TOWN & COUNTRY.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LVI, Issue 6498, 24 December 1881, Page 4

TOWN & COUNTRY.

Solemn-—lt was reported at Lesetam yesterday that a moo named Smith, bring m a teat at AUesmete, bad commuted eaiade by hanging himself, Ho was found in this position by the ion of toe station-master. Constable Bifdjard at once proceeded to KUeemere, and took charge of the body. IsxaacoixwjAt Wsasusb KxcaaxQi.— The following message ban bees received “Sydney, Thursday evening: light northeast ana south-east wind* and fine weather prevail oa lira Australian coast i but the barometer k felling in the west Barometer; Albany, 3HH) j Fottiond and Sydney, 30*1.** Tbs Gsusd Natioxax gnm-A preliminary meeting was held yesterday in Messrs Saunders' buildings, Ashburton, touching the next Grand National, which it is proposed shall be held at Ashburton. Messra dulse and Lindsay, as delegatee, acting on behalf el the Grand National dub, have gone ta quest el a good cross-country ground. Taa WsATusa aw not Cron.—-Th* min which fell on Monday and Wednesday nights, though followed with a clroeg wind* appear* to have hod some effect is giving th# crop about the northern district a start, end they lack decidedly fresher end healthier. More rein is, however, much wonted on th# plains where the straw is stiU short, though a great deal is bunting into ear. Dsowxro in tub Waitaxoi.—On Tuesday last a httie girl named Jessie Fergusaon was drowned tn the Waitangi river while playing on the tank with her brother and sister. The deceaeed child—a daughter of Mr Boberl Ferguseou of Kurow— stepped on a stone at the water's edge, which rolled over, and, falling into the water, the wee carried rapidly down the current. The cries of the brother and sister brought Mr Smith and other neighbours to the spot, end a couple of dop were sent Into the river to the child’s rescue. They failed, however, to get her out, and Mr Smith afterwards succeeded in catching her rod pulling her out as the was Seating by, but not before life was extinct.—jT*»an* iitratd.

U.A.0.8. The hail-yearly summoned meeting of the Mistletoe Lodge wu held os Thursday evening, the attendance being no* usually large. A great cumber of comma* ! vions were received of member* desirous of tiling the office* is the Lodge for the ensuing term, thus ehoaing an increase of interest in the welfare of the Lodge. Bra 8. B. Nathan wae appointed delegate to a meeting shortly to be held coder the auspices of th» Automated deadly Societies is Christchurch, to tale initiative etepe in starting a medical dispensary for Friendly Societies. Bra Byao wae appointed a repreeentatiTe to the annual meeting of the Grand Lodge, to be held is Melbourne during February. A large amount of routine worst was also disposed of. —The Feneveranoe Lodge of Braids bald Quarterly summoned meeting io the lodge room, Si Mask's eehoolroom, Adding* ton, on Tuesday evening last, AJ). Bra Been gnwdifig. There wae a good attendance of aaemben aad vising brethren. Thee* were two members initiated into the rites of the Order, aod after a coaeiderabk amcont ef ~ bmfeeoi the Lodge was dosed In the usaal mm h»Mw in

