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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1624, 4 March 1884, Page 3

One of the Marquis Tsng's despatches to tlie Chinese Government is said to have cost jEOOOjO. ' Baron Nordenskjokl is understood to be contemplating as his next venture in exploration a voyage to the South Pole in 1885, This expedition would cost at least £200,000, as a' ship of a special type' would havo to bo built for its purposes. There has been quite a " breeze' between Mr W, S. Gilbert and that eminent sculptor Mr Alma. Tadema, over tho appearance of Mis 3, Mary Anderson as Galatea. In his zeal-for archffiolosty the sculptor was particularly anxious that the irreverent eye of the unlearned, presented the actress should enwrap her head in what to the appearance of a simple piece of white rag. Tho effect at rehearsal was so ungraceful and even ludicrous that the author made a decided protest and the idea 'jy thereupon abandoned. Since this iWcidont Mr Alma Tadema has chosen ftr&xpress in print his opinion that the play is" clumsy and silly." The Church of England Temperance Society at Home includes all tho bishops, several thousands of.the clergy, and 442,672 members.

An order to vaccinate all the pupils in French public schools has aroused great opposition. Brazil has 1,500,000 slaves, about one-fifth of whom are Mans,

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