ALL ROUND THE WORLD.

Manawatu Times, Volume V, Issue 158, 7 September 1881, Page 2

ALL ROUND THE WORLD.

ScoßiNGte-r-lW London Daily News, of July -15; says:— -Some further particukvss have come to hand regarding M rv "W. N.j R6e> seusational score o? 415, not out, »jj< 'airibridge. The-inatch being restricted to two ciaySj, was concluded oa Wednesday.-' Mr. Roe went m at 4.40 {>.ni on' -dnfl played till 6.30. OnWednVsdJy lift -went m again at 2.40: p.m., and, with tcu -minutes* interval, ' \played til 6 30. He was therefor* only "baiting for five-and-a-half heurs, and -eeoretl-airj lie pston Jisbingi^Jia^fer.of^nejarly eighty tu .}b an houc. Mr. f£oe fiit ont six^ six 'fives, sTxteea-^Mirs, fortyeight tb f i-^7 "fifty-^wo^PFo^^and^Biiry-Sereo (jingles. Another Long innings jic renoited— S£l by Mr. W.F.Forbes, th/old Etonians . This' gentleman and Xord Tbrowley. playing at Huntingdon, scored 404" for the r first wicket. Mr. F.E.R. Fryer; :wKokm><ide;l §3 at; Prince's on Wednesday, scoced_.L2S at Xorcfs yesterday* and. it ie .worthy of note that yesterday* plpy-at Lftfd's^Norfb'^ SouthFaßa tht Oval CSufRSJK Vi M.Ctyl resulted m th« aggregate scdie-of r ßsO.runs for; on]y 25 wickets. ;. • ■ . ' ' Thb Old, Old jStoet. — "vFrpm f tim« immWma' i?li'' sayiM he tyemih, .Adverti3¥ «€r(Yicfor^), ."^yamen and "winV* oav» ; b ? l en oP v^H^; i |purces;Vof/^uble'T i Jealdnsy.ovefsome'intetegfin^' d*ugfit^ of T!ve~ Wif tTTrcause^ias^Week.ftJwhen' an Italian "aS f » ieaTlo'v' >K)thi aspiijauts fop the'bghd;.of . itheir;qa^ejp;y.oang . wotna-^ agreed to have ; their differfneei 'obi m a paddock betweeai^i-esmckla'n.a 1 Broomafield, v Jigie«abJy to arrangemeut they ,roet, when the; sailor demanded that the ' ene.diinter should bevfongty mj John Butt style, with. nature's i wp^pons.j JSfe this the othe- nosuively objected^' having brought two kniTes with him- for the oeca>ion, and -threw one- clown for his an« tagdhistto take.up. ;, i^hiß,,it. ) is.said, thft latter .decliued v untii,the Italiaa Vttacked „ him. stab'bing'lrlm^. iii ' iw6 when the" sailor sprang 1 6n j tie Ttaliatij^hd; in >. short time cut a d«ep gash round; the un- \ fovtuDaiiei^felloJgslSte^ldOT^hide, an,* caiise'd him to appeallb? mevoy. — Laj>xj>octojrß. — The American cop. of the Dfago Uaziy~Ti?ne* i« bf ijg jOwerxun with female doctors, bnt I do n^t|know whatiisTtabeconie/Afeilinrgjhe long run* ,Women . d,o. not/ take^ kindly to female medicos," and'up to^tht^resem tinfe! their pMi.tic&.haSiaot beenjwy reputable as a r,ul.e ; ,but as thej "increase iv numbers, •and- begid io dfowcT 'fheabiaU member* of f he ( profei'sf oiL.daubitjessthey will force their way into" ihVstgfiei: branches. I 'ddn'f s r ee/.why]a w^njangh^d^n^ot; mak» a goad, phjsiciau bnt somehow they are riot tevy^iUCcts^ulFtAad^stben at for -remale.Lawyers, may heaven protect ;n» from having any more of thTenf l^There xare ipecim^s;gf J^lady our hay, and I need" hard! v say tney^f e not IggaJ,j[u^{na«s Th^yf,have demonstrated.; however fljat'lhfey^ifegwaY fees as the one "object to keep steadily m, Ww> are airly pittgd^gainst each other m Courts it is great fnnii J ro Jifeitr them quarellinf : aa'f6'AVh^kof!|hemAnpw6 ; inpst of lawy t % /peak ; dispa t ssionlely ; r^i 1 th' ll^ that female laSyers are'«- ftilur*." i'Still they, come ; arid 'ieveral lyojnng ladies are stu«. : dental the.. Hasting^L^y. Coije^e.