NEW ZEALAND STOCK EXCHANGE.

Evening Post, Volume LX, Issue 115, 12 November 1900, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND STOCK EXCHANGE.

The following' are to-day's quotations :—: — J3uller United — Sellers, f>o3 Grey Kiver— Buyers £1 15s ; sellers,. 10s 6d Grey Jiivei: No. 2 — Koller.s, 4s p Kawarau Bridge, sollers 5s p Mapouvika Kiver — Sellers, par Mona— Sellers; 3s Od Ohika-iti — Contributing, sellers, Cd paid up, par Reefton United— Sellers, Gd p Ruby Creek — Sellei\s, Is p Stony Creek— Contributing, sellers, Is p ; paid up, sellers, pay Waiuiauffuroa Itiver— Sellers, par Motown" No. 2— Sellers, par Progress-Globe- Sollers, £1 10sFuancis Shaw, Secretary. i _____ The directors of Ilia Thomson's Bullock Creek GoM Dredging Company have ! received a report irom tiie experts employed to put doiyn borea on the claim. The report is unsatisfactory. A meeting of shareholders "to consider the position' "will be held in 1 a few days. [BY TEt,EGBAPH. — PRESS ASSOCIATION.] DUKEDIK, This Day. Tho following dredging returns have been" announced : — lSarnscleugh i No. 2, 640z ; i^nierprise, ISTo. 1, ■ 560 a 12dwt 15gr ; Pci-severa-nee, 550z ' 18dwt ; JMata.it, 670z ; Ateg and Amr'e, 530z lOdAvi ; Golden Beaeb, Aloz 16dwfc 15gr ; Golden Treasure, 4^07, ; Charlton Creek, 40oz 18dv/t ; Llolyneux Hydraulic, 390z ; iSuccess, 12dwt 20gr ; Alesnndrii Eureka, 520z ; Ohug, 27 oz 6dwl ; Chicago, 250 a 26dwt ; Waimumu Central I ?Aoz '7clv/t; Waimramn iixiended, 220z 15dwt; Gold Queen, 21oz sdwfc ; Earnsj cletigh, No. 17 18cw odv/t; L'aTrrcnce, I80Z; Waikaka Forks 16oz Odwt lOgr ; Waimumu Queen, 16055 Bdwt ; New Alexandra, 14oz 18dAvt; Otago, lloz 15dwt ; Morning Star, 3,1 oz ; iVaimuinu, 9oz 15dwt; Cromwell, Boz 7dwfc; Central Chai'lton, 6o« 3dwt ; Central Matarua, N amalgam, Vi3oz 9dwt.

An. amusing point was raised at the Water i J olicia Court, Sydney, the other clay, in connection with the prosecution of a publican on a charge of permitting music on his licensed premises. The case for the police was that on. Ihi3 night of the alleged offence an officer healing a piano being played at the defendant's li'otisl, . remonstrated with him, pointing out that music was not allowed on licensed premises without a permit. "Surely you doa't caJl thia>t music" said the landlord, and 1 the performance on th>9 piano was continued. The defendant explained in Court that forscme time back there were only three- sound- j ing notes on the instrument and on the night in question these had been made dumb by a "onc-fingei*" performer. An artillery bandsman, whio was called, ' .said he- tried' to play on the instrument i three wedes ago, but without success, for he could not get a single scale. There was no music left ia it, and a person might as well thump a tin can. CounI sel for the defence, thereupon, contended that music was not being played at th,e hotel on the occasion referred to, inasmuch as th® unoffending piano was incapable of melody. Tha point was ' sustained, and thocaso dismissed. According to the Rome correspondent of The^ Times, the existing news agencies are to be supplanted in favour of an international telegraphic agency, which is to be controlled by the Vatican and . supplied frao of cost by the Roman Catholic clergy throughout the world. The promoter of the scheme is Cardinal Rampolla, who, it is said, i,s "conferring with a group of financiers and French political men of the first rank" tvith a. view to killing off, all the existing establishments. , The ■ general idea is that, as the news wou'd be furnished without reitfnneriition by the clergy throughout the world 1 , tho Vatican agency would be in a position to strangle all competitors by underselling them in th© news market. Thus, it is hoped, the Clerical version of every important event would be the first in the field, and so would attain th© widest circulation and the most liberal custom. In that way the Catholic journals, instead of being this customers of ''lay" or "Jewish" agencies, would compel the Jewish organs to take the Catholic version of everything. The hardship, and even gross injustice, which may be done to energetic settlers in carrying out the Rabbit 'Act, was (says the Hawkes Bay Herald) forcibly brought home at Waipawa, when three farmers were charged with having failed to clear their properties of rabbits to the satisfaction of the inspector. One of the defendants told the Court that he had done all he could to deal with the pest. He knew nothing of how to gel rid of rabbits, and ,the inspector refused to tell him what to do. He wrote to tho Chief Inspector, but was told it was not the duly of the inspectors to tell the settlers what to do. Another of the defendants said he knew nothing about rabbits, which did not appear in his place for sixteen or seventeen years after ho settled at Kercru. He wrote to the Chairman of the Rabbit Board and applied to thr> inspectors to tell him what to do, but he was generally told that it was no part of their duty to instruct settlers in such matters. He had done everything ho had been told -to do, and hnd offered to do Avhatevcr was directed. Under. -the circumstances he must plead guilty, but- he thought il a great .hardship that a settler of fifly-two years' landing in New Zealand. \vho had a clean record, and had never been before a Court before, should bo prosecuted op •

