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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XVI, Issue 73, 26 March 1881, Page 2

A Cambridge telegram of Thursday says : — A lively sensation was created at daylight this raorniug between two tribes at present locating in Cambridge. A member of the one tribe appropriated last night a married woman belonging to a member of the other tribe, aud at daybreak this morning the aggrieved tribe, largely supplemented by other Datives, and armed with spears, axes, &c , marched through the town to the camping ground of the other tribe. The demonstration was of the most threatening character, and amongst the European residents, suddenly roused out of their beds, great consternation prevailed. On both tribes meeting a good deal of hostile demonstration was indulged in, aud a long animated discussion, conducted in the native tongue, ensued. Eventually, however, a compromise was agreed to, and the offending . tribe rendered a sort of compensation, consisting of money, blankets, greenstone ornaments, pigs, horses, dogs, &c, thedead stock being all heaped up in a pile, and the live stock mustered between the two contending parties. The wrath of the offended tribe gradually became, appeased, in proportion as the pile accuDauiatedv and at length the tender was accepted; in full satisfaction. The money ralue.of the compensation is roughly estimated..at:£3o. This was deemed sufficient retribution, and the injured husband returned ■with his. tribe, leaving the woman undisturbed .with her new companion. The proceedings .created a good deal of uueasiness until their effect came to be understood. A Sydney telegram of the 15th instant 'says:— The latest news from Wileannia states that a thousand people are now on the diggings. Cargoes of potatoes are eagerly bought at a shilling a pound. Water is scarce. The Chinamen are still kept off. The coaches are overcrowded, and the horses overworked. Stores are now arriving, but prices are high. A permanent payable gold field is anticipated, but the present returns are not extraordinary. Mining is suspended through the scarcity of water. Hundreds are on the road to the place despite the warning given. There are no present signs of xain. After the annuil distribution of prizes at the Tpowoomba Grammar School (Queensland), Hi 9 Excellency Sir Arthur Kennedy, in tUe course of fla excellent speech; said .—

" Life is a great battle; it is a great scr'aT 0 .® in our own country at home, and very soon ik will be as much bo here for all you boys. Above all, let me impress on you to keep clear of Government billets. A boy who will go in and give up his lifetime to sit on an office stool for £100 a year is, to my mind, a great muff. There is plenty of room in this country for boys to exercise their energies without going into the principal towns and loafing about street corners. Let them go into the country instead. To the parents of the boys I would say that to day.' A rather interesting experiment is about to be tried in London. Persons apprehended for being simply drunk and incapable are to be kept in custody until the effect of the liquor passes off, then they are to be liberated upon their own recognizances, but in the event of their neglecting to appear before the Magistrates of the district, their recognisances will be estreated. At a recent bird show in Berlin, Germany, green canaries were exhibited. Otners were red, light brown and grey. The variations of color bad been caused by the daily use of cayenne pepper in their food. The pepper was at first given in small quakes and the birds appeared to like it, but the feathers won fell giving them a moulting appear am c In a snorUime "new feather, of amours sprouted. The yafation 3 were ascribed to the different qualities of the pepper and to the quantity given.