The Wairarapa Daily. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1879.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 342, 17 December 1879, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1879.

The following return has been preto seated to both Houses of General Assembly showing (approximately the quantity of New Zealand grown timber sawn (first cutting only) at the various sawmills in the colony during the year ending 31st December, 2878 and the half-year ending 30th June, io/9:— If Year ending Half-year 7 December 31, eadiueMtb. 1 1878. June, 1&79. i«»u.„3 ' Super, feet Super, feet > T?5? - 4S ' 052 ' 928 22,999,842 £Sp • 2 ' C37 ' 095 1.236 364, 0 Hawkesßay .. 3,070,210 1,325 700 Marlborough ... 11,444,478 5206617 1 Nelson ~ 3,500,659 2115 923 Canterbury .. 14,463,745 691 818 0ta S° Totals •• The Registrar-General appends a note to this return stating that no returns \ f e of the timber cut during ' I °(°> a J d half the year 1879, at 19 ' mills. The quantities cut during 1877 hare been taken from the census returns and entered as for the year 1877 in these cases. The total amount for the year thus estimated was 18,355,310 feet. The quantities ent for the halfyear of 1879 at the 19 mills have also been estimated by means of the census returns, taking half the quantity cut in 1877 m each case. We expect that thenex return for the half-year endmg on the 31st inst. will show even a more marked decrease. New Zealand has been regarded as the El Dorado of the working man, and perhaps its superiority to other countries is more marked m periods of depression than 111 ™ cs . of Prosperity. Take any country in the world. Will not a sudden collapse of any large industry lesult m famme and distress, and yet in few Zealand, when one of the arterial ! industries of the colony almost ceases : look in vain for those symptoms of ] distress which are so common in other countries. The mill hand who, after ( hvt or six years of profitable employ- f ment suddenly finds himself without work, falls back on his : bit of land or f akesajobat some other occupation. \ ihe cessation of one industry simply ! simulatesanother. The present period ot depression will simply fed to an 1 increased productiveness in cereals and " .other produce all over the colony, and • Jt he Government turn its attention a little to aid working men not only to « sett eon land but to find an outside t( market for the surplus produce of the * country our present difficulties will *! absolutely prove of future wealth and prosperity. JJ

Tenders close to-day for cutting 141 MMsofryograssontheTeOreOre? Mr J. M.Girdlestoneaelh on Saturday next, the privileges at the Caledonian and Foresters' aports, A soiree ig announced to be ijiven tomorrow evening by the ladies of Carterton, maid of the Eev A, Knell JlV!* i l B > !Ution of Councillor Edwin Feist a. Mayor takes place in the Council Chambers. A telegraph station ia now open at Woodville, county of Waipawa, A London telegram, dated December W, says the subscriptions to the New Zealand Loan amount to £13,000,000 Allotments equal to 40 per cent, of the subscriptions will be made at £ premium

Membuof Court Loyal Enterpri.e, A.OJ., desirous of joining the Sanctuary of Shepherds are requested to attend at the hall on Thursday evening to meet I ra p J The next meeting of the Court will be held.on Tuesday, 23rd jnst on account of the usual meetinsj mght falling on Christmas day.

ThfooMg extract from a letter has been kindly handed to us, and we have very much pleasure in publishing it ■- A short time since some of the children attending the Greytown School subscribed an amount, which sum was presented to mewitharequestthatlwouldhavea photograph of myself taken that they may have it in the school. The bearer will hand you ono,. which I hope will meet ffith satisfaction.-Yours, &c.,'W R Hastobu" We have seen the picture", which is a Wge oil painting 2'612'2, by Olark and Hamilton,, of Lambton-quav, Wellington, in very handsome gilt frame a speaking likeness of Mr Hastwell, and will be a great adornment to the local school.- We would like to hear of the Institute Committee taking steps to obtain similar pictures of those who were the active members in the past. The Greytown Oddfellows and Fosters are making the preliminaries for a monster amalgamated fete in Greytown on Anniversary Day. Sports of all descriptions will be arranged both for young and old. A Costume Cricket Match is spoken of, and tugs of war between Volunteers and cricketers in uniform are also suggested. We have heard that it is proposed to wind up the day's amusement mth fireworks. The advisability of the Athletic Club joining in the affair should be considered. The fete promises to be me of the largest, yet held in Greytown >nd the amalgamation of the societies ipeaks well for the good feeling existing between them. It is always better to wveono really good turn out than three nfenor.