GAwreseraT tocsmc or Air.*. — The •Mend annual exhibition of lhi» Society opens to-day, si two o’clock, « the Boy#* Hkh School, Worcester street. Dkainaob Board Klxction —A reqnlsltioa ha# been presented to Mr W. F. Huhhard, O S., coquetting that, gentleman to ha* come a candidate for the rcprescntal on of tho Aron cub district on the '-rainsf® Board. Thsatsiicau —The reports that have from lime to lime appeared relative to Mr Duo* cing, of Dunedin, haring engaged various troupe* to visit New Zealand appear to hare beea rather premature. We are assured, by • private latter, that eo far Mr Dunning, who ia bow in Australia, h*« not engaged any one. Acudhmy or Mtmtc.—There was a fair attendance at thic place «f acoutemcut last ertbiag, when Lyons* Tourists gave one of their performance#. The programme was the name a* that of the previous evening. Tho various items were rendered la a manner that obtained frequent applause from the oodlerce, aevml of the longs being encored. The Tourist# will appear again to night. Lwatrnst.—A. lecture was given in the Wesleyan Church, : Wocdend, oa Tuesday eraaing last, by the lev J. 8. Kish worth, on •' Betninisoenoracf the Maori War of 1863-*." The Bet 8. J. Garliek occupied (he chair, and introduced the lecturer, who succeeded la fully sasisusirg the intem-l of his audience for an hour and a-half. Al the close, a hearty vote of thanks was accorded Mr Biahworth, and the ringing of the Doxology dosed the matting. The proceeds amounted to £3, which were devoted to tho circuit fund. OAumontasi Sroara.—ln connection with those sports, which ant to be held iu Lancaster Btrt, mi Monday, Jan. 8, Messrs E. Wilkin and with their usual libera iiy offer, under tho name of M O.K. Whisky Trophies,'* throe valuable cups. The first value, £5 5% Is for the best sword dance, to which the ruts Committee add £1; the second value, ss, is for the best bagpipe music, reels and strathspeys, and the thud value, £4 4s, forth* best bagpipe music, plibroch# and marches. Mr IL Buthssrlaad also give* a cap, value IS ss, for the best throw of a hammer, 161 b weight. Avoir loan Board Distexct.—Tho ad* loomed mealing of the ratepayers of (his district waa held in the Fapoaui Town Rail last evening, Mr T. S. Weston presiding. The Committee appointed at the previous meeting brought op a verbal report of their interview with the Avon JEtoad. Board and other matters, and II me resolved to adjourn the meeting for a month. A counter-petition to the Selwjn County Caused against that of the residents to the west' of tho North road who wish to join the Sicoarloo district, was largely signed at the meeting. A report of the proceedings appears in another column. Ins Fokbiot Company.—This evening Min Louise Pomeroy and her dramatis company wilt again take postotsion of the Theatre Bays!. The piece will be Gilbert’s pretty comedy * Pygmalion and Galatea," with Mis* Pomeroy as Galatea. The company I* come* what differently constituted to what it was when last here, but Mama Hoskins and Hemming still retain their connection, and with the addition of Mr Leal* it will bo quite equal to the production of any ordinary piece. Wo have no doubt Miss Pomeroy will receive a hearty welcome bade after her wanderings a the Nort h. Tub Welles otos Bwkep Cases. The mult of the cases heard at Wellington yesterday, under the Gaming and' Lotteries Ant, In which much interest has bean felt, was that the defendant* were fined £lO each. The Bench upheld the lav, .and dated that the position of the accused and the deliberation with which they transgressed the Act, rendered a signal penalty necessary. Some other chargee were heard, in which all but ess gentleman got off. Notice of appeal waa given in every Instance. A rather laughable esreumstanee occurred during the progress of the cobb. The detective who hud the information woe obliging enough, it appeared, to hold the hot for the august law-breakers, and in consequence an action waa immediately laid against him for complicity in the breich of the Statute.

