Jidon was originally a niomboi' of ibolirm of "George aud Walton," photographers. Already ou his "baby-brow" tho "rouud atop of >overoiguty" was beginning to appear, aud wliou ho got to Christ church ho stepped at ouce into the arena. After that year of office Udon felt lio wauu't appreci ated aud turnod bis back ou Maori land. Hooray! for George, tho evorgroiiri! A now Koyal yacht tlmt is on the stocks seoms likoly to bavo a melan choly birth mid career, Somehow it has got about that sho is unlucky, l'lie Loudon Daily Ghrmikh has it on excellent authority that the Prince of Walos, whou ho inspected her tho other day, subsequently staled that ho hoped sho would not bo finished in his time. There is also very good reason to beliovo that tho Duke of York llutly refused to go to Australia iu her. Aloui.; To iuterview tho Duke of York when lie visits Whakatuki,

,aud gets from H.1i.11, a "full, true and particular account" of the niiitlQr for ibo behoof of readors of tho Daily Times!

Tlio academic omauoipatiou of woman is proceeding by decrees iu British and Amerioau communities; but its progress is somewhat ham pered iu other countries, I obseryo tluit iu Austria the girls Imvo bad some scurvy treatment. A medical professor at the Yionna University absolutely refused to give bis usual lecture one day wlieu, uuder tho now law, a number of young lady students bud takon seats in tbe Iccture-tbroatro; aud tbe uuwelcome girls bad to be comluotod out of his presonco. Iu otlior colleges, iu Austria, the lady studonts were booted audovon hustlod out, and a lout; procession of thorn retired

sobbing! Tho average Uritou isn't bait' so gallant towards Indies as tho Aus trians, but I don't thiuk British

studonts would go to bucli brutal

extremes as tliat. All tho same it ruumius to mo a mystery bow women do get through tbe full course of anatomy. Hither tho profossor must pass a good many points or ho must be gifted with extraordinary nerve. 80 must tho male students, and tbe lady students too, for that matter.
