BRIEF MENTION.

Marlborough Express, Volume XXIX, Issue 205, 21 August 1893, Page 2

BRIEF MENTION.

*, Ernest Osmond, the well-known oyalist of London, last week rode two miles m 4min, 24 2 sth sec, beating the record. Mr David Benjamin, formerly of Melbourne, ha 3 bequeathed £500 to the Jewish Synagogue of Melbourne, and £100 each to the Lonsdale-street Hospital and Jewish Aid Society. Mr H F. de Little, of Caramut, Victoria, has purchased from Mr James Gibson, of Bellevue, the merino ram •• Philosopher," for 300 guineas. Mr Gladstone has announced that tha closure will be acplied to the Home Rate Bill on 25th August. It is stated that the harvest season m the Wairarapa will be very late, as m some cases the crops are not yet sawn. The mortality amongst lambs is very great, owing to the severe weather. A mob of 2000 Socialist? at Prague, who objected ta the birthday celebration id honor of the Austrian Emperor, raised a riot. The police were stoned, and a number of houses wrecked. The Act prohibiting the use of the Post Office for the conduot of sweeps and lotteries is now m operation m Sydney. The Auckland City Council, by 11 to 5, decided to pay iti workmen the day's pay for compulsory holidays. At the inquest on the fires at the Occidental Hotel, Hokitika, the jury found that the building had been maliciously set fire to by some person unknown, but the evidence directed strong suspicion towards Mrs Hayes, wife of the proprietor of the nearest hotel. It is uaJsrstood that the police will lay an. information against her. The Otaki State school has baen burned! down. Nothing was saved. The Masonia regalia and jewels, the Oddfellows' regalia, and Knights of Labor regalia, are all gone. Sis boyt arrested at Auckland for larceny, have been oommitted, three to the Industrial School, and three to St Mary's Catholic Institution at Nelson.