MISCELLANEOUS.

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MISCELLANEOUS.

la connected with the debate on the Chinese Immigration Bill, the Posfc says — Mr Murray came out with quite an original view. He said we were all intruders, for the earth \s the Lori's and the fullness thereof/ and therefore why try to exclude any one class from coming here ? If anything was wanted after this unique idea to clinch the objections to the Bill, it was the assertion of Mr Murray that we were dependent on the Chinese for our vegetables. An acquaintance asked one who knew, where he could borrow £10. The one who knew, confidentially told him to go to L . And wh9n he told him he meant Lyons, the moneylender, it was too late as the bridge of his nose, was bent, and one of bis op* tics bruised. Hanlan (we perceive by a London cablegram, dated June 16) is arranging for a regatta at Toronto, Canada, in which it is expected some of the principal oarsmen will compete. Ed# ward Trickett, the New South Wales sculler, is at Saratoga, America. Whilst rowing there he caught a • crab,' and his boat capiszed. Tricketfe sank twice, and was only rescued with difficulty. No less than 400 persons were recently arrested in Oddesaa for taking part in the excesses against the Je^ at a place called Elizabethgrad, 100 houses were pillaged, a quantity of furniture being thrown into the streets. Two hundred people were injured durtog the riots. Mr Almao informs the Morning Herald that he has already exported 9000 rabbit skins to America, and he has 30,000 on hand for export. The manager of a large hat manufactory do : ng business in London and New York has forwarded several thousand pounds to Mr Almao for the purpose of buying rabbit skins in Dunedin. Letter pnper of a different color for every day in the week is now adopted in Paris. On Monday epistles appear on pale green, on Tuesday pink is the orthodox tint, Wednesday, as an unlucky day, is distinguished by sombre grey, blue is u-ied on Thursday, v^hite on Friday, straw-color on Saturday, and a delicate mauve on Sunday. The Central Australian (Mr Perrier's paper), published at Bourke, New South Wales is responsible for the following story:— lt is reported that on the day the Telegraph Office was opened at Cobar, the editor of the local paper and some of the leading military men sent a telegram to Queen "Victoria, congratulating all parties on the event. In reply, the following telegram was received : — lAm delighted to |snd telegraph wire extended so far into the interior of Africa, and that the native chief and his officers understand ihe English language.' The Jlamilton correspondent of tlio Auckland Hearld writes: — 'An instance of hoy lightly people from England look upon what we in New Zealand have so much made of to vs — our indebtedness and consequent taxation — was exemplified here at the bridge meeting on Thursday night A vote of thanks to country gentlemen

who had com<3 so far on an inclement evening was accorded, and coupled with the name of Mr. Brarugh, the new proprietor of the Wartle Estate, and one who immigrated by the advice of Messrs Grant and Foster. Mr Braugh, in returning thanks, referring to the matter before them— a request to the Government to vote £7000 to make the bridge— expressed an opinion that the indebtedness of the colony, made so much of by some parties, was a mere fleabite, and not so much as the capital account of a railway at Home of which he was a shareholder ; that be was quite surprised at the lightness of taxation which was a mere nothing to what he Lad to bear at home either general or local, and that in the opinion if the colony's debt were doubled, for re* productive purpose his taxpayer here would still sit much easier than the taxpayer at home.' A Wellington paper says : — Among the curiosities of tbe census returns there is a case well authenticated, of a girl nine years of age with a child two months old. The report was at first doubted at the central office when the return Game in, and an investigation was ordered with the result of establishing its truth. The case is here regarded as one of the most curious ever known. Not a few oouncil chambers, like Noah's Ark (says the Napier Herald) contain a curious medley of creatures, clean and unclean. Sir Oracles are there, wiser in their own conceit than the seven sages of Greece, and let no dog bark when they open their mouth. Tbe penny wise and pound foolish are there, a com* pound of miser and spendthrift, straining at gnats and swallowing camels, and never able to make make both ends meet. Blockheads and babblers are there, dull of brain and glib of tongue, -worthy of being decorated with distinguished order of cap and bells. Trimmers and wire pullers are there, winking at abuses, throwing sobs to Cerberu?, and forming the chief hope of useless officials, needy place hunters, and cringing sycophants. And, fortunately, there also are honor* able, intelligent, capable men, anxious to justify the confidence reposed in them, to keep, their fingers clean from tbe faint of corruption, To spoil the game of un« principled schemers, and to show, as far as in them lies, a fair day's work for a fair day's pay. The County of Ashburton, in Canters bury, with a population of 6,123, has the enormous sum of £55,000 lying to its credit, and draws substantial interest at the bank. The amount contributed by its inhabitants during the past year in the shape of rates was merely £28 3s Id, while yet their contribution towards ordi* nary or special works was nil. This £55,000 is surely a splendid inheritance upon which they can live in luxury for an extended period, for, although their expenditure foots up to the very res* peotable sum of £30,579, it is nearly made up by the receipts which in 1879 were as follows t subsidies on rates col« iected, £187; on account of land fund, £18,229; miscellaneous, £4,868; total, £23 263. Throughout the whole province of Canterbury the same state of things obtains, and to a less degree in Otago Also. In 1879 tbe County of Selwyn had a credit balance of £28,000 ; the County of Waitaki, £8,000 ; the County of Vincent, £12,000, and County of Wallace, £4,000. White, the Mercury Bay sculler, who is to complete with Hearn for the chanm pionship of New Zealand, has arrived by the Arawata at Wellington, He brings with him two boats, which been placed in the Star Boating Club's shed. The visitor is a wiry»lQoking half«oaste, about sft Sin high, and looks well, though he has apparently trained himself very fine. Hearn (says the Post) was never in better condition, and he has every confidence of being able to win the race. Ihe out* rigger in wbteh White intends to pull was built by himself, and is 32ft long and o ily weighs 261 b.