CHIPS AND SLICES.

Temuka Leader, Issue 248, 27 March 1880, Page 3

CHIPS AND SLICES.

Rather a curious mistake was made by one of the spectators at the Police Court a day ir two since. At the head of the Court, over Mi Mansford’s head, there hangs a full length picture of the late Dr Featficrston, and in the background behind are seen two Natives. One of these is very much tatoced, and Wears a while beard, and in tiie shadow is not unlike a well known iv-w Zealand statesman. The spectator iu question was uoking at this pie (are, and appar nt-ly speaking sd>* >ut it to a friend behind hint* “ And who is the gentleman with the white heard at the back ?” asked the latter, u \ ! h, that-—every-body knows that . it’s quite clear you iiro not a Good Templar- —that s Sir William Fox, and an uneonnmmlY good likeness it is of him, too.’* And the friend felt pleased that he had seen the portrait of this leading Templar before he died. The name of Philip, Arnold, says the Times, : will be 1-emembcred hy many. He was the person who many i-go bought in England and on the Continent diamonds of inferior quality, and some other precious stones, and buried them ou a mountain slope on the borders cf New Mexico and Arizona. It will be that Arnold “ got up a company for the purpose of exploring those pretended diamond fields, that experts weie despatched to examine the locality that their reports were contradictory, and that at last the swindle was exposed. Arnold was generally believed to have netted a considerable fortune by the transaction ; but all efforts to make him surrender any part of the plunder were jruitless. He died quite lately in Kentucky, and one Bailow has commenced a suit against his widow, demanding restitution of 143,000d01. The statement made by Barlow is to the effect that, about eight years ago, moved by Arnold’s representations, be despatched an expert to the scene of tho alleged diamond fields, who, on his return, assured him of the trustworthiness of Arnold's reports, and declared that theco were immense treasures of diamonds and other stones all along the range, almost waiting to he picked up. Barlow at once advanced lOO.ooodol to Arnold for working the field. Soon afterwards a thorough examination of the locality was made by some honest , experts who exposed the swindle BarI w now seeks to rC->ver his Joo,ooudol and I3,ooiidol besides, which he sets down as interest of his advances The Holy Land appears to be going ahead jast now. We learn from Iron that Mr Samuels, a financier connected with s* me prominent firms in England, has been making inquiries regarding the expediency of constructing a steam tramway between Jalia and Jerusalem Engineering states that n large steam engine has arrived from England for a steam flour mill at Jerusalem It has been imported by some one of the Wurtembeurger colonists lately established n<-« Jerusalem, who are thing all they can to introduce modern app : iancos into .Palestine. In consequence of articles in the Opposition Press 'lnciting the people to resist the n> w tr-mcar -passenger duty of 2R reis, and the inliamai ory speeches cf demagogue orators, a riot of a serious nature broke out hi Rio Janeiro on New Year’s Day The mob destroyed the tramearß, loro up the rails, attacked the conductors, and threw stones and fired revolvers at the troop who were sent to quell the disturbance Ultimately the military charged and dispersed the mob Three were killed and thirty wounded, including soldiers and policemen A partial renewal of the riot occurred the next day, when an attempt was made to burn the doors of a gunsbop with kerosene The ringleaders were arrested In reply to a deputation of the chief opponents of the tax, the Government refused to suspend the impost Order was ultimately restored and the tramcar traffic resumed.