ALL ROUND THE WORLD.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1246, 5 December 1882, Page 3

ALL ROUND THE WORLD.

A harbors' congress, was.recently hold at Berlin,' at which a wide of ettiics pf tho profession: was adopted,, Upon onapoint the congress unanimously agreed,, namely, that no barbor must hereafter hold' the customer by tho nose while shaving. Another ".iootiori of .'the c;ode';'preicribeV that tho-shaving operation will hereafter bigin'with' the left cheek, butit was left to tho'diicretidn of the individual barber" whother ,the soap 'shall be appliod with the brush or tho hand! ' In a recent dog case in London tho following ' novel decision was rendered.. The la-gatherer, haying,'Brtmnioned several persons for keeping dogs: without

paying., the. requisite license, one defen- ,' dant—a Udy—stated that tho dog in reaped to which slio had been summoned was not herpi'ovbrty,.b'ut'thatitb'elongod to a.lodger; who was 1 inihor debt,and : . that she, only hold the do,' m a security. The magistrate decided that under tho circumstances she was : not liable) and the ' summons was withdrawn. Tho".: 'phymciatla at Hotel Diou, Paris," «ro ortzzlod over a remarkable caso. "A youlh'named Jean Coudouist, .20 years' of ago/is under treatment for over(jrowth. TJp to May lint year he presented. no extraordinary appearance, being about sft 6iii., Suddenly he beran to add to his : height, and up till now he has grown to 6ftlOin in height, lie appears.to.have elongated principally in the ieg,i and tho.is accompanied' by racking ■ the bones, His health is "very consumptionhavlng shown a very daugorous form. • The transit of Vonus will, take placo on' the 6th,of Deoembor, according io ash'ono. mical reckoning, but as the, astronomical day begin:: at noon on ; one.day and onds . at noo'n'of .tho next, it w.ill.be. : roally the morning of the 7th Decoinbcr, as time, is, ordinarily reckoned, whon the transit will be visible The American' Government his appropriated 75,000 dollars to observe , the transit, and three expeditions' have been sent out, .Admiral Ko'wen took a party to Patagonia; Professor Nowcomb has charge of a party that.will make their '. observations'from theCapeofGbdd-Hopet Professor Edwin Smith, , ; d( the, coast . survey, is in Now Zaaland; and: another.. party goes to Texas. There will not be another transit for -HO; • years ; land I all nations aro intefeatod in getting .correct observations. . An international meeting , will be'beld in' Parismeit year,' wh'ph.Jhe various parties will oonipar'e notes. ' Cetewayo has returned to Ih'o Oape as. King of Zululand. The .Queen and her counsellors never did a inpre gracious act thanih'rostoring.tliia "Nature's noble-, man" to his country, and his people, His gratitude and admiration for Her Majesty . are boundJceß. .-''J.uma.t.-alwaya.lQokiUpbn' . Lor at my mother," he/said..-.That. is the Zulu expression for all that- is adorable. , " I anS-now'ft'subjectdf 'hei'ij. and'l wish J'- always to be loyal to.her..''All lask in retnrn.il that in any difficulties I'mny meet with I shall have the protection and guidance of the .grodt] English';' ment, and then I cannot/fail-to do what is righU'-'""Blest simpliqityJl'.He'alsiifelt very grateful for his kind recepiiohby Mr and Mjs Gladstone apd .the-Earl ofi Kimbe'rlby. ' The Prince of Wales—whom' he calls his J'.brothor''—presented.; hirn ( with a lilve'rmounted stiek, of which he is proud.' He was pressed fo stay.longer, out heHaid.he felt civilised' enough,'and wai anxious to get back' to assegai, John Dunnf'"' ' . .)■.