NEWS IN BRIEF.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 10378, 1 March 1897, Page 6

NEWS IN BRIEF.

St. David's Day. Taupo from Fiji, to-day. Waihora arrived from Sydney. Rotomahana for Sydney thie evening, Government steamer Tutanekai arrived.

Rotomahana from the South this morn-

lag. Cargo steamer Tβ Koa due from London this week.

The total gold yield of Queensland for January amounted to 44,6030z. It is expected that rabbits will be extinct in Marlborough iu two years time. There are 162 patients in the Wellington Hospital juet now, of whom 25 are children. The twentieth year of the Auckland Scripture Gift Association terminated on Saturday. Between £200,000 and £308,000 was expeuded in erecting buildings in Adelaide and suburbs last year. A girl under 15 years of age i 3 reported to have been married in Nelson the other day. The bridegroom is not yet 21. Owing to the threatening state of the weather the Oddfellows' picnic was postponed till next Saturday, March 6tb. Daring January last the exodus to West Australia from the eastern colonies totalled 5052, of whom 1106 were women and children.

Acute discontent is stated to prevail amongs t the garrison in the forts at Albany, and fo up men are obe tried by courtmartial, ■^j lB output) and the value of the gold produce D Kew South Wales during 1896 amount t0 96,0710z 19dwt, valued at £1 '°73,360 4s7d. ' ■••he body of Mr. Burdon, which was in the Rangitikei River, at ingaiti, had drifted 70 miles from the eneof the accident, A large frost fi?h was found on the beach flß ar Caablecliff, Wanganui, the other day. This is the first time on% has been got) during the summer seasons. A man named Cornelius Murphy was admitted to the Palmerston Hospital last week from Obingaiti, where he had the misfortune to have his big toe cut off. _ The latest notion about excursion trains comes from Hokitika, where it is said a passenger utilised a cheap trip to leave the body of a newly-born infant in the erstwhile g °A Dunedin parson who has just returned from a visit to the old country saw as much misery and destitution in Liverpool in half an hour as he had seen in Dunedin named y ey le, of Blackball West Coast, was reading in bed by candle-light, whan he Jell asleep. The bed clothes caught fire, and Boyle was severely burnt, narrowly escapine with his life. The Southland iSews is informed that a rich gold reef has been found on the Merrivale Estate, lately acquired by the Government. The reef is reported to be 22 feet wide, with gold showing in the stone. ~ . ... The heat in the country districts of New South Wales is driving a large number of people to Sydney, whither they are being convoyed by excursion trains. As many a3 1200 arrived in one day from the southern and western districts. ...... The money stolen from the tent ot the manager of the Brookman Exploration Proprietary at Hayno's new find, Western Australia, has been discovered buried near the tent of some workmen. The whole of the notes were found to be intact. The Auckland artists have got in hand their pictures for the coming exhibition of the Auckland Society of Arbs. A good many forms have been applied for in the competitive section for students. There is every prospect of there being a good exhibition. Mr, Adams, the contractor for the erection of the Mangatera bridge, had a wonderful escape from serious injuries. He fell through the stringers of the bridge into the river, and was a good deal bruised by contact with the timber. No bones were broken, and he will soon be able to resume work. i The receipts and expenditure of the Wellington City Council for the month of January give some idea of the magnitude of the business transacted by that body. The receipts amounted to £13,216 2s 9i, and the expenditure totalled £754519s 10d. The balance in the bank to the credit of the various departments totals £37,854 17s 6d. It is anticipated that Constable Hinton will return by the Sydney steamer to-day. He went over a month ago to Adelaide to bring back a man who had been arrested there on warrant ab the instance of the Charitable Aid Board for neglecting to maintain his family. Constable Hinton'e mission was to obtain the extradition of the man and bring him back to Auckland. An accidentof a rather peculiar character occurred in Willis-street, Wellington, on Thursday, when a horse that was being ridden up the street lashed out at a passing vehicle, and broke one of its hind legs in two places. An improvised sling was made and the unfortunate animal half walked and was halt carried to a convenient spot, where it was destroyed. There were in the lock-up last evening one man on a charge of drunkenness, Annie Robertson for being drunk and disorderly; Sarah Dennis, theft of a pair of shoes, value 3s' lid, from Thomas Prosaerj woman named Black for obscene language; Alfred George Weipperb {arrested by ActingDetective Bailey), theft of a coat, value £1 10s, the property of E. W. Evans.