A meeting of creditors of RobertDromJ?ool, boarding-house keeper, Carterton, Sheldon Monday afternoon. Mr A Armstrong was appointed trustee. Lia^ aSSr tatedto be£2B9 i3sld, a nd

During the heanng of a grog case connderable amuaement was caused by Mr Fifaherber asking if spirits were nev watered before beinfc sent out. On receiving the answer "never," he looked up and remarked, "What,Siever,» ad plass, "No, never.- The temptation was too great, and pat came the "What nover 1 and the answer "Well,hardly ever, ami d the prolonged laughter of ly Joined "' mWhi ° hth6BeUC^hearti - M^?V a^ thtonSatoda y^ ™m\ i yott J a respectably-dressed man, was charged, on remand, with unawfully and knowingly and k false pretences, to W it, by valued eq S, obtaining from several persons in Wei! imgton various sums of money." The oftS? ° f P6rSOnS from whom 1» 2 WS^ oth Member, Decimus Barraud £3 4s; 25th November, Robert Burrett£33 S 6d;29thNovembiS: and Sto )f ods £ l 10s a „d mo ney, £2fi t^T ber, , Lindsa y ßll(l^ne ramo,£Ho 3 . To each of these charges F Herbert, pleaded guilty. The am pmoner was also charged" with forgin oi Nm- Zealand, Beathereton, purporting Lamb on Quay. As this last case required he aUndance of a witness from Featherton, the pmoner was remanded on all the cases until Friday next. A horrible case of baby farming has "fern heßuburbofClichy that anunmarned woman was in the habit of bringngmfant, home with her.and murdering then .the police made an inquiry into thS acts -The young woman above mentioned was in the habit of going to th. CJmml Hospital, and accosting girl whom she supposed to be mothers. The conversation once begun, she would tell hem that .he ffas very fond of children, 2dhaforthesmall,umoflsf t a„ cs month she would take charge of them. , 8 J at least nine children haw been conhded to her, that she kept U? al J. m , lm died of starvation. The woman has, of course, been arrested.

The Ohristchurch Press reports that the Mtoth anniversary of the wedding of the Prima e and Mrs Harper was celebrated yes erday. The ceremonies commenced w£ Bem T '" f l6 Colle & e chapel, at wh.ch members of tho family only ; er present including a large number o grand-children. In anticipation of the event a number of ladies had arranged a iv o the day. Th,s took the shape of a TITT' "? SiH-edged china cups, The gift was accompanied by an tmgthat the articles were a present from thead leSffhoianameflffflre lhe presentation was made on behalf of h<> ladies of Canterbury by Mr Johnston, and took place at Bishopscourt in th afternoon. During the afternoon * verv large number of ladies and gentlemen paid their respects to the Primate and Mrs S e ;- their congratulation on the event which was that day celebra-

A band of American "dootresiei" hai recently been vwitingEome, and creating L« f r gn city Uite a se » borneof them were remarkably pretty, ti o*e who stared at them. They wore black:s,lk and cashmere dre.se,, were ~*. and only one wor°,

1 Professor Klinkerfues, the director of he Observatory at Gottingen, has patened a new telegraphic LeWon P by which it is said to be possible to send as »»ny ut eight messages simultaneously *long the same wire. A portion of the mwnfaon is an apparatus which simultaneously writes down all the messagea»

I A genuine case of vivisection was perPetntedonedaylMt week new C ganui by three youngsters, the eldest of whom was about eight years. After aeeing the men engaged all day docking ambs, th e y proceeded to the barn, where * ere nestled ,n the straw. The young •camps took these unfortunate catJ and pups o he chaff-cutter, and amputated their tails one by one.

