PATEA DAILY MAIL, Published every Evening, Price 1d. CIRCULATION nearly 600 DAILY. Average circulation last quarter, 510. Saturday Evening, March 11, 1882.

Patea Mail, 11 March 1882, Page 3

PATEA DAILY MAIL, Published every Evening, Price Id. CIRCULATION nearly 600 DAILY. Average circulation last quarter, 510.

Saturday Evening, March 11, 1882.

Delivered every Evening by mounted messengers —at Hawera by 7-50 o’clock, at Normanby by 8-15, at Manaia and Waimate Plains by 8-30, and Southward at Waverley (for train) by 6 o’clock.

New stamps for postage and revenue purposes are to be issued after this month. The new stamps will be distinct from the old, and will differ in color from each other, according to value. Time will be allowed for old stamps to be used up. Dies for the new stamps are now completed, seven in number and in value; namely, one penny (crimson color), twopence (raanve), threepence (yellow), fourpence (green), sixpence (brown), eightpence (rod), one shilling (Indian red). The Queen’s head will be the central design, as before.

Garibaldi is said to be hopelessly ill at Naples. The wonderful old man has been ailing many years, and latterly has had to be wheeled about his romantic island home at Caprera in an invalid chair, which a careless attendant managed recently to upset, tumbling the old general down a steep place towards the lake. The fall seems to explain his present critical condition.

A great rise in the value of Suez canal shares is reported. A rise was to be expected from the fact that the steam traffic through the canal is increasing every year, owing mainly to the growth of Australian steam shipping. These shares have also gained stability ns an investment by Lord _Beaconsfield r s grand coup in purchasing the Khedive’s interest in the canal for the British government; thereby securing a strong controlling and voting power in the company’s management. The canal shares should now be as good as railway shares at Home, which are regarded as next in stability to the “ sweet simplicity of the three per cents.”

A balloon in England went adrift last December, going over the Channel towards France. The balloon has been lately found in a remote part of France, with the dead body of Mr Powell in the car. Sir William Palliser, of big-gun fame,

is dead

An explosive letter intended for the hands of the Irish Secretary, Mr W. E. Forster, did not quite reach him. The letter arrived at Dublin Castle, addressed to Mr Forster, just after he had departed for London. The letter contained l£ scruples of powder said to be very explosive. It may be remarked that the sender of this explosive scruple could have had no scruple of his own. It is dangerous nowadays to be even the secretary of a secretary for Ireland. That unhappy country is a painful problem in practical politics. Theories don’t solve the difficulty. Mr J. Anderson gave evidence at length in the Wanganui election inquiry, contradicting much that the witnesses had said as to his alleged intimidation, offers of bribes, and so on. The judges plainly hinted that they disbelieved most of the witnessess for the petition. The people of Wanganui seem as much divided on the merits of the case after its close as they were before. Fresh tenders are invited by the Wanganui Education Board for extensive alterations in . the Waverley school. Plans and specification may be seen at the Mail office. Tenders close to-night for the formation of Waverley main street. Mr Holtham has commenced the erection of two-storey shop and dwelling at the corner of Vork-street, near the bridge. It is stated that more than three thousand shares are applied for in the Wanganui Loan, Finance, and Investment Company. The list is not yet closed.

Mr W. Brown, draper, Patea, intends erecting premises at Manaia for a dr.'pery store Mr 6»nnders, Whenuakura, has sold his interest in Mr Contts’s farm to Mr Jolly, near Christchurch. The impression is that the lease is purchased for a sou. Mr Jolly senior has a family of several daughters, said to be accomplished in music.

The hotel at Manntahi is for sale by lender. The railway terminus will be at Manutahi probably 12 months before the gap from Hawera is completed. Mr H. A. Arthur is clearing his extensive slock of furniture, to make room for fresh stock; and Mr Cowern will auction the articles next Saturday. Mr Jas. Hamilton, Manntahi, invites tenders for building a house. At Sydney, a tramway from Campbelltown to Camden, 8 miles, is now opened.

Sheep in the Makiriki valley are declared infected on the runs of Captain Montgomerie and H, A. Owen, As an example of the virulence now pervading politics in Wanganui, one journal solemnly says, “It is not our object to stir up party feelingbut it also says, “ Those who ventured on the attack have not only been repulsed, but have been put to flight with unutterable shame and disgrace.” Looking at this language from outside, the words appear excessively abusive, and calculated to “ stir up party feeling.”