INTERPROVINCIAL TELEGRAMS.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume 3, Issue 268, 11 February 1879, Page 3

INTERPROVINCIAL TELEGRAMS.

(FROM THE LYTTELTON TIMES.) Wellington, Feb. 7.

A young man who has for a long time been collecting alms under the pretence of being deaf and dumb was arrested last night for sleeping in Cobb's stables. He, was found possessed of a P.O. Savings' Bank-book, showing he had, under an assumed name, banked from 10s to 14s per diem for some months past, as a result of his begging. Several witnesses said they had heard him speak. He is remanded.

(from the press.)

Dunedin, Feb. 9

A preliminary enquiry was held in the Custom House yesterday, before the Collector of Customs and Captain Thomson, concerning the death of Wm. Taylor, who met his death by falling from the mast.of the Easterhill while on her voyage-to this port.

"'•William Evans, the master of-the barque Easterhill, was the first witness called. He deposed that the lad in his fall struck the boat skid, and must have been killed before reaching the water, as the body sank quickly. There was no use in throwing a life buoy, or bringing the ship to. A steerage passenger, named Hill, said he watched the body for five or ten minutes, and did not see it sink. Nothing was done on board to pick it up. One of the seamen jumped overboard, and nearly reached the bodyj but he was quite done up when he got back. The mate also gave evidence, and said that no effort was made to pick up the body. Henry Burnett, a passenger, said that he believed the lad was killed by the fall. The enquiry was adjourned till Monday.

A Virginia City man, who formerly taught in a school in Honey Lake Valleyhas been telling why he left that rural region. While employed as teacher, it seems he "" boarded around," and one night, while at the house of an old ranchman, gave one of his boys some extra instructions in geography. The old man overheard him telling the boy, that the earth turned round once in 24 hours, and "kicked against it. J ' He said he had heard such stuff talked, but there was nothing in it, as he could prove. He filled a tin cup with water and set it on top of his gate-post, saying, now young fellow, if the world flops over, as you say, the water will be out of that cup in the morning, and you will be right; if the water is still in the cup, I'll be right; and the world don't flop over. The water was found in the cup, and the old m_n triumphantly exclaimed, "Thar—give me common sense any time against booklarnin' 1" Word went forth in the neighborhood that tho teacher was an ignor ramus, and he was invited to ''take a walk."

Russia has the smallest proportionate number in elementary schools, about 150 per 10,000 inhabitants, and the United States of America the largest, 2180 for every 10,000 inhabitants.