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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VIII, Issue 146, 18 June 1873, Page 2

, Trade between Nelson and' Wanganui. — The Chronicle says ":— *■ We are now in a position ! tb state frona information received from Mr, .Shannon that the s.s. Murray will run here regularly from Hokitika jGrey mouth,' Westport, ;and Nelson, returning by the* same route, and taking cargo and passengers. We have no doubt tbat the''oWn'fr|^Mes^ : will derive *t£ fair prbfitfrdm "their venture, as in addition to their being theproprietors of the vessel, -th'ey; -'will beab&'to increase their trade in the merchandise department with thisjporti": ;.- •> ■.; - ■. A .7 „• i* aa> V ■av New/Zealand at the Vienna "'-Exhi- • bition.— The- Home ?News .Bay a— New ;j Z: j aland is , m^qt active in the matter, Dr. Feaihefs'tone, : "'vvith* ' Bis usual ' energy, having already despatched a considerable number jof exhibits;.-, ; Amongst these, are, some excellent fabrics woven from New, New Zealand flax. An old Nelson 5 'colonist, Mr N./ Ti.'Lpckhart,, rjOwXthorpro-. prietor of large. , flax mills, at Kirkcaldy, put upon his mettle' by the success of Mr Forbes, of Dundee^ hias "manufactured some/JexeeHfent-Xtablecloths^ and i tovvels : ; ; twines and cords of a very superior quality have also been provided by the the satob^gseptljeman 1 . i Some twine, "made; especially fpr flshing nets, is most .highly spoken of. " Mr Ci Thorne, to whom the New. Zealand flax trade in England owes r so much^'/sflppiied most of the, material ,usedin the; manufacture of these things. v ' " -^gles '''writes in the Australasian'.. — I don't know that gpldmining is so', much better*"" than'*' Sheeprfarming (station l speculating , a,ftQr all ?) after all. Some few years ago there were three partners ? (two doctors and one merchant) in,, a station on the 'Lachlah/The^ had/contributed about, £i?,POp each, , and things pastoral werej ust, then looking particularly blue. Said-, the, merchant to -the nqiedicinemen — "Take oyer the station and its liabilities,, and^l^ill relinquish my share.'' 'I he "diScfdfs thought over, th^ '„j matt^rr^a.pd declinedj^but Uiey reciprocated the offer with.aXdifterence. Said they, "If you teke over the station with its responsibilities, we will relinquish bothf our shares." And the merchant said " Aye," and after some good seasons he' sold that station this week', for £160,000, which, 1 they say, accounted' ,s for his looking so particularly pleasant at ' Miss Groddard's concert. / The story is told of the Hon',- Mr Francis who seems (o be able to make* good bargains for himself as wellWfor the-coloriy. v. I ?,' A Cynical Traveller, who acquired a taste in Canad'a v 7FoVJsleigh/Tidin^/ and cannot humor his Jaste. in England, t puhr lishes the following receipe for a like senisatiou:^' r jSit -in/thff jhall in your nightr clothes, with both dporp open, sp that you ; can g^t y a: good draught : put your feet 'in a pail of ice- water; drop ' the front-door key down bfcckj hold- an icicle in one hand, and ring the; -tea^ell. -with the other;'' 'JYou^ can't tell- the -difference with your eyes shut." ! •'■-;• f