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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IX, Issue 238, 7 October 1874, Page 2

A cutter has arrived at Port Darwin, Northern Australia, belonging to an -English-pearling expedition, on .the coast, their fleet consisting of two large veesels and five smaller ones. They intend remaining three years, ! and have employed ~ 200 Malays asdivers. A very ludicrous story of Maori innocence is jtold by" a;, native correspon- : denitofUhe Wak% i^aOriii He says:-^ "In the old days, from the wreck of a !; vessel cast on shore at Taranaki, the I Maoris picked np a box of soap. Think- . ing it some kind of food, they essayed- | to eat it; but in masticating it their 1 mouths became full of foam and lather. | some of them thought it must be raw, ? and that if cooked it would be pleasant eating, £o theyr prepared aT"hangi," or. dative oveo| arffl jpuiijthe soap intp it|| After leaving ft td.caok for; a long tim,# they uncovered tho oven and found it to contain nothing but a mass of froth, which they ail commenced to lick up, men, women, and children; but finding it nauseous and offensive to the palate, they abandoned it. So also with flour; thinking it a kind of ashes, they cast it away upon the ground.'' \ ;J 1 1 ! The Dunedin Guardian advocates the abolition of Hansard, and trusts that " the General Assembly will consider the question, and resolve that the money spent on the publication of Hansard shall be well spent, in creating and maturing an intelligent public opinion in the colony, to which men of all shades of politics could appeal/ }£o accomplish that object they; muaj usjy j&nd ibot ignore, dtbe news?! paper press of the colony! Let them make arrangements for publishing a carefully-prepared condeused report daily of Parliamentary proceedings in the Wellington newspapers, and by that mßati* inform, the colouyrof^wbat transpire!' during^the tessioW;; The Press Telegraph Agency attetuptst this task, but it is far to heavy for them. It can only be accomplished in the way indicated by us. The result would be all that could be desired. It would raise the character of the newspapers, elevate the tone of public life and effect an annual Baving to the taxpayers." ! The Sydney Morning Herald raises ita protest against New Z -aland making the attempt to commercially annex the Polynesian Islands with its Government. It considers, in the first place, the [ ja|tenip;t monopolise for New Zealand Ih6 commerce of Polynesiabeing contrary to nature — must be a failure. Attempts at it may be made, of course, with more or less waste of capital, but, like all Protectionist, attempts, that must break up in the long run. New Zealand, as the greatest of the islands of the Southern Sea, and as well pqsted both in respect of proximity., and of "favorable winds, is.lure -tp^couie ' in for a considerable portion of Polynesian commerce. But some of it will naturally gravitate to Queensland, and some^'of-it-^will— aa naturally^ find-ata„ centre in Port Jackson, p.. The ..best thiog to be done for the trade 1 of l?oryi" nesia is to leave it alone, and let it develop itself yfreely v under mercantile conditions!. .'Wherever inter,;/ ! change is most" profitable there it will ' tafee rij&g jWtfe)re|vei there is the Jberst, market for prddoce^thltrfer, other things being equal, it will find its way! -;"; In any case, the portion that finds its way to Ne^r Zealand will naturally seek- the best and nearest .'port,' which wiilYbe Auckland. The Herald goes on to say: — Speculation we know, 7 and jGrb-~ vernment we know, but this, being a little of each, is neither one nor the other. It wouid be. quite impossible to carry but the scheme without the GbvermiaeliF&eWmtifgpM'ore and* more\a-~-volved in embatMafsjggj relations with the different islands.^ The proposed company -would; not -go far before; it \yrfufd find' that- it had on -its hands a Jfejry ; ,|arg^ of adminisjtrative .work, whicp was all expense and ; no profit /and the outlay fo? which could opj y^pe recouped by powers:of faxatioh. Jfijfit .'is', t$ say, this commercial company .wouhi, find, itself saddled ,wi th . political i esponsibility which Great Britain even. Is'hesifatiug (o assume with regard to ] ft A; W9BP:*P£; TOBACCO^It is only fair on tobacco to point out that it is gradually clearing itself from many of the serious charges brought against it. It has been frequently and persistently alleged that among other ill effects (besides death and madness) produced by tobacco, is destruction of the teeth. .This, it appears, is. entirely a mistake. Instead of' tobacco causing the teeth to decay, it .is tiia very bea^ thing in, the world for them, and those who wish; to 'preserve their teeth should immediately take tb ? smoking, if they -have ndt already indulged in the habit. 'At a lecture on teeth, laughiug gas aud electricity,; as connected w^ithf dental ' surgery, .. delivered .. recently by , .^lr Thomas Brown, at the Barnsbury Sail, the lecturer observed "that It was popularly considered that the practice of smoking deteriorated the teeth. .']7^f e c 9VWi'' hie said/'* be no greater Jeil^ji, jfc wa^ true that it sometimes discolored,! the, teeth, but it did not 'dause ■* dtJcay ; on: t h e contrary, it prevented de^ay, on account of the disinfecting properties of tobacco smoke."'*

