BRIEF MENTION.

Evening Star, Issue 8506, 4 May 1891, Page 3

BRIEF MENTION.

The rumor that one of the Atlantic liners was ashore at Kinsale is unfounded.

The * Daily Chronicle' (London) questions whether the refusal of the Australian colonies to receive the Jews expelled from Russia is judicious. Dr Sohnaebel, a leading German metallurgist, leaves for New South Wales in July, for the purpose of advising the Broken Hill Company of the proper treatment of refractory oreß. Sir Charles Dilke does not believe that the Australian colonies will speedily adopt federation. There is considerable excitement in Australia in silver mining owing to further rich finds. Centrals and all stocks at Broken Hill are moving upwards. The latest quotations are—Centrals, L 6; South, L 5 14s ; Block X„ Ll4 16s. Madame Patey, the celebrated contralto, visits New Zealand shortly. Speaking at the annual installation of officers of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Auckland, S.C., Sir Frederick Whitaker referred to the position of Masonry in regard to the new constitution, and commended the brethren of the old constitution for adhering to the old Order, notwithstanding temptation to wander from the fold to the arms of wbat he termed a clandestine constitution.

It is stated that Judges Williams, Richmond, and Denniston are of opinion that the appointment of Mr Justice Edwards is both legal and constitutional. The Nelson ' Colonist' Bays that Mr Kenny, resident magistrate at Westport, is to be retired, and will be succeeded by Mr Greenfield, at present at Kaiapoi. The case for Judge Edwards will be argued by Messrs George Harper, M. Chapman, and T. Cooper (Auckland), while the Government will be represented by the Attorney-General, Sir R. Stout, and Mr H. B. Vogel. Most of the Convention delegates who constructed the "Commonwealth" stayed, while in Sydney, at the " Empire " Hotel. The Electoral Bill of the Parkes' Ministry provides for the closing of public houses on election day and for the abolition of the hustings.

All the widows of the men killed in the Lithgow (N.S.W.) Colliery explosion have remarried, and have claimed LIOO dowries out of the explosion relief fund. Such is life.

In 1606 anyone absent from church on Sunday was fined one shilling. There are twenty-two railway tunnels in England over one mile in length.

VVaiareka has returned Moderate candidates by a small majority, although it was regarded as a foregone conclusion that the district would pronounce in favor of Prohibition.

There is to be no formal opening of the Otago Central Railway. A train ran through early this morning, and it is intended to run an excursion train next Saturday. It is reported that a new evening paper is to be started in Wellington, with Mr George Fisher, M.H.R., in the editorial chair. A four-stalled wooden stable, belonging to Mr M'Glashan, of Buahey Park, Palmerston, was accidentally burnt last night.