News in a Nutshell.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 154, 28 May 1884, Page 2

News in a Nutshell.

The new name for divorce. — Doubles and quits. There are 100 brewers m New Zealand. In Sydney rumpsteak is 1 8d per pound. ■■< Trades Unions m Victoria are not legalised. ■ ■■:•. A tramway company is being formed m Levuka. About thirty years ago Sydney had hardly any suburbs. Mr Gerald Dillon advertises a " Theatrical Guide to New Zealand." Five million gallons of beer are produced annually m the colony. Mr Larnach advocates the doing away with all bankruptcy laws. An intercolonial rifle match, to ho held m New South Wales, is being arranged. A " death from vaccination " is reported to have occurred m Ponsonby last week. Old Sydney, which is very limited m its area, is becoming a. purely business locality. V Arrangements are being^niade for a public reception of Archbishop Morau at Sydney upon his arrival. Great complaints are being made at the Thames of the attendance of larrikins at the Salvation Army meetings. Judge Molesworth was^present at Pentridge, m Melbourne, recently to witness three prisoners flogged. Sixpenny telegrams have been agreed to between Sydney aad all suburbs within the area of the penny post. The Gisborne Telephone, which commenced its career as a daily morning, is now issued as an evening paper. Messrs McLean and Stewart, of Thnaru, have been commissioned to purchase a number of light horses for India. Last year the Legislative Council of Western Australia voted £50 for the purpose of establishing oyster-beda on the coasts of that colony, A^uggeatbn has been thrown oat that tfew South Wales, South Australia, and Victoria, should combine to establish a school for teaching yinegrowing and winemaking. An Inspector of New Caledonia has been making a tour of the gaols m New South Wales, for the purpose of identifying any escapees they may happen to contain. •■<-.-