Diary of the Week.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XVI, Issue 6, 1 June 1888, Page 18

Diary of the Week.

Wednesday, 16th.

ACCOBDING to Registrar-general's records 270.000 lbs tobacco grown annually in Colony.— Kaiapoi burgesses sanction loan of £2000 to construct works against floods.— Broken Hill shares declined at Sydney 50 per cent, except proprietary company's.— Prospects of English hop crop unfavourable ; land under crop also decreased by 8,000 acres. J

Thursday, 24th. Presbyterian assembly at Melbourne protests against treatment of Chinese, Premier resents interference.

Fbiday, 25th. Bushrangers stick up hotel, Walgett, N.S.W.— Rioting in Donegal against arrest of secretaries I.N.L.— Evans (Gladstonite) elected by majority of 874 for Southampton.— Salisbury riled at publication of interview with Chinese ambassador.— Emperor Frederick present at son s wedding in Berlin.

Satubday, 26tu. Rich find of gold near Broken Hill.-Destructive gale on South Coast of Ireland, French fishing vessels wrecked.JlOO lives lost.Jf

Monday 28 th. Sir Harry Atkinson installed as Grand Master of Freemasons.— Column of smoke and vapour overhanging Tongariro.— Victorian Government intimated that Indian Government requires 950 horses — Germany and Austria agree to increase duties on Russian goods — Hunganan Premier warns people of danger of exhibiting at Paris should political troubles occur ; French indignant-Gladstone condemns compensation given by Local Government Bill to publicans for forfeited licenses.-New Zealand apples by s.s. Rimutaka sold at

Tuesday 29th. Right Hon John Bright dangerously ill.-French Government instruct ambassador at Vienna to remonstrate with Austrian Premier against insulting opposition of Hungarian Premier to Paris ExhibiwDi”w D i”I MoBC T- & eaette declares England proved by Cambridge and Wolseley on brink of ruin, and obliged, therefore, to remain quiet

MININO. Return from Gallanc Tipperary for fortnight, 90oz amalgam from plates; stone taken from north stope.-New goldfield reported near Maha'upawa, Marlborough; claim along Wakamarina riv^r-

granted on condition of formation of company with £20.000 capital. — Battery returns of week at Reef ton :— Welcome, 2650z. amalgam from 73 tons ; Keep-it-Dark, 2730z. amalgam ; Fiery Gross Extended, 3220z. amalgam; Progress 2450z. amalgam; Phoanix Extended, 660z. retorted gold from 100 tons of scone. — Waipapa Greek Mining Company, to work beach claim near Fortrose, registered. — Seam of coal struck at Rocklands, Fortrose. — Goldfield discovered at Gtolden Valley, Western Australia.