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Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 137, 17 May 1883, Page 2

The Prince of Wales 'has designated the successor to Mrs Langfcry >as Queen of Beauty. Miss Chamberlaine is au"American, and only nineteen, not yet married, .and 'really very, pretty. •] He bebatne'^acquainted with her at HomburglaSt stun* mew She has been staying at aOannes with her mother, who ris a.^especjable member of American' society. r The J Eagm lish bellas are furiously jealous^ 'but have not the spirit to exclude •her^ front Wheir drawing-rooms;" We 'think really a pro* tectionist movement against ; A merjoan competition m the matrimonial fair would be expedient. _. .. Several very suceessful.effpctg.have^been made m the district: this season (says the North Otago Times) to grow white flint maize, the seed of which was imported to the Uolony some time]ajro by Mr Sutherland, pt Dunedin. Mr William Gray, of Pukeuri, last year crew, some very good cobs,and this year Mr Every has, from seed procured from Mr Gray, been very^successful m its cultivation. Maize can 'be utilised for, so many pui-posees that its. successful i cultiavtion on a large scale' would? ■b« of \ great benefit to the Colony, and we would like to hear of its getting a. fair trial m the open field, away from protective shelter of any description. This might be possible even on a large scale. What has been al« ready growing m the diatriot has thoroughly ripened ana matured*