SCINTILLATIONS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXIV, Issue 4349, 21 April 1884, Page 2

SCINTILLATIONS.

Mn Gladstonk's health is reestablished. Kennedy's farowoll to-night, Tho Governor has gone to tho Northern Wairoa.

There aro 40,000 telephones in tho United Kingdom. Major Atkinson is to speak on Friday at Christchurch.

Historical Society of Now Zealand to be formed at Duiredin.

Professor Uonton's widow is writing his biography. Sir Henry Loch leaves London for Victoria on 28th prox. :S,OOO shares havo boon taken in tho North New Zealand Farmers' Association.

Nathaniel Boyce has been killed at Ashley, Cantoijbury, by a kick from a horse. lion. Mr Dick says there is no probability of a Hospital and Charitable Aid Bill being introduced next session.

Tho old saying, "It novor rains but it pours," seems suggestive of a baby, who never has pains but it roars. Tho Great World Circus Company open immediately at Holonsvillo.

Wm. Urimmer.tho woll-known jockey,lm? been killed at Kamo by being run over by a loaded timber cart. Deceased's mother resides atNowmarkot.

Mr G. H. Fedorli is back in Auckland from his tour of the Northern districts. Ho speaks highly of tho capabilities of tho North.

'This is the poetry of motion,'said the editor, as ho slued a bundle of very blank verso into tho wasto baskot.

Dr Koy worth has been appointed eenior surgeon in charge of Wollington Hospital. Ho lately visited England on accouut of ill-health.

Tho bakers of Port Augusta, South Australia, in order to secure cosh payments, proposo to charge 3d per loaf, and instead of giving chango they will issue tickets similar to thoso used on tranicars, at 3s per do/.on.

At Port Chalmers yesterday somo of tho Tongariro's crow wcro lockeu up for rofusing duty. Tho men state that thoy considored thoy had no right to work aftar two p.m. on Saturday when in harbour. Tho steamer Wnirarapa is now at Wellington, boing prepared for hor trip to the South Sea Islands. Bho eomos on to Auckland shortly. A Dunedin skoomaker not having stuck to his last, is landed in the Court for libel. He called a brother " soutar," a dirty low scamp— a thief, a robber, and a swindler,

Mr Wm. Tennont, a commercial traveller, has been accidentally drowned by boing thrown out of his buggy while crossing a river near Ophir, Vincent County, Otogo. The captain of tho barque Glenlora died on the passage from London to Lytttilton lately. Mr Sergeant, chief officer of the Halcione, has been appointed master of tho Glunlora.

At a native meeting held at Kihikihi on Saturday it was resolved to hold the Land Court tlioro on 22nd inst and put the Maungatautari block through. It is rumoured in Wellington that the insuranco compii.ics are likely to decline insuring frozen meat sent by sailing vessels, except at rates which will bo prohibitory. An Amorican coroner's jury rendered a very singular verdict, that a man whoso body was found in the "river came to h!s death by a blow on tho head, •' which was given oithcr before or after tho drowning."