CLIPPINGS.

Waikato Times, Volume XVI, Issue 1362, 24 March 1881, Page 2

CLIPPINGS.

The French reTenue from indirect taxation dating 1880 exceeds the budget estimate by 169,000,000 francs. The town of Hull, England, is to hare its streets lighted by the Siemens system of electric illumination. Williak Perry, alias "The Tipton Slasher," formerly a well-known pugilist, died in London on Christmas ere. O>f the property of Prince "Windisoh* gratz, near Linz, in the Tyrol, a vulture, measuring from the ends of its wings 7J ft., has been caught in a trap. Kino Humbert, of Italy, is grave, thin, and haggard, apparently wearing his crow upon a very uneasy head. It has been resolved to build new bridges at Battersea and Putney, at a cost of £22,000 and £362,000 respectively. Eight steamers in one day, and landing from Europe no less than 3039 immigrants, is a New York item. A serious attempt to wreck a Highland railway train, by placing four heavy sleepers across the line, was fortunately discovered just in time to avert a fearful loss of life. The 83rd Show of Smithfield Club took place at the Agricultural Hall, London, on December 6th There were 394 entries as against 439 last year. The falling off was due to the exclusion for the first time of cattle over four years of age. The wheat harvest on the river Plate promis9S to be the most abundant ever known. An estate extending over 70 square leagues has been bought for a Liverpool merchant, and large purchases of land continue to be made on English account. The manufacture of agricultural implements has doubled within the last 10 years. In 1850 this industry gave employment to 5361 hands j this year it gives employment to 40,680. It is positively stated that the Reform Club raised £270,000 for election puiposes. The Duke of Bedford gave £45,000, and the Duke ot Westminster a larger sum. A man was charged at the Central Police Court, Sydney, with stealing bacon ; he called a witness in defence, who swore he (witness) gave prisoner the bacon. Thereupon the witness was arrested, and both stand remanded with a certainty of conviction. During a storm at Hobart 30 children took refuge in a cricket pavilion, which unable to resist the violence of tiie tempest collapsed. Two children were killed, and 25 injured, some of them fatally.