General News.

Thames Star, Volume XVI, Issue 5082, 1 May 1885, Page 2

General News.

According to the> system of Hindoo chronology, the earth iii but in its. iaf«ncy yet; The preaen^ er* is the^KMttyiYl^ju, or iron age; 4,985 years 61 it have already J: ;passed, \arid; ■ its ?totsli duration ii 'will be 432,000 years. Thi« era swill be followed; by three others, making i Great kkgi of; J 4,320,000 years; "of; these Great Age§ there are 71^ whichi^ini fWrn; m«lte a Patriarchate; There are are 14^6f these Patriarchates* wjjichnialfe an JEbn* But the ages beyond this no one can estimate, for an !2Ebn is only a day of Brahmt; nil 'night is of the same length, and 360 inch days and nights fora*a year of hir life, which lasts lObr of these years. ButYl l Brahma's whole life i« only a of: ■ Siva's.eye^ >'■ ■ •;..'.' :-}'z^-') v■ ■;■ A;;-'.• ■'. ■. ■'> '^y\ V' Bishop Jackson; who^^ie^d^iipliondon V recently, had nine daugnt^rsi^ found husbauds inll|(n.i»^icia|^^iSiii-bwtt-'; .diocese^,. "^^%-X"-., ;'fe V.-',^^#- i.!::-..V r;.:.'..:r. ..^;^^min^,wM^ngaee^nelfei|irt^ ■■'■"-■ iN Isff-;'-SoatK;;.^aleif,';latel^ ab old mining shaft.- He foundthbusands oi * s wallow*; had built their nests-, and made their homes in the shaft, and tfiey flew oat in gfeat numbers as he shoTelled down the dirt. After working a time he went home, but returned the followirig morning. No sooner, had^U^ begun^is Wtnrk than oat the swallows fl(?w -in 'clo.udsi: Soon he was startled by a cold, slimy, wriggling snake fallingVnpon'his baik-; it. came from the bush close by, but on looking up he beheld a cload of bird«lioldiof snakes io their claws, which they were trying to let fall on their human enemy. . It is needless to say thafc he gathered op his pick and shorel and fiedfrbm the , spot.

A Home paper states that the Qaeen intends'to decorate Polioe-SergetaijCole with the Albert Medal as soon ks' the brare fellow is able to leave' Westminister Hospital. The coveted Victoria Cross is only conferred upon those who do daring deeds in battle; but the splendid courage which enabled Cole to rush out with •- parole of dynamite to which a burning fuse was attached in the hope of saving life and property, ia altogether of • higher order than anything that may be don* under the impulse of excitement on the battle • field.