SHIPPING.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 2010, 26 May 1885, Page 2

SHIPPING.

Loxdov, May 22. The Peninsular and Oriental Strain Navigation Company have declared a dividend for the past Ivilf-ye.ir at the r.ite of .") per cent per annum. Nothing was carried to the ivser\e.

London, May 23. Tho insiils ex. Orient Company's II M.s. Orient, from Melbourne, April 17, were delivered to-day via Naples The Now ZeaUncl Shipping Company's It. M.s. Ritnutika left this afternoon for Auckland and Wellington, calling en route at the Cine of (}ood Hope and Hoh.irt.

Svv Fit vwtsco, May 22. The P.uilic Mail steamer Zeal.iudiii (trom Auckl.-ind, May 1), nrri\ od here to-day.

Loxdox, May 22. Arrived : At Plymouth, this morning : The New Zealand Hhipping Company's steamer Ruapehu, from Wellington (April 12th), with her shipment of frozen meat in excellent condition. The Shaw, S.ivill and Albion Company's steamer Tainui, from Lyttelton (April 12th), arri\ed at Plymouth this morning. Her frozen meat cargo is in good condition. Armed : Helen Denny (from Wellington, February 7); Banttshire (from Lyttelton, February 1).

How to " turn people's heads." Go lite to church. My dear," said an affectionate husband, " I'm surprised that you will consent to the degradation of wearing another woman's hair on your head,"" Is that any vorse than your wearing another sheep's wool on your back !' retorted the the equally affectionate wife. Is a pei fonnance of the Forty Thieves at Virginia city, Nevada, Ali Baba wa« supplied with a real live mule. The entertainment was not a success, owing to the manner in which the mule saw fit to comport himself. A critic says, "No sooner had All come out of the cave with his bags of wealth, and attempted to put them on the back of the beast, than he began his part of the performance. He let fly with his heels, kicked the shavings — tho supposed riches — out of the bags, kicked down the cavern, kicked down the whole forest, kicked down tho wings, kicked the end of the bass viol leaning against the stage, smashed the footlights, and finally doubledup Ali by planting both feet in the pit of his stomach. A rope waa fastened around him, and he was dragged off by the united strength of the company." A bankruptcy motice from the deputy assignee appear* elsewhere. At the next meeting of the Piako County Council, to bo held on lhursdijr, -3th m*t., an ipplicitmn lor a license to slaughter from Ifesss J. and C. Gould, Waitoa, will be dealt with The Commissioner of Crown Lind< (Mr I) A. role) advertises in another column tho sections 'pci for lease at the 1 normal Springs district, Ro orua Messrs S. Cochrane and Soni hive rerriTed ins'fuctions from the Registrar of the Supreme C« irt, Auckland, to sell at their mart on the I,t lun«, the property recently owned by the ) t t« Mr 1. R, Vulou, Hamilton We»t.