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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VI, Issue 194, 17 August 1871, Page 2

In Western Australia a man has been sentenced to three years' penal servitude for steal id g a piece of bread ! A Eailway, 40 miles in length, is being constructed in Namaqualand, Cape Colony, at an average cost of £1,250 a mile. Convict labor is partly employed. Pritate advices state that the captain of the Queen of the Thames has commenced an action against Mr. Goyder for libel contained in his letter to the Times. Some of the benefits ia store for Australia on the completion of the telegraphic communication therewith, may be judged of from the fact that the result of the Derby was telegraphed to India in eleven minutes' actual time. No Demand for Flax Machines.— Thß Morning Ntws regrets to learn that owing to the decline in the local demand, it has become necessary for Messrs Price, of Onehunga, to remove their engineer and machine shop to the Thames. The establishment gave emyloyment to a considerable number of men, aud one result will be that about a dozen families will be taken from Onehunga. No orders have been received of late for flax machines, the flax trade having ceased to be generally pursued. Recently the wife of Hohepa Tama-i---hengia — a chief of standing and influence at Porirua, and, as we believe, one of those who shared the capture and imprisonment of Eauparaha — was sick, and, as was thought, " sick unto death." Hohepa thereupon proceeded to collect all his available funds and call in his outstanding debts, in order to provide a fitting funeral feast for his spouse, when she had shuffled off "thia mortal coil." The provisions were purchased on a scale of profusion corresponding with the rank of the chief, and all was ready; but, after all, the lady did not die, though, strange to say, Hohepa did immediately after her recovery, and the preparation he had made for her funeral were, under her direction, expended on his own. For remainder of news see fourth page.

Didn't I hollar, plunge, and kick out behind as sent one or two as was grinnin owlin' with pain. At last I got free, and if it han'nt been as young Trueman held me back I'd 'aye laid my umbreller over the fello's back as persuaded me to lay hold on them brass nobs, as ia a downright shameful trick, and then to tell me as it was good for rheumatics, as is quite as bad as rheumatics theirselves. |

Mrs. Brown at the Polytechnic : — There was a crowd a-standin' round a table like as had brass nobs a-stickia' up, as some parties put their 'ands on and others wouldn't, a-sayin' as it give 'em shocks. Mary Ann went on quite foolish, bein' afeard to do it. So I says, * Rubbish ! whatever is there to be afeard on ? " "That's spoke like a sensible woman," says agent as stood by; "now you try it." I says, "In course I will," and gives Trueman my umbreller, and ketches hold od the brass nob, when, law bless you, the I feel in' as come through me was downright awful, pins and needles a-shootin' up my arms like road. I tries ta take my hands off but bless you they was etuck fast.