ALL ROUND THE WORLD.

Manawatu Times, Volume V, Issue 150, 27 July 1881, Page 3

ALL ROUND THE WORLD.

*tteift£ B — Th« spectators *Mh« Melbourne Theatre Koyal were proyidtdw f th aa unlooked T for iensS tZM**^ otthl fix^act attention was directed to the drete circle by .the action ofa female, who » OTddenl 7 . M£l nlted twoyoungwemen wPo i ?reresitting;iM m adioiningbox, m the i company of an mtnfnmg irptrepreneur ensla ugnt was go sudden and determined tnatißhe inflicted considerable damage on pne^pf her Tictims before she could be reamed. . Jealousy^ wag fie apparent | ferciWe inaaner the i»discr««t gallantry i Jf her ipouse, who was actißg Escort on uS T**iZ U K Allth9 T**#" concerned %ZHS **Wr Md * he performance proceeded m peace. • The Earl of V ? m ?*§ ? f°u ai^ d »* the Fifth A| enue Hptel,|a^ a gfropg liki.g for "~&Wt*'**-- W W y^nger days work^ for seme tin,. IBi B a Urge engipeering est».bhshintnt J* Manchester?: The f London fVoria' says tlf at he used to tell ttem with gpme pride that, although he lived a mile ynd a half from tpwi;' he always, walked to his work, ready to begin at six p'clock summer and winjter-'and never a day was lb;st. He was a pa/entee jbf severaj inventions, including- an improvement on the tap^-loom, for which he Jfceivfd £dso, but he always gaid had he

been a busineis man he should have made a fortune by it, as it has been so generally adopted, and such an immense saving has been obtained by its use. Among his other inventions were a gravitating compass, a road locomotive, with carriage (m which he, along with the countess, travelled on one oceasioa from Inverness to B»rro ? ill Castle at the rate of some sixteen miles an hour on the level road, creating quite a sensation) ; a machine for washing railway carriages, etc, Habjo to Kii-i.— »A negress agei 100 years fecemtly died suddenly, to all appearance, m Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, but ia the midst of preparations for her burial she revived again, and seemed «■ well as ever. The circumstance created a frenzy of excitement all the negroes of the district, who firmly believe that the old woman was re.aly dead and had come to life again and that she can, m consequence, cure the lame., sick and blind, aad perform all kinds of miracles. LEGAf, Pbojwjcitt.— One of the bills of indictments presented at the last session of the Inyercargill Supreme Court contained no few than four counts, or three alternative charges arising out of main one— that of forgery and uttering a cheque. The accused an intelligent-look-ing fellow,. listened attentively, a look of surprise spread over his face, and on being called to plead, he replied, " Why, I forged only one cheque." The learned Judge explained to him that he was not charged with anything more, and so the prisoner pleaded guilty, though he seemed only half-satisfied with the position, evidently not understanding how four charges could arise out of one offence. Odour of Human Haib.— ln Le Progress Medicate M. Gallippe calls attention to tbe medico-legal value of the odour of human hair. He averts that from the simple smell of a lock of hair he can tell whether the lock hasr been cut from the kf ing subject, or whether it has been composed of hair that has fallen out. H- rdres3ers have m some cafta n acquired this art that it is said never to failthein. Hdir which has fallen out has a d> 1 appearance, attributable to disea-s, aad not easily made up ; it has no • cu'iar smell.-f The hair of the Chinese has a characteristic odour of musk, which is so persistent that it cannot be concealed by cosmetics, for it cannot be destroyed even by. watering w i th potash j. their hair has also -a reddish tinge and is polyhedral m section. The hair of hysterical and distinguishing odour, which, is mos: percept ible at an approaching' crisis. Certain hair is electrical, the electricity being developed more readily af.er rubbing, _ " Symbolical Misdembaitoe."— Two Russian ladies, named Mesdames Frieber and Wassilieff, once fast friends, early m the summer of last year, quarrelled and vowed mutual enmity, thenceforth and for ever. Madame Frieber on the Russian nrst of January, forwarded to Madame Wassilieff a fall-sized coffin, covered with * black velvet pill, and containing a winding-sheet, as a New Year's gift, symbolically significant that the lady m question had cumbered this earth long •enough, and would do well to quit it for some other sphere, Madame Wassilieff annoyed by so plain a hint, returned the coffin to its sender, and brought an action against her m the district court. The judges considered the offence was sufficient to deserve three months' imprisonment. Were "sjrmbolieal.misdemeanor" a dereliction punishable by English law, it would go hard with many of those geni al humorists who celebrate Valentine's day by sending coarse and offensive pictures to their acquaintances, could the authorship of «mc-. practical jokes be brought home to them, or such offenders as the author of the marriage hoax, who was good enough to make use of our columns the other day to carry out his -little joke. . : Mabbieb bt Mistake.— A Michigan telegram says :— A few evenings tince, at a party, the yonng people thought to enen TM, OC0 « 8io11 b 7 * mock marriage, Mj ?\f in if Symon *«. o£ Madison Wis. and Mr. Philip Btarke of Montreal, volunteered to play the part of bride and groom. The marriage was carried out m detail, the ceremony been performed byevery Frank Preston from the "Justice's Guide," the young people makin* appropriated response^ and even the marriage certificate was made out and Mguedm legal form. This was considered a very funny affair by all present ; but next day « began to ; look serious for Mr. Stake and MisSymonds, who had no intention of becoming man and wife, but learned that under the.lawg of. Michigan they 'were as surely married as if the ceremony had "been preformed by a minister or a justice. They consulted lawyers and were informed ! that the only remedy would be to begin proceedings for divorce.,, Towg Starke, becoming thorougly alarmed, left for hit home m Canada, and Mist Symonds, parents sent f«r her-to return to Madison. The affair 11 causing much gossip, It appears the you»g lady wis engaged soon to be married to another young huhu To do so legally it will b« necessary to have tg mock m»r riage annulled. ; N«w Atlantic Steam Company,--' TheprospeclHß has been issued," we learn •from the Times, "of the Atlantic Extras Steam Nai igation Company, a much larger enterprise than most of those new companit* which kave lately been brought before the public. The capital is announced to be £2,500,000, of which the first. isfue now made is £1,700,000, m 85,000 .hares of £20 each, to be called up m the courieof the aext 18 monthi, The objects of the company is statedto be to established ;a line of! 'express' steamers between New tork and Milford 1 Haven, specially to carry first-class passengers «"* J.igbt and perishable cargo, such as tresh meat, the calculation being that ™t laying of time between London and ■New fork, at compared with existing routes, wjll be about two day*. The S £ ei ? e Wen»« an interesting p^e itself thf 1 jdja of making use pf&ilford Haven as the port of arrival and departure between th» country and America having often been mooted; but we need hardly point out that Jhe venture fe not one for qmetjnvastoi* to toaster, though people with surplus money who can give time for theitu.dy.of such matters may properly look into it and judge for themselves. It wou|d seem from this issue and one or two fitter signs that larger demands for ne* capital are about to be raadjßJ»nthe public than we have lately had, JWnfsjderable as these demands have b,een."! :.•".". •A-USJrBALIA^ AppLES IN ENGLAND.— We note that a cphsignmeijt of Australian apples was offered for sale at Manchester on April 26. As the highest pr£c» gjb^

