The Ellesmere Guardian. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1891. Notes by the way.

Ellesmere Guardian, Volume X, Issue 959, 7 November 1891, Page 2

The Ellesmere Guardian. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1891. Notes by the way.

: Oke of the. Lest cartoons JpHir/i'EN;kiel Ims drawn fot ■ a lon|j tiino i.jpeara m, a latje |ssi«p. stuis a mocKnveed version i of- theXolil story cf paocßTjr^Es and liis f'ecj^ adajj. ted 10 the present agitation for a universal eight Lours system. : Procrustes was an ancient. Greek gentleman with a decidedly humorous vein running through him. He; was excessively and insisted upon ever/. stringer he; met . partDjjjng of his hospitality, But bis humour was not appreciated £0 much by his guests when they were conducted to bad/ They were .expected, to fife the couch comfortably, and if .too long, lie ;|opliedQff''(heir\M;Und,ifWo T sbbrt ) ' : he < stretched them m -a : rack rontil they fitted. ' The diejitjiQus' [fappckiter^k^ 0! the fable to the Eight Hoars System is apparent.' : • ■ : ; ; 'i^^-r :. ;, The remarks of CHBisTiB-MuBBAY on Australapianjife and mariners seem, from files to hand by last mail, to have excited some notice^riitjti^Elijgt ishjpres^ The colonial methods' of '-making / ! J billy '.tea ' .especially .seem tft^ye[gtickled,^the borice fancyi \Aprtijms fit that Ma MxmnAY,,fell mtq- .tjie^e'rr^r ; of saying that ' post'and ! ra)l -tea' •••ideriVed , that euphonious name fr,pmj!s strength, and stranger still, that , many colonial papers have quoted tnVdeVciription with out pointing out the-yistSke. : Surely everybody knows; that- the title is;derived from the number oV'Wigs 'of tea/ dre6me; ; other plant, floating rouhdjpromifcuou^-! ly ia the billy. :;! - :)i ■■'■ ■•: - : ' : '« ; :'* j , The jury on the inquest at lieest^n last Wednesday are to be commended fcr their recognition of the bravery of the Maori Walker, With a stiff breeze blowing, a nasty sea rising, and the prospect of a mile and a half swim to ; land, Walker's fruitless endeavours itc issist his comr«^e^r^Wrtbyifjo| : the highest praise, Under such adverse circumstances, he could not have be)en blamed had. he left Taylor to his fate m the first instance. Such heroism deserves yet further reepgnition from all who adrairepluck and humanity. Even Mr Healy's followers will i admit that he deserved the thrashing he got fio.n Ma. MoDermott. Whatever Parnell's. faults may^hav-e^een, sufelj now that he is in-his grave he might; be allowed to 'r^st^fin^eaceOfJl^Ning charges made ■ against' a man who! is unable to reply to jthVm^Vagainat ffi Vro'l' man, are quite itt Mr jHealy's way? Fortunately, however, in-' this' 'case, !thermemory of the dead man found a^cham.-' pion m his nephew, arid Mr Healy mllh have time to meditate on his cowardly, beharior whilst, hisVDactc/iSjfec^dring its wonted hue. -;'••, ..• Dr Frankish, of Christchnrch, ;has not neglected to 'push ' the colony dur,-; ing his stay m England* , Thep.mnipre sent interviewer got hold of him|''and m a Scarborough paper gives jswo columns, of chat. The doctor gave his questioner some very sound advice as to the kind of emigraats wanted m New Zealand. He ppecially bars the ne'er-do-well younga* sons and remittance men. Dr Fuankish's account of the ; ,colony ; and the photographs he showed saem to have astounded the canny . yprkshireinen , '

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