ALL ROUND THE WORLD.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1466, 25 August 1883, Page 4

ALL ROUND THE WORLD.

A minister travelling through the Wiist in a missionary capacity several years ago, was holding an animated theological conversation with an old lady upon whom he had called, in the oonrso of which lie asked her what idea she hud formed of the doctrine of total depravity. 'Oh/said she, 'I think it is a good doctrine, if peoplo would only live up to it.' Not long ago, in Dublin, an old Irish woman went to her confessor in much excitement, averring that she' had seen St. Peter. ' Had you had anything to drink, Biddy t asked the priest, who knew his penitent., Biddy owned toalittle drop of whiskey. ' Well, Biddy,' said the prudent divine,' tomorrow take two little drops, and sure you'll see St. Paul as well.'

Particulars have been received of a destructive lire that occurred in Singapore on the night of April 2. Tho tire started in a Malay hut, close to the river, and was caused by a native lighting a tire with a paraffine oil, which he essayed to pour out of a lamp. The h're spread rapidly and in a remarkably short time tho adjoining huts were communicated with, the inmates barely escaping with their lives,. Hut after hut was devoured by the flames, and before the fire could be stayed some seven or eight acres of dwellings were burned. Upwards of 100 mostly of large size, were destroyed, and, owing to the rapidity with which the fire spread, tho inmates sa,ved Kttle or none of their personal effects. Saxony has some vory curious laws concerning servant girls,, For instance the mistress is required to allow the servant one pound' of butter and one pound of qoffee por month, or the equivalent in money, If the bervant i: furnish her own bedding she receives U ijcents extra per night for so doing. Seventy-fivo cents per month is allowed the servant for her'washing, and she receives live per cent on all purchase* she makes. She must give a month's notice before leaving her place, and must keep a book for recommendations in which, upon leaving her place, her mistress is compelled to state the cause of tho servant's leaving, and also what is her character.

Lust year there were sold in the United States over 50,000,000 cans of tomates, 26,000,000 cans of corns, 53,000,000 cans of salmon, 35,000,000 cans of lobsters, 12,000,000 cans of other fish, except oysters, of whi«h therewere 36,000,000 cans; 50,000,000 cans of peaches and other fruits, such as apples, pears, apricots; 36,000,000 cans of vegetables, such as beans, peas, 1 (fee., 12,000,000 cans of berries and small fruits, and about 25,000,000 cans nf meats, poultry, ifec,, making a total of about 300,000,000 cans. A policeman in one of the country districts of Tasmania observed that the local hostelry was well filled with visitors after hours, and with official zeal swooped down upon th& place every evening for a fortnight and "cleared the house." His visits suddenly ceased, and the hotel enjoyed an immunity for a couple of months, when again " The Assyrian came down liko a wolf on the fold," and scattered all before him. (When asked how he accounted for the long respite from the constable's visits and the sudden return of zeal, the housekeeper said. " Well, you see,. I had no objection to finding him in free drinks and a pound-note now and again, but the scoundrel wanted half the takings, and it wasn't good enough." A mock funeral in celebration of the death of Timothy Kelly took place on Sunday, June 17, at Liverpool. The procession consisted of a hearse' and four coaches, followed by about one hundred men wearing' badges' of mourning, who walked two abnmst. The cortege traversed some of the principal streets of the town, and'finally disporsed without disturbance. Thero was nothing about the' procession to indicate its real intention, and hence it was not interfered with or molested