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New Zealand Mail, Issue 897, 10 May 1889, Page 16

Rabbits.—The Neptune, which a-rived from’-Btenheim yesterday, ' broughtmver 501 pairs 61 rabbits, and on her next tlgp Bha will bring 1000 pairs. ' 1 ■ - ResWnt ' Magistrate’s Goubl MeVs'rjß W."B. Williams and J. W. Tnstm, Justices, at the Resident Magistrate s I-® 111 " yesterday morning. a man named Alfred Evans, charged with disorderly oonduct m Victoria street, was fin d £l, or in deiault three days' imprisonment. A woman named Mary Curry, charged with stealing a greenstone peDdait, value £1 10s. the property of Joseph Marks, w sentenced to a weak a imprisonment. Land Sale:— The eighth sale of. the lands of tile Wellington apff Manawatu Rad way Co in nany. w ill’ be held by Messrs T. Kennedy Macdonald and Go. on Tar day, 28th May, at their Exchange Hall, Lambton-quay, Wellington. As will be sten from our advertising columns, the land to toe i eo a comprises sections in the Fitzherbert Block, Tokomaru Valley, and other districts along the railway line, in all 44,000 acres.

I Fish in Melbourne. The wholesale price of fish iu Melbourne, according to our latest exchanges, is Kingtish. 5s to 9s each ; schnapper, 2s 6d to 5s each ; trevalla, Is 9d to 3s 3d each ; llounders, 3s to 103 per doz. ; salt and smoked fish, 2s 6d to 8s per doz. ; barracoutta, 15s to 20s per basket; garfish, 5s to 21s per basket. Burial.— The body of the youug man Campbell, who met his deata by running against a horse-post in Titracu on Saturday last, wr i brought up by the steamev Brunner yesterday for interment here. A proce i.ioa was formed at the head of the wharf, aud the body was conveyed to the cemetery. “Lady Aodley’s Secret.”—The Vivian Dramatic Company, who have been doing very good business with “Missing at Lloyd’s ” at the Opera House, are now producing “Sam” and “Lady Audley’s Secret,’ a dramatisation of Miss Braddon s novel of that name. The drama is played by the full strength of the company, and is considered 0110 of the best pieces of. their repertoire. Football.— Mr L. Storey, a prominent member of the Poneke Football Club, who has been seriously indisposed for some time past, left yesterday morning for Auckland, where his medical attendant has advised him to spend the winter months. It is extremely' unlikely that Mr Storey 'yijl ever play again, and in his retirement Wellington will lose one of the beat foiward players that ever represented it. Presbyterian Charge. —The Presbytery of Wellington met on Tuesday night in the Oddfellows’ Hall, Pitone, for the purpose of selecting a minister to the charge there, now vacant by t e removal to Waverley of the Rev Thomas McDonald. The choice of the people has fallen on the Rev Alexander Thomson, who has laboured with much fidelity and success in the Wairarapa district. We congratulate the people on so wise a ohoice.

“ Anno Domini 2000.”—Sir Julius Vogel’s novel “Anno Domini 2000 ” h'qa had 1 a cqmarkably good sala-in vM alco, wo boiievsj--in oth#, parts hf the Colony. About'TOjOa’c.Qplos of the novel were sent out td New Zealand in advance, as it were, of the colonial edition, and a large proportion of this number, which came to Wellington, has nearly all been disposed of. It is probable that further supplies will not arrive for some little time, but in the meantime there is a very strong demand for them. Death at the Hospital,— A man named. William-, Lowry, carpenter, C i. Waip^wa; 1 |died at the, Hoqpiiai oa/VY«doC3day mornv. ing cf injurir-i while the-decerned was •«$ vyijrk tsporta building at Hampden,ineaV- W.aipawa*. Lovvry- was admitted to the. ;Hospital on the 30ch of April, and was then [Buffering from severe wounds in the head;The circumstances have been reported to the [district coroner, who does not consider an* inquest necessary. \ ■ 1 . Meeting of Creditors. — A special meet*, ing of Creditors in ’ the estate 9?"E,icbard' Hecker, builder, was ' held' -oa) Wfidn'esday. The kOfEc'as Assignee tha.t, aftep qii-asaiffff'g h,e fo.tSAd that the crefiitbra woifl’d po.t gain anything by voduotjo.p o,f M*-' QQ3tjS' on taxation, Mr Back being entitled to any snch reduct : on, and that the orders of Mr Beck and Mr Jellicon would have to be paid out of the moneys in baud. The creditors separated without piling any resolution.

