ALL ROUND THE WORLD.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1728, 5 July 1884, Page 4

ALL ROUND THE WORLD.

Brussels has recently had a unique entertainment called a "piano concert." Twenty performers played twenty pianos simultaneously, and the tune was as one. The King of tho Belgians was present, and applauded vigorously, If the twenty pianos had all played different tunes it would have been more enjoyable, so says Foggs, The Caulfield Cup trophy, presented by Mr W. O'Shanessy, son of the late Sir John O'Shanessy, is a divergence from the ordinary rule of presenting a gold cup not useful but ornamental. This gentleman has set an example to others by spending 200 guineas on a beautiful silver dessert service of twelve pieces, A sentimental editor says: It is comforting to know that one oye watches fondly for our coming, and looks brighter when we come," A contemporary is grieved to learn that his '' brother of the quill has a wife with one eve,"

Mashers aro not as a rule endowed with humor, but there was much fun in one of these individuals suggesting the other day anent the vaccination question that" What ifch weally wanted ith a law for compultliowy vathination of femaleth on the leg," At a marriage recently celebrated in England, the officiating clergyman was ninety-six years of age, He has held the living which he now holds for s n-enty-one years. It is believed that th s tenure of a parish is unequalled for h'ligth in tho history of the English Church.

England's throne is only an old oak chair of some 805 years ago.

Derritt rode 116 races last season and won 56 of them. A better record than auy of Archer's in England, or Hale's in Australia,

New Zealand mutton is approaching nearer home than London, A firm of butchers in .Newcastle (N.S.W.) have entered into a contract to supply in Newcastle 100 sheep from New Zealand weekly per the Union line.

San Francisco has a Chinese doctor, whose income, it is said nets him £14,000 a year. He is a druggist as well as a physician, and as the drugs arc all imported direct by him from Jhina, bis profits are enormous. A singular find of a £lO note was made by Mr S, H. Butler, shiro engineer to the Dunolly and Bet shire councils, on Wednesday afternoon, Mr Butler found tee note in tht stuff ing between the lining of an old arm chair, which is in use in the shire hall, To this note hangs a tale. Ou the 25th July, 1876, nomination papers were recieved by the shiro secretary, MiGeorge Cooke, since dead for the position ot auditor to the shire, a £lO h-posit accomponying each nomination paper, Amongst these was one from Mr J. H. Yates. Although the secretary knew he had recieved the the dote from Mr Yates it mysteriously disappeared, tnc he was at a loss to account for its strange disappearance to the council, and was placed tn rather an awkward predicament. The council ultimately made good the £lO note to Mr Yates; but they weie anything but satisfied with the secretary's explanation regarding the loss, The appearance of the note has removed the unjust suspicion entertained. Mother Swas's wobm ssrhp.—lnfallible tasteless, harmless cathaitic; for feverishnees, restlessness, worms, constipation. Is Moses Moss & Co., druggists, Sydney, General Agents,