^ An Ohf> I«ha^xtaht»— The^w&A iu^. .hahijtant" of Auckland now surviving i* d said J toWMr. ■'th^ma^Nieiia,i*ged 8& who hj9 t s r,e>:}ded^heie.for upwards of 45> ' years. "Thei ofd "g^tleman says the > Oy&frvek-j'eciM tieTdayja (when/^ptaia Dplcly kept a -small store on the site of.^.tbe > jpreg^n.^Metropolitai: H,otel" v which sood on Tb'epdge'or'a^cr^e'&, and wa» oulyi.»»pproacfiableby bfliatj. He remembers "when th«"firm^6^ l ßrown held % great sale of "goftftjeoyrp n ( pj^.ha J vjng at „tbat tinie being ; when pork: "2(1 pefllj, and pWaviJes-irsipep'iJsrt, form-i in£ the principal article of diet; whea ,Lbe .only dwellings^ m Auckland were raupo hixts ? from ls."6d to L 2s. l 6dv- pcr /.diem. Wke^ the intelligence- of the battles of the Nile a^d i r.Tj;^felgar f reacbed Dublin, he wat. .o)4 ei^^b^tißTca^^fii acjcbunJ|[ln the- " public'buileVlnst -itb^n^jOo^l,.^ JteHs nwnyamr ,m\pg stories, aboni.tne Liberator, par•icuii»rlvm#en'cotttfiei*^viSiSbe cfeleßratei fish wQmflntrM^f^^M'Cartaeyj.^ The old 'man Bag" only sth'r'e'S' beyond^the premi* wh«f eie; lived! qn atwo. occasions dur* •ing the past ten yearjs, and theirpnly to. reconf bis 1 vote at ? «ratingtelections. 'position' to the Bill, wffichjrecenJlypaßMcfc •the 'House-of Lords, authensing ljhe r constrHCtioii/ of ajdocij, aniquay^walls^qn _the River Thamesyhavin'g-rnpw^ .drawn, --th'ftliiiH;^'LE^jjl^»^ thft•TTon^se^ of f Commons unopposed.^- "propos^tfriewdocfe^will'be-situa^atDag-eahara, in-EsseXvSom^jthree^and v a-balf J SoW^tn'e i river ■•than the present and im mediately^ on theline of the London,. Ti bury/^and SoulheTff^Kaliway. The, water apace 7 6f- the ;doclsiT?ill be 75 acre^ LiTf-extentrwith-a-depth»,f-35-f«et-Jjelow-high wateT of ordinary spring tides. The quays enclosing.the- above water will he, upwardg'or'two and- a-%alf miles m length and the dimensions LgsneraJJr will be suf* ficentto allow of the" largest VesSftls afloat f n»erinffiattd iturpinggtti* the ilock. Forthtconatruction ofit, the .Bill g*y* powerto idcb'rfeJrate^a I *^^*^ with- a shart rcaisita];pf; j£1 ,50,9,500, .with bwowin^ powers --t{i'iihe;e^t^|^oo^O|_ The CHOw^wws^T.s^q«--The ; rumour m PansJiasljecome confirmatory concerning thj&.^^oij^n^red^into by^ the French (Government of disposing or tbe iewels felraiging* to the Crown of France. This., T .decision nas^long beea fatkei^ttat-We^w^tfent m the. .reponLexcites _ Qnr..c^rijotjty_ in_> great degree. The jewels are to be brought te, London far sale? Many reasons, botfc, p&HJic mi ppJilieat ftar^^dM^ determination^ , Sou many sjrange stonej|-, have'b'een^t < a'rio^t vi to^ccUnt for thf a^l*y,iQ I bringi¥g,ih#^eJreKto, the hammer m Paris—; m many suspicions havt. been expressed concerning theix yery «->". ißtcnce,:that^tsh-defemefti/i^e" to sell them abroad? iWh(i is toibe the happy ' auctioneer Lchosetf to submit the regalia of France -to public i epmpetition m London? Debenham -and iStorj^ wha had the sale of the Duke, j^f Brunswick'*, jewels, will nxosfc BWeW'fiaVe the accomplisbmVnioßthe'a'eUcite task. They fay that the sate of4he " B^egenC win hi the inetiTelof the'greateStit^rest i^^ll, the. Aw^ve^^iest^^iw^SfcT^^^^d haying manifilsted their determination to* become possessed of the jewel— ]flr». Mack»|,<it the Bonansn W&i hajiflg

