Multum in parvo.

Little Un, Volume 1, Issue 79, 9 March 1885, Page 2

Multum in parvo.

Monday, Makcii 9 th 1885. The funeral of tl^e late Mr Bickers was largely attendecl, yesterday. A man named Stair, who was found guilty of several acts of incendiarism at Adelaide, has been sentenced to 14 years penal servitude. l A warrant has been issued for the arrest of W. S. Kearly for embezzling sums of money which he eollected for i the Wellington Horticultural Society. | We would like to have the Btjstek's definition of ''grown up." The family of the late Mr Bickers range in age from about 8 to 20. The Mail steamer Australia arrived in Auckland, at 1 30 p.m. on Saturday with the English Mail. The Tauranga portion :will arrive here per Clansman tomorrow. The Licensing Committee of Dunedin South intend taking legal opinion asto whether thty ean offer a reward %/ for the conviction of publicans who sell on Sundays.

Sir Julius vogel was to leave Wellington for Christchurch yesterday, and will probably go on to Dunedin befoie returning to Wellington, and will address a meeting there. At the E. M. Court at Napier on Thursday last, a man who was formerly employed as "boots" at the Caledonian Hotel, was sentenced to a month's imprisonment for stealing grog. He is heir to twelve thousand pounds now on its way out to him. The s.s. Ohau arrived here at an early hour this morning and came alongside the Town Wharf at 9 o'clock. She left Gisborne at 6 o'clock yesterday morning, and experienced thick hazy weather. She brings 101 tonsof general cargo and 8 choice rams for this port. The steamer left again, for Auckland at about 2 30 o'clock this ' afternoon.