ANGLO-COLONIAL NOTES.

[Via San Francisco.]

[FEOM OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT),

Lokdok, March 23. The alteration in tho San Francisco..mail da'from Thursday to Wednesday, which as in force to-day, will more than ever C(.tifv tlie direct service. It seems to me s -.» ftkelv that letters posted to-day will q f at any rato, as Auckland, Napier, ' S°i Wellington are concerned) anticipate Ssenta fortnight ago by the Aorangi. c-.W Fitzherbcrt is expected in town . l Sir F. Bell tells me. 1 will interview . i.v inurney as soon as possible h .17in. uiry into the loss of tho Kapunda rn.nced on Monday, and progresses comniß most s igpifj can fc disclosure so slowly. ~c wag an entertainment on raSd^>then^bofthedi saS ter, d that the mate confessed ho was very B'^_ I) 6 Bell was to have figured amongst , .-(...n0-raDhed portraits of colonial cele t...7°4h form such an attractive fea " .fh« "Anglo-New Zealander," under ture w management, but ho declined to fJX a photograph for the purpose. vv Zealand tobacco-growers may be • ,ted to learn that the London Cham ffiCommerce oßers a prize of 50 guineas Lhestsvt-eimenof tobacco grown to lv Triti.li colonies. Conditions and de- Lofthocompetitioncanbe obtained of *lX!£. sPeakin g at Liskeard the i M »nin . made a reference to the fi S™»«»' whicl7 sho? ld Please Sflwe Bute. h0 sf l. d 1 R£°P le bf^ ved 'Sif B' ere a House of Com tho theoretic supremacy of the Im n,o-!S| parliament would still be perfect. Should remind them, however, that the i_.mi._J Parliament had a theoretic '^Scv over the New Zealand Legisla- S Nevertheless, it had refused to mcdv a g1'0361 iniusticQ out tliei' e because the !o«d Government, being elective, must Sleld to have acted rightly. A. it was I New Zealand, so in tinx. would, if Some Rule were granted, be i„ -.land. The articles on Australasian life and character at present appearing in the " St. James's Gazette" are attributed to Mr Gisborne, M.H.R., of New Zealand, who by this time has a new book at present passing 'through the prcs3. Mr William McArthur, a nephew of Sir William, and a member of the well-known colonial firm, i 3 mentioned as tho probable candidate for the St. Austell division of Cornwall about to be vacated by Mr Borlase. There U likely to be a nice lot of litiga tion in connection with Mrs Langtry's pro jected tour of the Australian colonies—now, I hear, finally abandoned. The lady ad pits that she signed an engagement with a Jir Morris' Greenwall, an American entre wen-ins-but urges that when the latter Bade it over to Williamson, Garner and Co. It became invalid. "Truth" this week says what I have ao often .aid, viz,, that not the faintest chance exists of the Prince of Wales visit ing Australia next year, and that there is neither sense nor good taste in pestering H.R.H. on the subject. If Melbourne must have a Prince to open her big show, let her invite Prince Albert Victor, who (it is an open secret) would like uncommonly well to re-visit the colonies. Your old; friend, the evergreen Urna di M-rska (who has not been in London for re.eralyears), was the " star " of the even fee at the Lyric Club last Sunday, and ttffied through the shadow dance hi T&orah-Sinarvelloiisly as ever.though her voice proper is as dead as Queon Anne. Sir Geor© Bowen is not, after all, going

.tore&t. itihe " urgent solicitation " of '^'Colonial Office he has consented to .«._._> ifl-fa-gkong for a, couple of years. To which of the Austi-alian colonies does the Goverasaent intend to appoint Lord, Dnnrarea T !s a question one hears con stantly asked just now. The Poßti__aster-General has,. after all, Banaged to tide over his difficulties at St. Jlartins-le-Grand. The fact is, the public enspectstho permanent officials at all Go vernment offices have too much power, and is not unwilling to support a Minister in raabbing them. Anyhow, Mr Parkes will not be " removed " to a Colonial Vice royalty just yet. Sir Samuel Wilson, Mr Alexander Mc- Arthur, Mr Octavius Morgan (late pro prietor " European Mail"), Mr Howard Vincent, and Captain Colombo, all men who have travelled through the Australian, and understand colonial politics, have joined the committee for promoting State Directed Colonisation. '

willie Edouin and Alice Atherton have parchased the colonial rights of Mulhac's comedy, "Gotte," and Albin Valabrigue's "Les Vactrices de Manage." By the merest good luck the secret of tie Brennan torpedo, for "which, as I told you last week, Government has paid jour young Australian friend £110,000, was not confided to young Terry, the treacher ous dockyard official at Chatham. The Rev. A. P. Bennett, of Broadstairs, has just been presented with a handsome valedictory testimonial by his late congre gation. He purposes spending the greater of it in a trip to Now Zealand, where hehas two sons settled. The "Grand Old Man" has subscribed "5 to the funds of the Imperial Institute, ™the Duke d'Aumate £500. Leading Anglo-Colonists (bar the McArthurs) are Bi¥cuoub by their absence from the list *>for." :-■■'

