FLASHES.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XIX, Issue 5494, 13 December 1884, Page 2

FLASHES.

. , , j» , — 7—7 i : j•> ;, The Triumph is likely to load from Napier and Auckland for London. ' . SericultureißtbbetriedatWhangarei'on large scale by a Mr Grothe from Spain, Hancock the English-pedestrian is to walk young Scott for 24 hourS fordElOO. > . * 35 of the passengers by the Kaikoura have I signed a complaint against- the captain. Fitzgerald the third man engaged in the Nenthom murder case has. not. yet been arrested* ; '■■ ' > '■-'' ) ' The Otago , Rifle Association's, annual 1 prize firing ojoses to-day. '"■ • . ■' • | Mr J. Hanson, of the Otago Swimming Club, swam from Dunedin to Port Chalmers iv three hours. \; - .v ■; ' Dr W. G. Grace expects, his Bon ( W. G. Grace, junr., td fill his shoes in the cricket arena. •• [ ' ' The Auckland Baptist Tabernacle is ex- j peoted to be ready in March next; The Rev. T. Spurgeon .leaves London about the middle of this month -for AuokUnd, via Australia. '. 1 . < ' , . • ' ; '" - Mr E. Wakefield, at Southbndge, got a second vote of confidence from his constituents. _, _, The Rukuhia Cheese and Bacon Factory reduced its overdraft last year from £721 to, £260*. A number of cases of diptheria have broken out at Auckland, and several deaths have occurred. ' • . -f, An Oamtru resident is suing a publican fora good sum of money, this being the totalisator dividend on a race, at Christchurch for which plaintiff handed defendant money for investment, t . ' ' The Kumara school— on the. West Coast— at a recent examination had the high per* centage of 98 per cent of passes. ; ,_., _ . > Mr Skene of the Dunedin Labour Ex*' change reports hopefully in the>local papers' as to the demand, for labour likely to ariße soon. At present dairy people of all sorts and sizes, and female servants are in brisk demand. -, ' . s : Duelling ib not 'all over in France yet. The Pall Mall Pudget Bays :—«A duel was fought the other day between M. Roohefort and Captain Fournier, the negotiator of the Tienstm Treaty, in consequence of attacks made upon the latter in the Intramigeant, when M. Rochefort was cut in the neck and Captain Fournier stabbed, but not dangerously, in one side. New potatoes are selling in Waitotara by the natives at from^ to la per lb. Mr James Roby one of the champion dancers of Scotland, is to compete at the Dunedin Caledonian games, He has won Over 400 prizes in America. 1 "No, mann," said an Auckland shoe dealer, "I would like, to give you a smaller pair^ but to sell you anything b6low eights would render me* liable under the statute for jthe prevention of oruelty to animals'" He didn't sell her anything either under eights or over it — some women *re so touoby about the size of their feet. An Invercargill lawyer desired to 1 go to a ball, but had no white choker. He went to the hotel the Wesleyan ministers were staying at and borrowed one, on the underatandlng it was returned in the morning. The landlord found it in the morning tied to the door nob. , By the Kaikoura a full-length portrait of Tawhaio was forwarded from London to the Auckland Museum by an old resident, Mr G. Graham. D'Arcy Hyland wont, to 'Frisoo by tbo last mail boat. At his farewell exhibition in Auokland he rode a Wanganui horse never ridden before. If you want to keep flies out of your rooms, place a couple of pots of geraniums in the open windows, No information has been received by the Government as yet confirming the rumour that Sir Wm. Jervois is to succeed Lord Loftua in N.S.W. " **„.. Professor Huxley, under the orders of his ! medical advisers, has left England for some | months of absolute rest. He, goes, in the I first instance, to Veniea.

Dr Wine, of Auokland, oontradiot* the statement that he believes that Milner Stephen has mesmeric force whioh might be employed as a curative agent. He nas no faith in the alleged cures. Dr Albert Martin, son of Hon. John Martin,' of Wellington, has obtained the appointment as resident physioian at Guy's Hospital, Londdn. at a salary of £500 to start with. Dr Martin is now on * visit to

the colony. The first birth of a British oojoniol; faQftn* ttrbury was registered on Peb'22nicl," 1051. The following amusing notice is put in the, wfftdowof^sfcore-notfthundFed miles fronT Stratford :— "Lost.— A «^, branded 26 on 'the mlJUngjidf. „ , ; . - \