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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIII, Issue 285, 9 December 1878, Page 4

Wieniawski, the great violinist, recently refused anofterof £900 for his favourite violin. . Touching Mr G. M. Heed's appointment as Immigration Agent, the Auckland Star say3:— There elm be no doubt that the Government have made a good choice, and that Mr G. M. Heed's talents as a lecturer will be well employed in popularising this colony in the Home country. The common practice with the Vogel Ministry was to buy oft enemies with fat sinecures, and leave friends ' lamenting. It is, in our opinion, more straightforward to fill offices with those who have been the consistent political supporters" of the Ministry. Acting on this principle the Government are exporting, ;in Mr Reed, the most thorough going advocate Sir George Grey ever had, and one of those who, by the famous trip to the Kawau, were instrumental in bringing the Premier out again into public life. We believe, indeed, that to Mr G. M. Reed belongs the credit of originating that expedition. The new agent ha* strong fait h in the resources and future of New Zealand, and possesses the power of imparting his enthusiasm to others. A writer in an English exchange says :— " It appears to me that England is now going through a period very similar to that which we went through in Australia just one and twenty years ago. The glory of the diggings had passed away; the reckless speculation of old digging days could not be continued; immense profits had become a thing of the past; wages were greatly reduced; all classes of the community found themselves compelled to reduce their expenditure, and there was weeping, and wailing, and gnashing of teeth; but, in that practical part of the world, people were not content to sit still and 'cry over spilt milk;' they recognised the necessities of ,the times; they setto work; if they could not get employment at one kind of work they took another;, they began to develop the great and natural resources of the country; and success, unlooked for . success, has attended their efforts. England must follow the example of her more £o~ ahead offspring." . A very strange story respecting a loveletter comes from Prescot. In August, 1867, a young watchmaker at Coventry addressed a letter to his fiancte at Prescot, bnt the letter was never delivered. They were married and took up their abode in the same street at Prescot as that in which the lady formerly resided, and a day or two ago both were greatly surprised at receiving from the hands of the postman a well-worn, crumpled, and scarcely decipherable letter, which bore the date "August 24, 1867," and bearing the Coventry postmark. It ia scarcely needful to say tbat it proved to be the long lost letter, posted eleven years previously, inquiries resulted in elucidating the fact that the letter had all these years been concealed down a niche in the mail van, where it had inadvertently slipped after being conveyed there. The destruction of the van brought the long missing letter to light. The Geelong Advertiser says : — ''A marriage in haste was celebrated the other day, and the happy couple did not know ench other's names until they arrived at the altar. : It appears that a widower residing a short distance from town went to one of the registry offices for the purpose of hiring a housekeeper. He fell in love at first sight with one who promised to attend to his wants, and the pair marched off to church, where the nuptial knot was tied. A laughable scene, however, followed, when the* clergyman gently reminded the bridegroom that the. fee of £7 had to be paid. The demand was considered excessive, the bridegroom remarking that he had that morning given exactly £7 for a .good .milch cow, and he wasn't disposed, to .pay that sum for the light work of. declaring man and woman husband and wife. The bridegroom reminded the rev gentleman that the ceremony had been performed, so that .ihere.was.no necessity for a fee being required. afterwards;-' This t was nbt : tie'ld to be a good excuse,, and the newly married one promised to pay the fee by instalments." ; In a recent issue the Court Circular says: —It is to be hoped that English ladies will not adopt the fashion prevailing in Mexico and the States of wearing live beetles as a decoration. The wings of insects of brilliant colours hare long been utilised as trimmings; but the new fashion is to carry the -whole living creatures attached to the dress by a band and chain, of thin, fine gold. The favourite insects are those which are noted for their rarity, irrespective of beauty. A peculiar kind, worn and petted by a (^ellknown American lady, comes from a. barrel* locality in Yucatan, and is able to exist without food for many weeks at a time. It is to be trusted that if our countrywomen should adopt the fashion, they will study the habits of the native beetle before using it either as a pet or a live decoration. There is one handsome kind that, 30 ;far from refraining from food for lengthened periods, would be likely to show its affection by. making a meal of itp fair wearer.

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