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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXV, Issue 212, 7 September 1891, Page 2

The troubles of two aotore aame before a Sydney judge in chambers in connection with an application to set aside a writ of oa re, It appeared that George Bignold, olaiming to hold the righta of a play by G. B. Sims, known as "the Lights of London." and* having Mr Sims' power of attorney in respeot thereof, warned Prank Gerald and Stilling Duff, the heads of J travelling dramatio company to discontinue producing the play. As they produced the play after that caution, an action waS instituted for ,61000 damages Defe dants were presing through Sydney, en route from Hobart to Brisbane, where 27 lT 6 * a - rfeßted , on a writ of™ro t^L g m gaol on the Stovaxd that there was reason to believe thai they were leaving without the intention of returning. Several technical points were raised by counsel among others that aooording to the Imprison, mant for Debt Aot there was no power to add the costs of the matter to the writ of oa re, as had been done. The writ was set aside on this ground, and the actors were released,

In Sonoma oounty, California, ma y be seen a peculiar piece of engineering -namely, an actual railway bed on tree tops. Between the Clipper Mills and Stuarfc P PoinVwTere sawn off on a level with the Burround* ing hills, and the timbers and ties laid ravin« 9^ 6t r PS - * Iv thfl «**• 3 the ravme two huge redwood trees, aide by Bide, forma substantial support. These giS have been loped off 75ft above the bed 3 the week. This natural* tree bridge (Bays Golden W^^i™ Q l the wo » de » °* t8 ? * i to » and f W9afoty and eeourity is