NEWS ITEMS.

Colonist, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 8279, 20 June 1895, Page 3

NEWS ITEMS.

—*. (From oub Latest Exchanges.) The • Sun ' states : — A very good thing hppened on board H.M.B. Fylades the other day at tbe port. One of the men oa board was very ill, and tbe surgeon had reportad-ad-veraely aa to hia aonditioo. The man was a great favourite, and the officers were anxious about him* Some visitors on tha oooaaion I refer to, were being entertained by a number of the officers, when a smart orderly entered saluted , and s4d in firm tones : " The Coroner's juat arrived, Sir" "Good God t" said tbe senior officer, rising hurriedly, "when did the poor fellow die." There was a black lcok of dismay on the face of the orderly, and he evidently wondered whether his officer hadn't I een a-booaing." But explanations fol.owed, and it turned out that the Bteamer Coriuaa had arrived in port. A late Sydney te!egra<n states : — A remarkabU matrimonial oaee has just b.eu concluded here. Sarah Lines sued John Walsh, &\ present confined in Darlinghur&t Gaol under sentence for bigamy, for the reoovery of £1000 damages for assault. ]n March 1893, the plaio tiff was married to the defendant, believing him to be a single man, aud immediately after he began to treat her in a most inhuman manner, on several occasions striking her with a horse-whip. She put up with this treatment, believing h.m to be her husband, bat subsequently found that he had been previously married to a woman then living, when she brought a divorce suit against the defendant and applied for alimony. (She was met by the defendant's confession of bigamy. Sbe now sought redress for the wrongs inflicted upon her by the defendant. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff for £600 damages. The Queen last year|dgned no less than 23.000 despatobes. She has signed more State papers than any other monarch. A league has been formed in America, the members of which — both women and girls — pledge themselves to disapprove all fashions of dress which they believe to be contrary to the natural laws of health and beauty.

The boy had applied for a job. '• We do i'fc like lazy boys around here.' *ai;J the b iss. " Ara you foed of wcrk ?" •• No sir," responded the boy, looking the boss straight ia the face. " Ob, you're not, aren't yon '? t We'l, we want ab y that is." " Th*re ain't aay," said the boy doggedly. " Oh, yes there are ; we have had a half dczeo of that kind here this morning to take tbe place we have !' " How do yon know tbe? are ?" aeked the boy. "They told me to." "So could I if I was iike them ; bat I'm different I ain't a liar," and the boy said it with snob an air of oonvinoitg energy that he got the place. Of tbe ex-students of Newnham, only 108 oat of 920 have married, and at Girton 41 out of 872. Of the 79 students of Girton who have obtained the certificates for the mathematical tripos cix have married. Of the 97 who * obtained tbe classical tripos nine have married. Of the 47 who obtained the natural ecience tripos seven have married. The only studect who passed tbe theoligical tripos has married. Oat of tbe 87 who obtained the historical tripos three have married. Fays a telegram from Sydney : — " Before the .Royal Commission appointed to go into tbe case of George Dean, convicted of having administered poison to his wife, Margaret Parker, a clairvoyant, said Mrs Dean came to her on the Monday before the trial of Dean for a consultation. Witness looked at her hand and said, " Yon are a married lady." Mrs Dean replied that she was vo l . Witness said, " You have a child," This also Mrs. Dean denied. Witness then told her she saw her husband clairvoyantly. Mrs. Dean asked, " Where is he ?" Witness replied, "He is in gaol." Mrs. Dean asked if he would get out* Witness Baid, •' Yeß ; there is a woman in this who could get him out ;" to which Mrs. Dean replied, "Yes there is a woman in it," repeating the remark three times. Mrs. Dean then remarked, "If he gete out I'll get a divorce." Witness asked Mrs. Dean if she wanted her husband. She answered, " No, I hats him." Witness did not know at the time that it was Mrs. Dean who bad call d on her, bu» was certain of it afterwards. Anotheb instance of the confidence trick occurred in Wellington on Saturday evening, (says the New Zealand * Times.' An intending passenger for Sydney by the Talune, named Reginald M. Caterham, met a stranger in a billiard saloon, with whom he became very intimate. The stranger gleaned from Mr Caterham the fact that he was bound for the other side, and told him they would be fellow-passengers, as he was about to travel by the same boat. They then went together to the Talune and into Caterham's berth, where the stranger asked for change for a £10 note. The request was! complied with, and Caterham, who is on a pleasure tour, commenced counting out the money in gold. When he had put £7 down the confidence man told him that that would be enough for the present, and that he would get the remainder after he had gone on to the wharf and paid the cabman. He then left, previously requesting the tourist, to kindly look after his luggage if it should come on board during his absence, but he never returned. Caterham has reported the affair to the police. The report of the Challenger expedition, to explore the ocean bed by means of dredging, has been completed and contains 29,500 printed pages, 8000 plates and maps, and innumerable engravings. A few nights ago, as the train from Falmerston to Wanganui was approaching Wanganui, a passenger fell j from the platform of a carriage. Two college students gave the alarm, and a platelayer on a trolly was sent back to look for the man. He was f:und where he fell off, and, with tbe exception of a severe shaking, he was uninjured, though the train was goiDg at fall speed when the accident occurred. The agitation which has been set on foot in England against the celebration in churches of the marriage of persons who have been divorced apparently arose out of a remarkable incident at a recent London wedding. The occasion was tlie marriage of a Mr Theodore Brinckman, son of a baronet of that name, with Miss Linton, stepdaughter of Lord Aylesford. The data of the marriage had been announced some months previously, and when it became known some members of the English Church Union decided for certain reasons, that an attempt should be made to stop the ceremony. They based their proposed action on the fact that Mrs Brinckman had in the previons July instituted proceedings for divorce against her husband, which he did not defend. When the bridal party had taken places, and the officiating clergyman, the Eev. Ker Gray, had reached that part of the marriage service which says "If any man can show any just cause why they may not lawfully be joined together, let him now speak, or else hereafter forever hold his peace," Father Black rose, loudly exclaiming that ho, at a clerk in holy orders, protested againat the solemnisation, of the marriage, alluding to the fifth rubric of the service. Intense excitement and great commotion were caused by the interruption cries of "Shara«" and "Disgraceful" being raised, while expressions of sympathy with the unfortunate bride were fre* quently uttered. Tbe Bey. Ker Gray turned angrily towards Father Black with the remark, " Sir, I am here by the Bishop's mandate, and I refuse to hear another word from you." He then continued the marriage ceremony but had eoaroely spoken ten words before Father Black again rose and continued his protest, being received with hisses and gzoana. I> spite of the interruption the service was proceeded with, and when Father Black had finished readiag bis protest he and his parky left tbe church, their retirement being accompanied by strong demonstrations of disapproval, which were repeated by the crowd outside the baildiog. The mail coach proprietor at Condobolin, against whom some New South Wales bush larrikins have declared a vendetta, had his horses fired on the other night, and exchanged shots with some ambushed assailants.

