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Globe, Volume III, Issue 214, 15 February 1875, Page 4

So dark and yet so light, as the man said when he looked at his ton of coal. A nice little book is being printed at the Imperial Printing-office at Pekin, a work of 220 volumes—“ The History of the Suppression of the Taeping Revolution, by Colonel Gordon’s Army.” “ Information reached Eeefton on Saturday,” says the Inangahua Herald, of the 26th ult., “ that very rich stone indeed had been taken out of the Argyle Company’s ground, Larry’s. At least it remains to be proved whether the gronnd is within the boundary of the Argyle (No. 1 South), or that of No. 2 South. One surveyor brings it upwards of forty feet within the Argyle boundary, and another demonstrates with equal clearness that the Argyle Company have gone over their boundary and encroached nine feet upon ground belonging to No. 2 South. Work was knocked off in the Argyle for a few days, pending certain arrangements between the Argyle and No. 2 South, and in the interim workmen from No. 2 South entered the Argyle tunnel, and after extending it two or three feet struck a remarkably rich lode. It is now ascertained that the Argyle have been long driving too far to the eastward through a very hard country, but they will now have no difficulty in picking up the reef.” The Jewish Messenger states :—“ We take pleasure in referring to the merits of the ladies of the Rothschild family, not because they are wealthy, but for the simple reason that, in spite of their wealth, they strive to be useful to their kind. The men are immersed in business ; they are charitable, but people will say that it is easy to be charitable if you are rich. The women are publicspirited, intelligent, and warm hearted, founding hospitals, reformatories, children’s homes—endowing various scholastic institutions, encouraging many struggling professionals, and taking a great personal interest in the doings of the poor. Baroness Lionel makes weekly visits in the meanest portion of London, brightening the home of the Jewish artisan, giving her good counsel to the earnest teachers in the free schools, and to the matrons and assistants in the various charities. The daughter of Alphonso, of Paris, teaches a good lesson to her sisters in faith, and to rich young ladies of every creed, by receiving a well deserved diploma as teacher. Anselm’s daughter in Vienna is prominent in music, not only composing songs that attain popularity, but aiding smuggling musidaus by you ami purse."