A story ,g told of a crafty American •kipper who escaped the clutches of a hosale cruiser by hoisting the yellowflag, and exliibiing one of his crew over th bulwarks stitched up in a hammock, as if abou to be flung into the sea. As his vessel was lying off a port where the yeltook the alarm and sheered off. Even 'th.s (says the New York Times) was ex" ceeded by the episode of the Emtian war of 183940, when Admiral fflj. squadron was cruising in the. Levant. The look-out man of an English frigate one morning saw an Arab in the water seemingly in danger of drowning. A boat was lowered and the swimmer picked up but he died shortly after being brought on board, with all symptoms of the pla4e, and was quickly followed by the captain and a fourth of the crew. It was afterwards found that this desperate fanatic, finding himself death-stricken, had deliberately swam off to the ship with the intention of carrying the infection among his enemies,

A Russian doctor recently committed suicide in a most extraordinary manner He constructed a Bort of framework, put a lighted candle underneath, and they lav down on the frame, with the small of the back just over the candle. When found ho was quite dead. A deep and broad burn was exhibited in the middle of the back, and the spine was found to be completely carbonised. Upon the floor underneath the bedstead were discovered the wicks, embedded to a little blotch of cold atearine, of three candles, which had been taken out of the candlesticks and fixed upon the planking upon a layer of melted grease. Over the flame of these candles Mr 0 had lain upon the skeleton framework of his bedstead, and suffered his spine to be slowly consumed until he died. A manuscript placed upon the table close to the bed contained not only a resume of the reasons which prompted the unfortunate man to undergo selfinflicted martyrdom, but minute details of the torturing process by which he had chosen to destroy his life. It was written in four languages-Russian, German, Polish, and Czehish, and commenced in a firm, bold handwriting, the last few pages, however, being scarcely legible, having evidently beon penned in dire agony.

The Armenian newspaper Mashak announces that an old lady named Kali* 5° ln & nj, ' dlfld «*Tifliton August. 15thin the 115 th year of her age. She had always enjoyed excellent health until a foff months before her death. She was a widow and was married when she was onylSyeaviof age. Her oldest son •til! lives, little short of a century old. Her youngest son is in his 57th year. All her sons were fiihermen. The total jjjmber of her descendants now alive is

The widow of a distinguished gentleman who several times served his country as Acting-Governor in one of the colonies, ™(«ays«,Egie,») left in rather strait' ened circumstances. Parliament considerately provided her a moderate annual Peneion The lady not long ago bought* cow, and, haTing no doubt in her own jnmd on the subject, asked the present Governor of the colony in question if the animal might graze in one of the ample paddocks attached to Government House, wis Mcellency did not commit himself, but promised to consult the lady who jeads society in that part of the world. m ultimate decision, which is said to be characteristic, was conveyed in some such tortn as this-" Yes, for half the milk."

Robert Carlisle, a resident at Stanstill 2!n?° me , p paper)', aper )' ffho hM g ai ne d iome little celebrity as a pedestrian, stared from the Land's End on the 30th September, on a contemplated walk to John 0 Groat's House and back. He drives a wheelbarrow weighing about 26 ib>, and his prop Oße d route is by Penzance Plymouth, Exeter, Taunton, Bristol, Chester, Manchester, Carlisle, Perth, G asgow, Stirling, Head of Dornoch Firth Wick to John 0' Groat's House. His wurn is to beby Wick, Head of Dornoch J irth Inverness, Perth, Stirling, Edinburgh, and the East Coast. Heproposes delivering lectures in the principal towns during h ls march on "Lights and Shades of a Showman's Life," and "Total Abstinence He carries a log-book with him, which he gets stamped at the various postoffices en route.

Many Indians eat clay, partly to still hunger, partly to create inward comfort, and partly to seaion their food. Inmanv regions of Africacl«y or loam is devoured, article of food, as Mungo Park state,. In Tripoli the women eat an ash-gray e„th called maukm, w Rauffolf informs us. In the time of famine the most vanous substances are eaten, during the thirty years' war fossil dust was consumed in Pomerania, Dessau, and other jUcm. Travellers in the polar egions hare often cooked and eaten the soles of their shoes. In China, Java, biani, and Bengal clay ia jrencrally eaten ; even vessels of clay are eaten. Clay, a anart.c eo ffood,is,oldinthema?ket3 of China, Bengal, and >o on. Ehrenberg, *ho about ten years ago, wrote on the earth-eating of the Chinese, found infuso nam the kinds of clay sold in the Chinese markets.