NEWSY NOTES.

Observer, Volume X, Issue 603, 24 January 1891, Page 10

NEWSY NOTES.

Mrs O'Shba is 50 years old ; Parnell b 45. fT^is expected that the uncrowned King of Ireland will abdicate. Wellington Gae Coy. has declared a dividend of 12 percent, for the past year. French Trade-Unionists are coming round in favour of the eight-hours system. Sib Geobgb Grey is the only one of the old time Australian explorers nowalive. Of the numerous candidates for election to the new Parliament of West Australia, only one advocated the f one-man-one-vote Bystem. He got in. A number of enthusiastic Scotchmen at Wellington are trying hard to arrange a celebration of the Burns anniversary on the 25th irst. The valuation of the City of Auckland for 1891 shows an increase of over £10,000 on the value last year— a good sign of the prosperous timeß. 1 Six steamers of about 6000 tons each are to form a new Cunard line between London and Australia. The first steamer leaves about six months hence. During the month of December, the Benevolent Board of Wellington distributed no less than 10,388| lations amongst the poor and needy of that city. J. Wendel, the well-known wine manufacturer, of Rvmnnds-s*reet, A uckland, finding that his stock of well-m stared wm^s is too large, in view of the approaching « ine-maMng season, and in order to reduce the some, and thus be in a pos : tion to ke**p faith with the growers of grapes in this province by purchasing their fruits as he h s done for so many seasons, wishes it generally known that his pure and nourishing wines, which are specially suitable for invalid-, and good for all alike, may be now procured at reduced prices at his manufactory as ab ye.