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Waikato Times, Volume 2611, Issue 2611, 6 April 1889, Page 2

Akaui I'asua, who is living in exile in Ceylon, is said to bo growing old very fast, and to present the appearance of a heartbroken man, •' You are Mr i.tuezeen, the husband of the celebrated lecturesson cookery, are you not?" "Yes, sir," replied the dejeeto-d, hollow-eyed man, " I'm the man she tries her new dishes on. Ai.aska is no " pent up I tica ' by a long shot. There are two Episcopal ministers, missionaries on the Yukon river, Alaska. They are 3,000 miles from the south eastern line of tlie territory. Nn\v Yokk girls have been such persistent pedestrians of late years, unmindful of the changes in the weather, that they are becoming the stoutest and pinkest feminine population in the country. Mussus Anuhuso.v and Anukhson, the well-known shipping agents of London, are in communication with the Canadian Pacific Company, and propose that they conjointly should build steamers of the highest class for the Atlantic passenger trade. It is expected that if the proposal is brought to a successful issue they will eventually carry Australian passengers and mails to Vancouver.