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SATURDAY'S NEWS.

At the Mayor’s Court to-day the following persons were fined for drunkenness in the amount opposite their names John Jamieson, IQs ; Henry Rolands, 20s ; and Jospph Diokison, 40s. Eli/<abptli Qeqrge, purged wity tq Benjamin Jordan, >yag till tp-raorrovy. A charge was entered against Alice Ruth for making use of obscepe language, b\it as she did not appear a warrant was issued for her apprehension, James Core, neglecting to keep a light burning on building material at the corner of Rattray and Crawford streets, was find 2s 6d. Messrs Willis and Black, J. P. ’s., occupied the Bench. The New Zed 1 and Gazette, of February 6. contains the results of the observations at the different meteorological station in the Colony, for the month of November, 1872. The notes referring to Dunedin and Queenstown are as follows .'—Dunedin very warm and tjnf. during the month, wjth light ip,in ; maximum fall pntho 13th, H2'm. derate wmd§, genprjdty fyoiq E, anti S.E. ; fog on Maximum temperature in the shade, 84 deg, ; minimum. 38 cleg*. Queenstown— Excessively dry and hot weather j only three days of rain, greatest fall on the 13th, '77 in. for previous Labours; prevailing wind, N. W. and mideraie. Maximum temperature in the shade, 76 degs. smin ; minimum, SGdegu Bmiu, Ihe inspector make", the loliowiug tJorinigaont the Colopy, a«d iu many

places the drought was severely felt. No gales of any note occurred. At times there were cool, pleasant breezes. Very high atmospheric pressure at nearly all the stations on 20th, which continued for a few nays, and gradually fell; very fine weather at this period. Earthquakes occurred at Wellington on Ist, at Bp.m., slight; at Dunedin, on 20th, at 1.25 p.m., smart shake ; and at Tairoa Head, at 12.30 p.m., doing slight damage to coping-stones of parapet wall. Aurora at Queenstown on 24th. Meteors— Wellington and Nelson on 28th, 10.57 p.m.; Queenstown, 22nd, large.

There are at present on view at the Music Warehouse of Mr West, Princes street, a series of photographic views of New Zealand scenery, by Mr D. L. Mundy. They are cleanly, clearly, and carefully executed, and strikingly represent many scenes of inrerest and beauty. Ihe wonderful hot prings of Botorua and Botomahana, famous in Maori legendary romance, and enjoyed by all visitors ; the magnificent coast-line views of the North Island, including Mercury Bay, where Captain Cook took his observations of the transit of that plam t in November, 1709, arc beautifully presented. But these are surpassed by pictures of the Alpine scenery between Christchurch and the West Coast. They carry the observer through the precipitous scenery rising from the Canterbury Plains into the bed of the Bealy river, with mountain ranges on either side, intersected by confined currents running awfiftly to their base, and now and then forming waterfalls of great beauty. The bold and striking cliffs of Arther’s Pass, and the Otira Gorge, with glaciers in the distance, have been well produced. In a word, these pictures represent all those beauteous forms, and lights, and shadows, and expression, that might inspire another Gainsborough, or an English Lorraine. They also represent many tranquil spots, whose loveliness is as yet unknown to fame, but will one day attract wide-spread and deserved attention. Incidents connected with the visit of the Duke of Edinburgh to New Zealand—now of historical interest — are produced with clearness of detail ; while subjects of.a scientific character, including pictures of the skeletons of the Dinornis in the Christchurch Museum, have not been omitted. The photographs, altogether, are very interesting, and well worthy of inspection.

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Evening Star, Issue 3119, 17 February 1873, Page 3

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SATURDAY'S NEWS. Evening Star, Issue 3119, 17 February 1873, Page 3

SATURDAY'S NEWS. Evening Star, Issue 3119, 17 February 1873, Page 3

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