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Thames Star, Volume XVII, Issue 5196, 11 September 1885, Page 3

The Ladies' Committee was sittling with that preternatural gravity which distinguishes the dear creatures when playing at business, just as they are indefatigable at bazaars when playing at shop. The matron had juat submitted the monthly accounts, which the lady in the chair scanned scrutinising!? through her gold "pince-nez." Suddenly she Bounced upon an entry more than once KpeaUd in the botcher's bill. "Sausages! H'm sausages and sausages again. For whom, may 1 ask, Mrs Hearthbrooin? "For the dW, madam who is part.a to •tuwget for breakfast/ " Indeed, partial to sausages, is he? Then permit me to Sy tbit sausages for breakfast, id a ebaritabie institution, are most extravagant—.. •nd-and let me add, highly indigestible! —jEgleav^.. ■'■"" .-■.-■■ ■-•■•■■■■'■ That furred tongue, bad tasliog' moui.b M d miserable feeling, sky .you need' American (?o,'i Hop »»««*«• *••* »n<* *&•"'

The Arawata, which arrived in Auckland from Fiji yesterday, brings files to September 3rd, which show tbat an apidemic ferer pre» Tails at Lavuka, and at Suva it is particularly active. Typhoid has shown itself in Soma Soma, caused by the filthy state of the native towns. The Her. W. Rosewarne, Wesleyan Missionary, formerly of New Zealand, fell a victim to it, and many native deaths are laid to its charge. The native mortality is apparently on the increase. The death rate from several places is reported as doubling the birth rate over the periods noted.