WELLINGTON NEWS NOTES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11922, 21 December 1900, Page 5

WELLINGTON NEWS NOTES.

(Fnoit Quit Owjt Correspondent.)

WELLINGTON, December 20. A Cabinet meeting is to be held to-night, but Mr Seddon informs me that it will not be concluded till a very late hour. The -Premier had.a rough trip from Lyttelton yesterday, but he attended the Opera House in the evening, and the dinner to the Highland pipers later on. It was about 11 p.m. before he got to tins'.function, and, though the men were all tired, he spoke for over three-quarters of an hour in acknowledging the toast of his health, finishing hi s remarks as the clock was striking the'hour of midnight.. Mr Alfred Levi, the optician, and brother of Mr Phineas Levi, the well-known solicitor, died here this morning after a short illness. From a boil on his neck he contracted blood-poisoning, and died at noon to-day. He was married to Miss Joel, of Dunedin, a well-known and clever musician. He was only 40 years of age. He took a leading part in musical and dramatic events. The success of all the later productions of the Wellington Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society was- largely due to the excellence of his organisation and supervision ns stage manager, a position which he gave up little more than a week a^o on account of the demands of his business.

A SPRAINED ANKLE QUICKLY

CURED.

At one time I suffered from a severe sprain of il, e ankle," cays Geo. E. Cary, editor of the Guide, Washington, Va. "After using several well recommended medicines without success, I tried Chamberlain's Pain Balm, and am pleased to say that relief came as soon as I began its use, and a complete cure speedily followed." Sold by all dealers Price Is 6d and 3s. '

| — The Germans make underclothing of tho fibre of the pine-needles, while knee-warmers, knitting and darning yarns, cork soles, o.uilts, wadding, pine-needle Eoap, incense, and even cigars made from tho same material have been . exported from Germany for years,

i )eno i les round.about the plaza of St. Mark's. Banco is Italian for bench. When one of the money-changers defaulted, the others foil to and broke his bench in little pieces. Afterwards ho was known as " banco-rupto," that is, tho man of tho broken bench. Hence comes our word " bankrupt."