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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIV, Issue 222, 30 September 1879, Page 2

A Wanganu! cricket club styles itself the " lieilamites." The Herald does not know why that uaaie was adopted, but says that they showed method in their madness by beating their opponents by 31 runs and one innings A lady down South advertised for a husbaud recently, and the following advertisement shortly afterwards appeared in the local journal in response to her appeal:—" If the young lady advertising for a husband would call on Bill ltaynor at his Lemonade Factory, he will be glad to come to terras with her."

The New Plymouth correspondent of the N. Z. Times telegraphed on Thursday:— l have returned from Parihaka. Over two thousand natives were present at the meeting, which laated four days. Te Whiti likens himself to the stone that was discarded in ancient times, and informed us that it has been found, and upon its being raised up would settle all disputed matters; and he likens the actions the Government are taking to the spurring of a horse, inciting them, f A e u ru 3i Dgr <of everything is given to him. if the Government wished to discharge the prisoners from prison, he says they could not do it without he consents. He ia gradually losing caste. Waikato challenged him to raise the stone, and let them see and believe, lie answered that the working of toe cultivations rested with the owners, and when the fruit was ripe, he (the owner,) would gather it. He sent the prisoners, he says, not to plough the land, but the belly of the Government. He is a grub, and the Europeans a pumpkin plant, although lookers-on (the Europeans) cannot see that the grub is eating the roots and killing the pant. Hi 3 (Te Whiti s) sword is sharp at both sides for Europeans and Maoris. a f .Melbourne telegram to the Chronicle dated the 23rd instant says: -A cable message received announces the failure of Messrs L. Stevenson and Sons, soft goods merchants, of London and Melbourne. The liabilities are a third of a million. The Melbourne partner states that so far as the Melbourne house is concerned no stoppage will occur, as all engagements will be met as they accrue. The suspension of the London house is the result of a break in the cable, which prevented advices and heavy special remittances being received until a day too late. Mr Whitaker, in reply to questions put to him at his Newmarket meeting, said:— l should oppose Sir J. Yogel being made Resident Minister in England. I do not think that gentleman will be long connected with the colony. Sir J. Yogel has an eye on getting into the Imperial Parliament, and he looks for his seat at Falmouth. He has been made an Oddfellow in Falmouth; he has been made a Forester in Falmouth; and it is said that he is about to join the Wesleyans.