PERSONAL AND GENERAL

Star (Christchurch), Issue 5801, 14 December 1886, Page 3

PERSONAL AND GENERAL

Mr George Talbot, of New Zealand, ha 9 been elected a Fellow of the Colonial Institute.

The deaths are announced of Miss Violet Boulton, 8.A., and the daughter of Dr Charles Knight, late of the Audit Staff in New Zealand, and of Mrs Henry Cook, erotwhile of Christchurch.

lalaonote the mavriage of Miss Mary Watts, daughter of the late Mr Fowel Watts, of Nelson, to Mr Harry Sweet, of Lymington, Harts. Oxford will henceforth admit students of Colonial Universities to the Eame privileges as students affiliated to Colleges in England. A new Shipping Company, called the Australian Mutual Shipping " Ring," is being successfully floated, but will not commence operations for six months or so. Mr Palker, Superintendent of the Emigration Bureau, says that the personal enquiries during the three weeks the offices have been open have exceeded 1000 per diem. Carpenters, many of them in great distress, have been the moßt numerous applicants amongst the artisan class. To-day's British Australian says : — "The dead meat trade at Sinithfield at the end of last week was the worst experienced for many years. The demand was very limited, and as there was no current value for any class of meat, quotations were difficult to obtain. Yesterday, however,, the demand was somewhat better, especially for mutton, but trade is still dull and lifeless. Colonial sheep are slightly firmer in value, a few Melbourne of fine quality, having made 2s 6d, and the best Canterbury 2s Bd. The present prices are as follows: New Zealand sheep, 2* 4d to 2s 8d per stone ; Melbourne, 23 4d to 2a 6d; Eiver Plate, 2s; English wethers, 43 4d to 43 8d; English ewes, 3s 2d to 3s 6d ; Dutch and Tanning wethers, 3s 9d to 4s ; Dutch and Tanning ewes, 3s to 33 4d.