NEWS IN BRIEF.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 9257, 20 July 1893, Page 6

NEWS IN BRIEF.

Opemno of' tho Poultry Shew in tho Agricultural Hall this evening. The first lady Bachelor of Arte of Melbourne University is now a widow. Sho married a man of 80.

The South Australian Customs dues during the financial year 1892-93, amounted to £535,775, or £77,193 less than the previous year's receipts. A wonderful discovery of gold is reported at Wood's Point (Victoria), on the ("loth of Gold reef. The discoverer has bagged 4cwt of quartz. Every stone is a specimen. Round about) Hastings hares aro doing an immense amount of mischief to young trees, and in some country districts it, is next to impossible to grow either flowers or vegetables. Tho engincor-in-ehief to tho Victorian Metropolitan Board of Works, states that the modified sewerage scheme adopted last year will costs £3,530,000, which will take till 1898 to complete. A noticeable feature in the Gulcher Electrical Company'* now station on the reclaimed ground at Wellington is the switch-board, which is composed entirely of New Zealand ornamental woods. Some liioa bones have been found at South-east Hay and Taiworo Point, Pelorus Sound. A thigh bone is 23 inches long, it« girth being 5} inches. Tho land at Taiworo Point has just been cleared e' heavy bush. The weekly aldress to business men at the New Zealand Insurance Buildings yenterday was given by Rev. teorge Nieoll, of the Ch.iieso Inland Mi- ion, the subject being "Tho Use ot Opii.m." There was a large attendance. Tho regular monthly meeting of tho Lodge Am No. 1, N.Z.0., was held last night. Then; was a good attendance of members and visitors. The Craft business consisted of the affiliation of one brother and tho passing of two other brethren from the E.A. to the F.C. degree. Tho Wellington Post says :—lt is underStood that Mr. Nelson Pierce, son of the late Mr. G. P. Pierce, is to succeed the late Mr. Nicholas Lawson as manager of the Wellington branch of the New Zealand Insurance Company. Mr. Pierce is at present representing tho company in Napier. A man named William Graham, -■">, went out shooting the other day near Bendigo (Victoria). lie did not return, and on search being made his body was found with the head nearly blown off. Apparently his gun had accidentally exploded as he was getting over a fence, killing him instantaneously. Among the passengers who arrived at Onehunga yesterday by the Union S.S. Company's steamer Mahinapua from New Plymouth was the Rev. W. Konaldson, Grand Secretary to '.tie New Zealand Grand Lodge vi Freemasons, who has been attending the recent session of the Grand Lodge at Wanganui.