Tbamps of both sexes in the Morea district, New South Wales, a*e so numerous that the help they need taxes tbe resources of the settlers. One settler gave away 45 rations in 9 days. It is reported that Euapehu is again adnormally active. Rumblings were heard in its vicinity the other night, and an enormons cloud of vapour was seen to be issuing from it in the morning. A Blenheim squatter was relieved of his purse and contents at Sydney recently, and had to borrow the money to return with. While waiting for the steamer, he was relieved of tbe rest of bis cash. In Denmark there are 2400 dairy factories, 1400 oi whioh ere om the cooperative principle and 1080 private. Tbe milk for these factories is supplied by 600,000 cows, or an average of 250 oews per factory. [ Singular appearances of an appari" tion and mysterious lights are reported to have been seen in Singleton, New South Wales, and the residents are much excited in consequence.

UcBiAiNZiX ins Oes» meoiOinc huuwb iB Sander and Sons Euoalyoti Extract, lest Its eminantiy powerful effect is oocgh?, oolds, influenza — the selisi iB instantaneous. In serious oases, an 1 accidents o? all kinds be they woeoch, barns, aoaldinga, bruises, sprains, it ie tha safest remedy — bo swelling, no rafiammatios. Like surprising effects i produoed is eracp, diphtheria, bronchitis nflamm&iio?: of the langs, swelii ngs, etc., diarrhoea, dysen ry diseases of *he kidney! I and nriaary organs In aae Bt i.d?pi ! alß and medical cluuoe'all over the glofcc ! patronised by bis M&j6Bfcy the jSicg o! Italy; crowned with medal and diploma a> Tnsaicnational Exhibition, Amsterdam. Truss aa this ap proved article and reject all others What becomes of a'l the old hats ? is a queßtion that very few oan answer, and yet tbe quantity that annually cornea into this little town alone is enormous. In ladies and children's head gear, the " Economic •' geta through over 200 dozes eaoh season, and the public can always depend on getting the latest "op to date " styles at Ihi3 establishment. Among the present novelties are "Highwaymen" hate, "Toques," "New Sailors," children's " Tarns," and the prettiest of pretty bonnets, while tbe low prices bring them within tbe reach of all. There is a nice display in the windows this week.—A. W. Biin* do.

We have a grand lice of Ladies' Mackintoshes, with three capes, for 255 ; thesa are honestly worth 355. Also a nice stock of Ladies' Jackets in Black and Brown.—Abjibiboko & Co., Trafalgar street. Just opened, a fresh stock of Scotch and Oolonial Dvsa Tweeds, no two dresses alike, in Fawn, Brown, and Grey mixtures. — Armstrong and Co , Trafalgar street.