POSTSCRIPTS.

Evening Star, Issue 5015, 31 March 1879, Page 4

POSTSCRIPTS.

.. “JRape _of tie Lock" was locally parodied on Saturday week in a George street hairdressing little girl brought her smaller brother, into the shop janji aaked that he might .be,'?hayed. The barber suggested hair-catting; but nothing ■ttfwrtjof a wholesaleaerapewould satisfy the tiny customer so the child was mounted on a chair,’. lathered''drer 5 - the crown,’ and in a omjlple -'if ffiin'Ptef) 'Viahanded over to* his as bald as a centenarian.- 'The?, the'maiden began to cry; and barl)er was seined with misgivings as he htard her sob. ■ out that she thought she ..had' made a mi's-' take.! That little boy, innocent of what had befalje thimv-was taken home,-and when he bared his reclaimed head .and .exhibited’a spate scraped as clean as-a carrot/bis parents were jhorror-strickeo. The barber was waited on arfd threatened Wilffi'all -sorts'of penalties, and tne scene wsa th,e means of considerable diversion to the crowd •‘which collected. Moral to P.arents send your., lambs to be' ‘shorn specify , in writing yoiiir wishes and'; extent ; of the;? clip. | .1 ’ " ' ' r "" ' §irj Gfeofgb' 0r6y,0 it ssras affirmed/ was. to be,in Wellington to meet. the , new Native "meetingr proposed te be held at Kopua, which it was said to be his para'iriotth't duty ; ki attend) inorder- we presume,. teW again foolqd by Tawhiao and Rewi 'tb the top of bis ; beht. Sir Koyrever, . has‘ been comfortably at '‘‘ tight, little island,’,’ .wiffi -the in constant attendance.? . .The Kopua meeting is now stated to be fixed’ for A.pril-28, but without doubt further,adjopiUß ment|is quitecon -the oaidsj-- It' is<?certainj,ri ; however,'-tb ndme off sooner or later/ as f hef Government' hkv6 ; undertaken to pay ‘ all' 'the * ■experises'-’d? tTs'chiefs-Who* put in an'appear-’ ance. | bo.'iilittle'bill’’tpi'pay^ and we’'should like' tb’know under what; parliamentary authority such expenditure is : ,te |be Perhaps., Sir George, aud., ‘ Mr Sheehan,- intend .payingthis put of , their.' two guineas a-day each permanent travelling ■expenses! v-m?,-, -. Cannot something be . done with Mr- Strati,, ford, HIP .Resident Jlagiafcrato and Warden of the Wakatip district? He is troubled with a cacmliM scribertdil ’which is fast becoming a publib'umisance, «nd- has: lately inflicted a document of portentous leiogth oh the Waste Land {Bb'k'fd, 1 his r dpmibn' having been simply ; asked] with regard ta an application for 800 acres pf land sota'6>(rhere ‘at the head' pf; t^g 1 LakeJ „_Mr Stratford embodied inJhis report a disqursive essay jon agriculture, a treatise on political economy) and a discourse somewhat jin the pulpit style on the duties and occasion, which,' by> the, way,-,-he, never loses,! to pay a' . few.graceful vT.complimepts to the ’leading settlers ' 1 bf the district. Mr Maitland ,having tided,., and apparently broken' r down in . the ‘attempt, to waden plfa markedr.to-thu.Board that it' would,,be)a? ndt Ao, turn'.e'BL the tap of. this- inost dis-: pvtfsive literary gentleman in the (future,! or confine-hiin.to .'ai single. negativp'or affirma-; tive. The thing, we .may tell Mr Maitland,-is hopeless/' Why/ Mr Stratford - would ■ filla ream jof papfer with ‘a dissertation upon the use of the‘-negative, and possibly? insert; a of the' ancient GhMdearis; which'hb'is ■helifeved to have by him in manuscript. We have suggbstibn': let Mr Stratford be'mad’e ,a Uniyersifyprofessor. The cbmplaint'istHaf! v thesejchildren of fortune are heyer heard ofi: Try Mr_Stiatford as Professor of Pastoral T-heolpgy ; ifc is quite in. his, line,, , nn “return to an order of the House of rPepresentativeSj ” purporting to show the 'total pokt of *y/brkhig f andmaintenanl>e'6f the Hinemoa' frbtti, •the.Tat Pecembef} 1877; td June 130 th, IB7SX also the names' of‘those ,persofas, othef' 1 than’ the Governor and -"'his staff, and Ministers, who' during the aforesaid peyod hwfe travelled-in. the Hiaeraoaat; the expense, o^the’.Colony,, has only seen the light as a tmhlic document yrithin the last few, weeks. Those who know and understand’ the (government v and their, tactics are npt, te.ijpd .-that very little inforfnqtioh' - is vouchsafed, and that the little eleemosynary .enjoymonip,...during, -the.-.last .-..recess . of ‘such {pillars‘of the. Htate as the Honorable Captain iFcaser/,Mr,J. 0. . Brown, Mr Heed; and others,’’ate altogether ignored. ;■ At more ’impudent trifling' with; the House and the country can' indeed- hardly be imagined than I this parliamentary paper ; and' ,’“R. iJohnson, officer in'charge,” Who signs iti ojight to be thoroughly ashamed of' it. We j notice it is marked, in Vthe dbrner j-grice 3d ” I The oommercial'value is about pofrect. following paragraph appealed m the locklj columns of-, a contemporary The Presbytery of Dunedin met in the First .Churph'ioh th» 2ith insti/ te hear the trials ‘ for ordination of Eev. R;' R. -M." Sutherland, at present under call to the'Kaikorai Presby- ; tenan Church. Mr Sutherland read beforethe Pre.sbyfory poftiP'hs of discourses :. I; -A Hebreyr Enegeeis, PypVbrbs viiiv, 22-31 ; 2. Homily bn Ebm.' xi. : , - 29; 3.‘ A Practical Sermon on Rom. xii,, I.' Mr Sutherland was also eyamined in’ Hebrew,’ Qrebk Testament, Latin, Theology, and Church-History. The [Presbytery, taking a conjunct view of .the trials, agreed cordially to sustain them.” We, may be allotted to express aninorditqtte amoqnt of .curiosity as : to who might- have’, ■been; the examinera in Greek, and Latiii.- No . aoubt^?here ; arc two whys' -'of 1 ,and living languages. 1 Orte ’ •te'tHb’ grartmar, constrhctiori'''ahcl the other a-wording to theological ; .bpinioh. ’ Scholars,--however/are-obstinate in,‘ /tbeiaea that persons Vrho do not understand iMijofuag’e had much better drop it like - a hot {iPtatb and not plunge up to the neck in the fathomless bog of ignorance. It must be quite admitted' that a man- may be an ’excellent phristian and perfect citizen with-' jkhpwing 'anythihg. 'about the Latin ablatiye absolute ; but.- then he should leave the qblative absolute alone. The “ religious' tp.be equally weak on parti-, ciples, when we find-.the ‘ Christian Record ’ comfliitting itself to the following translation: '• —Vero affirmat van mfirmo fanda'mentp ennix a. “We have it affirmed thatthe view which Attaches te guilt rests oh no solid;foundation !” The meaning happens to be that this particular opinion “rests on a solid foundation.” flow about the Greek and : , Hebrew,?-. Is, it the fact that at least, one Otago v, University “ professor has kindly assisted, thq. edi tpr of the . ‘ Christian Record ’ in his classical-researches ?■ - ‘ . Sit William Jervois is, no doubt, a very .'able military engineer, but ■ his ’ Excellency has a good deal to’ learn in other ways and" ■must needs be a most sanguine as welt as !’»7?T 8t Christian gdntlerrian. It is tele-'-all the way from' South Australia' the opening of a Stete school the 1 . -iv e J 3*7 he suggested that, in order' to meet tpe Religious education difficulty, some book ought be prepared which would teach the fundamental truths of religion and yet be acceptable tothe' .various, ''denominations ! We [would suggest Dunedin as an