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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1444, 31 July 1883, Page 2

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(Pkkss Association.)

Nelson, July 30, '' Regarding the gaol tragedy, the jury again met this afterdoon, to consider tlieir-rider, and they agreed to add to their verdict the following rider" (1) That the delay in removing Davidson to one of the gaUls in the colony where l prisoners sentenced to imprisonment for life are confined, is much to be re-, grctted, (2) They. consider that a prisoner like Davidson, whose murderous and suicidal tendencies were known should not under any circumstances have been employed as cook in the gaol; and they would recommend for the future that the arms be kept in a place of greater security than the socalled armoury at present in us& (3) They desire to express their admiration of the tact and bravery displayed by Mr Shallcross under such trying circumstances,

Dunedin, Tuesday, Arrived—Auckland, from London; all well. ' The heavy rain has now stopped, A good deal of damage has been done on the flat through water entering houses. Christchurch, Tuesday. In the Divorce Court yesterday, the case Holt v Holt, Ah Chee,.and Duke, was heard, The petitioner applied for divorce on the ground of respondent's adultery with the two co-respondents, After hearing the evidence, which fully proved the charges of adultery,. His Honor granted a rule nisi with costs against the co-respondent Ah Chee. Matakau was scratched for the New Zealand Gup at 11 fyin.'^sterd'ayi.

The manufacture of shoddy in New York haß reached immense proportions, aa much as half a million of money, according to some atatistioes recently published, ohanging band.in this trade every year in that city, : They have discovered a good plan'of planting a park on Cincinnati, On a given day 20,000 children were assemllodj and planted groves-in honour of theirfavourite authors and well known citizens.

.The venerable senior and presiding bishop of the Amerioan Episcopal ohuroh, Dr Smith, may be said to have been a citizen under every President of the United States. He was five years old when General Washington died,

The Common Council of New York has given permission to the Western Union Telegraph Company to lay its wires under the streets of the city on the payment uf 1 cent per lineal foot of each street opened, and the giving of two wires for the city's use, A company has been formed in Vienna to undertake the general business of washing windows, It is likewise prepared lo execute orders for the scrubbing of bouse fronts and vestibules, and the cleansing of mirrows and show-cases, and doubtless tor all kindred operations, DrWild, President of the International Circumpolar Observation Parties, an uounces that in conformity with the request of several Governments, the observations now going oh round the Pole will not be prolonged beyond the time originally fixed, viz, September, and that all the parties, if not prevented by will be back'within that month. • . At the aunual meeting of the Blue Rtybon Temperince movement' it was stated that the total number of pledges reported from all sources was 680,908.'. From the returns made, the percentage of those who had fallen away appeared even smaller than might reasonably be expeoted the number stated being at the rate of 15 percont.

The Greek Government Have forbidden the importation of can pork into Greece. The oxcess-of reports of American merchandise over the importß during .May is estimated at 17,000,000d015. , In the Gipps Land forests many of the mountain ash or black butt trees yield from 8000 to 12,000 6ft palings. . .The population of Berlin is now 1,200,000, being an increase of 80,000 sinoe tho last census was taken, in November, 1880.

The French military engineers have suggested a scheme for extending the area of Paris by suppressing old fortifications, which cover 2000 acres.

Mr Jay Gould, the American " Railway King," is said to have declared to his friends that he will retire from business life within a few months, leaving his business in charge of his soil,. His fortune is estimated at 100,000,000 dols. At tlio Leeds Assizes recently, James Marling, a mill manager, .was sentenced to ten yews' penal servitude for having set fire to a mill because he was rofused a partnership. Paris contains 2,300,000 inhabitants iu that part of it enclosed within the military zone. To lodge this number there are 76,000 houses, comprising 1,038,000 sets of apartments, Of these 380,000 are used as shops or factories, and only 700,000 are used :is habitations. Of these 700,000 habitations 472,000 are let at a rental below 60dols : a year; 130,000 rent for over GOdols, but less than 200dols; 5000 at 200dols and below 1200dols, and 5500 at rents above 1250d015. The remaining 42,500 ar'e. contained in 11,753 furnished houses, with 240,164 lodgers.

' "'.The cost of the British Embassies to the coronation at Moscow was £6OOO. The details of the special missions and services were Moscow Coronation.— (1) Rent of house, £2000; (2) expenses of transport and incidental charges for Her Majesty's Ambassador and members of the Embassy and servants, maintenance of ditto, hire of horses and carriages and transport of ditto, £2000; (3) cost of transport and incidental expenses of special Embassy, £1000; (4) gratuities, illuminations, and unforseen expenses, £1000; total, £6OOO.

The Papal income from Peter's pence has (the Roman correspondent of the Standard says) during the past months f this year continued to decrease apidly. An appeal to all the bishops of Christendom to awaken the consciences of the faithful to the necessity of providing the means without which tho Vatican cannot meet its many calls ; is being prepared.. Since April 1, however, the Pope lias received from five persons, not Italians gifts amounting to 2,000,000f. One of these offerings consisted of .500,000f, They were all offered to the Pope personally at private audiences. The bureau, of statistics of the United "States Treasury department reports that during the month of April there arrived in the Customs districts of Baltimore, Boston, Detroit, Huron, ■Miiesota, New Orleans, New "York, Passamaquoddy, Philadelphia, and San Francisco, 78,475 immigrants, The arrival of immigrants in the same districts during the corresponding month last year numbered 104,274, a decrease of 25,799, The arrivals in those districts .for the ten months ending April ■ ■3O were 41-7',689 ; for the'saine period last ''year ,544,601, a decrease of 126,912. . The missionaries in the Sandwich Islands, Jrnving Christianised nearly all the old inhabitants, are now turning their ■ attention to the Chinese, who have settled there in large, numbers, They find the Celestials willing scholars, although, like many of their cousins who have made their home in this city, they aro willing to be taught' religion principally that they may learn the English language.

The extraordinary sale of Surplus Win tor Stock at To Aro House, Wellington should be a matter of some- interest to all readers of the Waibarapa Daily ■for these special reasons, Ist, because of tho largeness of the 2nd, because of the short duration of the sale, 16 days only, 3rd, because of the unprecedentedly low prices. Our price list, issued with this paper, should, we think, astonish everybody, and very certain it is that a trip to the' sale would be money in pocket to every Wairarapa' resident that should try it. • If not able to come, their orders, accompanied with cash, would be as well executed as though selected personally. It simply means 203 for 10s, or even less in many cases, therefore try it, 0 ye.residents, and that right early. Bear in mind that wo have no country businesses whatever, no ■brandies in any township, aiid no one is authorised to seU for us, either rogularly or irregularly, We haw .only one place of business in the'province, and, the pubHo would do well to keep .this faot in mind when sending their orders, or .visiting Wellington, that'our sole establishment in the oolony is that known as Jamex Smiih'b, Te Aro House, Wellington.—Advt.