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Waikato Times, Volume XXX, Issue 2492, 30 June 1888, Page 2 (Supplement)

Trrii London correspondent of the Boston Herald tells the following story of Prince Georg'e :—Prince George is a bit of a spendthrift, and his father has twice been compelled to pay off a large and not altogether choice assortment of his debts. Ou the last occasion, about a year ago, he was sent back to bis ship, if not in disgrace, in a state of humiliation, and penniless. Shortly afterwards the christening of tho Batteuberg baby occurred, and presents were sent to the infant in great quantities, and of value commensurate to his exalted rank. Prince George duly and dutifully sent his offering—a pewter mug, with a tag attached, on which was written, "To my beloved nephew, with the hope that when his nephew is christened he will be able to purchaso a more appropriate gift than this." It is said that the Prince of Wales, 011 reading the inscription, cried, " Tho boy is incorrigible," then laughed heartily, and next day sent him a handsome sum.

Some mouths ago, writes a London correspondent, it was rumoured that the Post-ollice authorities intended fo revert to tho uso of mail coaches, in tlis piano of railway service, for the conveyance of parcels, &c., between certain planes. At first sight it does notseem more economical to sond one's good* by a, four-horse coach than by an ordinary train. The Postoffice thought otherwise, and throughout the winter a sorvicc (chiefly by night) has been maintained between London, lirighton, Worthing and Hastings. In order to make tho roturn to " old times" more complete, tho guards are fully armed with guns, pistols, bayonets, etc., in tho event of highwaymen starting in business in honour of tho revival of coaching. I do not know whether these coaches are worked by members of the four-in-hand coaching dubs, but some inter eating information ou<rht to be elicited on the subject, as well as a statement of the relative co?t based upon something more than ofliuinl figure-i. Shaiu' oncountcre with slave dhows are reported from the East Coast of Africa. Thb sealing schooner owners and captains now in port at Victoria (British Columbia) declare that they will resist being boarded by the officers of American cruisers. A popular author was recently asked for a list of the best hundred hooka. With calm courtesy he replied that ho had not yet written quite a hundred.