n charge to which an Act of Parliament miule a defence impossible. All Ihe defendants wore lined £1. with £2 10* 6d co' Us. We learn with a that we feel sure will be shared by all our readers rhal during the past- few weeks the Hon. John M'Kenzic was so improved in genera! health as to justify the hope that he may )ei make a complete recovery. The lion, gentleman is not' only now able to Ava'k with comparative ease and comfort, but drives' from his home to Bushy Paik and back again almost daily. With this renewing health there is naturally returning a keen interest in public affairs, as feme of his old political supporters have been glad to observe during recent visits. So sanguine are some of the friends of the late Minister of his complete recovery, that they cherish the hope that tho time may not be far distant when he may again' take his place on the Treasury Benches. The settlers throughout the length and breadth of the 1 country must no doubt, share the hope, whFo it is quite reasonable to suppose that the present occupant of the post of Minister for Lands would only be too glad to make room for the friend to whom he owed his elevation. The Hon. J. G. Ward received from tho Governor to-day the warrant appointing him Minister in charge of the newlycreated' Department of Public Health. Dr. Mason, -of Otaki, wkd is to be the Executive Officer of the Department, will take up his new duties in a week or ten days. His first Avork will be to frame regulations under the Act, and on completion of these he will visit various parts of the colony in order to deal wiih matters relating to public health which ' ure at present requiring his attention. Massey, Harris, and Co. have taken Sergeant Fahey (First Contingent) and Corporal William.? (Roberta's Horse) on to their staff. It is gratifying, remarks the Christchurch Press, to find employers readj- to acknowledge in this practical way the services of men who have undergone hardships in South Africa, and if other employers follow the good example thus set by Massey, Harris, and Co., there, is little tneed* to. fear that our returning contingents will suffer by having to go forth to do battle for the Empire." It is .notified that entries for tho Old Boys' Race at the Wellington College sports will close on Wednesday evening. Mr. H. A. Shepherd has agreed, in response to 1 the requisition presented to him, to become a candidate for the vacancy in the Kilbircie Ward seat in the Melrosa Borough, caused' by his own resignation. « The Canterbury Times just i&sued contains, in addition to its usual budget of news and special columns of interest to farmers and others, a pictorial supple- . ment of sixteen pages. It consists of a series of illustrations in connection with the opening of the Jubilee Exhibition, including views of the building, scenes depicting the arrival and departure of the Governor, portraits of the author and the composer (Mr. Maughan Barnett, of VI ellinglon) of tho Jubilee Ode, arid the solo singers, two of whom were Messrs. E. J. Hill and J. Prouse, of this city. The coal - hulk Omega, which went ashore off Clyde-quay in a recent gale, was towed into desp water by the steamers 'Huia and Stormbird yesterday morning. She is reported to have suffered no damage from the stranding. Trinity Wesley Church, Isewtown, was filled to the doors last night, the occasion being the celebration of the anniversary of the Sunday ' school. The pastor (the Rev. A. o. ' Lawry) preached a sermon bearing upon 1 the occasion. Special addresses were given at the other sei-vices, Daaconess Hoslett giving that at the afternoon gathering, while the Rev. F. W. Isiit preached in the morning. There v/ero large congregations at both these services. As in previous anniversaries, most enjoyable music was given by the children, Mr. G. Frew being conductor. Messrs. A. 11. Mooch and Co. advertise the contents of a shop, including toys, etc., to bo sold in their rooms to-morrow at 2 p.m. The property in Tasman-street advertised for sale to-morrow at 2 o'clock by Mr. W. F. Sbortt ha 3 been newly papered and painted throughout. The firm will also offer ,a proporty situated on the Karoricrescent. Messrs. Sidcy and Co. (R. Pearson) will continuo the Bale of drapery and furnishings to-morrow afternoon. Messrs. Joseph Nathan nntl Co., agents for tho Molotte cream separator, claim that ifc is tho best of its kind ever offered in New Zealand. The saving- in cream by using the Melotto machino is said to bo so great thai farmers who milk only two cowa will find it to their advantage to uso one. Sweet cream may bo purchased in trado lots al the Defiance Butter Factory, Waring Taylor-street. Messrs. Harcourt and Co. will sell tomorrow, at 70, Molesworth-stroet, tho whole of Mr. Claydon's furniture and cffoetfs, commencing at 10 a.m. Catalogues can be had on application.