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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIII, Issue 35, 9 February 1878, Page 4

The lands of Victoria are being selected at an unprecedentedly rapid rate. Since Bfr Longmore took office, four months ago, one million acres haye been taken up. It is estimated that over a million feet of white birch-wood were exported from New Hampshire to England, last year, for cotton spools. A battle is being waged (says the Examiner) between the ladies of Alsatia and the Berlin postal authorities, in -which, we are sorry to say that the ladies have been worsted. In order to show tbeir patriotic hatred of the Teuton and love of La Belle France, they write the addresses on their letters to Germany with blue ink, which, with the red postage stamp and the white paper, forms the tricolor they defy their enemies with. Letters to France, which require a blue stamp are furnished with the addresses written with red ink, whereby they inform their French frienda of their unalterable sentiments in cruel exile. But tbe German Post Office official^— true to his popular, or rather unpopular sobriquet of Kameel, "Camel "—at last refuses to see any|humor in this practice, aud with his blackest ink effectually effaces the color of the stamp. There is an old story of a doctor being •written to come and see a patient who was dangerausly ill. Before he could set out the patient died, and one of the relatives immediately telegraphed to the doctor, " Don't come— too late." The message was delivered "Don't come too late. A geutleman in Auckland had sent a teiegnua to a Waikato settler on a matter of business which necessitated the meeting of the parties. The settler in reply sent off this message : " Come first opportunity." The Auckland man immediately packed up a carpet bag, aud ran down to see bis friend ; bub what was his surprise to find on arrival that the good gentleman had left for Auckland in a train winch had crossed that by which he had travelled. Contretemps of this description are very likely to result from carelesalyworded telegrams. The following on dit has recently been published at Vienna :— Mdme. Adelina Patti was invited, when in the Austrian capital, to the home of Baron Rothschild together with other celebrated singers. During the evening she was invited and consented to sing, and of course delighted every listener. The Princess Pauline Metternich was among the guests and implored Mdme. Patli to sing a favorite song. Mdme. Patti consented, but whispered a few words to Rothschild's secretary, who was standing near her. The secretary immediately reported the words to the Baron Rothschild. They were to the effect that she would of course sing the song, but on the terms she had suug the first piece. Baron Rothschild hastened to communicate Mdme. Patti's message to the princess, begging her, under the circumstances, to forego the song, and promising, in return, to place 8000 florins at the disposal of the princess for her poor pensioners. The princess renounced the expected treat, but reported the incident to the Empress Elizabeth, who in consequence ordered that the name of Adelina Patti should be erased from the list of vocalists at the next Court concert, and that of Mdme. Ethelka Gerster substituted. The Melbourne Herald is responsible for the following :— A proprietor of one of the large landed estates not very far from Colac has been the subject ,'of an amusing story, ■which has been the rounds for the last day or two. He is somewhat noted for the hauteur of his demeanor, and for his noli me tangere air. A short time ago he sold several casks of tallow to a local tradesman, who in turn sold them to one of the wool-brokers of Geelong. When the tradesman recived the account sales, he found that the tallow had brought him a profit, and he at once sent a cheque to the squatter for the amount of his purchase. It was with no little surprise that he received a letter a day or two subsequently, enclosing his cheque. The letter directed his attention to the fact that the body of the cheque was filled in "pay Mr ,"and requested him to send another filled up "pay — , Esq." Pm-ing the interval which had elapsed between sending the cheque and receiving it kick nga'iti bti s -£ ness had not gone well with the tradesman, and he found that he would not be -able to carry on without a meeting of his creditors Instead, therefore, of the squatter receiving a cheque with Esquire appended !o his tiaine he received a circular calling a meeting of the {[tradesman's creditors. The estate is expected to realise 2s Cd in the £. And now the friends of that squatter chaff him, and say it serves him right. 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