BY THE WAY.

Mataura Ensign, Issue 1598, 1 February 1906, Page 5

BY THE WAY.

Oyster scuson opened to-day. The ileet-wingud bivalve may be taken with impunity or vinegar from now until October. The death is announced ot the King of Denmark, father of Queen Alexandra. AMr Gibbs has resigned from the British House to allow Mr Baliour to contest his seat, so that the ex-Pre-mier may yet find a cosy corner in Parliament. After painful suspense the Invercargjll licensing petition has been dismissed, and as from July next the southern metropolis will perforce jqueneu a still small thirst with dandelion ale or other beverages of that ilk. General Booth has enlarged the Salvation Army Emigration Department. It is expected to send 20,Q01> people over-seas in 11)00. In a starving condition, an artilleryman who defended the guns at the battle of Colcnso was recently admitted to a workhouse in the Isle of Wight. Princess Ena (betrothed to the King of Spain), her mother accompanying her, received an ovation at San Sebastian, a fortress and seaport in the North of Spain, where she visited Queen Christiana. Playing in Melbourne against the Alexander Club, a senior grade match, the Avenue Club made 1009 runs. A. Calleson put up an uncompleted innings of 610. The Avenue Club won by an innings and 759 runs. An agitation has been started in India for the reduction or abolition of the tea duty in Britain. Canada s exports to Uritain in the half year ended December were value A'tr 53,999,000 dollars. Her imports were value for 33,609,000 dollars. Three inches of rain fell at Blayney (N.SA\.) in 45 minutes. Splendid Tains have fallen u\_st a great proportion of Queensland. Eleven anil ahalf inches fell at Herberton. A serious outbreak of anthrax lias occurred in the Adelaide Co-operative Company's herd at Yatala (S.A.). Thirteen cows are dead and numbers are ailing. 31 r Jolm 1). Kocketeller's annual income is said to work out at about £2OO an hour. Dr. Binney, a lady graduate of the Sydney University, lias been appointed surgeon to the Cnited l-'riendly Societies at Longreach, Queensland. Britain and Portugal have agreed to such readjustment of the Delagoa railway rates will enable one-third of the Transvaal traffic to go by that route. The New Zealand Kgg-laying Association has resolved to aslc the Government for State supervision for another competition, to commence in May on the conclusion of the present competition at Blenheim. Mr George Hutchison, formerly M.11.11. for Patea, who recently returned to New- Zealand from South Africa, has taken up his residence in Auckland, where he intends to practice; his profession of barrister and solicitor. It has remained for a lady, M iss Simpson, to secure rights from the Wellington City Council to publish an official time-table of the tramway service. The sum of —SO was oftercd by Miss Simpson and accepted for the sole right of publication. In Alaska they do not do things by halves. Miners are now engaged in turning the course of the Kink river, 60 as to leave dry about three miles jof its bed, and to mine this auriferous Jgr&vel with steam shovels. A young man was lined 20s at Blenheim for attempting to kiss the proprietress of a restaurant. During tile affair complainant slapped him in the face and knocked him down, at the same time describing him as a ' dirty, beerv-mouthed brute.