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Manawatu Times, Volume II, Issue 46, 28 March 1877, Page 3

The "Westport Times" of the 6th instant says :— His Excellency the Marqui3 of Normanby, while sojourning at the Empire Hotel, was iniormed that Mr George Jervis, chief factotum of the establishment, had been the hero of the occasion when the Maungatapu murderers wei*e arrested, now some years' ago he having given the first information leading to their arrest. The Burgess and Levy gang decided by tossing a shilling {whether they should murder him at once or first go into Nelson to sell gold they had previously plundered. This fact came out at their trial, and also that Burgess carried one particular coin which they always used in deciding their fiendish plans. This coin Mr Jervis obtained, and has ever since had in his possession. His Excellency hearing of this, requested that Mr. Jervis should be introduced to him, and chatting affably wjth him on the subject requested to be shown the coin having so ghastly a history. Illustrative of the manner in which the Americans monopolise the credit of all the inventive genius of the Western Hemisphere, the Hon Mr. Young stated at the recent Chamber of Commerce interview that many, of the impliments, tools, and other manufactures sold in the States as being made in America were in reality the products of Canada. In confirmation of this statement the Hon Mr Johnston stated that during his visit to America three years ago, he. found that nearly the whole of the flax sent from New Zealand to America found its way to Canada, where it wns made into rope, .the partiality of the Americans for Manilla hemp being so strong that the flax had no chance in the United States. It is clear from what the Hon. Mr Young stated that Canada is coming to the front in industrial manufactures, and she will henceforth prove a strong rival to her neighbor in the markets of the world. — " Argus." We (Australasian) have an earnest of the time when the streams of Tasmania will be a regular summer resort for salmon analers in the account of the success of His Excellency, Mr Weld, in fly fishing in the Plenty and Derwent rivers. Mr Weld had the good luck to land, amongst other fine fish, the largest salmon ever yet taken in the colony, and thus to secure an acceptable prize, arid place the reality of the presence of that fish in the island beyond all possibility of dispute or doubt. Mr Weld went to satisfy himself on the question, and, in doing so, has satisfied many others. He has, at the same time, put in a strong light this new attraction which will be possessed by a trip to Tasmania; and we may anticipate that before long, if proper care for the preservation of the fish is taken, an angling excursion to the southern island will be as popular an outing as summer fishing excursions to 1 Scotland, and more recently to Norway, have for some time been in the old country.—" Herald." The dyeing of animals is said to be quite common in Paris. A lady in that city recently drove four horses dyed a brilliant magenta."