43,500.

Mr Mills, gunsmith, Dunedin, yesterday fired a bullet through his hand from a revolver left to repair, and which ho was told was empty. In 1882, there wero 4,145 soldiers dosortod from the British army, of whom 1,297 rejoined. Tho averago of desertion is 18 to tho thousand.

A colonel who used to assort That riiuight his digestion could hurt, Was forced to admit

That his weak point was hit When they save him hot shot for dessort.

At Danedin Police Court yesterday, as a prohibition order was about to be granted against a young man named Arthur Harley, he produced a phial of chloral, and shouting " Hero gres I" attempted to drink it. Ho was taken into custody. In the Licensing elections at St. Alban's and Christchurch North-West, tho temperance candidates were all defeated.

Tho Jesuit Order is increasing. In 1882 there wore 11,058 priests, professors, and coadjutors, which Bnows an increase of the Order sinco 1870, whon it numbered 10,529.

John Mason, for playing an unlawfulgame on Dunedin racecourse by means of a "spinning-jenny," was yesterday fined i"5 or a month's imprisonment. Tho innocent spinning machine was destroyed.