L0.0.F., M.D.—The Loyal City of Christchurch Lodge held its annual meeting on Monday b»t, at the Chambers, Lichfield street, when a very heavy business sheet iraa gone through, with a very large attendance of somber*. A levy of 6i per member wee ■track foradistreroed brother. The Becreteay offered a prize of a suitably framed eeetiHoste of sent to the Lodge, to be presented to the member that proposes end hee initiated the greatest number of candidate* in the year ending 18S2. The following ore the effioer* ejected for the ensuing half-year, it*.Bro D. Kennedy, N.G. 5 Bro 3, Jameson, V.G.; Bro G. Bag?, £8; Bro A. P. Farrow, Auditor} Bros W. Thin and A. Wilson, re-elected on the Ball Committee; Bros W. Daatr.tr and W. F. Moore, re-elected by a large majority as Lodge Surgeons. The Secretary reported haring taken the largest amount of contribution* ever taken in one eight since the formation of the Lodge in 1833, viz., £2SBl6t Bd. Owing to the latesiMi of the hour, the installation of the newly-elected officers was postponed till nest Lodge sight. fix .Atman Wmustis Causcn.—The quarterly meeting was held in the St Albans schoolroom on Wednesday last, the Ber J. Bailer presiding. The number of members returned was 157, showing an increase of 6 j on trial, 57. The balance-sheet shoved a awtrpla* over expenditure of about £2O, which with a sum Iron loti quarter of £4O, loaves the circuit a credit balance of £SO. The Ber 3. Bailer, who has had charge of the circuit mm the death of its much-loved pastor, the Ber ff. S, Biehordsto, received the very cardial thanks of the meting for the faithful discharge of duties even when suffering, as had often hew the esoe, from physical unfitness. The circuit stewards (Messrs W. 8. Smith and E, Crocswril) received the thanks of the circuit, and wow re-elected for the eßeulnjt year. Mr Salter was appointed to net with (he stewards in attending to cecesnary repairs to the parsonage. A Committee was mo appointed, eocsurting of circuit Stewards and Messrs Broughton, Moore, and 3mm, to noslv* sobsoipiiear for the erecting of a tablet, is St Albans Church, to the memory of ths Eev 3. B. Elchordton, the late paster of the rirnnit, and Mr 1. Mitchell, a much eiteemed ley preacher and riai« leader, both of whom lost their lives In ths wreck of the Tamim. llazaa*.—A very sawawwfu! bmr in aid of the fund for erecting a new Sunday school in eoaeerih® with the Colombo road Wesleyan Church, was opened in the Oddfellows' Hall. Uth&tld •tesri, at noon yesterday. by the Her J. 8. lab worth. There was a profusion of articles of a useful and ornamental character displayed for ease, and the stalls were very tastefully arranged, being decorated with evergreens and flowers, and the bright-coloured contents being so disposed a* to present a striking and effective appearance. The food* were offered at reasonable price#, and cessprised many article# of cooriderable value. A fender stool, and foote stools, with covets worked with silk and gold attracted » good deal of attention, and some specimens of *' Foonah psinting" are also deesrviog of note. The fancy goods stalls «m phwed at the rides of the hoU, and were presided ever by Mowlames .Andrew, Cook, Imith, iishworth, Dewsbury, Bundle, Me*wnetr, Cork, Ekk, Bowen,«d Mim* Atrsy and Meadows. A refreshment still, undue the direction of Mrodwnr# Burr and Davies, and Miss Boedbaa was placed at the end of ths Bril, a short dUonw from the foot of the stage t a very good arrangement, *• a fpMo was Moored in which luncheon couldl be served without being incommoded by the «ro*h of visitor*. Down the centre of the room were placed a flower etelhn Onnstmee tron, aed » book stall, the latter being sopor* intended by Miss Srodhsm and Mr Shierlaw, who did a good basin**# during the day . Chi the etua Mr Graham wae at work with his Iwmlßf lathe. An whibilion denwainatea the “ Antiquary's Last IspoN” coeaptel one of the ante-room »,and o pmirisJtrvieo, the tariff of whkfe was prtaisly ostoiikted to ptyes* pemets. was also orgtniNd. In the evening a eunber of tii*solvto| views wera shown by Mia«i» D«|ps and Moons «*d Nvwal orioo* rioas of vocal add inrirumontal morio war# Nndarwd by member* of the Colombo rood -Aofar. The attendance wins vary fair, pw •Wtely In the owetof. the' fewnrwi* » wpon Mam to»dsy«

