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New Zealand Mail, Issue 1163, 15 June 1894, Page 22

Wo have received the priz3 schedule for the annual fehow of the Dunedin Fanciers' Ciub, which is to be held in the Garrison Hall on August 3rd and 4th. We beg to acknowledge the receipt of two photographs from Mr S. Milbourn, jun., Glenelg, South Australia. One is a portrait of " Ouida," and the other is a copy of a pen and ink sketch by the late Adam Lindsay Gordon. The Acting Chief Inspector of Stock in New South Wales reports that anthrax is undoubtedly increasing in that colony. This he attributes to the non-destruction by fire of animals that have died of the disease. Instructions have therefore been given to have the law relating to the destruction of carcases rigidly enforced. The Columbia Skating Rink was filled on Tuesday with enthusiastic skaters, who apparently never tire of gliding round to the excellent strains of the City Brass Band. Patrons of the rink are well catered for. The skates are in excellent order, and there is a courteous staff of attendants ready to assist and instruct beginners. The box plan for the United Hunt Club'i concert is now open, and seats may be reserved at Messrs Holiiday and Co/s,

In connection with Mr Valentine's departure the Government has decided to appoint several competent experts for the coming dairy season, and a more extensive system of practical instruction will bo given to factories and dairies throughout the Colony. Donations to the funds of the Wellington Agricultural and Pastoral Association have been made as follow :—A. Matthews, A. Turnbull, £2 2s; Dr Grace, £2 2s; T. Dickson, £~> 5s ; J. T. Handysido, £o 6s; F. Bradey and Son, £3 3s; H. Cook, £3; G. Hunter, £o ss. Mr J. Lane has given a donation of £o 5s for the best four-in-hand team at the show. Staples and Co. have given a donation of .£lO 10s to bo divided into two prizes of £o os each, one for the Nelson district, and the other for the Wellington district, for the best sample of hops grown in the district for which the prizo is offered, to bo a fair average samplo of exhibitor's parcel grown by himself of not less than 10001 b, the exhibit not to exceed 61b in each case. Messrs Dodgshun and Co., of Wellington, are the successful tenderers for the taioring stock of C. F. Lys, of Hastings. A witness at Court on Tuesday admitted having attended but one spiritualistic seance. He might on occasion have been partially under the control of spirits, such as whisky or brandy, but never under the control of materialised spirits.

The following are new subscribers to the Telephone Exchange:—G. W. Smart, pawnbroker, Manners street; F. M. Maclean, Assistant Railway Engineer, Thorndon quay; Dimock, Wellington Bacon Company, Watorloo quay.

The hearing of the case of Ell v. Jellicoe, a claim of £4OOO damages, has been adjourned for six months.

In the libel case of Wrigley v. Evening Press, claim for £502, plaintiff on Tuesday accepted a judgment for £1 without costs. Mr Wilford represented the plaintiff, and Mr Morison the defendant. His Honor Mr Justice Richmond gave judgment yesterday in the case of the National Bank v. A. Young, holding that the Bank was entitled to receive the property claimed. He therefore gave judgment for the plaintiff, with costs on the lowest scale. Mr Hislop received judgment on behalf of the Bank, and Mr Quick for the defendant. A Government parade of the D. Battery was held at the Mount Cook Drillshed on the 12th, when there were present 43 of all ranks, under command of Lieutenants Pearce and Warren. The Battery was exercised in fire discipline by Lieutenant Pearce and in detachment drill by Ser-geant-Major Robinson. It was announced that the Battery would parade on Thursday in next week to fire the usual salute at the opening of Parliament. A Committee wa3 set up to make arrangements for the annual " social " to be hold in August next, consisting of Sergeant-Major Robinson, Sergeants Jeffreys and Petherick, Corporals Coombs and Jorgensen, Bombardier Godfrey and Gunner Costley. Two new members were elocted and one was proposed.

A meeting of representatives of the federated Unions was held in the Exchange Hall on Tuesday, when the Hon J. Rigg, M.L.C., delivered a highly interesting address on the London County Council and its method of local government. Mr Allan Ward (president of the Trades Council) occupied the chair. Mr Rigg said that to make a thoroughly exhaustive treatise on the subject ho had perused the reports of three years' proceedings of the London Council and two years' files of the London Times. He then proceeded to show what had been done by the County Council of London in the matter of contracts since 1889, whereby infinite advantages had beon derived by the working classes in London. In 1889 the Council adopted tho principles of investigating charges of sweating preferred by any of its members against any tenderer for Council contracts, and to refuse to let a contract to any tenderer proved guilty of sweating, and of requiring from all tenderers for Council contracts a declaration that they pay fair rates of wages and observe fair hours of labour. If the London County Council could do so much in so short a time, the local governing bodies here should be brought to apply the same principles to tho printing and other contracts. A hearty vote of thanks was given to the lecturer.

Six tenders have been received by tho Public Works Department for the erection of tho Mangatainoko railway bridge on the Eketahuna - Woodville line. Singularly enough not one of tho tenders comes from , Wellington, although this is a .£IO,OOO job. t Tho tenders are from Auckland, Wanganui Wd Christchurch. In fact the Wellington builders appear to be strangely apathetic. For the last four building contracts let by tho Government, not a single lsVellin&ton contractor tendered. In the case of the Makakahi bridge, which was Vet some time since to a Christchurch contractor, there was no Wellingtoa tender, and yet the Christchurch contractor is paying freight on his ironwork, which he has to bring up from Lyttelton. This large item of expense would have been saved to any local firm that had seen fit to tender.

Mrs Jessie Fulton asks us to acknowledge the following donations received by her through her appeal on behalf of a poor widow for her sewing machine and her rent: —Sympathiser, 7s; N.D., ss; postal note, 5s ; Mrs Marchant, ss; Mrs Dixon, ss; L.P., 5s j per Mrs Mair, 3s ; Friend, 5s 6d ; Friends, 2s ; two little girls, Is; stamps, 2s 6d; E.A., 6s; Sympathiser, 4s; M.M., ss; one bundle clothing, Mrs Ransom; parcels three friends; Mr Rasmussen, bread.

Letters of naturalisation have been issued to the following Wellington residents-. Low Garp, gardener; John Kuch, pork butcher, and Conrad Heinold. The ancient Curfew Tower at Barking is to be restored.