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Waikato Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 2379, 8 October 1887, Page 2 (Supplement)

In Kngland in coal mines alone, since 1851, over 311,000 lives have been lost, and during the last ten years upwards of 12,000 lives have been lost, giving an average of more than 1200 a year. Tim Hhhwbhs’ Akmv.—llcer brewers in America employ an army of 500,000 men ; they have invested 250,000,000 dollars in their business, and they sell about 80,000,000 gallons of beer a year, Ovku 3000 women are employed in the rail mail nlhces in Austria. They get from 15 dollars to 30 dollars a mouth. Nearly all of them are. widows of men who have died in the railroad service. The lirilish interest has supplanted (Germany in Tientsin. Lung Chang has paid a British firm, through the Kong Kong and Shanghai Hank, 2,500,000 taels for cruisers to he built for his TAcellency. The Kuglish (inns have, also gained the ascendency at Pekin in the matter of railroads. OtrnudH iiv I’iHifiANiw.— Senor Gallardo, landowner in the province of Cordova, was lately captured by bandits, who demanded from his family a ransom of about £I2OO for his j elease. The money was paid, and Senor Gallardo was restored to his friends, but in a. very sulfering condition, as while in captivity he broke his leg. Three men have been arrested on suspicion of being connected with the baud.