Pobt Victoria BAotMa Cum. Tho annual meeting of Ibis Club was held at the Whealeheaf Hotel, Head of the Bay, oa Ifaofsday evening. It was resolved that, as iaera were to many meetings in the various localities on March 17, the Club would hold their meeting on March 11. The meeting then adjourned. FLCRAL VOTING AT S MOTIONS. The Hqu 0. J. Pbarasyn was yesterday committed for trial for plural voting at tho Thorndon (Wellington) election. The Bench slated that bis explanation was satisfactory to them, but the question of fact was one which must bo decked by a jury. Wbkck op tan Waipa. come* by coble that the New Zealand Shipping Company's vessel Waipa is ashore near Dunkirk, on the coast of France, and likely to prove a total wreck. The loss of tho vessel is probably to be ascribed to the great •tom which has been raging on the English Mid adjacent coast*. Tho Waipa is the first of the Company’s fleet which has been lost. Particulars of her passengers, freight, Ac. will be found in another column. It is gratifying to note that no loss of life is reported. Noun* OABTSuntruT Calbdoiii asSooibtx. —A meeting of this Society was held at the Crown Hotel, Amberioy, on Thursday evening ; present - Messrs A. M’Donald, President (in the chair), Kemp, M'Lcan, Geddes, U'Naught, and Hawke*. The Chairman raid tho meeting was called for the purpose of making arrangements forth* annual boll. It waa resolved that the hull lake place in the Town Hall on January 2 j and the acting-Sscrotary wo* instructed to advertise the same, and have tickets issued. As there were so lew present, it woe agreed that tho meeting adjourn to Saturday evening to make final arrangement*. A vole of thanks to tho Chairman concluded the proceedings. Woodbkd School.—The monthly meeting of the Committee woo hold on Wednesday evening last; present—AH the members, except Mr Stanton. The chief business of the meeting woe to moke arrangements for the annual treat to the scholars. This was. fixed to take place on Friday, Jon. 13, on which day the school breaks up for harvest holiday*, which lost three weeks. The school wiU also be dosed from Friday, Dee. S 3, to Tuesday, Jan. 3, for Christmas holidays. A letter was read from tha Secretory of the Horticultural Society, asking that the Society may have tho school for snow purposes free of charge. The Committee decided to make a nominal charge of a guinea a year. The meeting then adjourned. Bosowcb of 8® Albans.—The polling for the election of two auditors (or the Borough of 8t Albans took place at the Avon Bond Board Office yesterday. There was no ezdtemest whatever manifested over the contest. Out of the nine candidates, Merara Lawrence, Nelson, and Best have retired, thus reducing the number to six. The result of the election, os ascertained last evening, was as followsJ. F. Ward, 50; F. Waymouth, 41 ;G. H. Morley, 41 } Ned Black, 34; W. Jameson, 28} A. M. M'Leos, 8. It will be eoen that there was a lie between Messrs Waymouth and Morley; tho Bstormsg-Oißoer gave his orating vote in favour of the former, and Messrs J. F. Ward end F. Waymouth were declared duly elected. In connection with the' election of Councillors yesterday, it may be noticed that out of about 740 persons on tho ratepayers' roll, 315 recorded their votes, of which five were informs!. The first meeting of the new Borough Council will be held at noon on Tuesday, January i, BsTfSBTArsMBHTS.—-The annual entertainmeat in aid of the prise fund for the District schools was held in the Hell of the laterary Institute, Eangiora, oa Thareday evening, and was a pronounced success. The chief port of the programme was oompoeed of selections from “ H.M.B. Pinafore, rendered very efficiently by some lady and gentlemen amateur residents, assisted by Mrs Gould and Mr B. Foster. The concerted pieces were well executed and called forth great applause, Mr Scott's conducting being ail that could bo desired. The school children also gave some pieces during the evening. The large audience present appeared to be very pleased at the liberal programme provided for them.—A concert given by the children attending the District School at Bakoia was held In toe Town Hall, on Thursday evening. The Hall was well filled in every jpart. Those preeent were well pleased with toe performance throughout, as the songs, inilrumeatol music and recitations were very creditable, notably the playing of Muter Blackburn and the singing of Miss Bote Bruce ond Master Bruce. At the conclusion a hearty vote of thanks to the teachers (Mr Dixon and Mira Milsom) wu carried by acclamation. On Friday afternoon the children assembled at Mr Robinson's residence, and were there regaled end amused in the manner usual upon each occasions.