Death of Lytton So thorn. J™ news of the awfully sudden death of F.young Lytton Sothern, who was play «ft? Modern Wives " at the Royalty op .^y, and in his coffin on Friday after % will, I' m sure, be received with deep MP through Australia and New Zea j^riW actors made more friends whilst At that time young t-pKJas the personification of youth, o^ spirits and good looks, though not "c»i of an actor. T saw him first 1* Mland, New Zealand, where .n_-P yed a moderately successful 3anent, all things considered. After IS in "David Garrick," in which ho ea fairly able imitation of his father's EKKance, I ventured on the prophecy 3 - -ho young f e ii ow oug ht to. do well as a \tM pnkr in London. Shortly after nn™*.1! 6 home, and made a hit in Wit' and T°othpick," at the Royalty. 'and in 5 13 moment his success was assured, "» ane COurse he f u ign e( j my prediction, «fW»Cameoi,eof London's most popular of him pren"m- The lad ies made much j"™.i and men dressed up to him. He m, !,1 eemed very well latterly. Possibly do Rj p fasb> Men in his position often

77 Oarsman. Warn . <^lark' the well-known Austra tteTt roarßman > has been "howing ca„i" a,?.es watermen what "cornstalks 0 week- They were much puZ" but nr. 1 Vho fclie new champion could be, tion SiW& paid Mr Clark every atten of &¥_* i he bids fair to be the " lion" "Pring season in aquatic circles. &T. MiBS Forto|sc,:ie t^T^rtescue will not proceed to Aus- Francisco. She returns to of V UKiti and proposes to make a tour P .vinces " hefore turning -her Catlap c J orm Awards the antipodes, ~ ,meetin g " Gumboil," now she Wwi- ", ermana __er, havo anything to tb'lns determination? •ienri A Cus-lotlE Action. 11?19 "Colonial action was tried iVoiitf _stlco Uenman and a special Mts'ci^ay last, the plaintiff being a ' 'and the defendants the wes... at the Indian and Colonial --'.- • *.. ■■:■'• -1 I

Exhibition-^ rather, I suppose, the jST.Z. Commissioners. The plaintiff, a season •ticket-holder at the "Colindies," visited the big show on 27th July last, and was passing into Sir F. D. Bell's beautiful conservatory of N.Z. ferns, when she stumbled, and one of her feet caught in a small breakage out side a tram r_.il, and wrenching her"knee, brought her to the ground. Although suffering great pain, she walked part of the way home, and did not, in fact, see a doctor for some time after. Ifc was then found her knee joint was seriously injured, and it was tho opinion of her medical man that she would 'be lame for life. For tho defence two surgeons of eminence were called who took a more hopeful view of the case, ono of them going so far as to say that if Mrs Claxton had been properly treated from the first sho ought to have recovered. The jury, however, thought the Exhibition folks to blame, and awarded Mrs Claxton £200 and costs. In the course of the case it transpired that this was the only accident that occurred at South Ken sington during tho Indian and Colonial Exhibition.

THE JUBILEE.

A Parody Parodied

(With Apologies to Mrs Hemans.)

J have lately heard ot a happy clime Where the people are having a •'high old time," And with revels and feasts tha*. are sweet to sea Are keeping a jubilant jubilco! But where is the land that my heart beguiles, Is it far away in the Fiji Isles ? Not there, not there, my child,

Is it where tho enraptured people dream Of an " Institute and a " Church Houso"

scheme, And persons whose temper and tastes it suits Wear Jubilee srousers and hats and boots; Or reckon tho number of Woollams's peas lAn innovation in Jubilees) ?

Not there, not there, my child,

Is it whore memorial schemes abound And demagogues spout, and the hat goes round, And " Jubilee" meets you whero'er jou walk. In oceans of letters and floods Qf talk; And every crowd of the wordy crew Discusses what " we are. cong to doT Not there, not there, my child.

