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Waikato Times, Volume XXX, Issue 2451, 27 March 1888, Page 2

Weekly state of the Waikato District Hospital for the week ending Saturday, the 24th of March, 1888:— Remained from last week, 10 ; admitted, 2 ; discharged, 3 ; died, 1; remaining, 8(7 males and 1 female.) General health of the Hospital good. The Gaikwar of Baroda was domiciled lately at Brighton), the queen of English watering-places. This Eastern potentate has given several entertainments to the people of note residing or visiting at Brighton. On one of these occasions he was dressed in a blue silk Eastern costume, and was ablaze with diamonds. One fair guest wore a diamond, a gift from the Prince, which made her the cynosure of all eyes. It was valued at sums varying from £15,000, it being larger than the Koh-i-noor. The young lady in question was a Miss Harriet Young, who is known in Brighton as the composer of several operettas. It was rumoured that she engages more than one detectivo to keep near enough to her to guard her treasure. The Chinese of Shanghai are lost in amazornent at the wisdom of their district magistrate. A man brought before him charged with stealing a table denied the charge, alleging that he was bo feeblu from ill-health that it was physically impossible for him to commit such n crime. The magistrate listened gravely to the tale, and professed his eympathy and sorrow for the poor man in his misfortune. "Go home and get cured," said he, kindly, " and as yon are very poor, take that bag, which contains 10,000 cash, as a present from me." The prisoner made obeisance, threw the heavy bag of coin over his shoulder, and departed. He had not gone far bofore ho was re-arres-ted, brought back, and found guilty, the magistrate remarking that a man who could carry off a stack ot cash would have no difficulty in stnaling alight table. Mr R. N. Buttle will have charge of Mr McNicol's business during his absence in Napier. Mr Geo. Shirley advertises for an oldfashioned gold .seal, most probably lost on the Cambridge-Hamilton road. The finder will be rewarded.