A ROYAL HUMANE SOCIETY FOR AUSTRALASIA.

Waikato Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1804, 29 January 1884, Page 4

A ROYAL HUMANE SOCIETY FOR AUSTRALASIA.

Tirp Jlnmane Society of Victoria Ins i.btainetl permission to call itself the Ro ( \al Humane Society of Australasia. Applications have been made to govemots and other high officials to b -come patron.s, and when all things are ready ap^-als will be made in all the colonies for funds. Then r'ffoi ts will ah.) l>e made to Jonn " l)i anches in the capitil cities, by which sublet lbt'i 9 will have control over the ccpeudituu 1 of funds collected by them, and equal voting power in the penpr.il management " It is also announced that the Royal Humane Society of England will not in future issue its medals in Austialasia. At the same time the National Shipwreck Relief Society of New South Wales, which is strong in funds, and has done honorable work, has applied through its founder, who is now in England, to the Royal Society, to be appointed its agent in the presentation of medals to those Avho save life from drowning in the sea on this coast. ShouU that request be g: anted, there may occasionally be collisions between these societies. Theie v. ill be one fif them covering all cases of bravery suitable for recognition, and giving its own medals ; and the other will be commending to England suitable cases of bravery in rescuing persons from di owning. The Secretary suggests that by a few amending words the National Shipwieck Relief. Society could easily extend its labours to all such cases as may bo i ecognised by the >ociety now existing in Victoria. Of course it could, and if it should proceed to do &o, we shall have a Colonial Roj.il Society aiming to do cpit.iiu woik, and a Colonial National Relief Sooioty accredited to do b'milar wrok for the patent body in England. The question is whether it is woith while for us, just at piescnt, to establish an Australian Royal Society, or to leave o.uh Colony to act, when occasions arise, for the Royal Society at Home. As to con ect knowledge of the meiits of any case, the advantage is all with the Colonies. But when we come to the value of a medal, that is dependent veiy much upon the giver. Whoever nun have choice of a Colonial or an English medal will piolubly take the latter. Ifsoino prelimuuiy counsel had bodi taken, the Colonies might ha\e cnmi' to^thei on this subject ; but, as the case now <-t,iiidh, theie may not be unanimity. — S\dm\ iMotmng Heiald.

Dr .Tacivson, of Pachmaree, in the Centi.il I'lovincs of hulri, lecently leeencd two bundled hoineL stings, which pio\ od fatal Till, li>iige>.t pin ate telephone wne in the w 01 Id is '•aid to bo in Scotland It extends ft on (itlasgow to Wemjss I3ay, a diil.uiccof '.)2 miles. Tin tieatmuit of lepiosy i\ becoming a h.ud pioMt tn m India. In tho Bombay Piesulem-y !HS3 ca^-es aie under tieatment. " Tm top of the morning to ye, Mis. O'Flaheity." " Tlie sanm to \e, Mrs, OK.ilioity An' did ye see the oi pliant-, inaiehin' yibtoiday ? '" " I did— Heaven ble3ii\ciy mothuN s>on of 'cm ! But I didn't see little Johny 0 Horn in the piocesMon."' " An' &mc, lie's not an oi pliant any mo.-e. He's quit the business, and qone to leamin' a tlnade, he has." ' An ah, llca\en blebs him for his intcrpi if>c ! '1 in, Family Hoi aid says :— " With all the fins that his been made of late ;ycais about education, the schoolmaster seems to h.ue been strangely absent fiom a little town in Gloucestcrshne which boasts a Mayor and corporation, and whcie the following notice ha^> lecently l)ecn put up by a gardener : ' Plants for Zile Jlin Heeie. Kalhnour. Brokaler, Woentur Greene, Ll^it Jak, Kuttigurs ('ale, Bmssels 3) n outs, Spiouiting BioUla, Sallery Plants for Zale.' " " I notice," said one lady to another, "Hi it at our social gatherings you are always the last one to lea\e." "I know it," was the reply, " I have an object in Mew." "What is it?" "I want to pic\ent the rest of yon from slandering me. ' Oh, you mean thing ; you never like to see your friends enjoy tlieniseh e-1."' Ri:o vi,l at night not only your business transactions, but what you have said to those to m horn you have spoken dining the day, and weigh in the balance of conscience what you have uttered. If you ha\e done full justice in all your lemaiks, it is well. If you have not, then seek the cailiest opportunity to make amends, and carefully avoid a repetition of the wrong. A lovim; pair came out of the church where they had united themselves with the indissoluble la/.o of matrimony. He : "My! what emotion! why you were scarcely able to pronounce tho ' yes.' " She (ingenuously): "It is true; but I will pionounco it better next time." " AeouM-Jt," said the president of the tribunal, "you have heaul the repoit of the medical experts., that the body contained a quantity of arsenic sufficient to kill eight pei sons ; what have you to say to it?' 1 " That my poor little husband was a great glutton." Scene— Fore-cabin of The Loid of tho Isles, at Imeiaiiy; MTa\ish, accompanied by two Mends, has stepped aboard for a "duun." MTavish to friends: "Fat for yoo, Shon Cam'ell? A half of whuskoy an' a bottle of sodauater? Feiiygoot." " Tugal Uiquhait, fat for yoo ? A pottle of porter ? Imphm ! Kerry goot. An' she'll shuat tak a pottle of poi tu* for her nainsel,' mm over, too."' Clcais his tin oat and bawls, " lleie yoo aie theie, sLenwait ! A pottle ofuhuskoy, a half of washin' soda, an' wan pottle of poitei twice : an you'll tak 1 ymu luiriy, neither, young fellow, my lad, an' don't keeps us waitin' all yostciday about it." — Bailie. " GLM'Lhinox," baid an Arkansas temperance leeliuei, "I appear before you to day for tho purpose of urging sobriety. Man was cieated sober, which proves that it is his duty to remain in that condition." "Hold on !" exclaimed an old fellow, lising and addressing the speaker. " You say that man was created sober, and it is his duty to remain in that condition?" "Yes." "Well, you ought to embiacc the entire platform. Man was created naked, and accoiding to your belief he should have remained so." " My hearers," said the lecturer, "' I am convinced that I have not thoioughly canvassed the subject. You will please amuse yourselves while I go out and take a diink with this philosophical gentleman. A xoted California gambler, who in early days had often accommodated the great king of tho lobby, Sam Ward, came to Europe recently withasix-storey-high " bank account ; but, before starting, he approached John Jacob Astor's son-in-law, and asked him for some letters of introduction to a few of the English nobility. Sam, to the horror of some friends who were present, immediately wrote them. On being assailed afterwards tor committing so indiscreet an act, Mr Ward smiled a quiet smile, and said, "Keep your undergarments on, boys ; those letters ain't going to hurt me a cent. Every one of those introductions is addressed to men who have been dead ten years at least." Rats and Mice.— If you wish to destroy them get a packet of Hill's Magic Vermin Kir i ! r in packets, Cd, 9d, and Is, to be obtained of all storekeepers, or from T. B. Hill by enclos'ng an cxtia stamp. 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