NEWS IN BRIEF.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 8581, 1 June 1891, Page 6

NEWS IN BRIEF.

•: ; iiAST week's coal - 1 export from Greymouth was 3363 tons. ; ■ It is understood the Dunedin police only '• objected to two licensed houses in the city. - Judge Richmond resumes his duties today, his year's leave of absence having exsUsftipired. * «< * ' . Bank of New Zealand £10 shares (now £7 10s) are quoted in London at a premium ; of. £1 103 per share. Five pounds reward is offered for convicton of the thief who robs- automatic weigh- - ing machines at Hobart. After the payment of all expenses, the : net sum realised by the St. Joseph's , Orphanage Bazaar in Wellington was £537 j 19s 6d. : - The box plan of Patey's concert at Napier was opened there at nine o'clock on Saturday morning. In half-an-hour every seat in the theatre was booked.. . - It is said that Mr. Owen. Meredith, a ? relative of Mr. Edwin Meredith, oi: Master--1 ; ton, lias netted £20,000 in two years on the Tasmanian silver mines. . Mr. Stephen, member for Redfern, New .South Wales, has been told by his consti- . tuents that he had forfeited their confidence by supporting the Ministry. At Dcniliquin, New South Wales, the gas used to be 20s per 1000 feet, bub now. Ib .is "only" 16s per 1000 feet. Auckland people are evidently not so badly treated., At the Timaruß.M. Court James Robertson Scott, commission agent, Dunedin, was fined £15 for neglecting to comply with a notice to destroy rabbits on run 931, in McKonzio County. * The Government have decided to allow .seals to be killed during July and August of r , this year, . subject, however, to the restriction that female or cow seals, and no: seal under :36 inches in length, are to be -killed. " ' , v A handsome writing-desk was presented on Saturday to Mr. Hall, who has been in the employ of Mr. J. H. Dal ton for the: past' . \ three years, and is now leaving his! service. ' The presentation was made by ,Mr. ? G. Carter, on behalf of the other employees. , A gentleman of;high commercial position has intimated to • the Victorian Viticiiltural; - -Board that he is ' aboub bo go to England 'with the view of forming an association, .with a capital of £200,000, for purchasing,' ;ky 'storing, and exporting Victoriau wine;".'" - 1 : The Rev. G. Fynes-Clinton;;Anglican; clergyman of Halkett (Canterbury), l who is well known in Otago, has been obliged to seek the protection >of the Bankruptcy Court. He attributes his failure to the fact' thar his stipend, £190 a year, was not regularly paid. -- The Victorian Government Entomologist,'! Mr. French, has 'discovered a new pest, says ; the Melbourne Telegraph. . This is. an insect! rejoioing in the name lactylopus Albizziac, ; and Mr. French fears that it will soon prove; "to the wattlegrower even mote formidable 'than its name would lead one to suppose, :■ » • A large deputation waited on the Chief • .Secretary at Adelaiderecently to ask for the introduction of a measure for the regulation of women's and children's work in factories t and 1 for the legislation of-early closing. The Chief Secretary promised to introduce such a Bill early in the session. 3 • At the Adelaide Local Court recently, His Honor Mr. Commissioner Rusuellgave judgment in the cases of the Picturesque Atlas Publishing Company against Campbell and: against Davy. - In both cases a nonsuit 5 without costs was entered. ' His 'Honor promised to state a case to the Supreme - Court. ; r & A meeting ' was recently held in Melbourne, -at ; the Palace Hotel, at which it was agreed to form an - association of New Zealanders. Residence in New Zealand for a period of seven years was fixed as requisite, for membership. ' Dr. Erskino was elected «■ president, and . Messrs. A. Lewis ' and C. Wadey, vice-presidents. , : *•'. What is called a miraculous escape from .'"'death happened to three men atlCrushiugton (Reefton) the other day. They were -' engaged drilling a hole on a limestone" face, when the d.rfll broke. ( They all left to".get the drill repaired, and, on their return, they * ■found that some hundreds 'of tons of « stone had fallen, completely covering up the spot they had been working on. . .