A clever Washington woman lias hit upon a scheme for finding out how long her husband keeps the letters she asks him to mail in his pocket. She slips a postal addressed to herself into the collection and alter waiting a remarkable length ol time demurely asks her husband if he had’nt beiter go out and post the letters she gave him. In London no fewer than one hundred and eighty-eight thousand people live tour and more to the room, and of these throe thousand arc packed to the extent of right or more to the room.
SHIPPING.
Port of Collingwood. Hion Water Tide Table. October, 1896.
ARRIVALS

Sept. 28 —Barkly, from Nelson. 29—Barkly, from Nelson. DEPARTURES. Sept. 25 —Barkly, for Nelson. 28 —Barkly, for Nelson. 28— Oamelia, for Nelson. 29 — Barkly, for Nelson. Passenger List. Friday—Outward : Messrs Jamieson* Adams, G. It. Allan, M. M. Ellis, Coull, and F. Richardson. Monday —inward: Messrs Hursthouse, Watson, Jamieson, White, 2 others. Monday— Oulward; Messrs k Whyte and Captain Young. j Tuesday —Outward: Mosers Cochrane and Coote.
