SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 857, 14 January 1879, Page 2

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

(e>;.o-.t r>r-i: »«v,->- ioi:i-f\-! , ".\M;:;T.) WKLLIXCTO.V. •Lan nary I^>. The Hyd-rabad was ai! rea'-ly for breeze came in. at'.d cntpcU-.-.t operations t» be lUscmtiiuii-d. The sh.ip was then fidtv afloat, and in..rder b> keej. tier steady, and prevent hff b unpiitg. 80') b •;,.-; of" wafer had to be {.'i!iip.-i into her. If fhe wea'JuT b-j tine tiiivv/ili be p-.ilaeed oT.'.M-.d an intmvdi:>:c att.-mpt nt-vie := ■ haul her ftT. but at pro.ent tl'e bar-mi'ter lias p, de'_*:. j.-d dowitv..-.;-:! too.u-ney, and it f; feare ( rttat a:i"tfief ive.iti.-riy g-'de is ie.iutirtenf. Some iidetvs;ir.g p-'iticii'ar.; rc-pecting tfie export of fungus iv >ni New Zealamt v.ery v'tveli by Mr. Kirk at the meetilig of the Philosophical Society, on Sat unlay evening. Ttic autiior stated Chat ilw export "f fttngtis dated from and had «v;v.itra""y advanced until in 1877 the iptasttity attipped away wa-; valuod at over h 11.000. During tiie six years ondin:; 1577 the total value of fundus exported v.as over U:,2M*. rw..-t"im!.< of which. nr.en'.bEy reprcsetited the amount actually obtained by oKeetors. who wero nn>stly settters striving t" nnitttain themselves on their land. Fungus v. .is cnSinod to single sp.-cie.i (lli i -'"-"'>e /;>•-'" irUh-'i cuiiinoii in :,.d forest districh; !;• the Colony. No Pibo; v,as involved beyond tho collecting and carriage. An ii'.'piiry by rlie Ci.nimtsd .tierof Customs .show,;-.? tt'.ar it '.var-r;-.e,t by the Chinesf as a for r.urifvtn_' tlu blood, arcl as f0.,-1 on last days. Recently it had been ascertains.-! that it was largely used in :>o:ips. .'-. c.. ', ian ordinal v U,'-.l Tt appears ihai h wa . recited in China at l»Ad per lb, ji.nd a* only Id per lb at the most was paid t.>> collector:"., .somebody realised a high rab- "f pr-.ttt. A laborer named I'egan had a vary nt-rov- escape of being poisoned on .-*a,irid;iv lie had had. a few glasses of be er," and strolling into thv back of a faand'v- vhere: he lod»c". saw a si|!!:'Vc ?.e- T ' "f-:*l of s..;ue:hii.gvi.i.;i r:e- .-. yeoiing liiiiaty, he i- >k a long ttrra;:. ku:>win;r th:f his i'rie:'.:! Vo.uid not -.bjv.rt. Tnstanriy ho d-';.p.:d fhc_!:o:;!e wt'h a frantic; shriek, e.-rei-ihning that he Wiis poisoned, that his t! ; r. : -;i: inside was ot; r'r» llts friend at o:ic-.- i,:dicd out, .„!e r n. his hoi Tor found r.i.-ir Kegan had r.-.-.-r- dricktng a•■ >nce:H:--t v d :;..!::tion ■>: ." ■ O'-rd" aid w.; 3 ?:■■:'. T v. "J:: V.Y/.;--v.:> 'l:zi t!t • in::!.'- life wa., ~::>.-..'.i. r.:v. hi-i;:;-ul!iatidti:ro;..ia:v!f,adf'diyexe;,:i.:^.T. severe! b-irs h2: -vdliced hio: ' • .!. state >'i c::t:eiii .- pro.-;f;-.-'i'..>T». .'a:; Ma - i '. V!ir e-.'tniat"d rt'eab!-- v ■]-■■■■.; o ; pro-1 per.v i-.i tlt-f C:*v of Da:;e"in is 1.273.000, tvhig ait increase of g'T.OOO on last year.