MISCELLANEOUS

Inangahua Times, Volume X, Issue 1616, 21 October 1885, Page 2

MISCELLANEOUS

Precocious children are seldom • blessing ; an educated child at twahrt j&f* is a ouUmitjrat lvst.

r;., •* q, la i-PRortinsj to every means ' :,..,- cj.n nond to promote the. . „,,,•!,'. of steel within her | Vr .•, M nv.-k.iM"«Wplo!>-n «' of ?»,„ 1 . i.-| »n»-it importations in tins conn rv >»t»-.vt,in« attention. Compirinjr ; ,i >r,i-ts of the seven months ended I■■ 31, we see that in 1875 foreign • -..s snnnliod ns with live animals * -i nt, €3,916.082; in 18*3. with ■ IV ,U valued at £6.562.848. Since however, these imnort? hfivo • -lined to a value in 1885 of 5.1.503. <} > ) Instead of being a comparatively | V-onlinate facto*- innnrsn»>!\- | ■\ni-i»a> food, the dead meat impnrta m-»i !»:v* •Town into th- "•> • ■> ! ;!- it»m. Thus, the nHvfi!-- • • m"!it in the sev-n ■t' l ''< ! " a v ;l !,,e of only ..;• .st £3,010.932 va!n» "f -" ''" » , v this the live w:\a !•> ■■!• l ' 1\ to 1. In 1883 'uev-Vue o f the ftvah m-at imnnrt-d in the aeven months was £2.045.639. and of ♦hlive fluimals £6,562,848, the Uveheing tn the .lead as about 2£ to 1 ; and in ISS3 the f'-esh meat, vas vi 'i" < ;' f '¥.843,501. n*iin*t J65..7WW tV'iv- b»i!i" to the dead as ahont lj to 1. Tr , V m i- X.lid«K .lid« tho salted 'i.-tt, we s■S.r in rpvpu months of 1975 we siieM S-ni6.9i2 in live animiK and r. I'rvlS7 in dead meat; iv I R B3. ?'» "• / 5 < 3.^48 in live aniiirils, i»K? tO j •Hi 294 in dead moat ; sv-d 5" r ' ! a v^n- months of thr p-n«*-'*- "^" €5.503,620 in live anl-n's, '"'' -' 85W6 in dead meat.— Anglo Xcw j ZfiUnder. j Th-- CanteHnry Industrial \^-h fioji, in r"plyi')2 to t'le Btn:-^V-;v,«.. l ; on their action »•>• T): V"-i - (I»^ rol-itiv- to th" I !•' I : Colo::ial Exhilii'io'i, •• -■ ; '■• ■ ' what, they consi l"v th- p' v >- : " °; - | vwardin^ t.he N-w Zv."^"l /•■;>'■' H\\^y say : ' fn view nf th" li:ii't?d space at. his dhpou! i-) the R\liii.i»i.»-i | ImiMiM«j, we hav-j thfl fur her gron.d of objpction to tin* co>n n ; ssioner's program ne on the *nave nf the lar^e j amount, of space which woaM he j vqiiredfor his pi'ojef't»d Mivi iivs.-v., j •enc-im^ni -nt, wax fishes of M.-iocis, ! fer-iery, Ac, if placed a«* he urovrHl ; for them in the bnildmg T!ie vi .v ; we have ventured to adw-ite- i^, th v : th« New Zealand co ir.ni^ionMr sho-il 1 j first nuke provision in his oro?v"VTnn« for all those things which will show t« the inqairin? world of visitors the j " df»v«lo »m-nt and progve^' of i'y-i \ (\,l Olly _that is, her wealth hs sliowu 1 in her natural and cultivated p-M:i"ts i and the prodtvrtious of her Industrie* ; and when that has heen first sitis factorily done, then add Oi. to them and fill tip the surroundings, and adorn to the fullest extent with those treasures of nature and art which will bft at command, to convert the industrial courts into pleasant places, charming and attractive to the casual visitor and pleasure-seeker. We are \ convinced that a Colonial court, whose . pnncipal features shall consist of a ; Maori house, \n encampment, with ; wax figures of savages, a full display of past and present Maori life, disi.ihv ■ waterfalls and ferneies added, plus a ; museum of curios, althou.