eligible neldifor the trial of this experiment. There jfrdnld be “wigs on the green” when the ministers of the several City congregations met jto settle the proofs. High times for the scarlet .lady and the - men of wrath generally I, .. ,' ' ~ • - . Has.the,,eminent firm of contractors been playing a practical joke. upon the City. Coiincil apd the public generally in the matter of the tramways? The.lin.es are laid, and yet ■they? are not laid,, most considerable-gaps iatervenmg here and there which no attempt seems : to be made to connect. Where, again js the rolling stock ? The traction engines are stated to be on board the . Benares, A .■rather sanguine contemporary talks of the tranjears running in a fortnight! Why, no leasejfor compensation'has yet been made out ? Do the City Council -think that they free from the common lot of those who play; with edged tools ? Wjhatrii} r the ,meaning of-the Wellington ‘Evening Chronicle’ turning round aiid abusing Sir George Grey in no measured terms for his conduct generally in regard to Native affairs/, and. especially in secluding himself just now at Kawau when he is perfectly awarh that the'sitbation Pn the West Coast ie most critical ? Do Ministers think rthat the gam? is up, ,and hope to save their i Bkinpby making a, Jonah ot the Premier ? Onejthing is quite beyond'doubt—the' Opposition whale will not care to swallow him.! The following advertisement, evidently fond appears regularly in the. Auckland newspapers-;—Matrimonial.—Ont-settlers whose isolated positions render it difficult, “ n pt impossible, for them to obtain valuable life-partners, oan have their views , satisfied,'By addressing;a line,in strict coa-; tp o7 ■■ -,/| t As we do. not advertsas ■- :i«P=o | ' -? !■ '- Tl -

gratis, we do not give, the address. Surely there; must be an opening in this provincial district for similar enterprise. How many fair niaidens are th(jre who blush unseen in the bixcohc trills of the great plains; and how many, oh, how many eligible bachelors in the remoter regions, where the mighty Vincent, and the . patriot Manders rule the roost, 1 It is a fine day altogether for the poets ! ‘Syclhey Murhing- Herald ’ has offered iOfelguiheas—ho. dirty pounds, but guineas—fora poem “ to fitly celebrate the opening of the International Exhibition.” Although 1 Dunedin EaV'unfortunately failed in prose, 7 this City should: .'hhl'to the foreyin; poetry;; and we have confident hopes- that-on this occasion we shall lick the.othpr colonies into fits. |lf it was .only L^fan.Verse-how, there could-be no dohht—or Gaelic;;/hut-English-i----well, -well, we hope for’the best ! : 1 Rignold’s celebrated- horse- which he rode in ‘‘Henry ,y.” been ,purchased by .a b n& 1 .pixels !fch‘e* weary! hoof be'tween his and'the nearest’ shanty, Xbbfc;on , th'iS , 'ipicfe . The triumphant entry,.into London.and the convayjng whisky and 'flour for Half -kempt miners. Sio praiUfH (jloria mundi ! Christian Record; ’ please translate. . i The Lfind Tax., Assessment .Courts are “likely,'it,is.said,vto,sit ’’ somewhere about ijune next. iAs the financial year ends June 30, the Colonial Treasurer is likely to have a remarkable credit balance from this source ofrevenue. ’ ;i: y- ' " J The old Supreme Courthouse could not bh givenjover to the Dunedin.School Committee' because it was for.’ihe purposes! of the Railway ;Depai;tment.-’So said , the Hjon. diyers, time?! -and-jaeveral. Hundreds of children have no '-school to go to, .apd the Snpremfe: Court ■ •building is occasionally used' for the practice of the Railway Employes’. 'brass band I 1 Facts,are stubborn things !