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Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume 12, Issue 925, 14 March 1868, Page 3

His Excellency the Governor. — We understand that.it is not now the intention of His Excellency- Sir George • Bowen to leave for Auckland for some eight or ten days.— lndependent, 7th of March. Deaw^the Line Somewhere. — A lady whose style, of piety was somewhat affected, once took a friend to task for wear- . ing feathers. "But," said the friend, " why are nay feathers more objectionable than the artificial flowers in your bonnet?" —"Oh," replied the lady, "Christians must draw the line somewhere, and I draw it at feathers ." The Duke of Edinburgh. — His Excellency the Governor yesterday afternoon 'received by the Euahine official intelligence frqm'Sydney to the effect that the Duke of Edinburgh will not leave there . for. Auckland until April 3, but that this .- unavoidable. delay will not be allowed to affect the length of H.E.H.'s stay in New as i he s will not now sail from this '-.: colony till the middle of May. The cause of this change in H.E.H.'s plans is that the Galatea, which was put into the dryr/doekafc Sydney, could not be undoeked till the. next spring tides, and after that .operation she would have to undergo ex- ; tensive repairs.occupying at least three /fe^s^v $ w jllvbe seen by the tenor of despatches that the -.: £viTicg cannot now reach Auckland before :;^ April? 9, pr^Wellington before April 20, ..■;■ at the earliest. —Independent, March 7.