- • ff Tho following is the bnftis on which., Mr Beaf isSnow | negotiating for ;tb£; visit of a Victorian team to jOtagb and Canterbury, :-l-Probable Tipie Table — T)ao> ; leave, Melbourne, sayjjjper^ •Alham'b'ra, lf^Febrluatf^ajVr|e'\at "• Duuedin, 7th February; play Dunedin, 10th, 11th, and 13th February; leave Dunedin, I4th February; arrive at Christchurch, 15th February, play at Christchurch, 18th 19th, and 20th >of February; leave Christchurch, stfy peif Otago, 22nd February; leave Hokitika, . 26th_ February; arrive at Melbourne, 4th March.' Suggeations fbr'a^vfsit from a Victorian team of cricketers to Otago and Canterbury: — Messrs Beal, Mears, and Rattray to be a committee for undertaking all arrangements for the match at Dunedin, and for selecting the Otago team. , They to, correspphfj * with the'rCauterbjury commftteel-jSncl arrange wifch"theW~a jolat-in'vi la won-ro-be sent to Melbourne. The invitation to be something like this: To be addressed to Mr Runting, of the Melbourne C.C., inviting a Victorian eleven to come over in January, 1875, the eleven to include at least 5 of the 18 who played against Grace's eleven at Melbourne in December, 1873 ;_ the eleven to. -play a\tjb^e^da|'s' tmatehj^t Duifedin" against 'fo' Jof Otagcf afM j a three day's match 'at "Canterbury-. Otago Committee to give Victorian team £100 towards their expenses fund on the day of their arrival in Dunedin; Canterbury committee to do the like on the day of their arrival in Christchurch. It is proposed in Canterbury that another match should be;- played there against a combined/team representing Otago and Canterbury, the men to be chosen by the captain of the two provincial teams. It is also thought that ! each province will have to pay about £iSO. The Wellington correspondent of the Hawke's Bay Times writes to that journal as follows : — The Premier eviv.dqntly Jopks upon New Zealand as a .runhbldec doestbp'bu'hls stations!! vVVool is highf; and moniSy ' is abundant j with • the wealthy squatter; he listens to the voice of his wife and the whispering tones of change and pleasure; so one day he calis hia various overseers and informs^ them of .his intention to /proceed to! Europe for a yeijfr or more;~.and issues ;his inst!rud| tions to his representatives individually" and collectively, so many stock sheep to be sold from one station — so many to be weeded from another — what halfbreds are to be introduced — how many are to be kept on the different runs, i, an il all the. details,, for efficient management. The Premier 1 calls his Cabinet together, and after some slight fencing says bluntly :—" Gentlemen, I am going to Sydney, and thence to England. I hope to be back in time for next session. I shall try. I shall arrange the telegraph business in„ $ydney| and;negociate ! the four million loan in London. Of course, 1 M'Leanj you'll look after the Maoris. You can have what money you like; so I need have no trouble on that score. Atkinson, look sharp after Featherston; take none of bis nonsense; if he proves refractory, telegraph to me— either in Sydney, Galle, or London, and I ; will put the matter right. Reynolds, you have not much responsibility, only departmental work, and in that you need no instruction; you know your work.jind will do it. Richardson, do what you TikTelirJoutpublicworkr, onlypush them,oja!nd ' give the immigrants employment. Pollen will preside in my absence; and 1 hope you will have a prosperous and contented time while I'm away. ' Wire me once a week, Pollen, and let every Minjajer. write me fully every? mail.k .IJL trusty gentlemen,^ f have made all my wishes plajn to you; that you understand 'me thoroughly; and I have the pleasure to wish you a very good morning." ;'. ."■"?." -. The Dunedin Guardian speaks of the Court House in that city as 'a worm eaten ruin,' and adds that the "Temple of Justice is neither magnificent nor substantial, nor elegant, nor palatial, nor extensive, nor commodious. It ia aimply-a disgrace to tho city, and to the^colony^ .and- its if miserable, .condition Wdißcredi ta&re to 4iie^o^erB f that be — meaning; thereby; the General Government. A, more discreditable, rat infested hole never surely was made to serve as ,a. Court. House in. any town of importance." ...... A remarkable instance Of a man immediately defore death having, a presentiment of his fate without any apparent reason occurred at : the Melbourne; Benevolent Asylum ?on the Bth September. An inmate named John Melrose, when speaking to the doctor, said, •• I think I will go up stairs ; and lie down on my beJanddie.'' He went up tp hjs room, and in a few minutes fell back and died. He was 74 years old, and the cause of r death was reported to be old age and dysentory.. 1 '"_'. Colonel, Boiling, Mayor of Louisville, is making! a claim, which, if successful, will make him owner of more than half of the city of Richmond, Va. If he gains! the suit he will he , worth more than ten million dollars. ~ , i A Bocibay claimant has been sentenced by the Madras High Court fo three' years' imprisonment, two of which are to be' rigorous, for fabricating evidence, by introducing documents into the rebordtlroorii of the High Court. The Hobart J Town 'Mercury -off a late date, says:— fv A splendid instance of what may be grown by proper (care and attention dn-ithe part of the florists has ' been shdwn f Us' by ■■ Mr ' !R6sael

S^f "";■.. in " ; > • -.. ■ rToung, by whom ffc was grown in;, his greenhouse, Livjerpooi-street; It isithe flower pf the night blooming cactus. T;p horticulturists it may be unnecessary .^^yxfhat; 811 instance of this plant % %abbut as rare atitsexisteiile'is brief. It- springs Jnto ,flower in a night, and in the mornihg it is gone. The form of the flower of n cactus is well known, but of none of the species !cein it be said that it is so distinctly and •beautifully; formed. The centre bell is of a brilliant white, the leaves from -i!l l liii- f °" r „ dee P« Within the bell are petals of a lovely delicafe yellow^ : Outside the bell are several circles of an orange spiral formed leaf, the total diameter being not less- than twelve to fourteen inches. The flower is ; stated to have been the finest specimen ever !, grpwn in this colony For tw,o months Mr Young has' nightly watched for the budding of this rare .specimen, one of tha.o.ply two on the plant, and the production reflects great credit on his care7and attention. One cannot look* at such a lovely instance of the pride of flowers without a regret that it should be. so very short-li ved. While we write, it is a gem of the fairest of fairest'of natures works. Ereithe eye- ; of the earliest reader-scans these lines in type, the flower will be a bunch of withered leaves, and would have been equally so r had it been allowed to remain on its parent stem." {For remainder of News see fourth page.)