NEWS IN BRIEF.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 6965, 14 March 1884, Page 6

NEWS IN BRIEF.

The Governorship of Victoria seems to be going a begging. A horse named Kate Kelly is now running in New Zealand.

Matrimony is the name of a newspaper juat started in Sydney.

It is expected that Major Atkinson will address his constituents in about a fortnight.

Ic is stated that cancer prevails among the cattle in Tasmania from one end of the colony to the other.

It ia now suggested that the site of the Art Gallery should be the flagstaff position in the Albert Park.

Arrangements are almost completed for the erection of a new theatre at Brisbane to seat 2000 persons.

Xt in thought that the railway will be completed to Oxford by tho Ist September, about 25 miles from Ohinemutu.

In Newcastle harbour, on a recent Saturday, in about an hour, one boat caught '28 sharks, averaging four feet long.

The Agent-General reports "that the Victorian gunboats are magnificent vessels, thoroughly found, well manned and commanded."

It is not generally known (says an exchange), but a fact nevertheless, that Mr. Service makes it a role never to read the papers. Je'aa Luie has been supplied by the Honourable Miss Baring with £400 to come to Australia and obtain evidence on behalf of the "claimant."

New Zealand frozen mutton has been sold in the neighbourhood of Bath, Kngland, at prices ranging from 7Jd to Bid per pound, while lamb fetched as much as lOd per pound. A man named Rogers, a bone and bottle dealer, residing in Upper Queen-street, was thrown out of hisspringcart in Upper Queenstreet ye»terday afternoon. He was considerably shaken, but no bones were broken.

The committee of the railway employe*' picnic are to give a dinner to their friends, etc., this evening, in the Commercial Diningrooms, Queen-street. The dinner is at eight o'clouk, and we learn that a considerable number of invitations have been issued.

A team of aricketers will proceed to the Thames this evening, per Enterprise, in order to play a match against the Thames C.C. on Saturday. The following are the names of the players :—Lankham (2), Mumford, MacCormick, McKinney, Mcpherson, Sadler, Hamlin, Gray, Blinn. Thwaites.

The Kev. Mr. Root, who has been at New Plymouth since the Venerable Archdeacon ijovett's departure for England, leaves for .Miwera. Bishop Cowie has decided upon cmling the Rev. Mr. French, who is on a i.<it to New Zealand for the benefit of his .ith.

t a meeting of the Cook (Wellington) .icensing Committee, Sergeant Ready reported that the Adulteration Act was being Kiiforood, several samples having been taken ior analysis from various publichousea. Two convictions had been obtained for diluting the liquor with water.