MEMS.

Marlborough Express, Volume XXVII, Issue 79, 6 April 1891, Page 3

MEMS.

. + The Hon Thoa. Dick used to promise when interviewed that he would " fceep it steadily m view," and according to a Wellington paper the present Ministers have a stereotyped answer " I will consult my colleagues." The Napier Telegraph supports horseracing aa " one of the most useful institutions we can boast of." _ At one time it was excessively^ high minded and condemned gloye fights m the same high-fslutin kind of language. Nine Chinese are being taught English at a night school m Wanganui by some philanthropic ladies. Te Kooti wanted the Wairarapa natives to join him m a big meeting at his new wharerunanga but they declined to acknowledge him. New Plymouth separator butter brings lOd per lb m Lyttelton. In reply to Col. Pitt's telegram the following was received from New Plymouth : — " Col. Stapp desires me to return your officers and men his sincere thanks for deep sympathy m serious illness." Dr O'Carroll, New Plymouth. The Ohrwtcharch Press thinks that the Charitable Aid system will create a class of paopers. Joe Thompson the Australian "Leviathan " lost £30,000 m England. Sir George Grey is one of the prospective Agents-General to sneceed Sir DUlon Bell. Mrs Jobberns' furniture is being sold by « Pan'a " creditors.

It is reported to bs the intention o: Ministers to call Parliament together aboui the eai ot May or the beginning of Juno. The man m the street sajs Sir WilHarr Jervois is to be the nest Agent-General, bin the Lyttelton Times states that this is the first the Government) have heard of ii. What is wanted is a man of more colonia experience than Sir William has. It was reported that Lady Wasteneys hac joined the Dobson Kennedy Company or. the coast, but this is not true. Vesey Hamilton, late editor of the Canterbury Times, is dead. A more genia. and thorough journalist never drew breath He was only 33 years of age. _ In Ghristchurch a company is beiEg formed to carry on the business of clovei and grass seed growing and exporting. Mr Claude Hearn, late editor of the Eangitikei Advocate, succeeds to the same position m the Wellington Evening Press. Palmerston North wants the Eaater Encampments permanently fixed there. Sir John Hall not being satisfied that he earned his honorarium last session, has divided it among the local institutions m his district. The Public Library gets half. Would that we had a Sir John Hall here just for one short session ! The phonograph has other uses than those Professor Archibald told of. For instance a bashful Aucklander, afraid to speak his love told it to the phonograph man. Nest day she accompanied him to hear the marvellous talking machine. When she had the wire at her ear he winked ; between Gladstone's message and Little Annie Rooney the mystic cylinder went m. A seven by nine maiden blush bepainted her cheekj but she smiled ineffably. No cards. No cake. The Maoris are growing bananas as an experiment at Gisborne. According to Mr Knott, the temperance reciter, the reason Inspector Pardy was not shifted to Dunedin was that the publicans there influenced the late Government against him.