NEWS IN BRIEF.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXIV, Issue 7899, 18 March 1887, Page 6

NEWS IN BRIEF.

Five cool weather yesterday. Mr. C. M. Brooke's sheep-dip has been Sue/.»«afullv tried in Canterbury, "'"be labour market on the West Coast is aid to bo oomph tely overstocked. The time tor sending in entries" for the New Zealand Industrial Association Exhibition has been extended to Monday, April 11. The Colonial Secretary has refused t« grant a warrant to the Working Men's Club at Pahiatua wheie certain village settlements The Bi»k°P°* Wellington (Hadfield) is still suffering from the effects of the accident he met with a short time ago, by falling down a stair. The Wellington Post says that the waterorks of that city have been bungled, first in construction fend, subsequently in management. The City Council offices, Eijjh-street, are to be closed on the 22nd and 23rd imt., for the purpose of removing to the new buildings, Wellesley and Coburg streets. The Hawcra Star states that the report as to the freezing works at Waitara being closed is incorrect. Some of the tinning plant is to be removed to Auckland, but not the freezing plant. Mr. William Carr Young, an old and respected Dunedin resident, died on Christmas Day, in London. Mr. Carr Young, who was engaged for many years in Dunedin, was 65 years of age. At the recent opening of the road from Kaikoura, Canterbury, the suggestion of a Four-in-hand arid Driving Club for Canterbury was mooted amongst the enthusiastic admirer of the ribbons. The people of Tauranga are indignant at the proposed abolition of the pilot service. The reason given by the Government is that the shipping trade to Tauranga does not justify the expenditure. Captain Martin, of the " £" Battery, New Zealand Regiment of Artillery, has prepared, for the use of his men, a small volume of notes on the nine-pounder rifled breech-load-ing gun with which the battery is armed. The steamer Maori a fow days ago brought over 52 oases of star antimony from Endeavour Inlet to Wellington. The ketoh Agnes is also loading antimony there. The antimony is to be sent home by the Doric. The Rev. Henry Scott, of No* Guinea, and Miss Linley, of the Zenana Mission, at present on a visit to New Zealand, are conducting services under the auspices of the Canterbury Auxiliary of the London Missionary Society. In one of his addresses Mr. Glover, the Temperance advocate, expressed his astonishment that Grey mouth should support 23 publiobonses ; but" an oM inhabitant tells the A'cus that less than '20 years ago there were 96 publichouses in Greymouth and vicinity. We welcome a pleasantry from Nelson. The Colonist, refer'riug to the meeting of the Rev. Mr. Dowie, faith healer, says;—"lt was very apparent to those who were at the theatre last night that the poor creature who occupied the most prominent position required healing himself." Mr. Hunt, of the Christchurch Survey Department, on March Ist, hooked the largest known trout of the season in the Avon, tie fished for it from a tree a little above the Gloucester-street bridge. The trout, before it went into the pot. weighed Sllbs, was 34* m. in length and 24^in. round the body. The ladies' organisation known as the " Sixpenny Clothing Club," in Dunedin, continues to do a large amount of good work in a quiet, unostei tations manner. The annual meeting of the association was held in the lecture hall of the x'.M.C.A. building on March 11, Mrs. W. H. Reynolds presiding. A meeting of the New Zealand Bowling Association has been held at Dunedin to consider a letter from Mr. A. E. Butler, secretary of the Victorian Bowling Association, suggesting that a team should be sent from New Zealand to compete for a cup at Easter, which was open to New Zealand players. It was resolved to reply that owing to the lateness of th >. season, and the short notice, it would be impossible to get together a team selected from the different clubs in the time ' oecified.