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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XII, Issue 85, 12 April 1877, Page 2

The following, telegraphic communication (says the Post) purports to be a message received by the manager of the Kaitangata coal mine from Sir Julius Yogel. . We leave our' readers to judge whether it is genuine or not.' The telegram reads aa follows :-•-•' London 2nd -April, 1877, 10 a.m.— My congratulations ' lo the people of Lawrence on this eventful day in celebrating this occasion— viz., connecting the city of my love— Dunedin the future great city of Lawrence (by the prophecy of that great American poet, Shakespeare, the 'lron Girdle'); and it only now remains for yonr future development and genuine domestic happiness to use Kaitangata 11 coal ! — Julius Yogel." The following is from the Wellington Argus:— The new Civil Service regulation • regarding the hours of attendance duly came into force this morning, all the aerials having on Saturday beep warned, that tljey would not m future be pormittedto leave the building between the hours of 9*30 a.m. and. 430 p.m., or to smoke within the sacred precincts. The abolition of the usual half hour for luncheon was to-day productive of such aueuormous importation of provisions into the building that it is understood all the rats in the town will probably soon cougregate there to feast upon the crumbs. Fortunately the weather permitted the wearing of great coats, and the capacious pockets of Ulsters were taken advantage of to introduce all varieties of edibles and drinkables, ranging from cucumbers to bottled beer. As ro regulation as yet exists against officers! n the Civil Service having their luncheons sent to them, we believe that from twelve to two the passages were fragrant with the scent of all kinds of savoury viands, sent down by ' careful wives in all sorts of domestic vessels, and by a multitudinous army of smi^U boys and girls, who individually seemed rather lost in the intricacies of the new Government Buildings. One small girl, we learn, plumped down a savory mess of tripe and onions under the noso of a Minister of the Crown, under tho impression tbat he was Mr Jones of the Treasury, having, of course, been wrongly directed as to the room; and it is further reported that the Minister's appetite, appealed to through his olfactory organs, got lhe better of his dignity, and while poor Jones went luu c heonless, aud no doubt kicked up a row wheu he got home, the Minister in question found it unnecessary to lunch, as usual, at the Club. The smell of tobacco was also particularly stroug to-day in the neighborhood of the Audit Department, but probably this arose from a vagary of imaging

His Honor Mr Jdstice Rj c hmohd*the Aer day, Whensumjning^up iaj a forger^'case; pointed out that the. drawer of the cheque! which had been altered from £2 £s.-to £20;2s* by leaving blank spaces between jthe wo_d_ specifying the sum -of money,\bad (literally! left the opening for ■•■s£%&& to M-S---tempted. His Honor wished the attention of all writers of cheques to be directed to this point, and urged the advisability of always writing words describing the sum without taking, off the pen, but running it on from one word to another, as 'that Vould make it .very much bore difficult tb perpetrate any fraudulent alteration. ' " It is feared that the harbor works at Napier wili;not be a success... _The._oal.jE. .benefit gained, so far, is, that the bar is being removed further into the bay, while the rush of water is so great that it is almost impossible for vessels to come in while the tide is going out. Practical men say that the works will do more harm than good, and that the £75,000 is thrown into the sea. i The Wairarapa New* states that Mr Johti Morrison, of Whareama, has completed the sale of his property to Mr L. Elder, woolbroker, Loudon. The purchase price ii stated to be £36,000, or, together with the stock on the run, about £40,000. The property consists of 17,500 acres freehold, comprising some of the y.ery finest flats in th 4 East Coast district. i..The number of sheeb on the run is 13,00/0; Ythese are to be takeh over by the purchaser.; The great cattle are, we believe, to be retained by the seller. The property was purchased some years ago for .the sum of £900(i, a- great many improvements having since been made upon the lands. A few weeks since, as a Maori named' Waitaa was riding a young horse on thb margin of a cliff overhanging the Waitan°-a River (says the Ildioh'a Bay Herald) the animal suddenly 'started and plunged over the precipice. Thejjliff is somewhat shelving., and after a succession of leaps or rather jumps from one projection to another, botb horse and rider reached the base without sustaining the slightest injury. This is considered a very wonderful escape, as the cliff is about 60 feet in height. We should think it was. . V" V * f • The Acclimatisation Society of Otago protests against the proclamation making it lawful to kill imported game in June aud July, as the partridges, quail, deer, &c, are not _uflsc'.ent|y spread over the various districtk. They wish the permission limited to pheasants'" : and coursing hares. It has been resolved to obtain a shipment of black game from Scotland. They also urge the necessity of imposing a gun.tax 0f ,20s „ . _ * Yesterday (says the Auckland Herald of the 4th instant) the old soldiers, and sailors residing in this prbvihce were paidwhat they are entitled to as quarterly pensions for services to their Queen and- country. Each quarter-day ig a day of enjoyment* With them for many reasons: they receive a sum if • money; with/which each f mati has: mo doubt plenty to do, and they have an opportunity* of renewing-old acquaintances— fightingiheir* battles o'er again,* recalling- incidents of tbe bivouac and the march, and rememberitjg : companions who bave passed away. Thefce is one melancholy circumstance, howeveV, connected witb these nieetings, bamely, th_.t each quarter-day gradually I4jsetis the number of pensioners. "At yesterday^ gathering were assembled some of the veterans of the Crimea, With others who have fought in the East and West Indies and/ other places' whilst not a few had played an important part in many native wars in the North! lsland. Inlooking at tbem yesterday the observer could not help feeling sympathy for the men who had so long and faithfully served their Queen and country. The Union Bank, Melbourne, is erecting premises in Melbourne that will cost between forty and fifty thousand pounds. In round numbers the Victorian Racing Club last week paid awayj £7363 to the various winners, seconds, and thirds. A nice little sum, and, as it is pretty evenly divided, it will do a great deal 6f good to the many - recipient stables. It is a sum far exceeding that paid by anyother club in the colonies; yet it' is not nearly equal to that which the VJJ.C. pays, over at the spring meeting. ■ !