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Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1596, 31 December 1885, Page 4

The portion of the original Cook Strait cable where the break occurred, has been cat out j and is how in Dr Lemon's office. For only a few feet does the cable show any sign of deterioration, although it has been submerged some eighteen aud a half years. The portion actually broken "through appears to have been resting on a sharrj i'ledjje of rock, and to have been subjected tb\ chemical action, -ptofrably " that of copper, which has corroded and eaten through the iron and other materials foriniug the cable. In repairing the break ■■•the i steamer was able tor'save 'several fathoms" of 'cable by taking in some of the' slack which resulted from , its haying been originally laid down by a sailing vessel.— Tost. .The late general Scratchley, it is stated, suffered from weakness of the heart, and had a presentiment that he would not return alive from New Guinea.' The Hon. J. Ballaneo and Mrs Ballance were to leave 'Wellington yesterday morning for Napier, aud will arrive : iu Woodville to-night. ;Meßsr» Snelson and 00., announce* a sale of unredeemed pledges on Saturday and y Moriday.- Sale at 2 p.m.' each day. They will also hold a sale 6t Mr James King's properties and effects on Wednesday at 2 p.iu.

Ttie" following colloquy took place at a post office : "I say* Mr Postmaster, is there a letter for, in e?" " Who are you, iny good' sir ?"" I'm mj'self— that's ■who I am." "Well what is y,our name ?" ' "" An' what tio you wnnt wid the name? Isn't it on the letther ?" "I want to find the letter if there is one." " V^ell P»t;Byrne, then, if ye must have it" ; .,JVNp:Bir .there is none ; for Pat . Bjjrne.'V "Is there no* way to get in there bnt through this pane of glasa?" . "No sir." " It's well, for ye there is'nt ! I'd tiach J ye betther itianners than ' to insist on n gent[eroan'g name ! "But ye didnt' get it after all, so i'tn even, wid \ ye ; sorra a bit is me name Byrne !" -Mr T. Ellis, of Goat Valley, has just completed a ; ver\r interesting exhibit, which he intends forwarding to London for the coming Indian and Colonial Ex- * position. It consists of. a collection of mounted New Zealand ferns, bound in a handsome coverin? of polished New Zealand woods, .and ornamented with New Zealand silver , hinges, shield, and clasp. The latter are, the work of Mr Drew, at whose establishment in the Avenue, the book is now on view, and well wortkinspection. . ,HWe is' ' a noteworthy fact in these times of A twelfth, of an acre freehoja in 5 George-Wtreet; Dunedin, on wiiieh is situated the Rainbow Hotel, has recently been sold bv auction lor £%BQO. This is equivalent to £45,600 per acre. A painful accident befell a child named George Wilton, aged two years, son of Mr Wilton, butcher, residing in Adelaideroad,, on Monday morning. The child, Avhose mother was on a *is!t, to Mastertw, was playing on a bank in the garden, . under which a boiler with some hot water in it was standing. The lid was taken off the boiler for a few minutes, when suddenly the little boy's aunti, who was engaged in washing clothes a few. yards away, heard screams, and turning round .found to her horror that the child had fallen into the boiler. The'in^aht was' at once rescued from hss dangerous position, and it was then ascertained that he had been severely burned about the left arm, face, and neck. Fortunately the child wore at the time a large bonnei, which was instrumental in saving his head and face to gome extent. A lady neighbour, with great presence of ttiind, quickly prepared and applied the usual remedies, and Dr Cole was immediately called in, with the result that the child is now progressing very favorabty toward recovery, the doctor being of opinion, that no fears for his life need now be eriterlained.— N.Z. Times.