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Waikato Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2262, 8 January 1887, Page 3

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Public Opinion is responsible for the statement that the consumption of papor and tiie volume of its manufacture ato sometimes taken as standards of civilization, liie U.S. has 884 paper-mills and llOii pauer-uiitchities; Gemutny lias 808 mills and «iil maclnnes ; France, 420 mills and 525 machines; England, 301 mulls, 541 machines; Scotland, lid mills, 98 iiiuomuus; Ireland, i 3 nulls, 13 nuiclmies; Ku.-sia, 133 null*, 137 uiacl.ines ; and Austria, 220 mills, 2/0 iiictuluUes. Tlie average auiuial production of papt)! , ill ail conuuias Is ealiniated at 2,i>UO,UiJO tons—a qu.uiUiy which lairly onlilies tliß prosuut ago l» uo caned tilt) ago of paper. ±o auouis hardly croJiblu that any one wmi lias mniseil >.iied iu me jubilee yoar ot of Victorias reiKU snuuld ue tho Kr.un.inun ot ;i man who n>ed lor twelve year.-, under Unailes 11. Vet tins was actually Uie case witii the late Oaptaiu Alauae. His graudtiittior, fciir iiooert Maude, was born in iii/ii; liis iathor, the lirst ijonl Hawardeu, in l/2 l J ; and lie hunstill in 17'J8. l'lius tnree gKiierauous huve covered 213 years, or an a>eiage of seventyone years to a guiieratum, and liiive lived under ton sovereigns.

According to" " "'.phlet just published in furouruf iiiiaiice reform, tlie total Uxatiun lt»>ieu in l*'riiiict- f» an IOUO to lbtio was 154 inulirtrus (u, mit.ia.-d is frUO.OOO.OOO), besides whicn the 10:.i.s aiwmr.t to 27 mii.ia.idn. The cost per hour of tho Consulate and iiiupiio w.iS i. 115 00j, iliut ol thi> Restoration i. 119,000, tnat of Louis Pnilippe f. 150.000 that ~i the 184rf Kepublic f. 173,000, that ot iSapoleon 111. i. 34i),000 and that ol ivepubiic f. 405,000 uii to 160:4 i.ud f. 4'J3,OOU sinco 18&2.

Eureopean countries range as follows in rented to iheir yearlj pruauciivu c.tpaciiy in ior;oiiiiivc»>. uro.it B.itaui, lieruvmy, 2,000 ; b\\i..cti, 1,000 ; LVlgimn, 500; Austria-Hungary, 400; >s.vitzenand, 1-aiy, 70; Suede.i, 50; Rusma, 40; Holluid, JO ; i 'Uii, i>, l\)J0. tiCtiiocoiiioiiivd-woi-ks in the world, the Baldwin Works at Philadelphia, can produce uOO l<)c»inotiveo itiiiiuitliy, wuiio liio liiM'aig Works in Uuriiii lua a capacity of 300.

Of 45 foreign railways taken indiscriminately from Noita and South America-, India and Asia, 35 hliow an inuioaae in traffic, aiid ten only a decrease. Theai; worts taken for ditiereut periods. Somu compare a week tins year with tne previous diiptenibiir ; others longer or shorter terms, *vith siniii.tr dates last ye-r, and with the veiy cai/isiacinry result tnat we have given above, tliat the proportion of increases to decreases is 35 to 10. Tiie Emperor of Gerttiany is subject to frequent attacks of somnolence, which, his physicians eay, if allowed to last longer than is absolutely necessary to permit him to re»t, might result in death. Every two houru he is given soup or broth, and waked up by iiis attendants during the day. Hu is troubled with a weakness of the heart mid uriMrk-atioii of the veins. Still he continues to woik and supervise all tilings re iuting to the army. Thrt South American Journal remarks that they ahead at u very trenienilous rate in the Argentine Republic, especially as regards the construction of railways. It is calculated by a local paper, that if all the railways proposed to Cou grass during the pr< sent session be carried into execution fully 50,000 railway navvies will have to be at work nest year in that country. The largost diamond in the world is to bo seen at Mr Stree.tor's, in New Bond Street, London, and weighs 40li carats, ten carats more than the Koh i-noor ; but then it in in its natural uncut condition, and only looks like an irregular lump of white quartz, about the size of a guinea-fowl's egg. A giant, a native of Friedburg, iu Upper Austria, has arrived ui Paris for exhibition.. Hβ is 8 ft. 7 in. in height, and has feet more than a foot and a half long. In his hotel he can only sit down on the bureau, and four beds have to be put tygeher for his sleeping accommodation.

