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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XIV, Issue 4891, 16 June 1887, Page 4

The late Mr Frederick Whi hkor, who died by his own hand at Auckland last week, was born at Pernambnco, South Amorica, in 1847. In 185b' he was sent to England to be educated, and after some years of public school life at Marlborough and Westminster ho went to London and studied for the law, and was called to the Bar of the Inner Temple in 1808. A few months afterwards he left for this colony to practise his profession. When he arrived in Auckland the goldfields at the Thames were coming into prominence, and be proceeded there, and for some time waa a partner with Mr J. E. Macdonald (now Chief Judge of the Native Lands Court.) In 1871 he shipped to Coromandel and in 1874 to the Waikato, where* he remained practising his profession. Ho became proprietor of the Waikato Times, and began to take an active interest in politics. He stood for Waipa in 1878 against the late Mr M'Minn, and was defeated by a small majority. At the next general election he was returned and took his seat for a couple of sessions, but did not again contest the constituency.

It is estmated that from 34,000 to 35,000 cubic miles of rain fall every year upon tho Burface of the globe. Tho rivers carry off barely one-half ; thereat disappears by evaporation, by the absorption of the earth and by being taken up by plants, animals, and mineral oxidation.

The newest thing in Algurt.i is a trial of speed between camels, from Tuggurt to Biskra, a distance of about 140 miles. The affair was got up by the " bocLte dea Courses de Biskra." The winner covered the distance in 20 hours, the second in 29 the third in 30.

Neither wine, ale, porter, or brandy has ever been manufactured in Japan.