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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIII, Issue 281, 4 December 1878, Page 2

Another instance bf jiotiesfey being tHutiiflcehtlyrewardfed (says the i J ost j was furnished ' to us tbis morning. A recent arrival, said to be a son of Esculapius, had been overtaken J 0 tile rain or some other kind of moisture, and got into a cab. After he left, the cabman found that his fare had dropped his i purse, which, it is said, contained something like a hundred pounds. He gave his horse in charge to another, and hastening after the stranger discovered him, and returned the | puree. Hewasrewardedwithahalf-soyereigu; about a half per cent on the lost money. Some mercantile people think the finder wag worth five per cent at least The following interesting telegram from China dated Hong Kong, October 7, has been received by the Press Agency :— For some time ppst crime has been increasing here to an alarming extent} a state of terrorism , exists almost approaching a panic; burglaries have been of almost, nightly occrf.-ence. Within the last fortnight the colony has been thrown into an unprecedented state of excitement by the occurrences of several attacks by armed bands of robbers. The first of them occurred on the night of the 25th ultimo, and is a most mysterious affair. The Praya is a road running along the harbor; behind the Praya is the Chinese quarter of the town is a lane called Wing Lok-street. A Chinese goldsmith's shop is situated on one side, fronting on to the Wing Lok-street, and the other on to the Praya The shop had received a large quantity of treasure from San Trancisco, which, it seems, became known to the thieves, and shortly after midnight they mustered in numbens estimated from 80 to 100, armed with bamboo spears and firearms. They landed in boats, most probably a nest of pirates from the adjacent mainland. The attack was arrauged with consummate skill and care. No one saw them land, although policemen (?) are stationed all along the Praya at short intervals. The thieves stationed one band to watch the Praya entrance of the house, while another went to Wing Lok-street,« and here a few of the men got into the house through a window upstairs, which they reached by means of a bamboo A coolie whom they disturbed was kept quiet by threats of murder, and the thieves quietly pursued their search of drawers and cupboards until they came to the safe. They were provided with cold chisels, hammers, and torches for heating iron. Their operations caused some noise, and those in the house being aroused, the men outside called to them that it was on fire, and that they must stop where they were until a ladder arrived. A Chinese watchman now appeared on the scene, and was received with a stab from a spear in the groin. These spears are most formidable weapons, fixed on bamboos 20 feet long. The watchman blew his whistle while lying on the ground, and a few constables from a neighboring station came up, but as they were armed only with truncheons, and the robbers opened fire upon them, they were compelled to return for their rifles. The thieves received them with their spears and fiiearms, and six of the constables received serious though happily uot fatal injuries. One of the robbers was shot dead by a constable, and it is supposed that several others were wounded or killed, but if so, they were carried off by their companions, who made a clean retreat on the arrival of reinforcements of the police; most of them it is believed got away by water, though some probably escaped by neighboring lanes. The water party to facilitate their retreat stole a steam launch, which was not missed until several hours had elapsed. The launch on being chased by the police boat fired on the latter and then escaped. Another attack was made on the residence of the proprietor of the China Mail, the object being robbery. A Sikh constable who prevented them was severely stabbed. The public attribute the existing lawlessness to the mistaken clemency of Governor Hennessy, who has been reprieving murderers, pardoning criminals, and modifying the punishment of flogging, &c. Father Henneberry has been creating a sensation in Auckland. He concluded one of his orations as follows:— "I ask all you non-Catholic friends, when Chiniquy comes and talks about Confession, uot to believe him; he is a man who has been known to all Americans as a public liar. You cannot believe a public liar. How can you believe anyone who is known aa a liar? Protestants in America made it known that he was collecting money under false pretences. It is a fact that Chiaiquy went about telling lies regarding his people, and this was made known by the public press in America. The worst thing I have heard about him is that he has been consecrating wafers (altar bread), and selling them for money. (Sensation.) I never in all my life heard such outrageously sacreligious conduct. If it is true, it is the most blasphemous and sacrilegious act I have ever read of, from Judas lacariot down. (Renewed sensation and cries of * Oh, oh/) It is well that people in this city should know these things what I tell you about. Chiniquy is known all over America. All Catholics and all Protestants, as a rule, know this. The only feeling in America amongst Catholics and Protestants is one of the deepest and most profound contempt for this man Chiniquy."— At a subsequent atage of the service Father Heuneberry denounced fancy dress and kissing and balls generally, and asked Catholics never to look outside the church for partners. A single state, when properly lived, was to he commended. They need not fear that the finger of scorn would be pointed at them as old bachelors. Let them bring all infidel books and novels, and he would make an "awful bonfire." . It is somewhat extraordinary the insane desire some persons exhibit for getting into trouble. One of that class, a Mr William Leonard, met with his deserts on Thursday, when he was relegated to Wanganui gaol for two months, in default of a £10 fine inflicted for improper conduct in a railway carriage. It appears Mr Leonard, being a second class passenger, became tired of sitting upon the hard board, and by way of change seated himself upon the lap of Mrs Eliza Tricklebank, the wife of a well-known and respectable settler at Palmerston, following up that liberty with several attempts to kiss her. Mrs Tricklebank very properly objected, and backed up her refusal with some " striking" proofs, whereupon Mr Leonard transferred his attentions to another, lady .Mr Ward, the Police Magistrate, who happened! to witness the whole of the proceedings, paid a high compliment to Mrs Tricklebank, for her courage in having the offender brought to punishment.— Manawatu Times. The good folks of windy Wellington, saya the Advertiser, are blowing about a find of plumbago or black-lead, in the north part of the province. We have lots of it in Otago,

and we recollect several years ago, that the Mayor of Cromwell brought a sackful of what he called " lumbago" to Dunedin. It is believed that there is many a back-load of lumbago in other places than Wellington. A Tasrnanian paper says that of " the Tasmanian" goldmine the hackneyed saying may be repeated, that the shareholders possess in it " a potentiality of wealth beyond the dreams of avarice." It is general admitted that there i 3 no mine in the rich goldfields of Victoria which can be compared with it at the present time, and ifc seems only to be a question of increasing the crushing plant in ■ order to increase the yield of the precious metal. The next cleaning up is expected- to be quite as good as the last, and some good judges think it wil be even better.