Miscellaneous Items.

Waikato Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1534, 4 May 1882, Page 3

Miscellaneous Items.

J The news frbtn' a §k>. Petersburg is not yery reassuring,, and. describes r the state pf affaifij 1 and'puDlid "opinion as not unlike that noticeable in ParJß before the outbreak of the war in, 1870('. - The wildest Chauvinism, seems to prevail, withbu^jbhe slightest Regard to, the jLnefficieiicy and the corruption .of, I the army. The Russian Minister of finance has calculated* the decline in the funds l, owing to General SkobelofFs harangues, at as much as 6«'000;000 roubles. • lfl ; General Skobeloff,speaking at a military banquet in his-honour in St. Petersburg, toasted the British nation, and warmly alluded to the friendly relations between England and Russia. Papers signed by 300 persons, including the, Ear\ of Aberdeen, Samuel Morley, Canon Farrar, Fleming, Rev .Charles H. Spurgeon, and 253 other clergyman, have been forwarded-'to Moody and Sankey at Glasgow, asking them to spend a year in London in evangelical work. Arthur Herbert, a Justice of the Peace, was shot dead while returning ;frotn the Castle Island petty sessious. It is stated that warrants are out against bix Irish members of Parliament. The Irish Liberals are considering a scheme for establishing provincial assemblies in Ulster, Muuater and Leinster. , Public feeling in England is increasingly hostile to the 'Channel tunnel project. The Government is severely censured in many quarters" for allowing the project to proceed so .far. A committee has been formed to collect £500, winch Bradlaugh has been ordered by the Court of Queen's Bench to pay within a fortnight, under its judgment for voting illegally .i The European prospect is decidedly improving from week to week. The Austro-German alliance is the guarantee of European peace, and this is steadily acquiring fresh elements of durability. A placard has been posted in Dublin menacing the members of Parliament of that city, because of their supposed intention to vote for the cloture. The Board of trade has notified the Channel Company not to proceed with further boring.

The new pure cash system now being initiated by G. and C. \yill certainly prove a benefit to the public. It has been a grc.it success in Sydney and Melbourne, and when strictly carried _ out the customer who buys at an establishment _ where the poods arc marked low to ensure a rapid sale must be a groat gainer. (Z. and C. sell their drapery, millinery, and clothing- at such prices for cosh as gives the buyci the advantages of a shareholder in a co-operative society, without the risk of being called upon to bear a portion of the loss should the 3 ear's business prove unsatisfactory. Garlick and Cranwell will aim to retain the confidence which the public ha\e hithertd shown them, and are determined to give the pure cash system a fair trial; whether they gain or lose the first year Country buyers on remitting- cash withordet will be supplied with goods at co-operatvc 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, willbe marked at the lowest remunerative prices, and a discount of five pet cent, will be allowed to those who pay :it the time of purchase. G. and C. having- realised the entire value of their stock during their late cash sale, the present stock is nkw and cheaply hough r. — An inspection invited. — Gaklick and Cr vnwell, City Hall F •» nishing Arcade Queen street, Auckland.