-h it miy j prove a source of attrao ion to a cla<^ ■ of lonngers and sidit^-'-rs. ml , 4 furnish paragraphs f o - iiew^iviprvs. will fail in producing tlia 1 'il-'-i:'--result without which the ExhibituM will not >»c asnccess." The country distri- ts ;f Vi ■> -.>• : ■> ' eommencin? to regard t!, . 5 : ..-n{y of the capital with so n- jn -.isy. The. Billnrat Courier lear >r " ('n, M-anjje-m-ntsare bein? crmplet.-V. i'\ Htllarat for the or^-inisatio!. -,:' ; jiiti.-al country party, its principal objects being to ur#» a strong opposition to rh~ nei-ii-ions syHb-ni of ce!tti > alisa(i"»n of t>nl>lic expenditure in and around tile.' metropolis to t))e dptiiment of ("vmviv in-j'.ii.iiLtw^o, .viii.L it is f'lt, :■? | j ■,)(M i f'!tspu t> »i ii^ivmi'isr cxtPiH ; tm;l >■.)■«> > U'-^'i* ipo i th" elec«-or» thrr);li;h» ; -»Ht Mioc't'jtitry tlie n'-.-s^ity of liei-i-j | ••epres-'ntiid in P-irliamrtut by local i Yesident.*. Committoes are nuw in j process of formation." ! S-'inethi:n{ like a run on t!ie. F :-:l"i-!l TYink took place in Svlm-y ii <■■•■■ first ffw days of th- pres.-iit •ii'-i>» | i It whs found that th" J^'.vi ' ♦'->- payment in gold at the Iw.ik !i;i>l '••«. < f j ii m'fli •,'>■►• it'i* for the woel< .ridiit-,' Mi;- ; 3d \n?t. thHii d:iriiii( any other i:i the , ixink's history, and it »v. ::•?•■' ■•r-d ] ailvi-;ible to BRcnr f a»!i th" ■•■'■> i*- ■'■ ■'!■• ' n.iurreu'.'O, wh»-n it w«s ].)>■■■■■.*. ' ' tci; irrim wns *p:it, a f^w } -*y? ! >- ' ;•' ; , h „V.n>^.- ii M-" 'T ■• ' ■ ■ ! , „..., „.. :, -•■ ' -.-v ivfl- -!■ - -.ci >:•.••-. -t ir r:; ■ • ■ ■ ■• ' ! -' '■" • j AM d-i,,.» is ; » '■ i- ii-« ■■« '■-•■■ "»■ -t ■ jmm«di-i.t»'ly. an 1 e*ery other ».os->ii»le. proof v^s iriven of the Rta' iHtv f illinstitution, bit notwiths* i^ ; r'iit.lv- wer- fnrtl.fv wiUid a-v iN. ■? ■•» ■ , Of the depositors ineiviy f;|! ' J' iiiformar.ion, and wei- suti-sfi 1 -vth an ♦*»plnnfl»-ion as to i:iof the »*>■**, when their demands w-re prompiy m-:t in j<o ! d. To allay any uneasiness, the doo-s were kopt open 10-i? at'^r the usual bank hours to *ive dep-qlf -vs the fullest orpirt.'iMi'y '-f »>iciuii-.».-..-; their accou.iU A tel^HU" > 8 >*■ ceived from the general rnvnajrciofthe bank in Melbourne, gtaf-iiMj tlm*. ro doubt is eiitertained in Melbourne as to the bank's position, and there is gold available to meet al! requirement^. The tilesrrain further stated that t.li" bank balanced "n 'h<> 30t,h S^pitm'iei, «md will pay a dividend nt. the rate <>i 8 per ecu. per annum, place £10.000 | to the reserve fund —making it £20, i 000— and carry foi w.ird .ear!) £2 000 | to the next half year, he:,ide« unking i provision for any doubtful dt^tr. ' From a telegram in the Holi-m i Mercury of the Bth, ; wo lo?u ■: •wu\X j Samuel Tro'tnian, a cf.injio -i f or tr tin- j Victorian Government printm j <>\h ■■>■ appeared at the M Jboytue City Cuuit

