FLASHES.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume I, Issue 2, 11 June 1887, Page 3

FLASHES.

No 2 of The Standard to-day I What do the people say ? Moris reading matter than we’ve ever seen before in a Gisborne paper. Help us to keep it up! The Herald people say “ Oh, the rag won’t last a month.” It will last far too many months for poor old Grandmother, and don’t you mistake it. Outward ’Frisco mail to-night at 7. Kindly tell the runners of your willingness to subscribe, and give in your names, Poor Fred, Whitaker I Another good man and true gone at lust. R.I.P.

Wellington is to have a mimic fight at the Heads on Jubilee day, Hokitika people sent a draft Home the other day for £4O to be used by Dr Barnado in aid of his Boys’ Homes, Presiding at a banquet given in his honor lately, Prince William of Prussia was offered some champagne, “ I only drink German wine, never French," was the reply. Artesian well sinking at Palmerston North has proved a failure. Henry Genrge is out with an essay on “How io Dissipate Riches.” He probably learned how when running his newspaper. Georgy Whitmore, onr “ only general” wants the Wanganui volunteers to go down to Wellington for the Jubilee. They refuse having a Jubilee Of their own. Big row about the asylums in New South Wales. The disclosures are sickening and almost as bad as the state of things in English prisons, which produced Charles Beade’s “ Never too late to mend.” Last year thirty-six telegraph offices were opened in China, How they manage to wire the Chinese language is more than any tame telegraph knows. The Kaiser celebrated his ninetieth birthday by making Herr Kate Chief Hunter. It is a good selection. The Herr, whose first name we hope is Thomas, should be a good hunlef. Bismark has suppressed the singing societies of Alsace, in order, as he declares, to restore harmony in that province. This fling at French singing will never be forgiven.

Adelaide people are likely to go in for a strong Protection policy. A Freotrade Minis, try has been defeated. Victorian House sang “ God save the Queen ” when they voted the Jubilee address. How many sang out of tuno, report deponeth not. The Prince and Princess of Wales celebrate their Silver Wedding next year. It is to be hoped that no stupid fuss may be made about it. A masked ball has been defined as “ a good charitable institution for ladies of p'aiu features.” Mr Beetham, senr., father of Mr George Beetham, M.H.R., has just painted in oils a splendid likeness of Sir Julius Vogel. Mr Beetham is now in his 70th year. A man in Southland has made a violin of New Zealand woods, and a newspaper suggests that the Government should encourage native industry by raising the tax on fiddles. A grand new seam of coal has been struck at Westport at a spot only 1000 feet above the sea level. The seam has been proved for forty one feet, and is a most valuable one. King Tawhiao and his suite, who are now at the Thames, are travelling on the Blue Ribbon ticket.

Here’s a queer advertisement from the London Daily Telegraph:—Lite Policies: For sale, two world-wide policies (£6OO and £400), effected in a first class insurance company at moderate rates, on the life of His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh. Inspector Weldon, who has lately returned from the Old Country, visited France during his trip. He says that “ many people would gladly welcome back a monarchical instead of a republican government. They prospered under the former, but had not done so under the latter.” The. singing of Madame Patti in St. Louis gave rise to scenes of an unpreeented nature. On the eve of the concert a line of two hundred persons was ranged outside the doors, and, standing thus, they passed the whole night in order to secure good seats when the doors opened next morning. A very old woman in New Plymouth, who states she is 100 years old, went the other day to a dentist to have her teeth drawn out She submitted to the operation most com ■ ageously. Must have been a terrible wrench ! You know—- “ The tree of deepest root is found Least willing still to quit the ground.”