In addition to the special Christmas servlets, tbo turns! Carol Harries will be bald la St John's Church t -night, commencing ab 11 o'clock. At its conclusion, the *' Hallelujah " Chorus will bp rendered by the choir, strengthened by the addi. tioit of several voices, and seriated by the members of the Orchestral Society, The following carol* will be song:—"lt woe the very noon of night," *• When Christ was hern," “flood King Wenoeahm," “The first Howell," "flood Christian men rejoice," tad as a Heoeesional Hymn, " Christiana awake; estate the happy mom.* The Her J. B. Smalley will preach to-morrow morning and evening In concoction with the St teenth anniversary of the Bpriagstoa Wesleyan Church. The customary tea meeting will take place on Boring-day, nt a p m. Owners of raeehortea ere reminded that the acceptances and general entries lor the Herth Canterbury Haces does as Bangtora on Tuesday asst. Dee. 27, alter which a meeting of the Committee will he held. at the request of a number of ratepayers the date of the annual meeting of the Lincoln Bead Board has been altered from Monday, Jan. »,to Thursday, Jaa. &, at coon. . .. Wholesale licensees are notlScd by .advertise, ant elsewhere that applications tor Mpemsee to oame into force on Jan. 1 meat be sent in to the Clerks el the Courts in each district to-day. Amongst a number of other events at the Eainpoi Maori pah on Bos log Day will he a horticultural ahow, and this will be followed In the evening by on *»>*!#♦* I wmaat find fjalj, IsmSa with the Catholic Behoof osoardon to the Beeeeoamoa Monday, it may be menUoned that an efficient hand will be in attendance, and a number of sport*. with prises ranging from Ml to *S. will be got c®, . _ . A special meeting of the Canterbury Bowing (Bob wilt to held en Wednesday erasing at the Com. MMa|, A Vigil Berries will to toll at St Mary's Church, Merinos, to-clght, at 10 o'clock. Ail member* el the U.A.O.D. are requested to of the lodge of Cweord, Ho. IF», E.C., will not to told on Dee. 87, aa prerioaaly The handicaps of raws in emmstim with the Upper WooaiUM AlhteUo Sports will to found In anadvertimmertelewtof*. . The iarialtettaa of the officer# of the Botort Bums Lodge, Ha. toS, 8.0., wilt lake place on M'Oregor. D.D., »»• P»*“k tomorrow at both iwfiees la the Morin Belt divided the school district of touth MMvsro toto two district#, vis., tooth Malwn meetings of householders in «*b dtotrtot will to told, at the actooltowne. on Monday, Jan. 83, tor the {wwpow of ctootlsg CitanmiUtm. , Tto anneal meeting of the Myetbeote Bead Board wUI to held on fMtoy. u ,. Tto anniversary of the BUde Lhrtoian tobtoth aohwl, Addington, will to eaMbrated tc-»orrow ..4 n« Monday, Harriets will to held tomorrow in the church/Brig life road-la the jnorolog by the tor B, Ottom, to the and In the evening by (to Bev J, Ward. The tov 'vtS-SSS *»».*•- f acknowledge, with ttosto. a tor«d ofkwj** l *' mervew ti 11, retwnteg at A P-»y■ w«* wd from raifowa'Hall- lieMeid si rest, on Hosing night. - Wltoot evening ( at her room*, on The Devil ana nm A Tto*llou*e Steward of Si-rssissjSHs SSSSSr-ras ehs«h. ■

