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Tho facts concerning the frozen moiil trade and the direct steam service to Now Zealand nro only now beginning to dawn on tho British public, whom they seem ti' liave taken entirely by surprise. Th' Times recently drew attention to the remarkable circiiiiistanco that the British King circumnavigated the globe, anl discharged and loaded 0000 tons of carun m lisa than four montlm, an exploit which a few years ago would have been deemed heym.d the region of possibility. The Times especially mentions t lint the Huti'sh King brought a largi; quantity of Frozen mutton m excellent condition, nnd evidently intends to imply that the quickness of her transit had something to do with the success of tho shipment. Of C"iirßß it had not really anything to do with it, fur whon once tho meat is froz-jn, * week or two m tho chamber more or less is neither here nor there. A curious question aroso tho other day m England as to whether it is lawful or not for private persons to use. particular flai,B. On tliu occasion of tho openi g of (hi- new National Liboral Club at Charing Cr< ss, a wliito ensign was hoisted over tho building, »s if to Ljive ihe affiir something of tlie character of a Siato ceremonial. Upon this, tho Government were asked m tho House of Commons whether tho II ig had boon h'-isted by permission of the Admiralty, nnd if not whether they would give directions for preventing buch a b"<a:h of the. regulations m future The Civil Lord of Ihu Admiralty returned a sarcastic reply, m the course of which ho stated that "na tho penalties provided by tho Naval Discipline Act only upply to the improper use of flags afloat, there is no restriction as to the (lags which any one mny hoiafc on shoro." To this \fp may rejoin that it is a pity the officers of the Royal Navy are not made awaro of the fact stated by the Civil Lord. In New Zealand private persons nro most certainly not allowed to uso any flags they please oither afloat or ashore, whon a man-of-war is within sii;ht. Tlioro hnvo been many instances where tho naval authorities have insisted on flags hoisted ashore being taken down. Wo well remember one instance where n loyal publican m Auckland eported a huge white ensign over his houaa on tho Queen's birthday, and the commander of a corvette lying a few cables' length off. m the port, at onco sent an officer ashore to order the flag to bo removed. The officer explainod to the publican that if tho design of tho flag were varied ever so slightly, it would bo all right, and after some barneying, it was agreed that an edging consisting of a barely perceptiblo strip of calico, should be tacked on tho flag. Now if it was not permissible for that publican to fly the white ensign pure and simple, neither was it for the National Liberal Club to do so. Either tho Civil Lord of the Admiralty does not know the law, or else the officers of the navy are m tho habit of exceeding their powers. Levels Eoad Board. — An ordinary meeting of tho Lovels Boad Board will bo held to-day. Lb'ctcbe at Q-SEALDrKB. — Tho Yen. Archdeacon Harper delivers a lecture on "Tho Sun," m tho Oddfellows' Hall, (Joraldine, this evening, m aid of tho building fund of tho new St. Mary's church. Drunkenness.— llia Worship tho Mayor occupied tho Bench for a fow minutes ycßterday morning, and dealt with tho one caso brought before him, fining a man 5s and coats 2b, for having been drunk m tho streets on Saturday.

