NEW ZEALAND. [BY TELEGRAPH.-PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

Waikato Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2139, 25 March 1886, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND. [BY TELEGRAPH.-PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

NEW PLYMOUTH Tuesday. Colonel Whitmoke is holding an inspection of the volunteer corps in this dis triet, including the Ingles ood and H<iwcra men, who anived this morning by train. At the review to day Colonel Whitmore Mid the movements were executed in a highly creditable manner.

CHRISTCHURCH, Tuesday. On examination of the four cases of salmon ova. the Canterbury consignment of the lonic's shipment, it was found that a large number were dead, but about half the ova are good, and this is con sidered a very satisfactory result. Jji the case of trout ova all the eggs weie dead, it is supposed from being frozen during tbe passage out.

DUNE DIN, Wednesday. In Banco to-day, in the case of Egyptianno v. the Bank of New Zealand, arising out of George Turnbnll's sugar transactions, the Court gave judgment for plaintiffs for £2300 with costs. Last night Dan Mcßae, a boy, was very badly injured by being struck by tbe buffer of an engine at the Hanover-strert railway crossing. He waß struck on the head and thrown on the cattle trap, sustaining serious injuries to his back. He is progressing favourably.

An actor, who was extremely ugly, filay mjj the part of Mithridatea in Racine V play, the lady who enacted the part of Monime said : " Ah, sire you change couutenauee !'' A wag in the pit ex claimed : '• Let him do no : don't stop Mm !" Mns Rhoda Howard, who died recently in Kentucky at the age of one hundred aud sixteen, culled for her pipe just previous to her death and smoked with evident relish. She contracted the fatal habit when bdo was twenty-five years of asre. MPHsrs W. J. Hunter and Co will hold their usual monthly horse sale at the Commercial yards, Hamilton, to-day, when they will offer for sale a large number of horses of rarious descriptions, single seated buggy, dog-cart, pigs, &c &c. Attention is directed to the advertise- J went of Mr K. F. Saudes, surgeon deutiat, < which appears in another column. AH ! kinds of dental work are nndertaKen, and <> perfect fit i» guaranteed. Mr John Knox will sell at the Hamilton Auction Alart, on Saturday, chests drawers, furniture, implements, dried codfish, poultry,