The Melbourne Tragedy. Melbourne, July 3I.

Waikato Times, Volume XV, Issue 1263, 3 August 1880, Page 3

The Melbourne Tragedy. Melbourne, July 31.

Greer. who shot at his wife and the Frenchman Soudrey and afterwards shot himself at the Opera House on Saturday ■ last, has succumbed to his injuries. Mrs Greer and Soudery are recovering frOm their wounds.

"Truth crushed to earth -will rise again," and the same thing is true of a barrel hoop if you happen to step on it just right. His Telephone. — " I guess I haf to git up my delephone already, " • said an old citizen yesterday, as he entered the office of the company with a very long face. " Why, what's the matter now ?" „ Oh ! eferyting. I got dot delephone In mine house so as I could speak mit my relations in Spiingwells, but I haf to give it up. I nefer haf so muchdroubles." "How?" "Vhell, my poy Shon, in der saloon, he' rings der pell und calls me oop und says an old frent of mine vhants to see how she works. Dot ish all right. I say — "Hello !" und he says — "JShtand a little , I off. "I shtands a little off und yells vunce more, und he says — ' Shpeak louder. I yells louder. It goes dot vhay for tin minutes, und den he says — ' Go to Texas, you old Dulchmans !' You see?" '' Yes.'" "And den mem brudder in Springwells he rings de pell und calls me oop, und says how I vhas dis eafnings ? I says I vhas feeling like same colts, und he says —'who vhants to puy some gOats? I says : ' Colts — colts — colts !' und he answers, ' Oh ! coats, I thought you said goats ?' Vhen I goes to ask him if he feels petter I hears a voice crying oudt, ' That Dutchinans is dot on dis line !' Den somepody answers, ' I doan know, but I likes to punch his headt !' You see?" "Yes." "Veil, somediines my vhife vhants to spheak mit me vhen I am down in der saloon: She rings mem pell und I says, 'Hello !' Nobody spheaks to me. She rings again, und I says ' Hello !' like dander ! Den der Central Office tells me to go alieadt, and den tells me to holdt on, und den "tells my vhife dot I am gone avhay * I yells oudt dot ish not so, und somepody says : * How can I talk if dot old Dutchmans doan keep sthill!' You see?" "Yes." " Und vhen I gits in bedt at night, somepody rings der pell like der house vas on fire, und vhen I shumps oudt and says hello, I hear somepody sayincr : ' Kaiser, doan' you vhant to puy a dog ?' ' I vhants no dog, and vhen I tells 'em so, I hear some peoples laughing : ' Haw •' haw ! haw !' You see." " Yes." '• Uud so you dake it oudt, and vhen somebody likes to speak mit me dey shall come right avay to mem saloon. Oof my brudder is sick he shall get petter, and if somebody vhants to puy me a dog, he shall come where I can punch him mit a glub !" A large elephant escaped lately from a circus at. Versailles, and indulged in a short promenade through the streets, to the dismay of the passers-by, who hastily took refuge m the nearest houses. The animal walked into the garden of the Hotel de France before steps could be taken for liis removal to the circus. A whole body of police in vain tried to coax the elephant from his retreat, and the voice of his tamer was equally ineffective. At length a number of stoutropes were fetched, and the elephant, being firmly bound in them, was with a great deal of trouble partly pulled and partly pushed to his stable in the circus. Thi: new Pure Cash System now being initiated by G.and C. will certainly pro\e a benefit to the public. It has been .-t great success in Sjdnoy and Melbourne, and when strictly carried out the customer who buys at an establishment where the goods, are marked low to ensure a rapid sale must be a great gainer. G. and C. sell their drapery millinary, and clothing at such prices for cash as gives the buyer the advantages of a shareholder in a co-operative society, without the risk of being called upon to bear aportion of the loss should the year's business pro\c unsatisfactor}*. G.irlick and Cr.mwell Avill aim to retain the confidence which the public have hitherto show n them, and are detirmined to give the pure cash system a fair trial ; whether they gain or lose the first year. Country bu\ers on remitting c.ish with order will be supplied with goods at co-operative prices ; just the same as though they made a personal selection. Furnishing goods, such as carpets, floor cloths, bedsteads, bedding, and general house furniture, the largest portion of which is turned out at our own factory, will be marked at the lowest remuncrathc prices, and a discount of fi\e per cent, will be allowed to those who pay at the time of purchase. G. &. C. having realised the entire value of their stock during their late cash sale, the present stock is ni.w and chh \pi.y bought. An inspection is invited. — Gakmck and CranWeli., City Hall Furnishing Arcade, Quecnstrcct, Auckland.