MISCELLANEOUS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1783, 30 August 1888, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS.

The cost of our opened railways is now set down at £13,352,978. There is a clergyman in England named Straight whose curate is named Crooked. A lady evangelist, Miss Malcolm, is at present making a great sensation at Wellington. The value of the English export trade in ready-made clothing amounts to about £4,000,000. There is now a corner in arsenic. Cranks will soon have to commit suicide on the co-operative plan, The pecuniary allowance made to the Lord Mayor of London during his year of office is £IO,OOO. What is meant by an inch of rainfall is that 14,500,000 gallons of water have fallen upon a square mile of ground. The Shah of Persia has requested the ladies of his harem to learn to play the piano, and promises prizes for proficiency. The following was the will of the late Mr Matthew Arnold :—“ July 21st, 1862. I leave everything of which I die possessed to my wife, Frances Lucy Arnold. Matthew Arnold.”

Father Pienfiergast, curate of St Marks Napier, has been suddenly called to Sydney. He will be presented with ft nurse of sovereigns on Thursday. Ho is very popular. The bootmakers employed in Messrs Gurrett Bros. Factory, Auckland, have struck work. The dispute is as to the number of apprentices and improvers cmploj ed by the firm.