There, is (says the. Westminster Gazette) only one entirely satisfactory feature in the finding of the llridihg of the £"ew Zealand court on the wreck of theWairarapa, viz—' Thestcwardess displayed gnat heroism.' Such a tribute to woman's heroism is of special interest in the colony which was the first to recognise Woman's Right. As at the same time 'the ship's company did not do all that was expected ol British seamen pemaps j the next experiment which wo may i look for in New Zealand is a ship manned by British sea women. The end of the great Baring lirjuida. tion lias come at last, and the' Bank of England will be- freed from its debt, and the guarantors from the liability they undertook. Under aj new title and description, the firm of Baring will start in business again. The Baring assets trust, consisting of tlio still wealthy members of the great' financial family and their friends, will take over the remaining assets of the firm. Still, the precedent is not one tube house comes to grief through reckless financing, its member? and eustoiucrn and business associates must be loft to bear the loss, without the help of a colossal pledging of the credit of the Bank of England to break the fall. j\ South Australian matron the other day acquired hor 11th husband. Her experience is that hor marriages usually fall on Thursdays, and her burials on Fridays. Every person in this district should send a copy oi the New Zealand Cookery Hook to their friends. A more useful present could not bo foi'ml.—Advi
Ask for Hancock's Celebrated XXXX Ales and Stout,
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Hot Lakes Chronicle, Volume 2, Issue 118, 6 March 1895, Page 3
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273Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 Hot Lakes Chronicle, Volume 2, Issue 118, 6 March 1895, Page 3
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