BunrE'a Pass and Fairlie Cbbek ' Cemeteries. — An official notification m connection with theso cemeteries is published by tho Chairman of the Mount Cook Road Board m our advertising columns this morning. Tns Breakwater Extension. — Messrs Austin and O'Connor, Government Engineers, who have been appointed to report to His Excellency tho Governor on the proposed oxtension of the Timiiru Breakwater, arrived from Dunedin yesterday. They will visit the Breakwater and inspect tho plans to-day. Geraldine Dairy Company. — Mr Win. Bowron, who has already done much to induce farmers to look to co-operation m dairjing to increaso their incomes and tho wealth of tho country, will deliver a lccturo on tho subject of dairy farming on Friday evening at Gcraldine, under tho auspices of the Dairy Company. Accident at tiie Hook. — On Sunday evening Mr Forbes, of Lower Hook Flat, wuß very severely kicked by one of his horses. Mi' Forbes is badly hurt m tho chest and abdomen, and fears are entertained that the injuries will prove fatal. Dr Stacpoole was m attendance as soon as pcrssiblo after the accident. Waimati: A. and P. Association. — Tho Gazelle of the .11 h inst. contains a notification that Reserve 2.119 at. the town of Waimate, containing 12a 3r, has been permanently reserved as a sito for the Agricultural and Pastoral Society's Show nround. List of Tbatiers. — A classified list of tho teachers of tlie colony appears m tho Gazette of tho Sth inst. Tho list contains tho names of 1235 classified teachers, 82 licensed teachers, and of 2G holding district licenses. Of the classified teachers 15 arc of the second class (A 2, B 1), 01 of the third, 100 of the fourth, 231 of the fifth. 318 of the sixth, 314 of tho seventh, 117 the eighth, and 13 of tho ninth (X 5). Misa Juno's Dramatic Company.— This talented Company open m the Theatre Roynl on July 2!st for a season of six nights. A very large number of tickets havo already been sold, and thoso who havo bought them are notified by an advertisement this morning that they can reserve their seats at Mr Friedlander's. The season promises to bo a most successful one, and we would, therofore, advise intending patrons of the Company to secure seats without delay. Trout or Salmon. — Mr Arthur Perry, the Honorary Secretary to the South Canterbury Acclimatisation Society, informs us that lie has sent to the Kilitor of the FiM newspaper, London, by the steamer lonic a very fine specimen of the large fish so plentiful m the Opihi and Temukn rivers last summer, The fish was found stranded by .Mr Wigley near the Opuhft river last evening. The object m sending it Home is to ascertain whether it is a trout or Californian salmon. Loyai. Orange Institution. — Sunday last being the Sunday next preceding tho 12th July, tho Loyal Orange Lodgo of Timaru, with a number of officers from other Lodge.' attended divine worship m regalia. Tin members met at their Lodge-room, Sophia street, and marched m procession to the Primitive Methodist Church, th-j pastor of which, the Krv. Mr J. Sh:irp, a Grand Chaplain of the Order, delivered a discount suited to the occasion. After the service the procession was re-formed and marched back to tho Lodge-room. St. Mary's Ciiurcit, Timaru. — A pro^ menado concert nnd sale of gift works is tc bo held on Thursday evening m the >f.Z Loan and Mercantile Agency Company's auction room, tho proceeds of which are to bo given to augment the fund for building tho new Church of St. Mary, Timaru. The programme of the concert is published this morning, and it alone ought to bo sufficient to ensure a largo attendance, at tho eitremelv low rate of admission. Two half-hour iiitcrvnls are provided m tho programme, tc enable the audience to fix their attention entirely upon the pun-huso of the useful and ornamental articles which will be offered them. WKSLKYAN MUTUAL IMPROVEMENT SoCIETY. — At the usual mealing of the abovt Society list evening, a debate took pl.ieo ok the question "Havo Trades Unions done more Imrm than good ?" Mr Jtoulilen opening m the negative, argued on the cvi effects of Unions causing strikes, which it their turn occasioned much distress. Mi Radcliffe replied defending the Unions, and showing the. tfood they effected m assisting thoso who were out of employment. Ar animated discuß'ion ensued, m which a largci number than usual took parK The opener: of tho debute having replied, a vote was taken as to which eide had brought, forward tin best argument?, resulting m favor of th( negative side. The meeting then closed ii the usual manner. Tiik Wbathkii m Otaoo. — The unusua' mildness of the present winter is borne witness to I>T a resident at Upper Shotover, who write? to the Wahitip Mail as follows :— ' 'There has not before been such a season or the Shotover since 1803. We have not had one severe winter's day, although certainh the weather lias been boisterous and slushy" but still no snow or ice of any account has been seen — m fact, ono of our packers cairn to the Point and went on through to the Phtruii mine with a barefooted horse on (lie last day of June, whereas m other years (ISO!) excepled) tho horses would have to be frosted m May. Still there is time, however, for any amount of snow yet ; and it will be required', or tlice will be n great scarcity of water noxt summer." Tru: Canterbury Goi.pvin.n.