fataisrjasajS traaia bo sgree«b!e to ocolwpfc* **» « ill® ißwearitf to* tbo Colonial book ihMovow SSS%mT*r -J» *«*» ■»* f°r^"

periodicals to the Colonies, sloes it is only by the greatest chance they arrive, Home titno ago 1 foolishly paid several shillings for the postage of a novel to Australia, and of course it never reached its destination. Complaints made at headquarters era attended to with tho utmost politeness, hut with no result whatever. How many illustrated periodicals I have thus transmitted for the benefit of literary emplane of the X'ogt-ofilco 1 cannot number i but I now only send tho driest and least attractive papers and niagasines, and they are sure to arrive. Fiction is doomed, also anything pictorial; nor can I aver that tho coniine US book-post Is much more secure. My notion is that the only way to ensure delivery of an interesting book or periodical to any part of the world is to address two copies to tho same person. Most probably one would arrive. Book registration might servo the same end, but when you pay three or four shillings in postage tor two small relumes, it seems hard to bo asked to go to any further expense. The PostmasterGeneral has heard my grievance, but a polite apology is a poor consolation for tho loss in money of 25s (cost of books and postage), and tho disappointment to tho Colonial correspondent for whom they were destined.”

Tub Tbhritobial Namkh op Mbowbntb. —The existing arrangement, by which regiments are known by territorial designations, ha* resulted in so much confusion that Mr Childers is to bo most strongly recommended to return to the old system of numbers. Tho present plan is found to be quite unsuitod to on army such os tho British, which is not permanently located in the district from which it takes its name, and one battalion of wbioh is always on foreign service. In Indio, especially, tho confusion is very great. Migration op Bibbs —According to a writer in Naiuro, the small migratory birds that are nnablo to perform tho flight of 360 miles across the Mediterranean Sea are carried across on the books of cranes. In the autumn many flocks of cranes may bo seen coming from the north, with the first cold blast from that quarter, flying low, and uttering a peculiar cry, as if of alarm, u they circle over the cultivated plains. Little birds of every species may be seen flying up to them, while the twittering songs of those already comfortably settled upon their books may be distinctly beard. Bat for this kind provision of nature, numerous varieties of small birds would become extinct in northern countries, or the cold winters would kill them.

Cost of tub Colonies. —A Parliamentary return has been issued at the cost of tbe several Colonies of the Empire to the British Exchequer between 1869-70 and 1879-1880. Tho net expenditure during that period for civil and other services was £2,285.310; and tor military services, £26,406,189. In 187980, the net total for army purposes waa £6,413,248, exclusive of £30,646, the amount by which tho receipts from Ceylon exceeded the expenditure. The sums allowed for military services daring the year mentioned were:—Gibraltar,£Bß7,l96; Malta, £391,666; Cyprus, £74,020; Mauritius, £47,001; Bermuda, £182,327 ; St Helena, £23,501; Hong Kong, £80,856 ; South Africa, £4,842,291 ; Jamaica, £72,760; Bahamas, £7624; Honduras, £10,812; West Indies, £104,622 ; Nova Scotia, £147,492; Wert Coast of Africa, £42.546 ; Straits Settlements, £18,506; and Western Australia, £11,174.

Death of an Old Victorian Identity. —The death is announced of Mr J. M. Bryant, who woe formerly considered one of the best cricketers and sportsmen in Victoria. Tbe name of "Jerry,” his familiar appellation, was associated with most of the early matches with English champions; and when he had fallen into tho "sere and yellow leaf" his matured and impartial judgment as umpire waa highly prized by any club within reach of his services. Mr Bryant was on old Colonial. He came to Victoria when tha thirst for gold pnt all idea of field sports out of the question, and he lived to see the apotheosis of cricket. Of a kind and genial nature, he neglected his worldly interests to such an extent that o good property veritably slipped oat of bis hands; and, after a most disastrous course of litigation for its recovery, Involving others in ruin besides its hapless owner, poor Bryant was left stranded. The veteran died in Bale, Gippslond, at the age of 67.

