The Poneke Football Club wind up the season on Saturday next, when they entertain the founder of tho Club, Mr S, Nicholls, at a dinner, to bo held at Thomas' Hall, Wellington. Mr Nicholls J3 to be presented, on that occasion, with an illuminated address. Mr Purvis, the chief engineer of the lonic, has succeeded in bringing out lime lobsters alivo out of twelve. On two previous occasions ho made attempts, but they all died. They are a present from Mr Ewen, of Messrs Sargood and Ewen, to the Otago Acclimatisation Society, and will be sent South as soon as possible, Mr Purvis also brought twenty-two Teneriffe partridges and a pair ot 'f ene riffo grouse for tho Wellington Society,

A witness in the R.M. Court this morning, caused somo amusement by his remarks regarding, the truthfulness of another witness, while the latter was giving evidence, Finally ho had to be ejected as he could not keep quiet,

Tho committal of Mr Broadbent at the B.M. Court this morning was somewhat in the nature of a surpiiso to those who followed the evidence. Howover, tho subsequent issue of the case in Welling ton will show more clearly whether tho course taken was a judicious one, Mr E. Tennyson Smith, will shortly visit Mastorton, at the invitation of tho local Temperance party, to conduct a Gospel Temperance Mission. Tho ar rangements for his visit arc now com plete, with the exception of the fixture of tho dates.
