[ADVERTISEMENT.] A DENIAL.

Waikato Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1515, 21 March 1882, Page 3

[ADVERTISEMENT.] A DENIAL.

TO THE EDITOR. Sir, — Some person has circulated a report that I made application to Mr Gwynue for Mr B. Edward's stables. I have never done so, or authorised any person to do so on my behalf. — I am, &c. Sylvester Magdire. Hamilton, March 20th.

An editor says : —" The poetical effusions of are inadmissible. Reasons : The rhythm sounds somewhat like pumpkins rolling on a barn floor ; while some lines seem to have been measured with a yardstick and others with a ten foot pole." Austria is (says an American paper) evidently determined to put down the Herzogovina insurrection with a strong hand. The Delegation lias already voted 8,000,000 florins for this purpose, and although this is a large amount to be drawn from so slim an exchequer as Kaiser Joseph has at his disposal, yet it will not exhaust the resources of the Empire. The so-called " rebels " are playing a losing game ; but Turkey is enjoying the fun immensely, and we are much mistaken if Alexander 111. of Russia and Bismark of Germany are not also holding their sides. Furthermore, we doubt whether John Bull's risible muscles are not a trifle agitated by the efforts of the Herzogovinans.

patriotic Russian Peculation A German correspondent at St Petesburg relates the following incident, which took place last summer a Peterhof, during the Czar's stay there While taking his '' constitutional" one morning, Alexander 111 fell in with a peasant, who carted a load of brooms to St Petersburg. The Czar entered into conversation with the man, and on being told that the latter hoped to be able to sell them in the city at a good price, asked him why he did not Jtake them to the Imperial stables at once, where surely brooms were always wanted. The peasant, not knowing his interlocutor, said: "The Imperial stables always try to drive a hard bargain." The Emperor then asked him the price, which was 8J roubles a hundred, and finally agreed to buy a hundred if the peasant would let him have them at 8 roubles, which price the man accepted after some" bargaining, and was told to follow the purchaser to the stables. On their arrival the Emperor inquired of an official the price usually paid for brooms. The official being unable to tell him, the Emperor asked to see the books. The reply was : "The books are locked up, and the first book-keeper has not yet arrived." The book-keeper was instantly sent for, and his excitement at the unusual summons may be readily imagined. " What are you paying for brooms ?" asked the Emperor. The book-keeper did not remember, but would consult the books. " No, bring them here, I want to see the figures myself." They were brought, and it was found that the hundred of brooms was entered with twenty-two roubles. " Very well," said the Emperor, I have bought a hundred brooms at eight roubles, which you will charge to my account. The remaining 500 brooms, which the peasant has on his cart, you then pay him for at the rate of twentytwo roubles a hundred but only enter on the books at eight roubles." As a matter of course this was done, but the book-keeper saw fit to resign his position the next day.

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