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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VI, Issue 131, 5 June 1871, Page 2

Meeting at Stoke. — We would again remind our country readers of the meeting to take place in the Stoke schoolroom this evening, for the purpose of considering the desirability of erecting a Public Hall and Reading Room in that district. Football. — A second game, or rather a continuation of the first, took place on Saturday between the Towu Club and the Old Collegians, and was lor a long time contested without victory declaring itself on either side, until at last, in an excess of zeal, one of the townsmen contrived to kick the ball over his own goal, thus scoring one to the other side, who, it is said, are undecided whether to attribute so unprecedented au act of generosity to accident or design. His co-kickers do not appear to be so well satisfied with the result of this unusual exploit as their opponents. The Scrip Mania in Auckland. — The Auckland papers state that the mental condition of Auckland in reference to shares is alarming, and that the crowd at the corner of Queen and Shortland streets is quite a spectacle, besides being a. great nuisance not only to the shopkeepers but the public generally. At the Thames something of the same kind has occurred. The Bank of New Zealand corner is the focus of all the share dealing, aud there or thereabout is to be found any man that may be wauted who is afiiicted with scrip on the brain. "Albumins," " North Devons, " " Central Italys, " resound on all sides. During the day there are frequent crowds at the offices of the different sharebrokers, and in the evening it is almost impossible to get near the telegraph office. Regarding the interchange of products with California, the Wellington Indepen-

dent says : — " It is now an admitted fact that ' bagmen ' of Dunedin are the first on the spot anywhere and everywhere where there is trade to be done, and their principals, the merchants, are not one whit behind in being the first to take advantage of the presence of the American boats in our waters. The Nevada takes away with her on the trip a quantity of butter, cheese, and beer, shipped at Dunedin. It would be well for our merchants here, and also those in other parts of the colony, to make up consignments of surplus produce for disposal across the water. It may not be generally known that at the present time when butter, for instance, is selling at its minimum price in New Zealand, the highest prices are ruling in San Francisco, and no doubt this is the case with a great many other articles of commerce, in which a very lucrative trade might be opened up. It is possible that a little diligent enquiry, coupled with a spirit of trade enterprise, might afford very gratifying results to any person who may choose to be first to engage' in it. The Nevada has also on board a consignment of bitter beer, also shipped at Dunedin as an experimental consignment. Captain Blethen is confident that the sale of this article will return a handsome margiu to the shipper.