News in a Nutshell
It iS'Stated fKat Sir George Grey hag never seen either Sydney or Melbourne, /Absinthe is becoming a. favourite drink among the young ladies of New York city. Its chie,f, recommendation is the speed with whichjt kills, An-,ambitiouß projeGfc is conceived o£ constructing a pneumatic tube from Chicago to JJTew York for the conveyance of letters and small par'cols. - A Under the qperatioa v,ofc ; the, Ednounda Law, depriving po)lygamiatß of too sufiV rage, nearly 15,000 Mormons have been disfranchised m Utah territory. The population or the German Emp^ which hnd for many years been increasing; despite of the constant flow of cmi« gratron, has began to decrease. ' With the view of encouraging the love and culture'tif ; flowers 1 nmong the Board School children m Shefliald, a window- v gathering exhibition has been held, Mre Lang try 'B reason for going on the stage was that her husb. nd'a fortune was impaired. $he now possesses jewela whioh are said to be worth L 2 VOGO, It isgossiped m; well-formed Ministerial ciroles that Sir WilUam Hajoourt goea next, session to the woolsack^ and Sir H. James becom.s phe Home ' Secretary. The Philadelphia Ledger suggests that the parks and drives of : thai city behghted by electricity furnished from the tiua power of the «a,te. works. ,
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Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 31, 5 January 1884, Page 2
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215News in a Nutshell Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 31, 5 January 1884, Page 2
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