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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 78, 23 April 1901, Page 4

Effect of Arctic Darkness.— l he Aus trians who passed the v inter under deck ir the Tegetthoff, when that ship was caught in a floe above Spitsbergen, hardly knevi each other when the sun reappeared, foi owing to their imprisonment in darkness, they were all of the colour of white paper. Tub oldest vessel is the Vigilant, built at Baltimore in the year 1780, and, consequently, in years old. She is owned by Mr. S Peathany, of Santa Cruz, and is now doing good service as mail carrier between St. Thomas and Santa Cruz, in the West India Islands. In her day she was a coaster, a peaceable common carrier ol merchandise, a slaver, and a pirate. A Gkavi: and Rose Garden.—Ona Edward Rose, a citi;::'n of London, who died in 1653, bequeathed £2O for the purchase of n piece of land, wherewith to provide his crave inßari.es churchyard, Surrey, with a grave inßari.es churchyard, Surrey, wittl a constant succession of rose trees. He insured the fnllilnient 01 his trust by devoting the surplus profits to the poor of the parish, and after the lapse of more than two centuries his grave is still a rose-garden. A NiiWSPAPF.R Without an Editor - In Madrid is a popular newspaper edited A a very peculiar way. In fact, it has n' editor, but a dozen wide-a-wUke reporters., who scour the town lor every kind of information. They come to the office and drop the manuscripts in a bag, where they stay -ntil the foreman wants copy. Everything ,s then throwi; into the forms without regard to order or anything else, and the paper 1: read from end to end in spile of this fact. Not all the petty princes ol India are roll in- in wealth, for :< certain prince Mount I alt recently applied to the Civil Judge si v.enga!ore for permission to pay into courl ifve rupees per men-em towads a judgment debt ot 2SO rupees. The Prince explained that his Government allowance was not sum cient to enable him to maintain his wife and family, much less to meet his liabilities. Thif plea had no effect, for he was advised to reJacehis expenditure and pay his debts in full After so much said about the splendour of Indian potentates, it rather" takes the rjll off the gingerbread" tofind oneof them in the position of a small tradesman in financial difficulties. 5 ' • ... Amcs'GsT iiving centenarians murt ce in tlud'ed the venerable. Admiral of the Fleet, Sir Prove \V. Parry Wallis, G.C.8., who was born in 1701. He enjoys the honoui of being the oldest officer in the Royal Navy His early years were passed during a period of unrest, for England was then fighting for her very existence. Sir Provo will ever be remembered as a participator 5 the csptute of the Chesapeake, when he and his comrades upheld the honour of his country at a time when her fortunes were apparently* n the ebb. This celebrated encasement once more proved the power 0! toe English navy on the high seas. Ths .- -u.-t o id Admiral is spending his declining at Chichestw.

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WAITARA-NEW PLYMOUTH COACH. THE undersigned notifies that lie "has bought out Mb. Kobt. Kißity's interest in the above BUSIN KBB. Oustomers will please note change of hours, viz.:— Coach leaves Waitar 9.30 a.m. Coaehleaves New Plymouth p.m. Seat booked and parcels receivtd' at West's stables. & OOULTEK, Hara.