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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XII, Issue 34, 8 February 1877, Page 2

One small debt case constituted the whole of the business in the Resident Magistrate's Court this morning. Some little discrepancies having appeared in the recently received telegrams relating to the death of a boy by drowning in Marlborough, a correspondent sends us the following particulars:— The lad who was drowned was the son of Mr Byford, and about eleven years of age. It appears that Mr Earll with one of his men, having heard that Byford's house was threatened by the flood went in a boat and removed Mrs Byford aud some of the children, and then returned for Mr Byford and the boy. On their way back the boat was capsized and the boy drowned. Messrs Byford and Earll were in the water for three hours before they were rescued. Trout fishing in the Maitai was tried for a short time yesterday afternoon by two gentlemen, one of whom succeeded in catching a nice young fish with a March brown fly. lhe other induced a trout of more mature age to make a dash at a spinning minnow, when he was hooked, but after being played for some time succeeded in making his escape. It was estimated that he must have weighed at least eight pounds. ".The Australasian of January 27 reports that hops are in steady demand. Tasmanian (Shoobridge's) have been placed at ls 9d to ls lOd. The Post of Tuesday night (says:—" The English cricketers have given up the idea of playing at Wanganui, as the team at the last named place have agreed to pay £100 to get ol the match. The reason for this is tbat the Wanganui men cannot agree among themselves." The present yearly valuation of Dunedin is £226,817. At ten years' purchase this makes the value of real estate in Dunediu two millions and a quarter. This is a wonderful advance from an uninhabited scrub and swamp twenty-nine years ago. Who doubts New Zealand's resources after that?— Advertiser. The Melbourne Van Yean Waterworks have turned ont a splendid paying scheme. The net revenue last year was £64,586 6s Id, which gives a profit of £53,586 6s 2d over interest paid on standing debentures. " Where shall we look for it?" was the question which the medical profession in search of a reliable tonic stimulant at one time used to ask itself. The answer came twenty-five years ago in the discovery of an invi-jorant and alterative claiming to be perfectly pure and an eradicant of dyspepsia, urinary troubles, malarial disease, rheumatism liver disorders, and debility. Analysis disclosed its purity and subsequent experiments demonstrated its cbmple.e efficacy. It is called Udolpho Wolfe's Schiedam Aromatic Schnapps. — Advt.