NEWS OF THE DAY.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XVI, Issue 5610, 15 November 1889, Page 3

NEWS OF THE DAY.

A Christcluirch telegram says that Messrs 11. Rues and Co'.s tender for three sections of the Midland railway in the Grey Valley, amounting to 20 miles, nt L10V251 ls s Bd, has been accepted. The New Zealand Times states that it is ;m open secret that the Tarawera was set on tiro by her electric light machinery some time ago, and that the Takapuna's saloon even now bears marks of a similar accident. The Tiniroto flax-mill has changed hands, having been purchased by Captain Davidson, the enterprising owner of the s.s. Wairoa, and that it will in future bo carried on by Mr J. W. Thomson, formerly lessee of the Wairoa ferry. — Wairoa paper. The properties and buildings of the New Zealand Frozen Meat and Storage Company wore offered for sale at Auckland and were bought in by the mortgagee. The prineipan»t, comprising the chief assets of the company, was knocked down for L 25,000. Another curious cause of a train being brought to a standstill occurred in a country district in Victoria. The engine-driver and fireman had an argument, and they .stopped the train for about ten minutes while they settled it by an appeal to fisticuffs, the passengers being interested spectators. A liberal prize for preserved eggs was recently awarded in England. The eggs were delivered at Bingely Hall, August Ist, and were opened November Ist. The prize was awarded to one dozen infertile eggs wicked and well kept in flour. Other eggs had been packed in the common mixture «>f lime and water, salt and lime, bran and sawdust, and some had been well rubbed over with beef and mutton auet melted together. A Christchurch telegram of Tuesday says: — The sales at the metropolitan show were well attended, but generally t]io prices obtained were unsatisfactory. Mr Charles Withell's Lincoln rams realised the highest price in that section, up to 67 guineas being given for picked sheep. Mr Donnor, of Marlborough (? Gisborne), secured most of the rams. , The cattle submitted were nearly all withdrawn, and only one horse changed hands. And such is fame ! Scene : Dinner-t-ible at a Gisborne hotel. J>r«mn!.i* pn'soiw: : Several diners, one of whom knows ''all about the Irish delegates." Know all loquitur: "Yes, this Dillon's not a bad speaker, but he's not a patch on the follow who's gone down the other coast. Why lie nearly beat Captain. Russell for the Hawke's Bay seat several years ago." The likeness between " Esmonde" and " Desmond" was responsible ! — H. B. Herald. Mr Franks, of Temuka, the Leader says, a few nights ago cruight a trout which was 2Gi inches long and 14 inches round. It hid some hooks stuck ia its gills, attached to which were about two feet of copper wire, two feet of steel wire, and about six yards of line. These he has no doubt been dragging round with him since last season. The tish was in a very good condition.