NEWS IN BRIEF.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 13866, 28 September 1908, Page 6

NEWS IN BRIEF.

Font men arrested for drunkenness, and one charged with lunacy, were the occupants of the- police cells last/night. A new postal car, 50ft long, and fitted for the quick sorting and stamping of postal matter, was given a trial run on the "■Wellington-Napier express train last week. A Chinese named Kong Choong Ting, fell from the jetty atj Thursday Island on Saturday last, while the Tsinan was there, and was devoured by sharks. Three sharks caught subsequently were found to contain portions of 'the unfortunate man's limbs. There are many individuals residing in Now Zealand who carry bullets in some portions of their bodies, and are none the worse. On« Wellington * citizen carries firmly embedded in his right leg a bullet received in the Franco-Prussian war. The limb has been very useful for many years as a meteorological oddity. Shipwrecked sailors fortunate enough tor' reach, any of "the various Government depots for castaways will in future fiiid one additional lurury which they will doubtless appreciate. Messrs. Oadbury Bros., Ltd., have intimated their desire to furnish free to each depot a quantity of cocoa and chocolate. This will be distributed on the next visit of the Government steamer. 'S6mo;;excitement has been caused in West port bytho fact that a well-known, commercial iiv-utleman has discovered, during a tour /in the out-districts, several stones -■y&lclv have every appearance of rough diamonds. The stones have been Sent/to Wellington for report, And in the ~ -'meantime steps are being taken to secure ' the ground. The exact locality the discoverer refuses to divulge. ■ 'Oamani'V'titaoe sis travelling-. overseas. Vancouver is acquiring a taste for the • limestone that is so easy to manipulate, and white slabs are beginning to brightly • dot the citv,, Mrs. Alley, the representative of ■ the" .Alley line of steamers, who is visiting Wellington, states that Vancouver asks for about 100 tons of Oamaru stone a month, and ishe declares that th« trade can be worked up to 1000 tons a month.