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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XII, Issue 28, 27 November 1877, Page 2

Tha Tonga correspondent of the Auckland Herald writes:— The Royal Family are salubrious. Queen Charlotte has discarded her hand-cart for the more comfortable Bath chair. But it is no joke to drag along twenty -six stone of animated fat on a broiling hot day. Please pity the Bath-chair man! The Pustot Saturday says:— A remarkably narrow escape from loss of limb occurred yesterday afternoon. A young named Bain, •vho some time ago injured his foot and had been under surgical treatment, was directed to frequently bathe it iv salt water. Yesterday afternoon he went down to Mr Meeeh's slip where there is a culvert which projects some distance into the water of the harbor. He seated himself ou the culvert with his foot and leg in the water, and commenced bathing aud rubbing them— bending down as he did so. Ali at once, a large shark fully twelve feet in length, swooped down upon him unperceived, aud turning ou its back, made a dart at the poor fellow's leg. It was touch and go! Bain did not notice the approach of the shark until it was actually upon him, aud in the act of turning on its back to bite. Just then he saw th 6 glint of the monster's white belly, and with a yell of terror suddenly pulled out his leg from the water, just saving it by an inch or so. We ( IVestport Time*) hear that the agent for the Koranui Coal Company, Mr E. J. I)' Conor, telegraphs that 3600 shares have been disposed of; this number, with 1300 taken up previously, leaves but !00 for disposal out of the 4000 placed in the market. Under these circumstances the floating of the company aud commencement of active operations should be speedily consummated. A writer in the Australasian says:— There has been a row at the Admiralty. * A clever fellow made a wonderful discovery and disclosed it to a junior Lord. He wasn't like those oth,er red sealing wax geutleinen, aqd he saw his way to quick promotion.' At his instance directions were sent to the commodore commanding the fleet on the Australian station, to cause solemn inquiry to be made into the incomprehensible fact that 'during the summer months from April to October more pandles were used ou board H.M.S. ships at the Antipodes than during the' winter months frpm October to April!' They have got an explanation now, and are begin- j ning to comprehend something about the difference of seasons on opposite sides of the globe. An English paper says that Dr. Tavner a native of Sedbury, Herefordshire, who was presented with a purse of £450 on his leaving, as a token of respect, was among the passengers by the Avalanche. His son peished with him; he left a daughter at home.