ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 217, 21 September 1901, Page 4

ITEMS OF INTEREST.

It is in keeping with tbe irony »i destiny that Snudiy, tbe day of rest, his been a day of decisive and epochmaking erects Waterloo was oue of the Sanday bato'es; I< kerman was another; and Ramiiiea, one of Marlborongh'd great victories, was another It was fonghton Whit Sunday. The Indian Mu icy brgan oh a Snnday and on the Btme day the Rasmus carriri .Kara by sswult. Oadenarde and Malplaqaet were Sanday battle, and It wag on the firit day of the wtek—on the gloriou? leti ef Jane, 1794—tSaft Lerd Howe difeated the French at sea. An interesting pension claim is now occepying attention at Kaiapoi, as to the value of • wife's life inter si in an estate. Th° bueb;nd, nedcr tbe old Act, shewed he had no pr iperty, nnd ■was dependtnb on Lis sscoid wife's oatate. In this the wifp only his a life interest, aDd cancoS rru.rbgage, or, of oosrse, sell is, and the- va'uition ii over 1 £7OO. As showing how little the l<ivn if fl twera inflaeccis the We'.lington pabl.e, it m-y be mentioned that th» takings at tbe thre*? boitculural ih>w» held lMt year amoußtid <"> ibe c <mparat s ve!y t'«ltry spot f f £SO.