New in a Nutshell.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 74, 26 February 1884, Page 2

New m a Nutshell.

Auckland, has, wo.n the Interprovincial Lawn TpDnU, Match with by two 'sets to one. The Auckland players were Messrs Russell and Ridinge, and the Wellington representatives weie Messrs Keb bell and 1 Fitzgerald,- J ' , The first, prizes Tn""I;a Don's comulta* tionlgoes to N'elsQQ, second prize to Tara* #aki, jirid the, 4 ijurd to Ly Helton. The two first cash prises are drawn m Anok" land, also one £50 prize and two £25 prises ; one £60 prize, one £25 prize, and seven small prizes go to Wellington, The Doric takes from Lytrelton 3530 frozen carcases, of which 2000 are lambs, 'in.acldition tb.BBQ carcases of sheep, and Bof bee? as: ship's stores. . ' ' Telegrams front Dunedin, Timahi, Oaina.ru, and Ohristohurch, - report the prevalence of heavy rains at the. end of talt week, iii: A man rushed up to a woman looking m a shop window, and grasping her by the arm, angrily exclaimid, ' Come on ; I'm ti*ed of waiting for you. 1 Th.e/1 notica ing he had made a mistake, he drew back with, ' Oh, I beg- your pardon, madam, I mistook you for my wife.' ' I thought co,' she answered with a, scornful sneer, and passed oh. A rather good joke was innocently perpetrated at a Bam Fair the other day. A decently dressed "man. looking like an artizan/was accosted by a runholdet hailing from the Land 6* Cakes with, ' Are you a mechanic; man V The unexpected reply, ia a strong northern accent, wa* « Na 1 I'm a M'Pherson. ' An elderjy gentleman was one morning searching for his wig, - which > had raystfe*. riously disappeared* * He bunted for it high and low, until, losing »H patience, he ad jo&jrried! to his mafgtinal meal with* put it. ' Have apy pJE you children seen my wig ?*'■ he ' asked sternly. 'Tommy bad it this morning,' piped one littla voice from' the far f end of the table. 'What di 1 dyb'u do with it, Tommy?' the gentle* nVatf in'quirfedi ; - Gave it to the old hen. to lay in,' quoth the youngster. '- Diamonds are reported to hare b«en fonndbn Mount Briton^ Queensland, they have been sent to a lapidary for hit opinion;' , . L .; ,;. Calcutta has one of the 'finest zoological gardens m the world. ' „ , ; The i average cost of railrQadsi m tht United Kingdopa is £41 ,728 a mile. . Work-on the canal through thA lath* nusjof- Corinth is advancing rapidly. r and ;he en terpriß4 ( ' will be comjiletedt ' m foitt '"■ '•''. •''■■■ ' T - ' if „-,;. </:.,. ,--.■ „;■>:, .;■ . .;• -\- , .„ . . .;■••■>••{. J; „j..;.-r -.. . .: ■