— A West Coast, journal, commenting on the news that a party of prospectors had found alluvial gold on the Canterbury side of the ranges, and had sent a simple of the washdirt to Dr Skey, says: -"Tho only odd feature about the story of these prospectors— and it v one that will suggest itself to every gold-miner of any experience —is why a sample of the wash should be soul (o l)v SUey to analys", when any colonial child mi^ht test the same with a tin d'sh or a wash basin. These prospectors must be very 'new chums' — or something else " St. Mart's Sunday Schools. — • Tlio annual distribution of prizes among tho scholars attending St. Mary's Sunday Schools took place at. thc"Seliool Church last evening. There are three schools included m the above term, an upper school for elder children, which assembles at the School Church ; a lower for younger children, meeting m the old church building ; and a branch school, meeting at Mr Woolleombe's, Waimataitai. Tho rolU of the three schools contain the names of 401 children and 48 teachers. Last night 127 prizes wero distributed, consisting of well-bound books, boys and girls corning m for about equal shares." Tho School Church was quite tilled with tho children and their parents and friends who assembled to witness tho distribution. Tho proceedings wero opened with a hymn and prayer. 'Tho Vcn. Archdeacon Harper then addressed a few words to tho children on tho value of ro-,il:,r atfon.lnnre nt Sunday ochool, and exhorting them to be even more regular than thoy had been hitherto. Tho prizes were then distributed, a hymn was sung and the Benedict ion given, and tho children were dismissed about, eight o'clock. Resident Magistrate's Court, Waimatk.—At this Court yesterday, before His Worship tho Mayor, Dr Stacpoole, and J. Manchester, Esq., J.P.s, James Stevenson was charged with being illegally on the premises of Edward Hunt on tho night of tho Sth inst. Constable. Fitzpatrick said ho saw a light m Hunt's stable about two o'clock on Monday morning. Witness told Mr Hunt of it, nnd ho and Mr Hunt then went to the stable and forced m the door, whon they found defendant inside. Tho light was out when witness entered tho stable. Mr Hunt gavo defendant m ehargo for being illegally on the premises. Edw. Hunt gavo corroborative evidence. Ho had told defendant to keop off the premises, and defendant was bofore tho Bench at Wuimato oidy last Saturday on a similar charge. Stevenson said he came for a stretcher belonging to him, which was m the stable loft. Tho Bench, m passing sontonce, said this was a very aggravated offence. It was only last Saturday prisoner was dismissed on a similar charge, tho Bench thon taking into consideration that ho had been stopping on tho promises somo time proviously. But after being then cautioned and forbiddon by the owner to como on tho promises, the offence of being thoro with a fight at such an hour without lawful reason could not again be allowed to pass without punishment. A sentenco of imprisonment for ono month was passed. Resident Magistrate's Court, Temuka. — At this Court yesterday, boforo J. Beswick,

Esq., K.H., A. Gibbs was fined 20s for allowing a cow to wander on the railway line, and E. Forward was find 5s for allowing two horses to wander ut largo on the publio highway. Civil cases were heard us follows : — Temuka Dairy Company v. Win. McCann, claim £8 17b 3:1, amount, due for calls on shares. Mr Aspinall appeared for tho plaintilTs. Ilia Worship said an application had been lodged for the evidence of the defendant to be taken sit Mataura, and the case was accordingly adjourned for fourteen days to allow that to bo. done. Tho question of jurisdiction had been raised m a. similar easo the previous Court day, and His Worsliip now, m reply to Mr Aspinall, stated that lie held the Court had jurisdiction. Same v. C. Ilorgan, claim £5 Cs 6d, balance of calls on shares. Mr Aspinnll for the plaintiffs. Judgment for amount claimed and costs, by default. B. Thomson v. W. Stonyer, claim £o ss. The defendant not being m attendance at the time the case was called, judgment was given for plaintiff by default. Previous to tho adjournment of the Court, Mr Smithson, on behalf of the defendant, informed the Court that owing to the defendant losing his horse he had been unable to attend m time, but was then m Court, and on his behalf he risked for the