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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIII, Issue 49, 26 February 1878, Page 4

Chinese troops are succeeding inKasghar, and have fortified two strong positions. The inhabitants fled in terror. The Dunedin Tablet, which is Tery much against the new Education Act, opens aa Article on secular education ia the following strain : — " With the commencement of the new year begins the training of the children land » te *° f ° rm the ' Hoodlums ' of New z eaAt the Dunedin Police Court a few days ago, a Mosgiel farmer, for entering a train while in motion, was fined ia the sum of £2 Mr Watt said he had inflicted the ordinary fane of 20s a great number of times, but it seemed to have no deterrent effect. He would now double the amount, and if the offence did not stop, he would go on increasing »« }^ maxi(n uoi of £lo was reached, lhe following is one of " JEgles" stories • —A friend who is establishing himself as a sheepbreedcr in Western Australia says tbat tbe young ladies of that colony are quite unsophisticated—that is, some, of them. One asked the chief officer of the vessel on her way to Champion Bay what were the stars he bad been engaged observing with a glass the ?nir<^^ 11Sh L H e replied with promptitude, " Three Stars." And that young lady was urgent with some one else the following night on deck to point out to her this uufamiliar astronomical luminary. A meteor of extraordinary size and brilliancy was seen in England on November 23rd, and is said to have been the most splendid that ever lit up our skies As it flashed through the air a light brighter than the most vivid lightning lit up every place from London to Glasgow, and the duration of ; its visibility was the unusual amount of 25 seconds. Over some part of the north-west j the brilliant visitor from space burst into a • thousand fragments, with a report like thunder and in a glorious corruscation all the colors of the rainbow, in the shape of a spear head, flashed in the sky as the meteor vanished. No more splendid astronomical phenomenon has been witnessed for a long time, and while scientific men are eagerly seeking for the cause and nature of the radiant stranger, and ordinary people are awaiting their explanations, the ignorant and credulous see in it a portent and an omen of ill. oome of the letters which have appeared [ ?. n tQ e subject would confound those who be»lieve that superstititioa. is extinct.

The Pope., has granted a dispensation for the marnage of King Alphonso with the rnncess Mercedes, daughter of Duco* MontA panorama of the Rusgo-Tuckish war at present going on is being exhibited in Welington. Ifcia described as being "a faithful picture -of the thrilling and heart-randing scenes during this terrible war." According to a correspondent of one of the Hokitika papers economy, if studied at all, is studied to be neglected so far aa the management of the local gaol is concerned. A minister being about to visit Hokitika, it is suggested that he should iavestigatle'the'matter when he will And that to look r'ter'about a dozen prisoners there is a goaler receiving £350 per year, with extras, "such $s louse rent, fuel, milk, butter, and vegetables, and a full staff of warders. He will also aee that no less a sum than £300 per year is paid to a medical practitioner for attendance upon those dozen prisonersj'and that ttie aggregate c ost to the Government of those prisoners a mount3 to upwards of £4000 per anicnim. Writing of the late meeting between fche Premier and the Maori King, an Auckland paper, the Evening Star, wfc\ch professes to know more aboufc what was going on than ordinary mortals, says .:—« Total abstinence from intoxicating liquors was imperatively enjoined by King Ta^hiao and his [.principal advisers during the late meeting at Te Kopua. Nevertheless, a great quantity of spirits was smuggled in from Alexandra, and' a fair share of it fouud its way into the • Hauhaui tents. Te Ngakau himself, albeitone of thei pillars of the new Temperance aaoremeut,! deigned to quaff a friendly glass ofcP.B. wJJthj the Hon the Native Minister, andVonr te-' porter shrewdly suspects that Tawhiaa h\va-. self was not above following hia^tjample; when out of sight of his people." ' New Zealand of the past and New Zealand of the present are two very different things. In the early days, when' 1 all wasprosperity, and the denizen of the forest! breathed the pure air of Heaven, the human frame and constitution had all the chance of robust health ; but now that thickly populated cities and towns have sprung up, with, the attendant bad habits and worse drainage, a remedy is called for that will counteract all the baneful effects of the existing and growing evils. This is to be found at every Chemist's. Ask for " Ghollah's Great Indian Cures." Testimonial— DunediH, January 5, 1877. The proprietor of Ghollah's Great Indian Cures. Sir— Having re ceived very great benefit from the use of your Indian Rheumatism Mixture, I feel it to be my duty to state that previous to taking your medicine I tad been suffering for several years from severe Khematic Gout, my hands and feet being much swollen and inflamed, and very painful, and nry general health much deranged. At the time I was induced to try your Rheumatism Mixture I was suffering most intensely, the pains being most excruciating and I was unable to leare the house or attend to my hußiness. I have therefore the greatest pleasure in stating I got the most extraordinary relief in two or three days" after taking yonr medicine, and I was able to. go out and attend to my business. I bave continued using your medicines, and have ever since been able to attend to my business, and have had the free use of my limbs, my appetite is good and my general health much improved. I may mention that I found an occasional dose of the Gout Mixture to be of grqat service. I strongly recommend others' "to try your medicines. Yours gratefully, (Signed) Richard Hodoetts.