A Wipe and Qdsbn. —It is generally be* Herod that in India womankind are little better than domeitio slaves i but a recent event at the Burmese Court at Mandalay shows that Sing Thoebaw has at last found bis match, and a woman who can assert the rights of her sex. The Queen was recently confined of her third child, which proved a daughter. Now Sing Tfaeebaw desires to have an heir to the throne, and he resolved therefore, like Napoleon, to provide himself with another wife. Indeed, bo bettered Napoleon, for be took two now wives, one of them the granddaughter of Kan-Pat Honghee, and the other the daughter of a minor official. The Queen soon heard of this, and, as she was unable to go to the King, she sent him a peremptory order to pot away his now wives at once. King Theenaw replied that he should do nothing of the kind, that he was tired of Her Majesty, inasmuch as she only presented him with daughters, and that he was determined to free himself of her control and be a real king. Seven or eight days wore passed in angry messages j but, at the end of that time, the Queen left her apartments and west to those of the King. Arrived there she seised the monarch, carried him off to her own rooms, and looked him up with the baby. Bbe then wont oil and attended to affairs of State, her first act being to oast the two new wives into prison, and to have them heavily manacled. The Oaptdub of Hebat.—lt appears that the crowning victory gained bytho Ameer’s General, under the walla of Herat, was in chief measure due to the gallantry of the Char Aimak elan, who, under their leader, Aubia Khan, were mainly instrumental in obtaining bis previous successes. The regulars on both sides seem to have displayed the extreme cautiousness which has usually characterised these half-disciplined troops. Treachery also played a leading part In the engagement, but (bo statements on this bead are so conflicting that ft is impossible to say as yet whether the Heratis or the Oabulis were the more inclined to change sides. The incidents of the fight are, however, of little consequence in the presence of tbo fact that the Ameer’s flag now flies over the walls of Herat. It seems, too, that his representative was received willingly enough by the major part of the inhabitants, while several of the potty tribes in tbo neighbourhood hastened to tender their allegiance to the vietoi. Lord Bipon, it appears, has seised the opportunity presented by tbo Ameer’s success to begin the withdrawal of our troops from the advanced line. Charnan has already been evacuated, and we make little doubt that within a brief while the Khojak defiles and the whole Fisbeen Volley will be similarly quitted. The force at Quetta is also to be largely reduced at once j Indeed, there will remain ojerely & ibleton garrison at tho plac#* if wo may believe the statements on that head which are telegraphed from India.

Woußir who Biiatb.— An eminent pby tleiut lately observed at a dinner table after the ladies bad retired, and the question of moustaches was broached 1 ” When you see a dark woman with dark bushy eyebrow* which nearly grow together, you may bo pretty acre that she can grow an imperial If she will only take the necessary pains. Hirsute adornment# are not so frequent in young women, although they sometimes wmr, A girl often ha* a heavy growth of down upon the upper Up or the chin. It »anoy» her. and she keens feeling it and pullS M it oontin willy. Perhaps she endeavours it with scissors, orir- some cases to shove it away. The result is a heavier growth neat time, which becomes eo prominent that it must be removed. The roost frequent place where the hair makes its appearance ie oatho upper lip or chin, although it sometime# appears on the side of the face, and even on the throat. Ae a general thing, I believe those bearded women who are adverted by ehows ore fraudi, but in the course of my practice I have seen more than one woman who oould raise a heavj beard if she only wished to cultivate it.’ l>o m»«y women ehave f “ Why, yet, a great many more than ie generally supposed. They hide the traces that the shaving ieawwtthhsavy donee of powder and faster Whenever you

o«0 a lady, especially if she bo middle-aged, wearing a heavy coating of lily-white, one of the conclusions is that she has been shaving, although it is not the only inference. One thing is certain—a lady who shaves most use powder in large quantities, and there are many ladies who shave.”