News in Nutshell.

Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 240, 12 September 1883, Page 2

News m Nutshell.

Dry Toast— A teetotal one. > Lord Shrewsbury, who. is already well . known m sporting, circles, has become a * cab proprietor. He has. aiout half-a» dozon cabs on the stand already. ' Tha horses are really fine animals] and sudn. form a singular contrast to the ordinarj hansom steeds* '■■ The mi»er lives poor to uiewohi and la the jailer of his house and the turnkey of his wealth. Yesterday there were 5 22 patients m the Wanganui Hospital.' Then ■< are oom» plaints of the building being overforowdad with inmates.; So. we should imagine^ , ; The trustees- in Mr ,G. Beavehfa estate announce a final divided of fivepenoe m tho.fi. ... ' ; v ../" , ;" Mr Inspector James is recovering from a serious attaokof liver complaint. „ General Booth, of the Salvation; Army, recently stated m London that" he had spent within the la-st nine months upwards of £9000 oh musical instruments. There aire six telephone factories m tha 'United States, ' all y"domg"™a~ prosperous business. In one alone orders have bean received for 6000 instruments m six weeks* time. The death* occurred recently, at Dar» lington, of John Barnett, the first railway porter ever employed m the > passenger traffic. Barnett accompanied the old No. I engine on its trial trip with George Stephenson, ■■.■•> :.- --4 Johnnie,' said the teacher, ' a lie out beaqtedas well las 'told. Now. if your father was to put sand m his sugar ahd sell it, he would be acting a lie and doing very wrong.' * That's ' what mother told him,' said Johnnie, impetuously, ' aad he said he didn't care.' ."A Palmeratonian was' conversing with a Feilding man on, the. religions duties, Said he; 'Do you attend ) church re« gularly?' 'Oh,, no,; I never go to church, but I alters make it a,p*iat to 'tend all the funerals. ' They {be justaa solemn and that hisn't no kerlections , Lord Spencer has transmitted to tbe Imperial Government an important schema for th» establishment oij public works m Ireland. This scheme embraces tne eon* structinn of railways, the reclamation of land, and the erection - of-harbodxs .and piers. The Queen of Madagascar will hot allow intoxicating .liquors. to be manufactured, imported or sold m her dominions, and, finding' the regular police unreliable m enforcing her laws has organised a polios of women for this department; ' Wake me up darling, to-night land give me a toddy,' said an Austin inebriate to his. wife,. as they were about to retire for the night. 'But how will Ikhoir when you want one V * You can't Wake a mistake. lam always thirsty when Tarn woke ap.'