AnvEKTwiNd Ovekdonk, — The Melbourne correspondent of the "Tasmanian Mail," a weekly newspaper lately established in Hobart Town, tells the following good story :—": — " Tt is paid that Mosoa and Son laid the foundation of their fortunes by freely advertising, but I don't think they over compromised themselves by any indis criminate application of capital to so laud able an object. I received by the last mail some pamphlets, and amongst them one from the London Co-operative Society, which professes to send everything people can want ever so much cheaper than they could be obtained in tha coin"-. The pro jectors, however, overlook one little objec tion to their success hero. We aro too well protected. There was nothing particu larly compromising in that, but there was another advertiser not so caroful. I presume that you aro aware our gaol has long been known as 'Wintlo's Hotel.' The present head of tho establishment is quick to see a good joke, oven in an advertisement. I met Mr Castic.au yesterday, and ho told me that among his receipts by the mail was a price list fiom a firm of pianoforte manufacturers, and within it a circular conveying, under the circumstances, the following singular inti mation : — 'Your house is long and favour ably known to the senior partner of our firm.' I think this is t'j'j good to bo lost."

Going to the Ofek\.— Tho "Auckland Star" has a capital story, if truo, about the latest outbreak of servant-galism ; — The lady who had to endure it has only been in Now Zealand a few months, and innocently asked a friend afterwards whether her ser vant was a fair sample of colonial girls gene rally. The story as told to the " Star" is as follows : — A lady in Parnoll has for her cook a lively young damsel of somo twenty sum mers, whoso form, far from exhibiting any of the obesity generally connected with auch duties, still retains .the shapely proportions ,

Amateur Athletic Club. — A well at tended meeting took place at the Royal Hotel on Saturday night, to initiate tho formation of an Athletic and Gymnastic Club for. 