INTERESTING EXTRACTS

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1440, 24 December 1886, Page 2

INTERESTING EXTRACTS

BURST UP BY COKFTJB. The fata of the brig Ada L. While, which was recently lost on the vovage between Rio de Janeiro and Now York, was a curious one. She was freighted with nearly 12,000 bags of coffee. and when she was off Jamaica a north-wes'er descended on her, and she began to ship heavy seas. Some of the water got inle the coffee, the result being that the beaus swelled and several of iho topmast bags burst. All might, however, have gone well, had not the loose beans found their way Into the pumps, which they choked. It thus became Impossible for theeraw to cope with the water, and, as soon as the bulk of the cargo was saturated. It rose like yeast. In a few hours the brig was literally burst open from within by the ever-aweliug mesa of vegetable matter. Io these circumstances all hope of saving the vessel vanished, and the crew abandoned her off Cape Hatteras. CAUGHT PEEPING. Asmodons in the N Z. Times tells the following amusing story In a neighboring colony 1 bore was an amateur photographer who de'ighted in ponrtraying the human form divine, in all attitudes, and unencumbered by ra m >nt. And the views he had collected of this object were diversified and remarkable. And hei decided to go a little urther by inducing a number of his cronies to engagw in a -ug of war. minus ibeir clothes, while be would photograph them when the strain was heaviest, and all the muscles showed out in strong relief. And a nice tteluded marine nook, quite out of the way of the madding crowd,” was selected as the trystuig place, so that privacy might be ahso'uteiy assured. nd the affair came off A capital negative was taken, but somehow its development revealed more than was bargained for. The apparatus couldn’t He, for it disclosed two female faces peering round the corner of an adj icont rock. They were of the spectators ot the show on free tickets.

HEW ZEALANDERS AT TEETULPA. The Sydney Morning Herald of the 4th. instant says :—“ Two New Zealand miners, named W. Stephens and Frank Staniav, who have just ratarnad from the Tee to! pa Sold after a three weeks’ trip, called at the office yesterday morning, and stated that ont of 700 men on the field scarcely 30 were, in their opinion, getting payable go’d. The reputed finding of large rav K ets they believed to be fables. The gold seemed to be a blow op from the re f, and so far appeared to ba confined to the Brady and Gosling gullies, without any definite lead anywhere on the field. The water is very bad, salt water being now served ont, and they warned people from going there until gold aas found in another pact of ths field. They and two others had been working for m week at an old claim in Gu»mig’a Gaily, and had got 3dwt between them. They had previously prospected for a fortnight within a radius of seven miles and not even found the color of gold.” ths prenoh in Madagascar. It Is said to be understood In Paris that a second and considerable expedition will be despatched to Madagascar. When tb» Treaty was signed at Tamltave, the French Plenipotentiary agreed to an appendix which explained away most of ita clauses, bat was not mentioned to the Chamber by M de Freyoinet. The new Resident, M. le Myre de Vilen, therefore finds h*s hands tied, sees the Hova Premier sign contracts with British firms, and after a bitter quarrel, has left the capital. Madagascar is therefore to be conquered, and, if possible, reduced into a colony. M. de Fcsycinet, we fear, does not quite understand what Malays are like, even when they have crossed their blood, and will find the subjugation of the Hovaa no chile’s play. He mast carry at least 10,000 men through 150 miles of swampy forest full of malaria, and then begin the attack on the plateau, 7000 ft high, which is the Hovas’ stronghold. He can conqueror the Island, if he lik-s, of course, if the Chamber will consent; bat it will cost him 10 OCO men, £3,000,000 and • garrison of 10,000 men for 20 years. France is not often so persevering, and the H<>vaa can if threatened n their independence, make no comp-omise.

PROGRESS OF SETTLEMENT IN THE NORTH ISLAND. Writing of tha progress of Settlement in the northern part of the Wellington Provincial Die’riot, tha Wtirarapa Star a-ys;—We stated the o>ber day 'hat we believed that since the present Government came into office, over a thousand men, women, and children bad been placed in bomea of <heir own in the Forty-mile Bosh. We have since then been supplied with some figures from a gentlem n in the bnsh who ought to be an exoelent authority on this subject. By estimating the holdings, and allowing as an average five member! to each family, he computes that there ere 880 souls, either living or about to tevide on the village settlements ; 600 on deferred payment and perpetnat lease sections; and about 1600 on special settlements, making a total in round numbers of 2500 l An achievement of this character Is something of which any Government may well be proud.

MAORI MORMONS. A recent Poverty Bay paper says:— To such an extent have the Mormon doctrines been inculcated and believed in by many natives in this district, that arrangements for what they (the natives) designate a heke (exodus) are being made whereby a considerable number, principally from the kaingas near Ruangarehu (Mr Scott’s), intend starting on a pilgrimage to Salt Lake City. These converts to the religion of the Latter Day Saints are thoroughly impressed with the Idea that it Is absolutely incumbent on them to visit (Jtah. To prove that those who purpose migrating are in earnest, laud has been sold within the last few days—* in one case amonuting to over £lO0 —for the purpose of raising money to pay passages, etc. Some of the names of well-known natives who are preparing to start have been mentioned to ns, via : Pirlhi Ta Te Kahi, Hona To Hohu, Hire fiaereone, Wirahana Tupeka and his wife Horiaru. These ace from inland. There are many others from the Murewal Mid other plaoee who ere on the move.