MISCELLANEOUS.

Inangahua Times, Volume II, Issue II, 9 November 1881, Page 2

MISCELLANEOUS.

+ Drunkards, beware! Under the Licensing Act which came into operation on the l9t of Octobpr, me* briates can no longer be discharged with a caution ; but when the offence is proved or admitted, a fine of five Bhilliuga must be inflicted. Formerly there was considerable doubt a* to whether any of the Refutes of Npw Zealand authorised the arrest of persons on the score of* drunkenness even though' they might be lying helpless in •be streets. This absurd safe of Uiings no longer exists, and those who are ' overtakes with drink ' can be legally accommodated with free quarters in the logs.' The Queen has been graciously pleased to confer the decoration of the Albert M*>dal of the first class (for gallantry in saving life) unon Daviit Lawson, M, D , of Huddersfield under the following circumstances: — On November 18tb, 1880, Dr Lawson was called to attend the child of Police constable Higgin bottom of Huddersfield »vho was suffering from laryngic diphtheria- He performed the operation of tracheotomy, but Buffo<»ative attacks supervened, and on visitiug the child next morning he he found it in a slate, and brea bing on^y with great difficulty. Seeing that the only chance of saving the child's life Jay in sucking the tube him he at imminent risk clear to self, applied bis lips to the tube, arid sucked out the acrumula ed mucous, thereby affording immediate relief to the patient. Throughout the day lie continued, by mean* of a pipette to suck out the mucous from the troche, Notwithstanding his heroic efforts; the child died on the third day after the operation, Dr Lawson'a heroism wa? rewarded with a severe attack of diphtheria, with which he was seized in a few days Other dangerous illnessrs intervened, compelling him to abandon his pro* fession and retire from a lucrative partnership, At four o'clock on the morning of July 26th ths work of changing the gauge of the Chicago, St, Loui--, and New Orleans Railroad (Great J.ickaon Route) from sft to the standard g..uge of 4ft Bin was commenced. The entire line, from New Orleans to Cairo a distance of 1530 miles exclusive of sidings together with the Kosciuko branch of 21 miles was completed and trains running in all directions at 3 p.ra , the same day, To complete this task, a force of over 3000 men were employed. It is estimated that Hue actual cost of the work was about 300, 000 dols. It is stated in a letter from the Gold Coast that O^assoo, Prince of Gnm ;n committed suicide at Elmina Castle on June 16th by jumping ov*-t the fort wall, It was for the surrender of this Prince that King Mensah, of I Asbantee. threatened to invade the colony. Here is a tip. For the approaching general election the virtuous elector's ; political code may be stated somewhat as follows:— I. Go in yourself, t/^OM can. 2. If you can't go in yourself, then send in your relative, your neighbour, your patron, or your personal chum. 3, If you can't do eilber, then ascertain what your political principles ! are, and vote for the good of the | country. Whether avowed or not, i this is the code b? which the elections will be deeded. It is stated by an influential journal that in New South Wales there has been a steady decline in the imporis from the United States. This tendency is the same in all the colonies, and is doubtless explained by ; the inflation, which, by depriving Americans of the power to compete, drives her manufactures off to foreign markets just as it annihilates her mercantile marine. An American paper says the Cz-ir j of Russia agreed to give Eider, the building of bis turtle-shapped yacht Livadia, a bonus of £10,000 for every knot over fifteen that Bhe should make on trial. * Now on tbe trial trip folder's own men were on board and drove the engine to its utmost limit. The fires roared back in the furnace, sparks flew and all the Russians ran away. Elder's men hung on and scut her down the Clyde like a railway train. Seventeen and a half kuots, and £25,000 extra for Elder.' ]

The cats which Messrs. Beetham have succeeded in accumulating on their station do not appear to h* altoeet'ier an unmixed blessing. Says * i , o Wairarai>a Daily :— ' The 700 odd pussies at Bratiee* peth are under a delusion that their mission there is not two hunfc rabbits, but to purr rouud the domestic hearth. The

f eonsrqa'r.ce is thit wlwn a window is I l» ft of-en in the house a string of oat«, I s.-vera!s c!-ai:is in length, pistes Ihrot'^'i j the oriSc and takes c'pir^e of lh? dwv!* S iintj with aiinost as rmu-h detcriniuatir.n as J^isl.'op Ha! !o's raf.-;.' Lite reports fromt Te. Arolia sUoe tlia' things are dcci ie'ly improving. Anew reef has been discovered on the ridg^ of si mountain running in n norllwrly df-c tion and not iar froiu tli« Gr>t pro«pr' if^;'s claim. !he correspondent or* the U*;ikato Times reports tint the reef is an enormous one, and £old is to seen on nearly efery jvirt of it. It is expectciJ to yield 50 >zs to the ton. It it stilted tat all the il.isnt's of the j>reat churches in St. lVd isbtirc M< S'.'ow, and the other |yr^« % fines j"t Uussiri, arc pl»i!cJ wish : 'l ncorly v quarter of an inch t'uick. Tlie new Chur<h of the Saviour dedicated and opened at Moscow in August, ISSO, represents a value of £3.000.000. The Ke formed ( Patch) Olmrch lim«. i*appears from official reports, 5 7 c!-.nie!ics 553 ministers, 43 657 fnraalies. S') 572 communiennts, and 30.409 «ori»!l» > i|)!iz"d commar.ieaMts. Dunn;? ISSI 2"30 w -»rr received on confession, »md Jf)j7 by certificate. Th* total amount of eon tributions was 258.171. Mr Justice WiHimis is not a !>«•■? actor, snys the Syduy Bulletin. Tl.e way in which he handed over the letter, written by the cirl Lewis, to the interesting rrea ire rom Queenslaod who had cut her throat. wou!d hare done credit to the Indies man of Bny company but the learned judue is as paradoxical as a ' Private.' lor, aiter saying that he considered olfences 'iga'nst the person were more sprious rlinn offences a^ninst property, he proceeded to sentence this gentleman throat-cutter to 2 years' imprisonment — having previously »ivcu the men wiio s'oie the Ferret eight years. There whs some pluck and daring — nn! to say brains — in the latter crime ; there was nothing lut half drunken, all-cow-ardly, ferocity in the former. Bat then brains are never Hppreciated at their proper value- and thront-cnttinji is. When in passing a country villa the only thing out of order is the front gate, it is evident thsre is a marriageable daughter in the house.