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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 19, Issue 1240, 5 February 1872, Page 2

The following quaint inscription is placed high up on the Berlin Town Hall, in anticipation of the'coming illuminations :—"Peace brings wealth; wealth brings pride; pride brings war; war brings poverty ; poverty brings humili y ; humility brings peace." There are about 400 building societies in (rreal Britain, with an estimated membership of 1,000,000. The New York Times says:— *' Three steam ships, the Baltic, the City of Brooklyn, and the Wyoming, arrived at this port from Liverpool on the 25th of September, each of which made the passage within nine days. The achievement and coincidence are remarkable, and remind us, in spite of common opinion that the Atlantic passage has become as short in the average as it i< likely to be, that in reality the time is being gradually reduced. Improvements in model and in machiuery, the sedulous care begotten of competition, and the advantages of riper experience, unite in bringing about such a result, and there is reason to think the time will be shortened. Whether the passage will ever be made within a week or not would be hazardous to pi-edict; but certainly stranger tjijngs have happened.*'' Other American papers have the following paragraph : —" That when the European and North American railway from Bangor to St John is completed the ocean voyage to Europe can be made in five days." Locally manufactured knives are driving those'of" Sheffield out of the American market. ix .. : ■ ..

EMBEZZLEMENT AND ABSCONDING

[NEW ZEALAND HERALD, JAN. 29.] Another case of "bolting 1 ' occurred on Saturday, by the Nebraska. This time the brace of lovers consisted of a clerk in tfc.e office of the Thames Goldmining company and one of those fair seducers whose loveliness helps to sweeten the ftery draughts which they administer to their daily admirers. The „ somewhat bulky Hebe must have administered a series of love potions to Mr It. S. M'Donald, who like a second George Barnwell, u collared " five hundred notes belonging to his employers, and left the Thames Company or its manager bewailing his loss, for the company of his tall enslaver, and a cosy berth on the Nebraska. The temporary absence of the company's manager on business enabled the gay youth to make his arrangements, whilst an excuse of " not feeling very well," afforded our barmaid time to reach the ark of safety and bliss.