Strong efforts are being made to] Becure the release of Mrs Osborne prior to her accouchement, The efforts of her friends are supported by medical testimony that the prisoner suffers from severe fits of hysteria. The Standard says that owing to Lord Salisbury's refusal to renew the modus vivendi, the United State 3 authorities will seize all poachers, in Behring Sea, believing that England will leave Canada to seek the legal remedy in the jvent of the seizure of their vessels. " ■ . , ,.
The Indian budget shows a surplus, ihe famine having only occurred towards the close oftho financial year.
./■ '. ■"=.'. : MEM.' ' ■;,,.'.';, Brussels, March 22. ; It 'is rumoured that a workman named Grate caused the explosion in the colliery at Cbarleroi. ..'.. a. .• Rome, March 21. News hnß. been received, from MasJowah that Captain Bettine and his escort were massacred whilst, on a visit to the Arahara province in Abyssinia.
TAUERU RIFLE CLUB.
Gap Oompstltioa.
;• The. Tauera Rifle Club held the fourth shooting for Mr H, Beetham's oupat their range on Saturday last, the ranges being; 2fjp,," 800. and fiOC yards, five shots at each.: The fol lowing are some of the highestscores: yds yds yds'"

200 800 600—Tl G.Fisher ... ... 19 16 28-58 T,Brown ... V. 20 16 17—58 E. S. Vennell*... 22 16 ;15—58 E. Meredith ... 17 14 20—51 A. W. Vennell** 19 14 18-51 G. Garratt..,. .„ 23 18 9-50 8. Smith ... ~.16 '8 2—33 J. Mulvay.;-. ,;. 15 14 10—41 V. Wardell.. ... 17 10 11-88

previous wins. ; The totals of Smith :and Mulvay were made : up by.handicaps of ten and two points respectively. •

DISTRICT COURT.
MASTERTON.-WEDNESDAi'.
