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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 18, Issue 1105, 28 August 1871, Page 2

Stars should be the best astronomers, because they have studded the heavens since (he creation. A little girl joyfully assured her mother that she bad found out where they made horses. " She bad seen a man in a shop just finishing one of them; for he was nailing on his last foot." An incident during the Census Week (only just brought to light)—Hannah Maria ; " IJere's a game, has put herself down aged $0 ; and piaster calls hisaejf a gentleman."

A church parade of the Onehunga Rifle Volunteers took place on the 20th instant.

A Hue of 650 bags Canterbury wheat was sold by auctioii at Auckland on the 22nd inst., at from 5s to 6s per bushel. Auckland must be a thriving place for lawyers. No less than a dozen candidates for admission to the bar have notified their intention of attending the examination to have been held by his Honor Chief Justice Sir G. A. Arney on the 28th instant.

The Southern Cross, August 22, says : —An accident occurred last night in Shortland Crescent, by which a young man was deprived of several of his front teeth, besides receiving a very severe contused wound. There are verandahs in the public thoro-ghfares which are supported by irou rods, about two inches in diameter. When these are not painted white they are quite imperceptible on a dark night when no light is in the vicinity of them. It w; s against one of these rods the injured person struck himself, and as it is not impossible similar accidents may frequently be occasioned from the same cause, it would not be asking too much that owners of verandahs supported in the manner referred to should cause them to be painted some light color.

The Wairarapa correspondent of the Wellington Independent writes as follows, under date August 9: —A large number of persons will, this season, have to be added to the melancholy return which was published last year by order of the House of Representatives of those who have met their deaths by drowning in New Zealand rivers since the foundation of the colony. It was only last week that we heard the sad tidings of the death by drowning, near Tauranga, of of Mr G. It. Hall, a telegraph line-man, who was a gentleman of more than ordinary intelligence and good character. On Monday morning news reached Grey town that a saddled horse, which had been evidently under water, was seen near the banks of the Ruamahanga river, which was subsequently found to be one belonging to Mr W. Donald, a nephew of Captain Donald of Featherston, who had been employed at bridge building on Lower Valley road, and who started for Featherston early on Sunday morning, and had not since been heard of. Enquiries were at once instituted, and the river searched for the body of the missing man. but up to Wednesday morning n) positive evidence could be obtained relative to the painful subject ; but it is of course generally concluded that the poor fellow has added another name to the long list of victims who have found in this dangerous river a watery grave. Parties are now out dragging the river in those parts where it is thought probable that the body may be found.

The following story appeared in a recent number of the New Monthly Magazine : —Some years ago a gentleman living in one of the frontier towns of a far Western State had some friends staying with him, to whom he gave a little dinner —the best the place could furnish — and invited to meet them a few half civilised Indians. Of course the " noble red men " were treated to delicacies they had not seen before, and displayed a perhaps excusable inclination to "go through" the bill of fare. A young chief, who had partaken of nearly everything on the table, had been eyeing the mustard for some time, no doubt thinking that such a pretty paste would taste as good as it looked. At length opportunity appearing, he reached forth in a dignified manner, took a liberal spoonful, and swallowed it without moving a muscle of his countenance, but in spite of his utmost exertions, the tears soon streamed down his cheeks. An aged chief opposite to him, who had been watching the whole proceeding, leaned forward and inquired what he was crying for. He replied, " I was thinking of my poor old father, who died a short time ago," Soon afterwards the " aged," being unable to restrain his curiosity, also solemnly took a dip from the mustard-pot, and swallowed it without the quivering of a muscle ; but his eyes were not so strong as his will, and the little tears soon trickled down his cheeks It was now the young red man's turn. Leaning forward, he inquired the cause of the grief, to which the elderly red party replied, <s I was thinking 'twas a pity you hadn't died when your old father did,"

, THAMES NEWS. The following telegram from Grahams..' town appears in the Southern Cross;—.l " August 22, 8.44 p.m. The sharemarket is fluctuating. Caledonian shares were sold as low as .£l4O, but closed firm at .£145 to £147 10s. Thames, buyers, at .£27 ; Central Italy, opened at £2 14s, closed at £2 10s ; Golden Calf, buyers, .£3 ; Nonpareil sold at ,£5 2s 6d ; American Eagle, 95."