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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume V, Issue 258, 28 April 1865, Page 3

The Tasmanian' blue"gum sent to the Exhibitidli bear a strain more thati double that other timbers exhibited.’ /■”. ’ . .-■ . ATank«eed»tor«iy«tl«tinode»tj u a quality that highly adorns a woinan, but ruins a grows any better by writing a book j bin tn§ reader ft vrm onr a new leaf ateiy minnfta.

SINCrULAiI I'.l'i'uil. ■ Ajtt't TliuTsdajr twO diggers were on their journey from Caliras Town to Havelock. While travelling, one 1 of the men suddenly halted and askedhis mate whether ; ha did not hepr, something-like a “ cooey.” The other replied that he did not; but bot h’stood motionless for about a minute when the sound, as heard by the first' than," was repeated! It appeared to proceed frijm a dense| scrub '.situated to the right of the track they were' on. Both men parsed again to listen when the same sound was •again heard. At this time the sun had set, and fin another half-hopr night would have set pi. . As ''there ‘was only a very young tnoon tile rnen felt averse to leaving the beaten track. ■ .But the* sound being repeated several times, and the distance from which it ,eamo not appearing to, be very great; tjkj.struck 'into the scrub coooyin'g in* retail. Thify'bohtin'ui'd "on some thr.eb hundred, yards when they came upon k Small guhyiifi ibr ueirafTSilico which h adform erly been 'pOTticirr of i digger’s tent, and partly pf ( brush and fern. Oi entering it they discovered a female who, up in seeing tlie ixieiv told them that he! Husband hat left/hei^tb^redh^dayone previous tp go? ,lp Havelock for a doctor, as 'she hail been taken suddenly ill and was unable to proceed any further. Since his absence she had, been delivered of a mde child,. beyond', one bottle ,of beer and some biscuit she had had nothing to support her, and pot a soul near .her jn hop great trouble. She had taken off" a* flannel under' garment m which she had wrapped tide child,’hut she had not been able tosucklerit and she feared it woalddie. One of the men remained by the unfortunate, woman while his mate, returned to Canvas, Town, where J be purchased some' wine' and preserved meat and a tin of biscuits. He was. also fortunate in obtaining from a female a flannel jacket and an old shawl. The men'remained with the poor womanthoughout the night and-were about proceeding to Havelock to pppcurp further assistance when the husband of the poor woman returned. He stated that when on his road to; Havelock he ’ had been knocked down by a horseman passing along the bridle track at full gillup and that he recollected nothing after he tb’eca me sensible, wlien ho found himselflow down on a scrubby decline, much bruised 'about the ■body--and -aturated with moisture. He must have been a! :i( ist- a sfavtei o§ insensibility where he found* himself."" tile’ was, while snif.-ring the greatest able to craw! back again where he had'iefthis wife to obtain resistance, fearing a premature confinement. ■Bdih mem remained" some i MourS longer'in The taut, one of them attending as well as. he-was able to ill • urgent requirements of the mother and her child, whi e;the other, lighting a fire and warm--ing some water in a “ billy,” fomented the bruises ol'uhe husband. T.vcntua’.ly the woman with her chtld and husband, by the aid of the two generousminded kindly hearted diggers, succeeded in reaching Havelock, where they were enabled to obtain such assistance us the urgency'of their cases required;—Marlborough Press. < .

LiTFKUiY Cun los I ty.— The following is the address of a letter received gt the Post Office, AnckImd, by the Phoebe’s majl, on Friday last, and which we have ourselvef sien- It rups thus—-“ To ij f*f • Kasdoii, Xow Zealand. Melbourne. Australia, New South wales, Soadiiey, queens Land, to be left at the Post' tffice to be.called for by himself.”— Nem Zealand Herald. ' ’ ' ' A Stern Reality.—The man at the wheel. A latch key is the married man’s symbol i freedom ; consequently, secure it, if you can,n o (lie honeymoon. ' Thr ;fc aujt.it <3caoes.—Trains ttrg .made for the broad gunge, the narrow guago, and the luggage. Nation'at, Pucrr.TAiUTiES.—ln Franca they was their,Jonra with “fldoriiigiWax;”Tu England we only hear of " sealing wax.” •