case to be reinstated. His Worship said he would hear the application next Court day. Same v. F. F. Clayton, claim £2 Ss. Judgment for amount claimed, by default. Win. Walker v. O. Cross, claim £11 18s, judgment for amount claimed by default. J. Koddick v. 11. Quinn, claim £3 13s, costs of attending as witness at tho District Court. It appeared from the evidenco that tho plaintiff, being a bankrupt, applied for his discharge, which was opposed by the defendant, and it being necessary for tho bankrupt to produce documents he had been summoned as a witness by Mr Quinn. It was also shown that His Honor Judge Ward had not granted the present plnintiff his discharge. Jlis Worship, before the whole of defendant's evidence was given, entered judgment against the plaintiff with costs. P. Coira \\ K. S. Pearson, claim £39 4s 9d, for board and lodging, cash lent, and drinks. Mr Sniithsun appeared for tho defendant, who was not m attendance, and snid he should have to plead the Tippling Act m regard to the drink. After the plaintiff had given ovidenec m support of his claim, lie said that drink had been supplied to the defendant by the order of the defendant's Doctor, and as ho was not m attendance, asked for tho case to bo adjourned for 14 days. The application was granted. A protection order was granted to the wife of James Jloddick, there being no opposition. Mr Afipinall appeared for the applicant. Hunting.— On Friday morning last the Goruldine Beagles cast off at Messrs J. and A. Allan's farm, Pleasant Valley. There was a very hard frost the night before and, m consequence, ice from one to two inches thick was often met with m the run, which waa anything but safe for the horses. The day, however, was fine and bright, the field allowed up m fair numbers, including several ladies. About twelve o'clock a move was made for a paddock close to (ho homestead, where a hare w:is started, and steered for the Downs m the direction of Gapes' Valley, hounds close on her, when she doubled, and ran her tormentors out of scent m a thick tussocky swamp. Another ca-t was made, m a piddock on Mr Krran Brophy's property, and hounds were not long m finding puss, which made for the road leading to Pleasant Valley. Following this for about a mile, she turned round to the right and took the road leading to tlie Valley Bchool-housc. On reaching this sho swung round to tho loft, hotly pinsued, crossed into a paddock and made for the line-hac-te-moana river-be ', whore sho waa run into after a good burst of 25 minutes. A short spell for the horses, and a move was made to an adjoining paddock on Mr D. Oregon's property, where a hare was roused, and raced m view, and crossing over several paddocks was at length pulled down after another good run of about 25 minutes. Immediately after, puss number three was driven froiii covert, nndn good run followed through several paddocks on Mr Oregon's property, where she was also gallantly run into after a short burst of fifteen minutes. The hounds being still eager, one of the right sort was roused on Mr D. Urcgun's property. Puss ran through a paddock, got into the Hac-hae-tc-m.mn.'i river-bed, whence sho was soon made to skedaddle, crossed the river, and lefc all behind to follow as best they could. Alonj up the terrace sho was seen going at a slash' ing pace, making for the high Kaukapuki: Downs m the direction of Gcmldinc. Thcst slio climbed over, nml tlicn passing through several paddocks, the hounds fairly rarer this good hare to the Government reserve m Gerildine, near the cricket ground, quite r five-mile point from the start. After a little trouble the hounds were whipped off and denied the blood they po richly deserved, as there were hares getting up m all directions This run lasted over an hour. The party now returned homewards, after enjoying v most pleasant day's sport, notwithstanding that the ground travelled over was frozen and slippery, which prevented much jumping. The next meet takes place on Tuesday, 10th inst., at Mr John Patersou's, Temuka. SYNOPSIS OF NEW ADVEKTISEMENTS. St. .Mjrj'sChurdi-Publithcs programme of concert to beheld on Friday evening. Trailers trouted-For inireha«ing the stock-in-trade of the late J. tlcmlelsun ; also fur leasing stores at Temuka ami (ieraldiue. K. WrUht-Notitication re R. S. Cook's business Gcraltline. O. I'nrclic and Co.— Catalogue of garden seeds, trees, &c, now ready. Oddfellows' ' Hall, Ccraldine-U-cturo on Dairy Fttnnini; by Sir W. Bowron, on Friday evening. W. Kv.ins -Notifies that the s.s. Wnkntu will leave for Northern ports to-morrow. 11. 11. Pcarpoint- Notice ro accounts owlni; to the late.). Mcmlelson. Mount Cook Knad Board— Publish regulations for the Hurke's Pass unit Fulrlio Creek cemeteries. Waiting employment-General servants, at Davlca' Labor Exchange. In U.iiikrupt«y-Ra \V. Hafetcad. Wanted — One notu-c.