vowed to beusw it on the Tops— Mo;. as j Blanc, of Monaco, hr.7itig p-OTniu. c. to ' bestow it upon her dai'rb.Lsr, ih* P : ««:•.-■- Jtoland Bonaparte. The G-amijjg ani> Lotted r»s Eilt. — The following is- from tuc snorting c •■•!- I Dms of the A&sft J a?a.««/j:- ; — ll Ybc Garni tig and.-Lotteiies Bill has passed both House* of iSiriUnien't; m New .Zcaluad, ami the to'taVsator is legalised m the southVui Colony. I fancy the frauaers of the measure ti&ve gone a little too far iv abolishing sweeps and making betting a p s enal offence. Only 'those of extreme v'levrs ire desirous to see the bookmakers knocked out altogether. The objection here is that there tve too many, of a certain clais. and the totafisatpr wouldundoubtedly thin the ranks df the fraternity to a considerable'degree, and no doubt society would thereby be benefited, but I should be sprryj^jeej^measjire(introduced wEcbT would extinguish the wielderi of the.jQ/etalHc v altqgetuer._ 1 rfancy the bookmakers of Nevr Zealand "have thera- . wives to blame for the Mi ictpess of tiie law recently passed; ? M!kny of them be-' lieved m the maxim that --- He who bets^ana doesii't -pay, May live to bet some-other day. And when they were hard hit they made bracks to more genial climate of New When the to<;alisa(or : is legalised m Victoria and Kew ; South .Walei— as it' most assuredly will ;be When the jisiu* . generation grows up^the 'Welshing, will will be the chief cauie of its introductions" Nevertbelss, thank's to tne.tendern*. <» of >he Legislative Council the metnllicians have escaped alter all. .': A Cufeidus Case;--A London pape: •ays:-^-T6;the minds of young ladies about to marry the weddiug-dress unquestionably present! itself as a consideration of the: utmost importance; and we can well belieVe that the prospect of any shortcoming in the tuzter'kl or make of that essential ; garment is especially.' cal- ; culated to appal the female such dreadful " apprehension , must have inspired \nrh' ''de^erate resolve th'e^ fair /joung^German maiden -who, only a few W days ago was arranged beforerthe JDijsi trict Court of 'Dortmund, for stealing a watch from a you-hfal handicraftsman of that city. The; jtfrsbn 'she Md fibbed proved^* be her own affiaacedlpyer, who, upon 3ifie^yering 'his loi», had forthwith notifidtl 'it to the Dorimund police, without th^fcin^si notion 'tbait:the theft hill been committed by his betrothed " bride.' Due investigation resulted m .the dis-. coveryjD'f the stolen piopeity^at 'a paw"u>broker's snop, -where,, the r .damsel m question had -pledged it jqf a.trifljng sum. When brought- to4^farilie 'avowed her guilt witb^raany.fe^s and sobs, alleging that, unable/to purchase her weddiug dress, and being ashamed to ._ confess her poverty to her future husband, she had purloined his wateU_;withnhe/7o_bject of . realising a susciei(t amount by its hypotDefcsiibh^ to eKuip ; herfc'etf: decently . for "the happiest m f onient J of-'hia' :^fe." It m pleasant to know that" this pi^ous ( confessioh'twi's Verpoiidcd Jv in- a gallanf and magnanimous spirit~by"the desi vdled bridegrbomviwho «pokeitfp r liKe; %:'mW in' court, declajii^.that.v^ tiie. prisoner was and ever would be his only lo^ye, and that he would ' ioSiry her but of hand jf the judge wowld consent to sether at