tamed was only 10s 6d per case, and as the cost of cainV;e came to 15s a case, the importation was far f.om being remunerative, but, because this consignment went off j bi'dly, that is no reason for infer; "ng, as the Manchester GuarIrian does, that the trade is not gomg to be a success. There are many points m connection with this importation which wiU not be lost si;'ht of m future, profiling by past cxperieir ;, we believe that a sound acui profitable trade m this direction Will be fiuilt up at nod's-ot date. — European Mail. IWr-SIRETOHKR IN ORDINARY. — An old gentleman is Jiving at Baden who filled for many years the office of bootstretcher to the father of the present Emperor of Austria. His duty consisted m weai'ng his "oyal master's new boots before they were adopted by the owner, The man certainly merits his well-earned pension tar more than most courtiers. There are not a few people who would readily run tbe risks that attend modern princes from revolutionary conspiracies if only they could enjoy the luxury of possessing a boot-stretcher m ordinary. TueKellvY [squirt. — Ib bis evidence ' before Victoriau Poiicc Board, Senior constable Johnston, who set fire to Mrs. Jones', pronounced on one or two points. Shortly after the murders of the unfortuuate policemen a search party was sent out, of which Johnston was a member. They came upon tracks near the Warby Ranges which ran into a thick shrub, and the pursuit vras then abandoned. According to Johaston these tracks should have been followed ; and the men pxpressed their readiness to do so, but the officers refused to allow ti. em. Johnston felt certain at the time that the tracks were those of the outlaws, and he was afterwards confirmed m this opinion by Ned Kelly himself at Beechvrorth. The police were not then more than fortyeight hours behind the outlaws, aud if the tracks had been followed they probably would have been captured wui;in a few days of the police murders. With regard to tht; Glenrowan affair, it was stated that the police desired to rush the place, but were prevented; and Johnston proposed burning it instead of waiting for the cannon, which he was informed was on the road. Too Thin. — The London correspondent of the New York World, m telliug the story of the gunpowder find beneath the Mansion House, London, hints that it was "a job" of the London police. He says ;— " The story, as told by th« police authorities, is doubtless true as far as it goes, but the im-ires/sm among those who know something of the inner workings of the force, is that the police themselves ' put up the job.' The public is nervous, aad these frequent discoveries of mysterious powder packages lead to a demand for extra detectives, who are drafted out of the regular force. It is much pJeasanter to walk about m plain clothes wi'h extra pay than to trudge m uniform on a monotonous beat. Moreover, the finders or these •' infernal machines " are always handsomely rewarded out of the gratuity fund, and marked for early promotion." Just so ! We know on good authority that when constabulary duty's to be done a policeman's lot is not a happy one ; bat we have yet to learn that a detective's is any better. Here's another chance for Mr. W. S. Gilbert. Tarantara ! tarantara !