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Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1713, 20 May 1886, Page 4

■ On Baturdny evening nays the Wellington Evening Vrcßs, one of the mnst taUcbievoiift pieces of larrikinism that his yet been brought under our notice m thin city was indulged m by several yonngUds. They took out their pocket kfiiven, and deliberately slit from top to bottom a lot of macintoshes hanging outside the ahop of a well-knowo firm of drapters and clothiers. Two of the boys were pursued and captured, when thty behaved m the most impertinent tnanuor, at first denying and finally admitting their iniaohief, aud swaggeringJy declaring it didn't matter as they w«r« able to pay for the damago. Their parents were sent for, and at their ■olicitationß t ho injured finn agreed not to prosecute. It is to be hoped the young roncals were thoroughly initiated Into the mystery of the •' patter, of the •Liable." Mr Hugh George, whose death is anOdanced from Sydney, was one of the best know newspaper managers m Australia. Ooe of tin original proprietors of the Melbourne Argus sent him out from Home to t lint office, and lor years he was manager of that journal. A fow years aeo, through •onto want of-sympathy between one of the resident partners and himself, owing to Mr Georgo supiiftrting some demand of the men, he retired, and was offered th« managership of;the Sydney Morning Herald, at t salary' of £1500 a year, a which he held for about. ten y«ar« ( and which has only been relinquished by his death. Mr^ George was AjtHrtjVeof CAi'thqesshire, but when qiiite a young mail i securid a position on tho London Times. His kindness of osttire was extremej and many press men m Australia was deeply indebted to him, and no man's death will be more regretted by the members of the fourth •state, than Mr George, who at his death would be a little over sixty years of ■ge.— -Napier Telegraph. Two trampx, one of them a young man, the other well advanced m life, had just left t house where thoy had been supplied with a bountiful dinner. ••I My, Bill," queriod the younger of the two, "where do you s'pote we'll get our iupper ?*': -^fjie old tramp turned on him m dWoltM' Here you've just had yourdimier^CJlaid, "and you begin to wonder where you'll get your supper. If thut'i the kind, of disposition you've fot, yonng fellow, you .bad better quit the profession and go to work.'' A " time ball ' will shortly be put up •t the Peildine Telegraph Office. PaJmerstoo must agitate for a time-ball too.