Fair Auckland is the hanpy clime. Where the Jubilee mania roigns sublime, Where tho Orangemen and theILA.C B. Will walk together in unity. Mount Eden will blaze with squib and rocket- Just £30 from the Council's porkct. v> here the trains will run for " nix" all day, And pictures on view with naught to pay. While at, the Art. Gallery will be seen A cheap ehromo-lithograph of tho Queen : Or if Staines 8 suggestion Devorc don't bilk, Her Majesty's portrait In woven silk. It is there, it is there, my child

Such Is the Jubilee clay's menu. Though of other projects there are a few. For instance—MeLaehlan, with business eyes, (Out of tho spreohod make a riae) Remarks thai "Of statuary Auckland's bare,' So our plaster she'dclothe with dress stuffs rare. And T. B. Hill, to destroy our digestions, Includes "planting chestnuts" among the sug gestions. And so on, ne'er-ending—ai intlnitum Have come tho proposals-too many to write 'em

Now I've an idea, worth more than a tanner, That I will descrihe in the following manner : This Jubilee, I ween Is a gala for the Queen, To celebrate appropriately wo must. And a-. Her Majestee Is not 1.0. G.T. Let us set Her Royal Highness on a " bust." * J.A.P.

*A marble bust, of course: What did j-ou think I meant?

On a Visit to the Dentist's.

By a Youngest Boy.

I have bene brort very la The cause was found to be a Holow Tooth, and mi parentse dispatched me to the Dennfcist's without dilayse. N.B.— With sum difikulty i provided on (Jorge Parker „fco akumpany mo, and on the fatle dai wo sett forth bwogether. Toothaik is a beestly thing. To be obligged to treet nutts, espeshaly the hazeel deskripshun, with skorn, and to tern from tofy " lirveing yet lothing," as mi sister (the eldist wun) sings to the pianno, with the holow-voysed qurit to tern over the leeves, is wun of the menny ag gonizing experyenses to which humanity is subbject. I do not remembar the cerkumstanses at tending the xtrackshun of that tooth with enny cleerness; suffice it to say that c skremed and kiked, wile Gorge Parker harissed the Denntist in the reer with minneral spessimens, and bottles of likwid sement, under tho impreshun that I was being Treeted with unessesary violnnse. Wen alle was over i rose, and putting dowh the pashent's tumbler, • pasod from the seen oi batel eskorted by Gorge. Ere i reeched the dorstep, i found i had forgot mi capp. Wo slidd bak to the Denntist's litel parler. There was the Denntist, with his bak to us, a3 bissy as a be ; and raped upp in a wite cloth, with his hed bak and his mouth wide open was the reverend prinsipal of the silekt akademy wich Gorge and me. attends! Grones filled the air. Gorge and me got behind a skreen and waited the result of operashuns with a horrid goy. "I siial die, I kno i shal," gaspse the old buffer. Gorge skarsely reprost a chuckel. Tho Denntist adgured him to be kame, and went on rocking, wen the revered prinsipal lett out with both arms, and landed him the stomak. "Leeve me," he sais. "Awai! i kan bard no more," " You must have gas," sais the Denntist sternly, won he . had rikuvered breth enuff to speck. " Mi sirkulashun Is in a kritikal con dishun, and the results might prove fatle," sais the old Funk. Ehe Denntist felt his pulse, and ashured him it would be alle rite. He protested, but at lenth allowed the operashun to bee performed and sukumed to slumber under its jentle influens. Gorge and me luked on. Presently there kame a ring at the dor-bell, and the Denntist pub down his Tool and drifted out. Gorge and me drifted from conseelment and gaised_ upon the plassid countenanse of the vioktim. " You have got all the klothes," he murmured in his slepe. Gorge grinnd. Then drawing a lump of Prushan bloo from his jakit pokit, hoe maid a sine i nue too well. . i respondid bi produsing a fial of likkoris water and a smal slaib spunge i hapened to hey about me. Ere anuther moment had glided by wee hadd maid the fais of our reverend proseptor trooly friteful to behold. He had a jet black sirkle round each i, and the rest of his countenanse was adorned with dabse and stripse of bloo- The efekt was gastly in the xtreem. We herd the Denntist kuming, and gott behind tho skrene wunse more. Not till the man of teeth was klose upp to the boddy of his pashent did the full slory5 lory of the site burst upon his view, 'hen he stagered bak, clutching his wite shirt-front, and shreked aloud. "Ded—ded!" he kride. "He has died in a fit. 0, horor !i am ruined for ever !" Teers chokee his utterense. GorSe and me din not linger, but stole from the apart ment, and after informing a medikal praktißhoner of tho nayberhooh that his attendanse was rcquestid a fue dorse off, went home to Te.

