NEWS IN BRIEF.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXVI, Issue 9461, 4 September 1889, Page 6

NEWS IN BRIEF.

'Captain Edthk haa been appointed sales-man-at tho Auckland Fishmarket. The-aggregate strength of the rifio clubs \a Victoria is roughly estimated at 2000. i "Mr. T. Bracken lectured a few days ago at Sijmnka, Canterbury, on " Bovne Water. ' i During last year the rabbit skin* exported bom. Now Zealand wero valued at £97,032. ' A new torpedo steaxnor tried at Melibouroc attained tho rate of 12* knots per .-Tcbintso firm of merchants in Brisbane A Chinese firm of merchants in Brusbano (Kwong Nan Tat) havo pone insolvent with liabilities stated at £20,000. ' Captain Edwin advisee yesterday afteraioon as —Wind, northeast to north end west, gale with rain. Glass will further •falL The steamer Tainan, which left Sydney Jor Hongkong on August 2s, had amongst 3ber cargo four boxes of specie to the value of£3iX>o. The Auckland Harbour Board havo congratulated Admiral Fairfax ui>ou his ap3xnntmonb as Second Lord of tho AdVmiralty. . The Sydney Federated Seamen's Union :voted £-6" to each of the Union members as formed part of the crew of the sunken steamer Centennial. The rules of the Dunedin Exhibition choir are rigidly enforced ; and a number of names havo boon struck off the roll owing to irregular attendance. Judge Docker (Sydney) says that any person" is justified *in snooting down a burglar who breaks into a houso and refuses tosurrender when called upon. Among tho passengers by the RotomuJiana for Sydney last, evening wore Mr. and 2ujs. 3. M. Clark, Rev. D. Bruce, Messrs. X Battley and H. N. Abbott. The only occupant of the police lock-up 1 last evening was a seaman named CourtcnoY, 1 Ibolonging to the barqno Alice, charged ■with disob'edieneo to lawful commands. The action of the New South Wales Government in throwing open for selection about 24,000 acres of land, had been received Sn tho Carcoar district with general satisfaction.

A .meeting of citizens, held in Sydney, las decided to show appreciation of Admiral Fairfax's services on the station by tendering him a banquet before his departure for Europe. Mr. Varley, an evangelist, speaking recently at Sydney, gave the following sound .advice :—" If you must go to a theatre, xisc up in your seats every time a licentious £ceoe is introduced. One such protest as that would strike terror into the managers of theatres for von years." ■ One of the most disgraceful scenes ever witnessed on a football field took place on :Adelaide Oval on Saturday afternoon, Aug. 2a. The players fought, swore, and injured one another, and an excited mob of onlookers had a free -fight, a body of police and mounted troopers being quite powerless to restrain them.