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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1321, 7 March 1883, Page 3

Japan is keeping fully abreast of Western nations in the introduction of new inventions, One of the latest signs of this is the extensive use of the electric light in several of the Government establishments of Yokohama. We ' recommend to our resident • magistrates (writes a contemporary) the following .capital story of the way in which a'Danish colonial magistrate, for whose exeptional character and ability it vouched, once suppressed perjury in his court:—"He said-nothing of his method, but an English' friend seated beside him on the Bench noticed that whenever a witness told a lie he jumped. | Ho asked the reason and the magistrate, after a caution, revealed bis secret:— 'My orderly stands behiad the witness, and whenever I put my hand to my ear that indicates that the evidence is false,' " and he runs a'pin into him!' The ' sting of conscience' in this material form proves effectual, nndthemagistrate, yho ;died - honoured through Denmark, in three years turned an Alsatia into one .of the most orderly of comunities, He ajipY? got the truth. THes death of King Cakobau (best knowjiasThakambau), of/Fiji, took place .on the/first of February, at Levuka, In regard to the final disposalof the remains, it is understood that - his Excellency has expressed an anxious • desire full honor to the late chief • ty givinjHvery possible official dignity to hid||fnerai. For this purpose it will be k-have: at least one of her of war in attendance and as it will not be possible to secure • that accessory till April/" it' has been decided to place the body in a • canoe . filled up with lime, and thus :keep it "■ until the Government is'in a position to carry out their part of' 'their"cere-. . monial, and to obtain a full attendance • of the native chiefs from every (district of the Colony, and all ranks, a By comparison of events, Dr Corney has ascertained that'the 1 deceased chieftain was a? nearly, as possible years of age at the time,of his death. f s -;< i/<

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