BRIEF MENTION.

Evening Star, Issue 8527, 28 May 1891, Page 2

BRIEF MENTION.

The Finance Committee ei the Harbor Board hope to be able to bring np a definite report re export dues by next meeting. Dredge No. 222 will complete its present work in ten days. Inspector Stephens suggests that she should then be docked, and some alterations made in her ladders.

Colonel Bailey, of the Salvation Army, told his audience at Christchurch on Monday that General Eooth has definitely decided to visit New Zealand at the end of this year. Colonel Pollard has been promoted to the position of private secretary to Mr Bramwell Booth. The army intend to open a free labor bureau under the direction of Captain Cutler.

A seven-roomed house on the Canal Reserve, near Chriatchurcb, was burned down yesterday. It was owned by Mr Shoalbraid, and insured in the National Office for L3OO.

Mr William Wheeler, who for the past thirty-four years has been printer of the ' Lyttelton Times,' died yesterday of heart disease.

Auckland Harbor Board decided to con vert their 6 per cent, loan into 5 per cent*. Madame Patey'a opening concert in Auck land a brilliant success.

The committees of the Auckland schools want the fnll capitation grant handed over to them.

At the Epsom meeting the Woodcote. Stakes was won by Bnonavista.

A want of confidence in the Parkes fiiaiV try has been moved by Mr Dibbß. The missing boat of the barque Molke has arrived at Brisbane,

An exploring party have returned to flobart with intelligence of the discovery at Limestone Caves, Ida Bay, of a cliff one hundred feet high composed of black and dove-colored marble.

Exeiting reports to hand concernioff thesilver fields in the north-west of Tasmania. Residents of Emu Bay are giving L7B for shares in a prospecting company at North Valley, where lumps of Bilver ore weighing 3cwt each have been found.

The London stockbrokers have received few applications from the public for tieQueensland loan, but the impression prevailsthat the floating will be arranged, .4 Manchester syndicate is forming a company to erect dairy factories in New Zea. land.

Charters Decoy's expedition to Maehonaland suffered great hardship through supplies. giviog out. The Victorian riflemen have been enthusiastically received in London, A curious fact. There are thirteen letters in the title of «The Still Alarm.' There are. just thirteen letters in the author's name, Joseph A. Arthur; the play ran thirteen weeks on its first presentation in New York,, it also ran just thirteen weeks at the Princess's Theatre, London, and there are: just thirteen acting people in the cast The Sydney 'Morning Herald* is oif opinion that the hopes of farseeißg men are rightly placed on irrigation, as that which promises to make of Australia th» future home of myriads of people. An extraordinary occurrence is reported by one of the 'New Zealand Herald's* country correspondents. About two months ago a furze-thorn entered one of the eyes of Mr A. Roche, and a few days ago worked its way out of the other eye.