MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
The following notice of a recent rotam* very lately published by an Auckland poetess— the first, we believe, who. ha* ?entnred info print—appear* in. the Pall Mall Budget :— " Bays from the Southero Cross." By Georgians Peaco«?ke. Withillustrations by the Rer. Philip Walsh. (Henry S. King ani Go.} Miss Peaeoeke dates her preface from Auckland, New, Zealand ; and her home, which has bor» rowed the poetically associated name of Ilawthornden, forms the frontispiece of the volume. The author states that these poems were written in the first place- for her own amusement, with no view to pub* lication. " They are now published,' she «dds, " almost entirely for the perusal of my personal friends, and for that portion of the tfew Zealand public who are kindly interested in me chiefly for the sake of the father whose ntme was known and honoured in that country for many years." To write verses for one's friends is no. doubt an agreeable employment; to publish them is to challenge criticism. Miss Peacocke introduces her poems wtth> modesty, observing that they are very simple and perfectly unpretending. Thi» judgment as far as it goea may be accepted, but it is only just to add that the simplicity Which marks the* Terse* it not the^naUlj
o^ i n some °f '*hepe»trj o i th** 7 ™** ' imas er? ' s 7 h " n : conventwrill ; and if we reg . pec J "« ■etilimenti. H i, hard to tolerate . th. platiiudes in wf.ich ih"v »r p rahoAwfi Nafore ond hnniflti M<> "w P>on«li rfg*fded by Mm VeaencUe, «nd she ca» rhyme ataufc them with con«id«»rnbl( facility. Of New Z»>&hnr\ she writ* with enthusiasm, and tbpre nrp mmn lines io hef *o?am^ pslrnla^rl to awnker •ympatfcy »" New Zealand eol^nints, Moil of the illasfrationsi are fanrifu! and fp«>hl( in con«e*rtion, hot a few deni^tins Ne* Zeahnd scenery may be regarded witl interest. The Gaardian s«v9 :— T«lps innnmeriMe hatre own told of Inolflpw pobnial wights pTprtrted by thHr friends Wans* of theirfnat tendenpips. jnmpina andrfenh from abject pof erty into ifr-m^ni" fortunes thrfHigh th<» opportnne death of wealths wistire^. It is something muph mow satisfflctnrv, bowever. to be abio oeraninna'ly to chronicle the success of thnm who, by plodding industry and careful habits provfl fhat erfln amidst the comnefitfon of crowded colonial cities tliero are fortunes to be amassed if you only so the rig'n* way ariont it. PunenMn bonsts a city crier, who hns the reputation of being a good deal wealthier than mnnv a German , prince, although to his credit be it said. he was not bom with a silver spoon, nor has he profited \tf the demise of a rich relative. An intfance of rewnrfoA indastrv of a till more astounding character ha« ty be cited. A Chinese costermonecr. whose face, accompained hy tnrnips. cabnaffe«, and other piillnary delicacies, has been as familiar in Princesstreet for some tears past as the face of thfl town cloeW. has heen pavin<r a farewell visit to hig ci«tomer«. As tne resnlt of W» morning vis't«i he ha« accnmniater! a fortnne of over £3000. and with this nice little competence he is n^ont to rfjoin hig " poor old mother" in the Celestial Empire. The long predicted and inevitable collapse of theKaramea special settlement has to all appearances oectrrerf at last. Ont of the 'Jmifftl nuronpi* of families who Jiad been sanguine enoogh to believe that they might unccewJ in establishing homes for themselves there, seven returned to Nelson by the steamer Wallace a few days since, five, of them, bpin? penniless as well as homeless, having to be ternpofariiv nevommnfateH in the Immigration Barracks. If what sime of them say is to believed, the shtnment wnsr Imfthe tfr»t instalment of the arrivals that | may shortly be PTnected from that I land of promise. We are so fond of costly experiment in New Zealand. The London Telegranh says that a newspaper, named the Journal deLnpne vilte, gives an account of a strancre incident which occurred in its locality re* cently. A gentleman, dressed In fashionable style, went to a lending establishment of the place and asked for a hot bath. Before andressing. he sent the waiter for a number of articles, of which he gave a list, written on a piece of paper. Amongst other things, hp ordered a bottle, of white wine, some whiskey, red pepper, carrots, furnip?i, tomatoes, and onions. After p*firingf th«» liq'ior into the bath, he, cu^ *he reed Mcd into small nieces, sprinkled the pepper orerthem. anJ thpn turned on the fan o( boiling water. When the bath was filM, he nndresie.i and orving ont * Good bye, I am going to cook myself in the American fashion." plunged in. Stis* pectlng some Ktranae conduct, the attendants burst ooen the door and found the man almost, boiled tn death. An investigation proved that the man had suddenly gone mad. It was evening. Three of them were billing a cat One of them held a lantern, another held the cat, and the third jammed the pistol into the cat's ear and fired, shooting t^e mm In t^e hand that; held the cat, and the one holding the tan' tern was wounded in the arm. The cat left when he saw how matters stood, and thus ill-feeling was engenderrd. An experiment is now being made (says the Otago TinW correspondent) to see how the famous system of conducting the drink traffic in Gothenburg will answer in Sondon, The experiment is being made by a company, of which the Dtike of Westminiter is the leading spirit. He has taken the leaee of a public bouse in Ox ford -street, about halfway between Oxford Circus and the Mar* j ble Arch, for the purpose, and is being \ aided by a number of the leading firms in I neighborhood, as well as by Mr Cowper Temple, Mr Samuel Morley, Sir Hareonrt Johnstone, and other gentlemen of ' influence. The establishment was only opened at the beginning of November, so that it is too soon yet to jndge of its sue* cesfl. Well-cooked food of all kinds is provided, together with ale, beer, wi-e, &c,-~ but not spirits, for the present— and the leading features of the Gothenburg system, viz., that no profit shall be made from the sale of intoxicating liquors, is rigidly adhered to. One would think this would open up a new temptation, in the shape of cheaper drink. When not required for meals, the dining-room is used •s a reading-room. The experiment is being watched with much interest by tbose who geek to effect a reform in the drinking habits of the nation.
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Inangahua Times, Volume III, Issue 93, 23 March 1877, Page 2
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