The evening papers, under the hedding of " A Misterious Hoxe and Afray at a Denntist's," were gode en-iff to take notiss of the afalr. From them Gorge and me asei-tained ammusing partikularse, for which i have not spais in this essai. Sufis it is to say, that there was a holladay at the skool next dai, our revered instructor becing detained at the palese-stashun on a charge of a salt and batery, There is a moril to this story, . which showse that tho properly cultivated mind may derive entertanement and instrukshun from such a Daneful experienso, as a vissit to the Denntist's. «-! Judy."

THE AUCKLAND g T iR, TUESDAY,, MAY 3, 188.

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HENDERSON.,.', ' HOBSONVILLE. ' ■■in-iii.i.r.riii THE- AUCKLARD BRIC\ ABO POTTEIIY COMPANY • ' TgEG to announce that they have completed the purchase of the business an property of the Auckland Brick and Tile Company (Limited), Tho extensive works at Honderaon and HobsanvUlo are now in foil operation, and aro turning out Brioka and Pottery of tho Qne3t quatiby. ORDERS RECEIVED AT THE *■ COMPANY'S DEPOT, BREAKWATER ROAD, by %DW I N .., HORN SB V, AGENT, . OR A. THE TOWN OFFICE, 14, VICTORIA ARCADE, FORT-STREET. JOSEPH BA^BE^ Genoval Manager: /^#^^\ /^X tailors.y4\ \ X" WINTER GOODS NOW SHOWING. >J£> \^~ ' ; 7S^ '. 5 * — ;,. ' '♦ * »■ *«-. i ,-' ' - l» . *. . «* »' r .»» ' .7 -• ' i .1 * ..\;, dSSsJ: mhM^ WHO IS C. A. PORTER? I#!f "The perpetrator of tho striped shop f_ i l^J'P monstrosity/ (late Varnom's) 276, Queen Street, corner of Wakefield Street, Auckland, N.Z. IJI %M n m ALL ITS B]UNO™ AT A #/ i C VERY GREAT C.A.PORTER'S NEW AUTUMN GOODS. jlli, M TiirJ . jui-n..» l i nnrtnr .| r ii. T n—li-i i n urn mi |MMM>iaiM«W ■qgr^wiiTWLAEMmi rjjmi'-i.inß«Pifc»».--^* l «» CQNSUMPT.OM CURABLE! "MR G. T, CONGREVE ON COISUMPTIOI AND ITS SUCCESSFUL TREATMENT. ShowinE that direful disease to be curable in all ita stages ; with observations On ASTHMA, CHRONIC BRONCHITIS, ETC." Fbom the " Cheistiaw Herald," Mahch 31, 1836. MR G. T. COI.G.RKVE'3 TREATMENT OF CONSUMPTION 'AND OTHER ma w. x. w CHEST DI3K/_ES , " Continues to be matte t* great blessing to sufferers, far and wido, in every part of toe ,Ugu <jho world and wo ourselves owe him a debt of gratitne_<% Kot long since we placed a vome lady under UYa Ov.ro, who baa recovered hor health, w.l we need only point to the cases "(Mr Congrove to publishing ono ever week), many 0< wtioh had beon given up aa P£lS "There can be no doubt thab for Consumption and other Choat Complaints, MrCon prove is a specialist of the first order, and stands unrivalled. C _tainly there has been no other diecovevy in medical science from whio'h the consumptive patent may gather ao much ope,'°Trie OS.- mi_«>AEii and wnreTy'Ti.RE-3 oases which aro roaordgd In Mr Congrove's book are a most oouvincln<r testimony \ but whot have boen long a marvel are the caseg ... ->tire which have been published for several years past in the weekly journals (our own toetaSo.? we every weak." (The reader Is referred to the ,l Ohrhfe v World," « Chris flan Aeo,"" Christian Olobo," ftQM&o,), The author (Mr Congrevo, o{ Uoombo Lodge, Peokbam, London), haa been urgently. ..^trflfitod to make bis transient, known in all the British Colonies, The prfoe of the Bm! to- ' IsIXPBNOB, OSUBBVBWPfIHQE, POB . mm. fVßumm si vWm ImTQQ,, AVQSJ.^9, And may b<} wdercd thrift pay P9?k^Ue?



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