for criminal libel, in having sent a telegram to a friend at Sydney, statins; j that the Federal Bank was broks, and advising him to draw out his money. Th«> telegram was shown to the manager of the Wank at Sydney, and hence the proceedings. The Illustrated London New«, which senortilly a mildly-written paper, is nnved to wrath by what, it has heard of a movement in New Zealand in the ilrcotion of what it calls " aggressive MlnlfiMthropy" This was tli^ ensf of t! .- proposed legislation against the r ni)!>vuient of barmaids. Says the niitM- in question : " Perhap- the most xtr ordinary development as yet ■iHained by belligerent philanthropy is ivported from New Zealand, in rhe shape of a crusade against barmaids. At the antipodes, as elsewhere, it is found that the ministrations o? pretty young damsels have a tendency to attract wit'.nn the limits of the publichouse young men who would, unquestionably, l»e better outside. Hence a movement, under the jinspic.es of several bodies, for whose philanthropy the reporter vouches, to replace all the Hclie.s by (raimuides, and compel the young men to tope for toping's sake, without excuse of a flirtation. The Legislature has actually been peti tinned, and grave statesmen, expert in weighing votes, have professed themselves not undisposed in principle to t:< •■• vn.clalous nor of tyranny. The ii : o;>l«'iit is well worth attention, as ex unhfying the slender respect of iViio.-r.itic communities for per-v)-i.il liberty, as well as to what lpiig'.hs, witli what utter contempt of fre-.lom of contract and natural right, aggressive philanthropy is ready to go in pursuance of its impracticable en oipiizo of waking people virtuous by «.et':if Parliament. The one redeeming f-itfure is the delightful little bit of feminine jealousy which, even more than temperance, zeal, saems to be at the bottom of it." As showing what, has been done by si-ienrifiij working for mining in Califirnia a contemporary says :— " The condition of the gold mining industry in California appears to be a very ii-althy one, for although the enorm vis 'iNniial yii'H, ranging from £10, 000.000 to £13.000,00 » in 1850-5 has dvniiiishedto £3,000.000 and £t,500, 000 in t!ie past four years, the increased facilities for working render it possible to handle at a profit rock not c-mtaining more than 12V worth of mi fix- ton ; while in the earlier Jays 20 -dollar (SOsi rock was i.nt considered worth removal." An important discovery i> sai-1 to i have been marie at Mouriiiiyan Har- | boiii-, Queensland, by .a man injme.l ! Dun wood a diver, who has been engaged blasting rock. He took apiece of the stone go Townsville, where it was assayed and found to contain gold j at the rate of 7oz to the ton. It is believed that a ivf ■■•\isfs across the nrvith of the harbour. People comp'ai'i tin" '■'■. • :iericans invent (r-iivi :■■'<•■ ; 'lime paper), mill tli^-ro is snm-- ? • - s i r l • ii: the itss-erton. though no!, so mu'.'ii as is generally suppose I. IVit the Ami 'l-i^.-ans j •are so wry lucky. Here is a pice-" of , sh-er luck. The o-vnor of n sfaH at ! t'io Inventories, a Mr D^wive, dis i c.'i.crc-.l by the purest acci !v ; ; ' tluit t.ii« : 1 !!•.>' of encalyptus leaves 'vimh'- fli;'; ■ :iar liest boiler-scale withoai in aiy^av i injuring the metal Therw was no i-ivention about it.' It was an accidental discovery, and nothing more. He was aMe, nevertheless, to patent it as an "invention," and now he is in a fair way of making a»'d immense for tme out of it, partly in this country and partly in America. A 5 boiler scale causes the loss of millions auually to employers of power, the money v.-t'u-'of '.he happy liu!e accident may b? i m i gined.