FLASHES.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XX, Issue 5743, 13 October 1885, Page 2

FLASHES.

A Timaru stationer was fined for opening his ahop on Sunday. Dunn, the Auckland burglar, got 14 years for the Oxford Hotel affair. The Dunedin monthly escort of gold brought down £30,000 worth this month. fciala has cone w ell in Nelson— goes South to-day.

After Melbourne Cup will probably return to New Zealand and lecture in W anganui, Napier, and other tuwns besides seeing the Hot Springs and Terraces. Hon Mr Larnach is recovering from inflammation of the lungs. Ihe Dunedin Band are dissatisfied with the decision of Mr Mackintosh— they challenge any band in the colony providing that Judge i enton acts as judge. Ihe Queen ot Raratonga is in Auckland awaiting communications from the Government.

The Hon Mr Oliver, of Dunedin, har married a sisttr of Mi- Courtney, the well known English politician. Justices' justice— two J.P. 'a at Gore gave a man 14 days for drunkeuness,6 months for using obscene language and one month lor resisting the police J Sir George Grey is laid up with a very severe coid, which has confined him to bed. it is mmoured that feir ..iex. btuarc, exPremier of New fciouth V\ ales, will be appointed Lommissioner for that colony in London for the forthcoming Colonial Exhibition.

Under a resolution of the Harbour Board, passed recently, compulsory pilotage in Auckland Harbour haa ceased. In \\ ellington compulsory pilotage ha* not been chaigeable for many yeara, Mr J lvess, M.H.It, for Wakanui, has received an unanimous vote of thanks and confidence.

At the Antwerp Exhibition, the Gear Meai-preserving and Freezing Company of JNew Zealand oltained a silver medal. Mi tcott, of Scott Bros, Christchurch, has concluded the purchase in England of all the material requisite for the construction oi the 10 locomotives that firm have to make for the New Zealand Government.