Brief Mention.

Waipawa Mail, Volume XVII, Issue 2979, 5 October 1893, Page 3

Brief Mention.

A Christchurch man has (according to Truth ) trained his dog to lick his postage stamps for him. The dog is very unwell. A Sydney paper thinks there is more “ blow ” than real prosperity about Maori land.

The prizes given at the next Woodville Central A. and P. Association’s Show, will amount to about £330. A team of N S.W. cyclists intend taking part in tbo next N.Z. Championship meeting. Sir John Hall says he was a Volunteer before most members of the House were born He belonged to the oldest Volunteer corps iu Eugland.

An Italian steamer has arrived at Teneriffe with 64 cases of cholera on board. The vessel had previously been refused admission to one of the Brazilian ports. An extraordinary scene was witnessed in St. George’s Cathedral London on Sunday. A dynamite cartridge was thrown through the door and exploded. There was a panic among the congregation, but most fortunately no one wus hurt.

Lord Armstrong expresses the opiuion that owing to the incroasod state of explosives it will soon become necessary to abandon the construction of Imgo armored vessels. He advises the Admiralty to turn ics attention to swift cruisers and light ram ships. It is reported that the British Government, alurmod at the situation at Rio deJaneiro, is exchanging urgent cable messages with the British Legation there relative to the protection of British subjects.

A collision between the Matabelo irapi and the Chartered Company’s forces is imminent.

Obituary—Sir Arthur Blackwood, Secretary to the General Post Office, Loudon, cetat 61.

The population of Chicago, now estimated at 2,160,000, exceeds that of Now York by 400,000. The Greenland whale has a heart a yard in diameter.

The raro egg of the gigantic Aepyornis maximus from Madagascar, at the sale iu Loudon recently, realised £6O 18s. The total loss incurred through the Panama Canal swindles is estimated at £40,100,000.

A male adult has half an ounce of sugar n his blood.

By a storm at New Orleans twenty-four persons were killed and muuy injured. Dr. Iliggins, auxiliary Roman Catholic Bishop of Sydney, has been chosen Archbishop of Adelaide, in succession to Dr. Reynolds. The Mayor, of Sydney, has suspended the city solicitor, Mr George Merriman, for alleged irregularities extending over a period of nearly two years. It is believed thut there is a deficiency of between £4OOO and £SOOO

The criminal business of the Wanganui Supreme Court was concluded last evening, whon a verdict of not guilty was returned in the case against E. H. Marshall for alleged indecent assault on a young girl.