The other day King Humbert received the following curious letter : — " My dear Signor Eing, — I have heard a good deal about the Queen's beautiful dresses, and should like to have a good look at them. lam told, however, that the Queen ia not hero at present, but no doubt you have got the keys. Ju_t now, in the holidays, I have plenty of time.' Pray do Bhow me everything, and write, dear Signor King, to say when I am to come. Marrietta Leoni, pupil in the fifth form." The King got one of his secretaries to write the following reply : — " My dear Marrietta, — "Sour King sends you his kind regards, and says that he does not like to see so much curiosity in a little girl. BeBidea, he cannot, with the best of wishea, accede to your request, for the Queen is a capital housewife, and before going away she carefully put everything into her cupboards and drawers, and has taken the keys with her."— Der Bund.
Insurance Companies. PH<ENIX FIRE OFFICE. I^| B -OICHABD *Tjrr ALTON, ot Cashal street, Christchnroh, has been APPOINTED AGBNT to this Company. GEO. S. GBAHAM, Superintendent and General Agent. ■ Well— -rton, 3rd Septembor, 1886. In undertaking the Agenoy of this Old Estab* lished Company, I am prepared to accept Fire Bisks upou all Insurable Interests at lowest ourrent rates of premium. The characteristic features of this Institution are absolute seourity to those who entrust their interests to its care, combined with prompt and liberal dealings in aU its transactions. 1357 BICB AKD WALTON, Agent, THE VjTQUITABLE LIFE ASSUBANCE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED BrATE*. Assets _U4.791.«67 Surplus. 4 por oent *_!3 1 02'»,833 New Bus— e*B, 188 G. nearly £2_,000,000 A FEW BEASONS FOB ASSUBING WITH i THIS SOCIbTY • r 1. PEOSPECTIVE ADVANTAGES. j The unexampled progress of Thk Fquit- ] able .n the past ia tbe best guarantee I of tbe increasing future value of l r s . policies. During the past Twenty-six | years of its history it has written j . *—1.800,000 mobb of assurance than any other Company during the same period. 2. SAFETY. its Surp'us ia larger than any other Life Assurance ("'ompaoy. 3. PiIOMPT PAYMENT. Its Promptitude iv Payment is unrivalled. j Paid n'/a.i-t jei9,000,(.00. No Contested Claims. 4. BESULTS. , No other Sooiety is Paying on its Polioies as Large Profits as are shown under tha J**o,«7ir_-__'a Matured Fifteen Years' 1 Tontine Policies. Furthor particulars on application to any Agent, or MOTON D. MOSS, Superintendent of Agents, Houth Island 7, Chancery Lane, Christchurch. Diubctoes (With power to Issue Polioies and Pay Claims) Sir FBEDBBIOE WHITAKBB, K.C.M.G., M.L.C. gonJAOCI— WIMJAMSON. M.L.O. r LO'JAK CAMPBELL.
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