THE THORNDON ELECTION. RETURN OF MR. NEWMAN. [BY TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

Waikato Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1850, 15 May 1884, Page 3

THE THORNDON ELECTION. RETURN OF MR. NEWMAN. [BY TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

WhLLi ncton, Tuesday. Tin: election foi tlic Thoindon se.it took place to-day, .md lesulted as follow .s : — Dr Newman, <>3(> ; Mr Bunny. 37!) ; Mr ])\\an, 121. Theie was great e\citenient throughout.

Mks M. is a practical woman, with no nonsense about her. When Mr M. in an affectionate way the other day. exclaimed — " My deai-j how can I ever leave you ?" she coolly replied : Leave me in as comfortable circumstances as you can."

The will of the late Sir William Siemens, F.R.S., D.C.L.,LL.D, has been proved, the probote being stamped to cover personal estate in the United Kingdom of the gross value of £382,423 12s 5(1.

It makes the average bachelor wild to receive from a young lady a beautiful pair of cardinal slippers, with gold daisies worked all over them, and find that they are not made up, but that he must have soles put on them himself. And it would make the young lady pretty near crazy if she could see that bachelor using those uppers, which she made him at considerable cost and great sacrifice of time, for lifting hot things with and for wiping pens on.

On Hats in Tiieatre,s.— Colonel Bateman, when lessee of the Lyceum Theatre, had an assertive head of hair that stuck up like " quills upon the fretful porcupine." One day he came into a theatre with his hat on. Some one behind him tapped him on the shoulder : " Oblige me, sir, by taking off your hat." Off went old Bateman's hat, and up went the hair like a Jack-in-the.box. The remedy was worse than the disease. So there was another tap on the shoulder. '• Thank you, sir. Very much obliged. But, please, as a porsonal favour, put your hat on again." It may be that if the ladies took off their bonnets the result would be equally disastrous.— London Truth. Mr J. S. Buckland will sell at Ohaupo on May 27th, cattle, sheep, horses, farm implements, &c. On or about the 18th July he will hold a special sale of 43 first-class heavy draught mares and tfeldinsi, Partigulara in future advortiscßp^ttt.