BREVITIES.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 3493, 24 April 1890, Page 2

BREVITIES.

Weathor delightful, ' . ■ Grand sale of fancy goods in Matterton; ... ' Election of' Sshool Committees;' takes place on Monday next, • _ Annual meeting of Poultry Association, Show on 30th and 31st July. Masterton-Opaki Jockey Ch'h havp ± decided to hold thoir hack as at, first arranged' on Queen's Birth, day. '; Yesterday was tho anniversary q Shakespeare tho poot, who was born at Stratford-onrAvon on 28/ d April, 156.4, r ' Prince Bismarok becomes a candidate for a reat in tho Rtiohstag. Tho Emperor will shortly pay a « visit to the ex-Chancellor at Friedrichsrube, It is estimated that the floods at Bourke will cost the Government o£ N,B.W.a)ono £IOO,OOO. The Orient s.s, Liguria was. in collision in the Mediterranean, and sustained some slight damage. Bho put into Gibraltar for repairs, The name of the other vessel is not known, An application has been made for a re-trial in the breach of promise aptjon against Sir George Elliott, An anti-Semitic agitation lias been sot on foot in France, The Rothschilds are specially denounced, It is nnderstood that the CzarewitpJi has been betrothed to Princess Helen, fourth daughter of Nicholas L, $ reigning Prince of Montenegro. There is a rumour in New.York that John L. Sullivan, the pugilist, is dead, hsying broken a blood vessel while boxing at Boston j. hut ajater. message defies the truyh ofthe report, lyng darks, in a speech from the Throne at the opening of tlie Chamber of Deputies, said he hoped the dispute with England would bo amicably arranged. j* A minister at a colored wedding who wished to be humorous, mi ",0a such occasions it is customary ;for the bridegroom to kiss the' Mi; hot in this^as'iibV'will