liberty.' Without a minute'% delays the tribunal annulled the arraignment, and 'the generous lover ; 1 : off f bis liberated larcenist m triumph; >"^ '-'''■• - : SIJBSIDtfB<( TO THE m*j>c(ni« of Hartiogtpn recently stated m the Kou?e of Commons that io far as could be Mcettaiued, thVtotal amount of money which bad been paid WthfeAmew Abduvrakman was rathei mofdrthan 39S lakhs. Of the sum, minlrand 'a "fifalf lakhs' ■was money which was found m" the Cabul Trea^ttr-r when the cUv-was occupied m Octbbfcr,; 1879.^In'ajldi^pnj'tfee Ameer's .Govern'o-.atCanda ; hari'ireceiyi% joiar^ sdbsdy of sb,o(i)# rupees a month.. In 1 nglish money this amount represent at nit £300,000, the whole of which was tg f a :■:. yj ■;. -h n ■■ V •: -? . A Housje Butlt oir a Hole. — A remarkable occurrence w.-repprted from Ballarat on the morning of August 16: A ilr. and sMrs.'Schott, who occupy J a phop m pptjeed during the previous evesiftg a' great »iA unusual noise, which bore tome resemblance to thunder^ «Biid;« eemed. tp_ sktke ; the liuilds-: r ing they occupied, Mr. Rchott rose early, b«t fortunately not before daylightrand went to his b»ck yard, tit had scarcely stepnedputsidewhen henoticei a vtst >lac]^>bysß%jthifii ; ilßin of where he stoodr" A ren^VabT^ Buosiden«e hadtakjn place on^gat was »ul»»-; N quenjly. ascertained to- haye been the old ■haft ofthe Biiljsh^tC IVJi^in^cpmp?ny, which hadjbeeii i.-partiaJly-'and ckrelessiyfilledjin.rj&.JSchott had a fortunate escatre, for it appeared that she had been wsking~for come hours on the •pot where |h6jsi^gidence occurred up to ■mtbin a sA^rt ;time >of the occureuce. The tubs, %jlejv&c>^wbich,»}ie hud been wing weyeJeTfo* the spot and were;pre>>expated into* the abyteij. which wa» about f 15»ftor 2i?sftjaee^:;;:£l ;; v. : * The AN*:~Sjcience.has recently * discovered tbaUhe an| dotrnot lay up anyJ?%%r^BteiM^ oThi<f>yilli^noefe Jl lll^^ - of liter ?t* r l to jome extent. He Cqes.not-wpiK ; ixcept^when people" are looking, -and only :wlien the obs«?ver has (^gree^; n^tu^ajistic lobV^ and seems . to be faking iaotes. Thi< amounfs to decetftion,; andrwill injnTe him for Sundty gc^pls.; tte has got juclgeiaeiit enough to Iflowiwhattis; good.ta eai from what J sn #V %?\ s J.y a <>P*z.Xo ignorance, a^d jmf^irs rte'-wc^d'srespMt for/nim. He cai*ot m oil arpund a stump and find . his%ayhowie-' pgato; This : amounts to »woev J .aDd_once_tf?.e damtging fact is e^W«tod :^ot^t£al7p>opl« /will" cease to 16o;k hd;^) himy thfr fentimeritel will cea^tofendle hTw; 1 Hj» yaunted indus-t-j^is butTanity, and of no efifect, since be|pever- gats ho«e with anything he «a?fs WFh ; , This .disposes of the las: renjnant of Liifrjepfifatiorii and wholly dfs^pyrbis-itfjtin tise'f.tlnissas a moral agent, axL^i -itl wlir~m r alie^ the slie^ard bwitate-toegq to/him anj m«re. It is •tJPange^be^ond eonaprehensibii iliat so m £P$V % l l .mbf>g.s*Jte, mt h.as been •P^^/poJf^o^nyaijT^oas^ iqeep it Bp Ho jn«.nVag«i without being- found out. Buaus' Home.— The Tuistees ofthe Burns Monumeot at Ayr have/the Scotch papi!f¥iayreompleteTJ.the^nrchate ; ofthe cottage and, four acrtis of laud fenced by the ppefs father itftKeyeW 1756. The collagt which AvilVnolpog^-he uWd >«J,a puMic-ftoulie, Vfill ra flitiiv* be otveri ib viiiforafor a 'small /charge. The piirgw *? OTonej ?©r $uj property was