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Waikato Times, Volume XX, Issue 1661, 27 February 1883, Page 4

I TliK English Education Department in- ; (.oiid to give tli'c fhifijv'cV at the caiul ] and yip^y ehijdrcn careful consider^-, ,tiou'. , * ' ' ", , l " ! A Vnt;x(J phy.sieidn 'oil retiu'ning home ft 1 oin his va6ation found His' paliijiit-T afc lively as (tickets. ' Humph,' s-rtdA grimly ' I'll s>t.iy at lioinc uiid lodk dftcr tlk'so people in future, *' • i A Pinr, vohU'iriA jiny'was called tipon to deride, in ft customs cast, 'whether the jt»\vsh:U'p is a : toy or musical instrument. Die question put to the expert witnesses was, "Is tlit* jowshnip capable of producing .a 'succession of liniurniiouo sounds?" One witness played io the jury, "The Heart JJowed Down;" and "The Skids are out to-day, 1 and the repoit'M -viys that the jury doomed restless and depressed. Their verdict wph that the jewsliafp was a musica-l instalment. Tin: i cent perfoi maiiees ot the English ileet off Alexandria have (the Spictutor ol wives) diawn attention to tlie British Navy, and to the vaiious undecided qiiestioiiH concerning the constiuction and aimainent of vessels of war ; and since all military strength is a matter of compaiiaon, it is inteiesting at the pi Coent moment to glance at the condition and piospectb ot the navy of the United States. Much a glance would 1 ' be entertaining enough in any case for the condition ot the Anieiican Navy is most cm ions. In tacb, entertainment is alnlost the only service which it is in a position to render to its country, as the following joke suggests. It will be leniembcicd that the American admiral, before leaving Alexandria, steamed round the English vessels, and cheered them each in turn. Commenting upon this act of comtcsy, an American paper said, " This was c'in act of no ordinary courage and deserves inoic than passing recognition. A man who will go light out en the water in an Amercian man-of-war does not, know what fear is." Hm Ev llyx Wood's scheme for the formation of the new Egyptian ai my has been completely elaboiated, and w as submitted to the Ministiy a few days ago., According to the Ttmi"> correspondent the' army w ill consist of 0000 men, of which eight battalions of r>6o men each will be infantry, 000 men cavalry, 500 artillery, 200 a camel corps-, and 000 departmental. The ptivatcs will bo all Egyptians, as also the olfiucrs up to the grade of captain. The native half will be under a native biigadici, and the English halt under an English brigadier, who will be second in command. The total mimbei of English olh'eeis will not exceed twentyfive, .uul only those on the Active List of the Btitibh aimy will be employed. A knowledge of Fiench, and a willingness to study Arabic, will be insisted upon. The pay of each piivatc soklici will bo 2UI per day. JVnini an acconut furnished by the Stumhud it would seem that some of the landloids in It eland aic no bcttei oil than inoit oilier pooplo jh that unfortunate countiy. A nicl.innholy case, showing how a landloid has been mlucud to a .stale oi (1 Co titution ou ing to Ins tenants not paying their lent, cumu betoie Judge Ornibby m the Land (Joint in Dublin. The vicu instances tianspitcd on an application by Mr Ciobkeuy for the a&signech m bankrujjtcy to oauy out the .sale ot the estate of Mr William (Joggin, in the county Limeiick. Mr Ooggin s.iid he u,is> the owner, and was in the gicd,tu>t destitution, consequent on the tenants not having paid their lcnts. LJnlc&s he get an allowance pending the sdlo, ho must onter the woikhouse, \\ here the Kni^bt of Glen -who joint ownei, was chairman oi' the board. The viue-ehaninan had been formerly the applicant's land agent, and the deputy \ico-chaumaii was one of his tenants. Judge Ormsby asked was there a chance of anything coming to the owner after the sale ? Mr Hngau, who had charge of the sale, tliotightthere iright bea residue, and they would, under the circumstances, be willing to advai cc a small sum, but 'altcady vaiious sums had been advanced to enable tlm ovvnei's family to live without getting sociuity. j\lr Goggm saidtheic was a sum ot £113 in the leceiver's hand. He had tiied to get cniplovinent without hi'cccsi, and a gunt ot £10 would keop him ior a long time. Mr (Jroskcrry and Mr Hogan would consult at once to see whether an advance could be made. A ooxTMU'cmuiY sayp :— \\~ G have heaid a good stoiy about our colonial butter. A New Zealand merchant had bought and exported large qunutities of tinned buttei foi the China maiket, and m due com sc icceivcd advices from his agent that the article, not keeping solid in hot weather, was regarded unt.ivouiably in comparison with the );nttor impoited fiom Fiance, and be sent a sample of the l«'ronel\ to show the (hh'cience. This French butter was tasted in New Zealand, and pronounced nice in flavour, firm in quality, and of goodcoloiu. It was «>enfc to an analytical chemist, and pronounced perfectly wholesome, but no butter at at all, only a piepaiation known as oleomargarine. One of the clerks of the establishment took one of the tins home, and his wife, knowing nothing of the character of the article, declared it to be the be&t butter e\ or sent to the household, and ordered her husband to bring another tin. He then told her what it was, and she is now rather feilent on the subject of butter.