©More Attractions for Tourists. — Fresh attractions for tourists are being discovered in many parts of this wonderland of the Pacific. The latest find ig. a sari#? of magnificent Qftvesj abpuk* ride fvom ■ G.tcsGha;4ga, !i sthticin o,n’ the main tfuisk line, sputh-cf To Awamutu, in tlie'fYaikato. judge Mair, who has lately visited the oaves', says he entered them in a canoe, a subterranean river flowing along their base. The Judge is enraptured with them, and considers they will prove a great source of attraction to tourists when fully known. They form -a miniature cave of Kentucky, being a series of'cham ers, sotpe of them 50ft’high, adorned Vifh, from the roof, and-alee Rising from the floor, while the glovy-wurtha faT overhead give’the | idoq * of' a, fieinament above: * There are cham. i feerffon an upper level, and the visitor finally I comes but again into the'lightfof day on the itace tit the cliff through a 1 cleft 'in the Pocks • 40ft above the riper entrance. Mr E. i Mitchelgob wifi, yis.it thq caves anff I pjjo^ogL , ajp'^s. t 't»li9% > 'op as, an ad,, i vbrttseiintn^t'o'toju'ristß? \ Sf !■ ' > Resident Magistate’s Crvn* | Business. —Mr R|. W, Robinaon gave judgI ip,ent for plaintiffs in the following civil cases at the Resident Magistrate’s Court yesterday; —J. M, Cleland v. T. Wood, £Bl 4s lOd and costs £5 7s ; E. W. Mills and Co. V. J, Upchurch, £45 4s 7d and cost" £1 n a . William 1309th Y. Jfai'-'m H. Wilton, £3 Us fid and costs 7s; VfiilinU D&mua V. William Opok, £l3 bs aoff 6oatV\eUa ; same v. Erapi6i|''lowg, £2l 16a and costs *1 I HisS Warship gave judgmont in the easeiMdry ■ Wall man v. J. Collins, Treasurer of the iHope'oof Wellington Tent, Independent Older of Rechabites, in which the plaintiff claimed £3O, the amount ' of imoney ” claimed to'be entitled ion the deathU 1 her i'on. Wh'o v?aa a member iof the ordO'f, As 'the. nearest tflaUva.V>° Seocased, who wa3 a bachelor. Ihe plaintiffs □resent husband had received the money and paid ,for the funeral out of it, but the plaintiff olaimed that the money was stifi due as she had not authorised her husband to roeoive it for her. It was objected that the Court had no jurisdiction, as sectione d the Friendly Societies Act, 188.2, expressly provided that snob disputes should ,bo decided in the manner- directed by-tho rules of , the Society without appeal, e •of opinion that this was fatal, There were two Bub-seoc’ons of eeotmu of fcbe .“; o ?» which provide d for o os being dealt with in the Resident Magistiße’s Court. hut the present ease d : d not come witbin the scope of those sections. His Worship, therefore, declined jurisdiction. Cos.e a,l s ou ° £2 2s were allowed defendant. In the judg. meat summons case S. and W. Maokay v. A. S. Allan, claim £3fis 3d, go qifyv WRO

Pastoral and Agricultural Association. —The newly formed Pastoral sod Agricultural Association is beiug very well supported, and Mr Dixon, its canvasser, has met with considerable success. Over a hundred names have been added to the roll of membership since the last meeting, and there are now about 200 members altogether. The Association, in fact, is in a very flourishing condition, and its show In November promises to be the best of the kind ever held in the Wellington district. It is also proposed to hold a ram fair next autumn. A meeting of members for the election of officers, etc., will be held on Thursday next. Exhibition Committee.— A meeting of the Dunedin Exhibition Committee was held yesterday afternoon, at which there were present—Messrs E. W. Mills (in the chair), A. H. Miles, U. D- Barraud, J. H. Cock, R. Davies, E. T. Gillon, and Kohn, and Sir Wm. Fitzherbert. A letter was received from the Town Clerk, Masterton. submitting names for a local committee at Masterton, which were approved. A Fine Arts Committee was appointed, consisting of Messrs C. D. Barrand, A. Koch, L, Morrioon; aud C. J. Toxward. A committee was appointed to canvas for exhibits, and other business of a routine nature having been transacted, the meeting adjourned.