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Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1601, 6 January 1886, Page 2

A lady in Duuedin gives it as her opinion that if the Government of New Zealand guaranteed five per cent on sums from £1000 upwards, placed iu their hands fur investment, making it a condition. that the leuderß should 'reside in the colony, the reßult would, prove extremely satisfactory. ' : Sir Julius Vogel left Wellington for. Waiwera by the Government steamer on Saturday evening. . When he left his health was "in Jch better than it ha* been for some time past. On Mouday Mr S. H.Drew of Wangauui met with a painful accident iu a rery peculiar manner. He wag • throwing a stone at a cat in liis ; garden and struck his left hand against a post, breaking the thumb above the top knutkle. — Herald. Announcements of births (said a correspondent) *re that part of a newspaper probably -more skipped by men- . readers that any other ; yet a name 1 ately cau ght my eye most gratify ing ' to all who have sighed over Shakespeare's Veronese tragedy: "Romeo. — On tho 21st ult. )M at Cottantnore Hall, Oak ham, Juliette, wife of Mr Romeo, of a son." •The King of Greece is the founder of a dynnsty. Kins Humbert was 17 years old before a kingdom of Italy existed; It was an act abdicatioa that made Francis Joseph Emperor of Austria. Don CarloH is watching! to pounce upon the crown of the youug Alfonso. ! The King of the Belgians is about the only European sovereign who was born to a throne and reached it. . The Kings of Prussia, Portugal, and Sweden were born younger sons, the King of Denmark a distant cousin, dud the Queen of England but fifth in succession to the reigning cousin. Saxoc passenger (on Highland tTsaßh")": " Of course you're acquainted with the country round about here. Do you know J Glen Accron? 1 " Driver: " Ay, weel," Saxon passenger (who had just bought the estatej : " What sort of a place is it ?" -Driver : '* Weel, if ye saw the deil tethered on't, ye'd iuat say •Puirbrute! 1 " • In Ogden, Utah, a curfew law - has ' been adopted. The bells are sounded at 8 or 9 p.m., according to the season, and after thnt hour boys pr girls under! sixteen years of age abroad, uuless, accompanied by a parent, pr guardian,or a friend, or provided with a permit,' are ! liable to arrest for misdemeanor. A similar law is in effect in several Californi an cities. , , . , Mr Thomas Awdry, near Marton, has supplied tne local paper with some very interesting particulars regarding! hurainfall for the years from 1878 to 1885, both inclusive. The figures show conclusively that the present season is by far the driest experienced during the past eight years. " ' ' . : .'"'..■' Some young New Zealanders have been distinguishing themselves in the football arena in Germany. A gentleman in Christchurch 'has received a tetter from Gottingen, in which a description is given of a match between fifteen of the English colony there and. the German " Fussball Verein," which, de- : veloped into an exciting and spirited game. It was played on October 'l7.! and the Englishmen included .three former scholars of the Ohristchnrch Boys' High School,' who evidently did their full share of the work. ■■ i. . ... ■ Striking proof of the advance in material prosperity of dpain is that the nation, which a few years ago only held one-third of the national debt, now possesses at least two-tUmls, ' if not three-fourths, of the debt becoming' '.her own creditor, to the extent of this diiferl encr, both in capital and in interest duo thereon.