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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XV, Issue 124, 25 May 1880, Page 2

Some, singular proceeditfgs hris been takitfg place at Carlyle. We learn from a telegram to the Wanganui Herald that:— "A professional gentleman of this town wa3 burnt in effigy on Wednesday night, owing, it is said, to his having made repeated refusals of late to attend when his services were urgently required, he being the only qualified person in the district at the time. Last evening an inquest was held in the most solemn manner on the remains of the effigy, a coroner, jury, witnesses, policeman, and a duly qualified medical practitioner being present. The jury returned a verdict of 'Died from Spontaneous combustion, and serve him right.' To-night a torchlight funeral will take place. Indignation against the said professional man is very great, and the matter is not likely to drop until other steps are taken." The immensS feoalfielda of the Chinese Empire are slowly being deteloped. the superstitions of these strange people being overcome. In a district near Tchang, on the Upper Yang-tsi-Kiang, a coalfield extending over 75 square miles has been tapped. At Wo-tze-kow 10 beds of coal have been discovered; one of them, lying only 100 ft below the surface, is being worked, and at least 1,200,000 tons of anthracite have been exposed. The latest swindle in America is styled "census takiDg." A gentlemanly fellow drives up with blanks for statistics on the farm — bushels of wheat, number of cattle raised, acres under cultivation, &c. Between the table and the foot of the page, where the farmer signs his name attesting the statement, a is blank space, whose existence is accounted for as room for affording miscellaneous information. In a month more the farmer receives a notice Jf rom 'a neighboring bank that his note for 150 dol. is due. He knows nothing of the note, bnt investigation shows that the "census taker" has filled in the blank with a promise to pay, which, being now in the hands of anjinnocent holder, must be paid by the unlucky dupe. The Western Meat Preserving Company of Colac, Victoria, commenced the season's operations on March 30th, since which time enormous numbers of rabbits have been sent into them. The Colac Reformer states that on Tuesday night 3838 pairs were brought in ; Wednesday night, 2151 pairs ; Thursday, 8763 pairs ; Friday, 4000 pairs— making in all the wonderful total of 13,753 pairs, or 27,506 rabbits. Mr Parrington, the manager, finds that it is not possible to permanently manage more than 2700 pairs daily, and has had to give the carters notice to so far moderate the loads aB not to exceed the number. Two thousand seven hundred pairs daily for only five daya in the week would give 27,000 rabbits weekly, or 675,000 in a season of 25 weeks. This is precisely 50 per cent more than was brought in last year. The Rev. J Upton Davis has been lecturing in Dunedin against gambling in connection with horse-racing. In his condemnation, he did not even exclude church bazaar swindles. Speaking of " Consultations," he said : — " Of £16,000 advertised for within the past fortnight to fill up such sweeps, £9.500 was in connection with the Queen's Birthday races, and the rest to be subscribed for houses, land, jewellery, &c, which are now disposed on the 1 consultation ' principle. It was interesting to note that the £9 500 was to be distributed over a race of only £80 prize money. He believed at least £100,000 was asked from the New Zealand public yearlj'for ' consultation ' purposes, and tho managers of these events made a living out of them, kept a clerk, and walked about with their hands in their pockets. £250,000 changed hands yearly ie New Zealand in connection with racing, There were no gambling hells in Dunedin, but there were 27 professional bookmakers, and there were not so many preachers. The last Dunedin races had two special attractions, and larger crowds than usual consequently gathered. The Governor was present, and therefore ' society ' flocked at his heels to the grand stand, and the now invention, the • totalisator,' was at work. Were they to belive that all swindling and dishonesty in racing was to be cured by one honorable man, with a boy from Matthew Dawson's joining in turf pursuits ? Such was not the stream, he feared, with which our Colonial Hercules' would cleanse the Augean stable ofrnpurity.

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