BRIEF MENTION.

Marlborough Express, Volume XXX, Issue 158, 6 July 1894, Page 3

BRIEF MENTION.

Cotjhcillob Ewanwiok, says tha Piotoa Institute is almost a class institution. Arper Attsworth (Black Jack White) who died m the Pioton Hospital the other day, oame to the Colony m a whaling vessel at the age of 16, and served throughout the early Maori war. A carrier pigeon alighted at the door of a house m Pioton. Attached to one of its legs was the following :— " Off Clarence river. Strong fair wind. Clematis ten miles astern. Let go 9 a.m., 26/6/94.— 0. Green. Brownlee, Havelock." The Nelson police have paid surprise visits to baker's shops. No short weight bread was found. Mr J. H. Cook is giving two scholarships m connection with the Nelson School of Mnsic, one for a girl for violin end theory of music, and the other for a boy for the oboe and theory of music Writing of Hawka's Bay wines, the Telegraph says if the Government did not levy an excessive duty on home made wines, there need be 4>ut little money expended m importing this beverage. "Biooarton" Bussell thinks that every ■shop with a Chinaman behind its window is a dJßgraoß to civilisation. At the Hawke's Bay Winter Meeting on Thursday a young man was arrested for trying to get a dividend on Morag with too wroßgtioket. Missionary— " I have often wondered what became of my predecessor ?" Genial Cannibal Chief— "Oh, he! He has gono into the isterior." At a woman's Politioal Clnb m Wellington [ Hansard is to be read to the members for two hours every week, The attendance 'will gradually dwindle. Mr W. Hutchison wants sohool houses made available for publio meetings. School Committees will object.. It is reported that la grippe is so prevalent at New Plymouth that it has been found neaeseary to close the pnblie aohool. ! Over £80 a night, clear of all expenses, was realised at the Talmage leoturos m Auckland. A publican m New South Wales was fined last week for opening his hotel ten minutes too early. There will be about 290,000 eleotora on the roll for the forthcoming eleotiona m New South Wales. Daring 11 months 7.840 men m Sydney have applied to the Miues Department to be sent away as fossickers. Lord Hopetoun, Governor of Victoria, as an old Etonian gave a largely-advertiped dinner to the Etoniaus of Melbourne the other day. The Melbourne Salvation Army has sent out a sacred minstrel troupe, 12 men m red trousers, as well as shirt?, called the Metamorphose?. Lako County Press has the following :— " The farmers about Garaton contemplate a novel step. They intend to boyoott all tradesmen who support prohibition, as they consider that, as barley is their crop, prohibition will operate against their interests. No doubt it will. The Premier: "I am the only man m the House— (laughter)— who haß been for eighteen sessions m it, and who can gay that he has not a single relative m the pnblia service of the coioDy." A voioe : "You are just beginning." Seasonable :— " Bies Susad, I have knawd you— Korchewl— excuse my cold — Sub eigbteed budtb, and therefore I hope I wod't eeeb bold When I this warb oonfessiod So frankly bake to you — Oh, Susad, darling Susad, I chew! kerohewl kerohew!' 1 Qoamty.— That's the point, for it is a maiter of supremo importance m our food ; whatever may be the opinion of 6tber articles of inferior nature when it comes to Coffee we all want the best, and the demand for Cbeasb's A.I. Cokfsb shows the popular taste, as it is the beet obtainable,