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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 14, Issue 710, 19 August 1869, Page 4

Police Protection- at Cargo.—Th« correspondent of the Mining Record writes, under date JuU 13fch, as follows : Last Sunday the people of Cargo were in a state of great excitement in consequence of i he capture of a thief, known as lied Mick, alias Michael Newman. He is the brother of Kelly, who was executed in New Zealand for highway robbery and murder, in company with Sullivan, Burgess, and Levy lie was taken for two offences, and tied to » tree in the main street until the police, who were fifteen miles away, camo and apprehended lum It is disgraceful for the Government to leave a place with 500 or 600 persons, and four public-houses, without a single policeman to protect life and property.

Science and Abt. —A striking instance of the immense value a small piece of steel may acquire by the great power of skilled mechanical labor is the balance-spring of a watch. From its extreme fi eness and deli cacy 4,00 i weigh not more than an ounce, and exceed in value £I,OOO. A most interesting little work, describing the rise and progress of watchmaking, has been published by J W. Benson, 25 Old Bond-st... and the City Steam Factory, 58 ana 60 budgatehill. The book, which is profusely illustrated, gives a full description of the various kids of watciies and clocks, with their prices. Mr Benson (who holds the appointment to the Prince of Wales) lias dso published a pamphlet on Ar»islic Gold Jewellery, il ustrated with the moat beau tiful deigns of Bracelets, Broodies, Karrings, Lockets, &c, &c, sui able for Wed--ling, Birthday, and other presents. Tht j se pamphlets are sent post free for two stamps each, and they cinnot be too strongly recommended to those contemplating a purchase, especially to residents in the country or abroad, who are thus enabled to select any article they may require, and ha*e U forwarded with perfect safety. 2J/(i|9

Breakfast.—A Successful Experiment. —The Civil Service Gazette has the following interesting remarks: —" There are very few simple articles of food which can boast so many valuable and important dietary properties as cocoa. While acting on the nerves as a gentle stimulant, it provides the body with some of th' purest elements of nutrition, and at the same time corrects and invigorates the action of the digestive organs. These beneficial elfects depend in a great measure uuon the manner of its preparation, but of late years such close attention has been given to the Sgrowth and treatment of cocoa, that there is no dillieulty in securing it with everj useful quality fully developed. The singular succes which Mr Epps attained by Ins homoeopathic preparation of cocoa has never been surpassed by any experimentalist. Ear and wide the reputation of Epps'a Cocoa has spread by the simple loree of its own extraordinary merits Medical men of all shades of opinion huve oareed in recommending it as the safest and most beneficial article of diet for persons of weak constitutions. This superiority of a particular mode of preparation over fill others is a remaikable proof of the great results to be obtained from little causes By a thorough knowledge of the natural laws which govern the operations of digestion and nutrition, and by a careful application of the fine properties of weil-.-eieeted cocoa, Mr has piovided our breakfast tables wall a delicately flavored beverage winch may save us many heavy doctors' bills. It is by the judicious Use of sucli articles of diet that a constitution may be gradually built up until strong enough to resist eve;y tendency to di ease. Hundreds of tubtle maladies are floating aiound Ud realty to attack wherever tnere is a weak point. We may escape many a latal slialt by keeping ourselves well forti bed with pure blood aud a properly nou* lished frame," 4/Z/9