The King of Denmark has objected to bis son. Prince Waldemar, accepting the Bulgarian throne, but it does not appear that the young .Prince himself has taken any <ctiim iu the matter. The whole affair is wrapped in uncertainty and mystery. That the Czar some time ago regarded Prince Waldemar as an acceptable candidate for the Bulgarian throne is a known tact, und even now he has n it stated that ie has any objection to his wife's brother, •le has only said that his preference is for ■he Friiiee of Mingrelia, an aid-de-eainp of his own. We must, therefore, read beiieath and between the lines for the true in iVardne.ss of the situation, and when we do that we are led to the conclusion that the -.ecret of the present uncertainty and cous'tision lies in the fact that in a, riou-offitual vay, the Danish Prince has given the rtusiian Government to understand that if te accepts the throne he must be allowed to rule in fact as well as in name, and that he equmw non-official assurances from St. t\:tr.r.shurg that he will be allowed to do so. Meanwhile he does not seem to have ithnr accepted or rejected the proffered honour. As fur the candidature of the Prinisn of vlingrelia. it has more of the appearance of . joke than of stern reality. The man is -;iniply a Russian subject and a member of lie Czar'a official fa>nily. His semi-royai itle is us empty and meaningless as ia hat of a Kentucky Colonial. The Czar would have been as reasonable had h« ingested General Kiuib.irs for the vacant loHition. It would .seem to be impossible .or the Bulgarians, in their present temper, in voluntarily ace -pt this person as a ruler, iud it W'tiild sfiora to be equally impossible ■■'or the Puivcw to permit him to be thrust upon Bulgaria, either with or without tho intervention of actual armed force. Indeed, ■ven if Bulgaria were willing, it is difficult m> see how the other Po-vere could tolerate he placing of a Russian puppet on the Bulgarian throne. The open annexation of ne country and the appointment of a Jovernor by the Czar would be infinitely ..•referable.

News comes from Berlin to the effect iiat German political circles are excited as ;■> the probibie -nnc 'me ot the next meetn>; of the Reichstag, and it is alleged that 5i.-in<rck is now trying to patch up peace vith the Vatican, in order to secure the I'otes of the Catholic nwiiitierß of his mock Parliament. In view of the fact that the ieichstag seems to have ahnut as much induence in the management of the atfairs of the German Empire as a debating society :-jas in the management of the affairs of the ■State, one can hardly understand why there h.mld be ail this make-believe bother, b'.ke the members of a debating lociety, the members of the Reichstag eem to h.ivrt the privilege of talking and voting, but no practical results follow their talk and their votes. It has long since been made manifest that Lord Randolph Churchill did not, in his unions D trtford speech, mouth the stmti■lents of tho British Conservative party, ■nd now Lord Salisbury has made it clear that the Chancellor of the Exchequer did not even month the sentiments of the Cabinet when he outlined a policy which made tlie most radical of the Radicals turn screen with envy. After this Lord Randolph's oratorical pyrotechnics will be taken with the orthodox pinch of salt. Hβ is a prophet who seems to have no honour in his own country, nor yet in any other man's country. Meanwhile the party of the Tory squires continues " to rely upou the patriotism of an ancient and highspirited ueople." That was sufficient policy for it under the leadership of the brilliant Biiac'iiisfieid, «nd it nmst continue? t> be r. ■n<Jer t'ia half-lea'lfr-h'p f th* nm-brooiu •tutesmaii, tth -in it d<;cliii"t< hi fallow anri •r wh ••■»• it n is n i r.'.,l -ct. L 'id Id i.'B-nitfh, ti.» Brisish F.p ig.: i.!CiMtary. has su-itnitre! T.i »'ii,h tiie tpiii-ovil ..f T-i-k-y, ;i eii's o vp'SiU 11) rut;iiu! Id E.!\|it., >•. ii;u 11 :i!-i----.dical i;i tijeir nut'iie nml effect. Thpj Miltr-ii|ii]iir.c a in'i-i'n "f thu m : Lpir.M i-t»» thu rsulij ?>;;i >u "f tiis f .r-icn Kessand i'or<'ij.'ii >iiiij-ctH I" tiaMvc luus. .nil ii)i|> 'i t m- I'-fornir. i i fin -noi'il .tdnnnis ■ion. Th<- E n '.v|itiaii G-"vi-riiiii«'it hzt-s. sim:-' :.i" liii<iib,trdui-'iit of Al'-!Xiin<ir'a, l> eri -loui'ishcd by a wet-nui'K«, :ui<l thusn :>roposils )):ivo a weani/ig a|'|jeinuice .i)ei:i. A roinai kiililo'.iiKß irei' is v> *>e upon i< , i.lie gr..'incls of the NYsw Ba.fh Hot'jl at M-it-»>ck B-ili. U;s rn|.-iru-ni t-> u>: ut ic.<e"-y-j-.'Va ox}, u'id the local siiy, probably with tuiich tlia.i. it is one of thr* Uri/tst in tlj« kiiis!cl<nii. The tiv.e measures -JOO feet in uii'cumf'irenco; tho brunch'* .-iwe.Hp down to the giM'r.i'i, and are propped up by strong huiiports in all directions, and the point of tiie branches! resting tin the ground impHrttj to jf; « iinicuif , . an|>oaruD(io.