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Taranaki Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8271, 18 September 1888, Page 2

As tho railway authorities havo ceased to run trains on Wednesday mornings and on ThursJay afternoons to Wai turn, Mr Kibby hits tilled up the Rap by running his conch oa those da^o at the time stated, and mo huve no doubt it will pay him well to do S3.

Judging from the activity at present being displayed by owner* ot bush lande in improving their properties, the cry of " unemployed " should soon beoome a thing of the pabt. Particulars may bd obtained at this office of work required to be done near Fordell, bo advertised in another colump,

For the last four weeks the average attendance at the Central School has been 389 1, 370 9, 405, and 396. The average roll has been 505. Dr. Redwood, tho Archbiehop of Wellington, is in Ireland, says tho London correspondent of the Auckland Herald, accompanied by his secretary, the Rev. Father Patterson. Tho two are the quests of the Marist Fathers in Dublin. Dr. Redwood went to Dundalk to soe John Dillon, who is inoircerated in the gaol at that place.* But his requwst to be allowed a personal interview with this notable prisoner was politely refused _by the governor of the gaol, and an application to iho Board met with no better success. Horsobreeders will note with satisfaction that the well-known thoroughbred " Puriri," whose pedigree and other particulars may be found elsewhere, is to be brought to New Plymouth by his owner, Mr Martin BairJ. He may be seen at Honeyfield's stables on Saturday next. The Hon. Mr Mitchelson, Minister for i the Publio Works, was a tb'ough passenger for Wellington by the Rotorua this (Tuesday) morning. Sergt. Day left in the through train this (Tuesday) morning for Wellington, having in charge the two young men Loxton, on remand to Blenheim, and a lunatic named Mary Ann Croft, committed to the asylum. The fol'owing team will represent the Alexandra Hall Rink in their return match against the Freemasons' Hall on Thursday night, in the former hnll : Messra Jury (goal), Moore (goal check) r D. Teed (half-back) ; Watson, Holmes, Fischer, and Perm (forwards). The Freemasons' team will be represented by Messrs Clarke, Morey, Okey, Corke, S. Teed, Parker, and Beane. A monthly inspection parade of the Rifles was held on the Poverty Flat on Monday night, when about 50 members of the corps, under Major Ellis and Lieutenants Okey and Cock, put in an appearance, the band, under Mr Garry, J being also in attendance. Another j inspection paradu vill be held to night. A copy of Gun's " Index to advertisements for next of kin. heirs at law, &a," j has been forwarded to us, and can be seen at our office. By the Rotorua for South to-day 72 kegs of butter, 72 bales of fungus, 104 bales of flax and tow, 1,000 feet of timber, and a quanity of other cargo in smaller lots were shipped. The Minuia Dairy Co. have passed a rosoulution selling the factory ; laud, and plant, which cost £1150, for £500, which wil just cover the outstanding liabilities. The paid-up-shares (£1150) therefore represent the loss after two years' working. Mr Meadows, the London representativ e of a large produce firm, who has been on a visit to the Wairarapa, gave the good people of Greytown a hint or two on dairy matters, says the Wellington Press. Among other things he told them that New Zealand butter had been sent to Denmark and manipulated, then sent to England again, where it was sold at a profit. Tho local paper remarks on this : — What a comment upon our manufacture. But it is true, nevertheless. In conversation with a good judge of butter the other day, in Carterton, he said he onoe looked into a store in Wellington and saw a lot of greasy dirty stuff which would not sell. It was Wairarapa butter ! " Make me a bid," said the se'ler. M I'll give you 3J alb for it," said thtt vieitor. " You can have it," was the reply. Tno lot was brought back to the Wairarapa, worked up, and sent again to Wellington, and the enterprising purchaser got 7 1 alb for it. This brings to mind an incident- related to us recently. Some Wellington bacon was sent over to Weßtport when tho diggings started, but even the diggers didn't like it. It wouldn't sell at any fair price, po it was resolved to send it to Enghnd. And that very bacon came back again aud was sold in Wellington as Irish bacon at the then current price.

Dickens is at ways excellent in his boys, of whom ho has drawn dozens of types, all capital. There is Tommy •Tmddles, for example. And how can people say that Dickens could not draw a gentleman ? The boy who shouted, " Shame, J. Steerforth !" was a gentleman, if one may-pre-tend to have an opinion about s'thema so difficult. The Dodger and Oharley Bates ate delightful boys, especially Bates. Pip, in the good old days when he was the prowling boy, and fought Herbert Pocket, was not less attractive ; and Herbert himself., with his theory and practice of the art of self-defence — could Nelson have been more brave, or Shelley (as in Mr. Kat f hew Arnold's opinion) more "ineffectual ?" Even the boys at Dotheboys Hall are each of them quite distinct. Dickens' boys are almost as dear to me as Thackeray's — as little Rawdoa himself. There is one exception, I cannot interest myself in little Dombey. Little David Co; perfield is a jewel of a boy with s turn for books. Doubtless ho is created out of Dickens momories of himself as a child. Can anything be more true than the picture of the little fellow going about armed with part of a broken bootjack, like Captain Somebody of her Majes y's navy beset by savages, and determined to sell his life at a great price ? That is true pathos again, and not overwrought, when David is sent to Creakle's, and his poor troubled mother dare hardly say farewell to him.

Passengers from New Zealand to England by the lonic will have an opportunity of seeing, and perhaps hearing, thut popular lyric artist, Madame Adelina Patti, who, after netting 60,000 dollars in America — being paid at the rate of 1,000 dollars a night and extras — embarks at Rio on August 11 on her return to England. By the Argentino journals the season of Madame Adelinu Patti in South America is described as a series of tiiumphs. Ilcr benefit at the Po i eamn, Buenos Ayres, nt which the whole of fushionublo eociety, headed by the President of the Republic, assisted, was, it is stated, without parallel in the country. At the end of tho -third act d£ " Lucia di Lammcrmoor" the stage was converted into a garden b/ tho largo and beautiful bouquets, wreaths, and crowns, while at sido of the stuge was a row of liveried footmen bearing valuable presents. Such was the enthusiasm that the great singer found herself virtually compelled _ to appear in three additional representation? beyond the original programme — Lukwo, I Puritani, and Somiramiß.