NEWS IN BRIEF.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXIV, Issue 8927, 16 December 1887, Page 6

NEWS IN BRIEF.

Thi baolsge ot the Dunedin city tramcare is done by contract. The Tβ Anau for Southern porta was Again well patronised with passeDgera. II; is said that a good prospeot of gold has been obtained from a leader at Tβ Puke. Archbishop Redwood will visit the flutt dintriot on Sunday, and will be presented with an address. The first wool sales of the present season ill Dunedin takes place on the 29ch and 30th off the present month. The pablioans at Oamaru feel aggrieved at the services of the Salvation Army being conducted near their premises. A man bought a bottle of whisky a few days ago in Mallocky Gully, Otago, and in a few days it tamed quite bine. The Rangitiki's cargo is valued at £37,249. Of that amount wool contributes £20,427, kauri gam £5291, and tallow £2035. The meat canning works at Patea are already causing a stir. Stock are shifting freely and store stock are in great demand. The work of suspending the oables for the electric lighting experiment was commenced yesterday morning, and attracted considerable attention. The Government of New South Wales have received no fewer than 3SB inventions for the destruction of rabbits from claimants of the £20,000 bonus. Owing to the long sitting members and Press correspondents at Wellington are quite done op. Why don't they unite and assassinate Fish and Scddon ? At Croyden (Queensland) a great scarcity of water exists, and it is now costing 5s per cask, and 6d a bucket. Grave fears are entertained of a water ftmine. The Marquis and Marchioness of Drogheda and party left for the Hot Likes yesterday morning by train. They intend to proceed overland to Napier and thence by train and coach to Wellington. There was a very large attendance at St. Joseph's Cathedral, Dunedio, op December 7tb, on the occasion of the solemn reception of nearly 400 femalo members of the Society of Our Lady of Perpetual Succours. The Central Australian (Boarke) says :— " The Parkes , Fund is a tribute to the genius of a man who spends £2000 a-year, .a lot of it on ornamental knick-knacks, lives like a lord on credit, borrown from everyone, and pays nobody." A mollyhawk was recently caught at the Sugar Loaves, near New Plymouth, and liberated in the recreation ground. The larrikins were soon at it. They broke one ot its legs and painted its beak, and it had to be destroyed. The Chinamen of Wellington are very much exercised over the post mortem that wan held on their departed countryman Jay Heng. According to their belief, it preclude* the departed John from entering the Flowerylanders' Paradise—hence their tears. At the evangelistic service held in the Y. 21.0. A. Rooms last night, Mr. W. D. Virtue gave an earnest address. This gentleman may be expected to give an address on Saturday evening at the usual meeting, when he will give some of his West Coast experience*. The South Canterbury Board of Education ha* refused to remove Mr. Alexander Grant, formerly of Onebunga, from the headmaster■hip of the Waimate school or college, as recommended by the local sohool committee, holding that there was no evidence to justify the committee's recommendation.

A feature which utruck Dot a few who attended the Waitotara Appeal case, and among them the Chief Justice, was the number of witnessed who affirmed in place of taking the oath. His Honor was heard to >ay sotto voce that there seemsd to be a large Dumber of people about Waitotara with religious scruple*. The hot spriDgs near Maketu are now attracting a good deal of attention. There j are about seven springs, and they vary in temperature, from lnkewarm to boiling. It la probable that ere long an attempt will be made to pat them in a fit condition for Tieiton, and this wonld make Maketa the thermal resort for the Bay of Plenty. Bishop Grimes, the newly-appointed Roman Catholic Bishopof Christcburch, was expected by the last San Francisco boat. It has, however, been ascertained that Bit Lordsbip was a passenger from Marseilles by the Measageriea Maritime* steamer, which sailed thence on November 19, and is accompanied by a number of priests from Ireland. At the last meeting of the Temuka Batter, •Cheese, and Bacon Curing Company, it was, .icated that daring the month 28,526 gallons of milk has been received at the factory at * oost of £330 14s 10d. The arrangements made for the shipment of oheese per Kaikoura were deemed satisfactory, and it was decided to maka a further consignment as noon as the cheese was matured.