EVACUTION OF THE NEW HEBRIDES. UNKNOWN. UNKNOWN.

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 253, 7 April 1888, Page 4

EVACUTION OF THE NEW HEBRIDES. UNKNOWN. UNKNOWN.

I Sin ! litth' Mil 1M tONHWiI.s ob.-el\l il Oil da\ lust when the lh\o \\.i- -i<_, r nalled at tii'* s oni iphoi e, a nln ii -he It it lieu* on t lk otli in-lam hoi in>--u>n waspubluh j known to !j( tlu 1 c.v i mii '_ out ot t in 1 e\a< nation vi ih» i-la.n\» vi theX w Hehi HU 1 -. h\, tin. lionn- -t.it it)iii (I «xb 1 la\ ann.ih Kaibour and Main nit), I'mt h.induieh. Some < 1 1 1 1 1 - lri\ jiiiiumii- \M'M dispatched a few da)hefui. th' Dm-kft, in the small -teamei tah doni i whnh l un<- a niont hl\ ni.u -ci - \k c. >iil)-i(li-(.d b\ the i !o\ el ninoiit to a- i-t in (he (h molitioii iv the buildinj.'s ii< ell"! l>\ tl.e noojis, w Inch wen. ofa\(i> -nli- .ititial liiuaitii. The !>i\es i- tin \t— <l that iail u d out the oicupa'ion in \piil, 18ub, i— i-tidli> the .Maue!l<ui, now in h.nhuiii. tin l.ittt'i haxinu lust aimed tiom I'iaiuc with i • lit f tiooji-, a- well ,i- 150 male .ml o'Z ieniale nri ni-ti-. On lain! dni'.; (lit Mildni- looked hittei than wa-. to hi c\|)i'tjd, eon-idiiinu the li.id and wet. -i ,',-nn ]it~i i \pei i» mi l(I in t lie l-land- ; but tlun i>,«li >, « 1 1 1 ( ! yellow ie.itu c- -how that none ha\c e-i aped thete\er: and to da\ buck-, litnbci, and all suit- of building niatiiials an lnini.r dischai :, f ed tiom the Ui\i-. Kuin his aie cunent in town and hai- i ntei t ,uued Ui.iL w lieu tin Hoop- an ifiiiOMil, I lie name-, c-jicfiall) ot Mabeolo will .itt.uk tin; limainiir^ w lute-, am l \l lsiipoitiil th.it a lew (i.i)btion (he 111 1 oops kit Lhatpoit an alien atmn took jil.iee between the .soldieis and soiik ot the nalne-, o\ei the s-teahnu ot a ))i<4, the up-hol ijt'ini^ that a natneehiet w. is shot. A liittei h.is been iccuncd b\ the Admual ot the Dmjuesiie, Iran i ho only r.iiiibsli lnnchant .d, that \un t. pointing out his unpioleited position atti r the with diawal ot (he uoop> ; but this it, is -aid habeen done liom a mciecnai ) , not tiom a phil .nthiopic, point ot \iew. as he ls.knoun to h i\e (linen .i ino-t- l»cia*i\e dado -mei 1 l,he an n.d ol the tioop^ at Mali* 010. The Volt. i .Mid Kabul t, both Fieneh meii-of-wai, ha\e In en despatched to the islands: the. kd.ler'.seonimandt 1 ! w ill iei)ie-ent-!«he Imi neh in the miAod comims.sioii.

Horace (ueele}'- sen^ of humour ua<ot a peculiar .-■oil, but it' "at. allied lo uonius. Tlio^-o who lmd to joke with him to hb disadvantage weie jreneMlly wonted whethei they did it oially or llnouyh the pie^s One c\enmj_' an a>->oeiato cditoi ot llio "Tubuno " accosted Inin :is ho ctnno Lo his dc-k with f-omc question as tins, " Didn't you know, iMr (Ucolcy, that yo\i made a dte.idlul blunder in one ot >our .statistical editouaK thi.s nioi ning l/> "No ; how was il/'" f-ald Gieelcy. lk Why, yon si iid somelhin^ about ' Lleidbieuk <uid champagne? Don't you know Hohlmocli is champagne v " "Well," sid <iieeloy, quietly, " I am the only editor on linn jmper that could make that mistake." On another occasion i person "who wished to lunc a little fun at the expense ot hi.s consistency said, in a ;_;roup wlicie (Su-eley wiib Htandni", "Mr Gieeley andl, fenUemcu, ai-e old i'liend.s We have drunk a deal of brandy - and - water together." "Yes,' said (Ir'celey, " that is true enough —you diank tho brandy, and J drank thy water/ Ot One Mind. — (lagged Social Philo.so" pher (laying u tanner on t!ie bai ) : "The )'ich aie 'retting licher and the poor jiooter." Wealthy Publican (dropping the tanner into the drawer) ; " Yes, that's ?o. "