MISCELLANEOUS.

Inangahua Times, Volume II, 1 March 1880, Page 2

MISCELLANEOUS.

[ . ■■♦ The Dunedin Morning Herald says j — Perbaps there is no more distinguishable characteristic of colonis's than their eagerness to realise rapid fortunes, and if they cannot attain that end by the usual 'Industrial occupation, then recourse is

<>&d to speculation- We see this fact laaaifes'lng itse.'f in many ways, some* times in a scramble for sections and blocks of land, the ' unearned increment * of which, it i 9 fondly hoped, may, if patiently waited for, one day produce a competence if not a fortune. The agency of * Consultations ' is invoked by those of a . more sanguine temperament who I cannot brook delay, and the prospect of speedy wealth by gol Jamming enterprise must not be omitted from the list. It is in the last mentioned direction, we understand, that much of the capital and energy of Dunedin and of Otago are beiog diverted at the present time. Sue* cess of the most satifactory kind has been achieved in many cases, and of course failure has followed in others. The great danger is that people having money to invest will only look at the bright side of things, and shut their eyes to eircum» stances, wh eh should beget caution. Money and capital consumed in unreproductire enterprises might as well be cast into the sea for all the benefit they will have conferred upon the country, and we trust that every true friend of Otago and New Zealand will be mindful of that economical fact, should, as appears very probable, a gold mining fever break ou' in our midst at no very distant day. It is stated to be the intention of Mr E. Trickett, champion sculler of the worid, to pa? a visit to England, in order that if he met Edward Hanlon oa the vantage ground of English champions he might accept in reality what has hitherto appeared as " Bombastes Furioso " in the shape of a second hand challenge. The arrival of the San Francisco mail ha* placed Mr Trickett in possession of " official " knowledge that Hanlon intends to visit England this season for the purpose of retaining the trophy won from Elliott, and he (Mr Triekelf) has now fully decided on proceeding to England for fche purpose of receiving in proprict, persona any challenge that may emanate from Hanlon with regard to the championship of the world. Pedestrian (who has dropped half-a-crown in front of " the Blind "} : "Why. you confounded humbug you're not blind !" Beggar : ■ Not I, sir ! If the card says I am, they must have given me the wrong one. I'm deaf and dumb!' 'The Lord loveth a cheerful giver'; but there's no use chucking a copper cent, into the contribution bos loud enough to make the folks on the back seat think the communion service haa tumbled off the altar. At the close of Pastor Cbiniqny's leefure at Timaru, on February 19, Mr James Granger, who as one of the l?om« niittee had occupied a seat on the plat» form, requested leave to say a few words. It was not often, he said, that he appeared on a platform to say anything/ but he felt constrained to soy a word or two in reference to the address they had just heart!. He would yield to no man in his' desire to see the Protestant cause triumph, but be nraat protest against bolfj'the matter and manner of some portions of the evening's address. He considered it both disgusting and disgraceful. It seeded to him that that was not- the way to win Eoraan Catholics to Protestaii'soi, nor to boild up Protestants in their own faith, He would just take tie liberty to advise FjttM^lttramT, distinguished man as h^^^^^^^^tk different method. JJ^^^^^^^^^^^M struck by two jjnjjj^^^^^^^^^^^^l to them tenderl^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H He would a&k^^^^^^^^^^^^^^| there had he<^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^M connection Bey. 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The following advertisements aro taken from an exchange :— Tue gentleman who sat down on a cream pie in a market* j street; car on C'aris.tnas Eve, is known tv , the lady who had just purchased it, and even though he may have no regard for ' the luti'fft'V orphans for wlicm it was dess < ticed, he is orge j to at once remit 30s , and ibe expeuce of ihi* aivertiseißeut to ( the businass cfflVe of this paper, to save tie efposi'' 6 which will follow of his disgasting euuduet." Kighfc underneath it i this Jar.us of a journal evidently accepts [ i he moDey of the other side, as the sub» ■ '< joined will iesli'y : •If the slightly intoxicated lady who allowed a gentleman (o spoil a £2 pair of beaver pants by placing a lot of slush, wrapped up in ' paper, on the seat be was about to oc- J cupj, does not immediately remit that | amount to the care of A.8., at this office, a full account of the affair will shortly be giyen to the press.' J