MISCELLANEOUS.

Inangahua Times, Volume X, Issue 1575, 17 July 1885, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS.

The Hon. Mr Oliver is now in Lon« don, having arrived in the beginning of May. He had stopped at Colombo, in Ceylon, where he was very cordially received and entertained by his Excellency Sir Arthur Gordon, notwithstanding that Mr Oliver's Ministry and his Excellency had not the most cordial relations during their political connection in New Zealand. After visiting various parts of Ceylon, Mv Oliver crossed over to the southern coast i)l the Peninsula, and travelled through a considerable area of country, visiting the ancient and curious temples and the other wonders of that strange land. He had intended making his way by land all the way to Calcutta, but found that travelling there was attended with such difficulties that it was very inadvisable to carry out his intentions. Having gon-3 as f*r as Madras he took steamer there for Calcutta, from which he travelled up as far as the Northern part of India to the foot of the Himalayas. Visiting *'l th« principal cities of India and place* of historic note, he mad* his ■w*y overland to Bombay, where he joined the steamer for England. Since his arrival Mr Oliver* has had the honour »f Mug elected a member of the Athenwain Club. He is staying at the Reform Clnb, and I understand that very eonHiderable pressure lias been put on him to indnc* him to I stand for one of the now constituencies* in the approaching election of members of Parliament. Just now, with the lively interest universally felt in tke Colonies, a colonist has a rare chance of entering the Imperial Pa.-liaraent, and it cannot be questioned that it would be of the highest, advantage to th« Colonies if in the present position of affairs, *nd the prospect that Colonial questions are likely to assume a prominent place in the discussions of the Imperial Parliament, if Colonists *A political standing and experience could be induced to come forward for election. Two other Australian colonists are at present before the electors, V>oth in the Conservative interest, and with good chances of success — Sir Samuel Wilson, from Victoria, who stands for Buckinghamshire, and Mr J. Henniker Heaton, one of the proprie, ors of the Sydney Town and Country Journal, who is in the field for Canterbury. It is something to the credit of New Zealand politics that your principle of single seat constituencies has been accepted by the Imperial Parliament in the electoral arrangements. In the Brirtol connty court, rseenfcly a money-lender Clements sued a batcher named Ford, residing in Ciiedar, for £2«), due on a promissory note, and it transpired that the rate of interest charged was 130 percent Judge Metcalfe held that as the promissorynote was ft written contract he was bound to give judgment for the plaintiff but marked his sense of the transaction W ordering payment at the rate of 6d. per month. It was calculated lhat 40 years would elapse before the plaintiff would be reimbursed the amount h# bad to pay for court fees; Flies awd Bfos. — Beetles, insects, roachen, ants, bedbugs, rats, mice, gophers, jack-ra bits, cleared out by " Rough on Rats." The New Zealand Drug Co., Sydney, General Agents. TOWLITS PESNYROYAi ANE STEEL PILLS FOR FE*iAL,ES quickh correct all irregularities, and relieve thi distressing symptoms so prevalent with the sex. Boxes Is l*d., *" d 2 »- 6 i« % al Chemists. Prepared only by E l Towle, Chemist, Nottingham; England Wholesale of all the Whokwale Houses Beware «f T«*U<rfi<*n*

1 8., with variously devised names in which thp word " Hop" or •• Hops" wore used in a way to induce people to Mievp th«?y were the same as Hop Bitters. All such pretended remedies or en re*, no matter what the style or name is, ai]«l especially those wi h the \vr>/ 1 " Hop " or 4# Hops " in their name >r i'j any way connected with them or 'heir nanv, are imitations or countere pH<*. Beware of them. Touch none of them.